The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14
CEN, HAMPTON
LAID TO REST
Buried in Family Lot in Trinity
Church Yard
THOUSANDS VIEW THE BODY
Militia and Civic Delegations Formed
Line of March to the Grave and
the Procession Was
Mile and a Half Long.
THOUSANDS VIEW THE BODY

Columbia, S. c., April 13-In the pres
ence of thousands of people who came
to pay their last tribute of love and re-
spect to their dead chieftain, the body
of Wade Hampton was buried in the
old family lot in Trinity church yard to-
day. Every effort had been made by
the family to have the funeral quiet,
but those who attended the funeral obse-
ouies of John C. Calhoun. for which
preparations were made by the state for
a week, declare the demonstration this
afternoon was greatest of all.
The outpouring of people was spontane-
GUS Every railroad leading in the city
was forced to run special trains. vet
erans sons and daughters of veterans,
military and municipal officers came from
every county in the state. There were
representative people; the most honored
men and women in South Carolina were
here
During the short time today the public
was permitted to the Hampton house,
several thousand people, including great
many negroes, passed by the coffin. The
procession included all the organizations,
about 800 militia and delegations from
schools and colleges.
All marched In double rank and close
order, and the line was mile and
half long All were on foot except Cen
eral Hampton's family. This was the
order:
The Line Of March.
Veterans: Camp Hampton.
Hearse.
Pallbearers.
Members of General Hampton's family.
Survivors original Hampton legion.
Daughters of the Confederacy and 9TH
er organizations of ladies.
Sons of Veterans.
Faculty and students South Carolina
college.
Governor and staff, state officials and
Congressman.
Band.
Military organizations and other uni
formed bodies.
Columbia city police.
City council of Columbia and other
municipal and civil organizations, in
cluding fire companies.
The pall-bearers were: Senior-Generai
Bradley T. johnson, Baltimore; DR.. B.
w. Taylor, Rawlins Londes; Col. Thom-
as Taylor, Judge C. II. Simonton, Col. T.
]. Lipscomb. Judge =. C. Haskell, Major
w. II, Gibbes, C. s. McColl, Col. r. G.
McTver, Ex-Governor Hugh s. Thompson.
Gen. L. F. Youmans Hon. Joseph Daniel
Pope Major Benjamin Sloan Col. VIII
liam Elliott. John Taylor and Capt
Joseph c. Haskell.
Junior-w. H. Gibbes. Jr., Walter
Green, Thomas Taylor, Jr.. Ben Abney'
Bright williamson Wilmot Davis. Tuck
er Fisher, julius II. Walker, Z. F1tz-
simmons, N Gonzales, M. c. Robertson
and Preston Darby
Floral Offerings.
Each of the one hundred Daughters OF
the Confederacy carried floral or
fering Besides there were wagon loaos
of magnificent flowers, several handsome
designs coming from other states.
The procession moved to the church
over a half mile distant between rows
OF people Many houses on the way had
Confederate flags draped in mourning
Seats in the church could be provided for
but 1900 people, while perhaps 10000
were without. General Hampton's fami-
ly servants were provided for within.
Bishop Ellison Capers assisted by four
pastors, conducted the services.
In the open air the choir sang all dur
ing the burial.
Among the survivors was BODY OF
the men who first went to the war with
Hampton-members of the Hampton
legion and they carried their shot-torn
flags of Hampton's command After the
last ceremony men wearing the old Con-
federate grey, filled the grave