The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15
HOW FOLKS IN ST. PAUL
GOT NEWS OF MANASSAS
Sermon Interrupted by Appearance of Rider From
Railroad Station Bringing Reports of Wars
First Big Battle. Which Proved Great
Victory for CONFERENCE.-The
Fall of Port Roya)

inc swamp TO the north with :, view
10 reaching the South Carolina Rail
road AT SumfncrvilIe or above Other.
families we're stupchcd to inaction.
rs father had not returned was
greatly alarmed for his safety. and
proposed To take tho carriage, which he
mao icft behind. and 20 In search Of
him mink Uncle Morton had gone
with him 70 the station, but am not
positive At any rate he was not in
the house. but his elder stcpdaushter.
Cousin Mary King, who. in his alb
s"nce, had tho voice OF authority, vehe-
mently protested that would surely
be Captured. replied that IL father
vas captured l would choose TO be
captured also. She said showed true
bravery and ceased 10 protest
OF course. tho enemy were nowhere
near tho station, and ran not the
slightest risk IN going there AS a
matter OF fact, they never reached the
line OF the railroad. nearest Port Roy
IL until something Ike four Years
later found father AT the station
quite safe and free, but unusually
grave ana thoughtful He WAS waiting
for more definite news, which, how
"vcr, did not come, and when / told
him about the CONSERVATION prevailing
In the village he decided TO return with
lnc .; once. As "" drove back he
said This means that we must all
q.
Gloom prevailed that evening In our
usually cheerful family circle. Father
was not apprchcnsive of an imrncdiat.
descend OF the cn"my. but ne said
their coming Was only question Of
time. The fall OF Port Royal gave
the evening secure lodgmcnt and
opened tho Who'll" coast from Savan-
nah 10 Charleston to frequent incur
sions
The panic ut Adams Run quickly
spread over tho surrounding country.
the light from Edisto Island bega,.
IA" ncNt dlE. II not that same night
families lied prccpitately. leaving
every thing. even APPAREL in their houses.
others hastil? packed up IA few house
hould goods, only TO leave them by
,hc roadside after = few miles Night.
within a week after the stampede be.
gan father and mysclf drove down to
the caus"way. which connected Edisto
/ Island with the main land. II crosses n
vide tract of march. The sides were
/ strfWn with overturned and broken vs-
hiei.s' bedding trunks. all sorts of
/ goods. dead horses and cattle. It was
an astonishing spectacle The panic
Stiici;cn people went off in such wild
night that they drove their animals
TO deg II ana threw away their prop
trtN, "hile no enemy pursued.
My fathers nerves were much TOO
steady Tor him to be carried away b..
tn 8tamp.dc, get ne clearly saw that
, X would be necessary for us 10 leave
nome: YoHee's Island Is situated on
I INC "orin Edisto. bold estuary casily-
accessible TO SeagoIng vessels and
there We're no batteries ut its mouth
CAPABLE Of resisting the Federal gun
bpats. II was therefore only a oue.-
ton OF time for them TO come up ana
shell us.oEt And we never fn- a mo-
/ iaeNt doubted that the Yankees
would shell dcfcnselcss women and
! children out of their homes Within 2
f.. lew days after the fall OF Port ROYAL
adams Run was practically desert
f. cd village. But soon Confederate
/ ,roops began to pour In, for il Mt once
! became an important strategic point,
! covering as II did the approaches from
both the South and North Fdisto riy-
ers. as Well as l:disto Island One OF
! the iirSt bodies Of troops 10 arrive vas
colonel Colpuitts Georgia regiment
} lhcre were others, but | remembered
the lanes only OF the Hampton Legion.
an upstate organization, and the
Marion ARTILLERY, company como ed
I OF islanders and Charlestonians The
, Iornier was commanded by Wade
Hampton. then known as Colonel, who
made splendid figure riding ut tho
/ mead OF his men
IN view OF the arrival OF troops
rather decided that Adams Run would
be safe place OF refurc--at least tenn
porhrliY--so we moved there, some
az iauit And by the way. as [ am writ
Ing entirely from memory, some Of NV
oates may be wrong. For example [
placed the firing ON The Star OF the
West in March. 4 friend has since
called my attention TO the error The
! uatc ot that event was January @ 1851
Memory is u serviceable faculty. bur
time has a foreshortening effect on II,
While nearly all OF It's customary
/ residents had flown. Adams Run now
became more fun OF life than IL ever
had been Troops were campcd all
around IL. and the residences wer. con
verified INTO corps and rcgimental head
quarters ana officers quarters Az ours
was almost the only family In the viii
iagc. cur house became the centre of
social NE, ana we had the pleasure
OF meeting many officers who subse-
Gncntly became distinguished Chief
among those was Robert T.. Lee
| ~ VIII be remembered that after an
+ opening campaign in Western Virginia
General Lee was sent TO the command
! OF the coast of South Carolina His
| headquarters, think, were fixed ot
/ CQosawatchic, but he frequently came
to Adams Run with a part of the whole
OF his staff l well remember his first
! coming. and the noble appearance he
presented, mounted upon his naguif-
cent gray horse Traveller He WAC
even then. himself iron-gray in hair
and beard. He spent the night at the
local headquarters and, by invitation.
took ten at CUR house 1t liz a. mat
ter OF history that he was n man OF
splendid pose. yet, as I remember. he
was not at all stiff In manner. Dig
niiicd. of course, but delightfully."- gen
tie and kindly. He was kind enough
To notice me particularly. even to call
Ing me to him and seating me upon
his lap. He conversed with father
long and earnestly about the war and
Its prospects. cannot recall their
words. but 1 think they agreed that
the outlook was not very cheerful.
One OF my cousins, who entered the