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Soldier, Statesman and Patriot Goes
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To His Reward.
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HE STATE IN DEEP MOURNING.
ttlorious Achievements in War and
Brilliant Career in Peace of South
Carolina's Favorite Son.
Columbia State.
Wade Hampton is dead.
South Carolina's greatest man. first
in peace, first in war, deeply beloved
by his people?preeminently distinguished
as soldier and as statesmau:
the commander who told his men
when he started with them to war
that he would never order the humblest
of them to go where he himself
would not first lead:'the man who frequently
gave the rare and inspiring
picture of a lieutenant general riding
far in advance of his troons into the
thick of battle?this nobie Carolinian
"whose courage and gallantry were
only equaled by his wisdom in matters
of State policy, is no more. His
life's race, so full of incidents and ex
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GENERAL WADE HAMPTON.
actions, has been run. He died on the
anniversary of the day that he saw
acomplished his grandest undertaking
in behalf ?of the State he so devotedly
loved?the day that Chamberlain
turned over the State capitol to him,
and the work of reclaiming South Carolina
frpm carpet-bag rule was done.
He passed away as peacefully as if
dropping to sleep surrounded by his
loved ones. Without the scene was
as calm and peaceful as the deathbed
scene. The birds sang sweet carols,
and the spring air was laden with the
fragrance of flowers.
South Carolina's grand old man
breathed his last Friday morning at
8:50 o'clock, having been unconscious
for some hours prior to the end. He
nact Known tne ena was near, ana no
laced the inevitable with the same
calmness that he had ever displayed
when death was imminent. By his
bedside* stood that sturdy surgeon,
who had been his friend and beside
him in war as well as peace, Dr.
B. W. Taylor, ministering to him
In his final moments.
The capital city of the State is appropriately
draped in mourning. Flags
are at half-mast, and the Confederate
monument has black streamers flowing
from it, drooping upon a Confederate
flag draped about the base.
The people are in mourning. Indeed,
the south will be in mourning for
"Wade Hampton was an idol of the
south, and his death leaves but two
surviving lieutenant generals of the
Confederate army?Gordon and Longstreet.
Men who were under Hampton
dearly loved him. He has ever been
their hero, and they are anxious to
pay all honor to his memory. Many
an oJd soldier will doubtless look upon
the dead chieftain's face for the last
time today and tomorrow. Telegrams
of condolence have poured in from ever}'
direction since the news of the
/loatb P.an
kjl ucu. *>aa uaoutu
over the wires.
Wade Hampton was undoubtedly the
most prominent figure in Confederate
circles when he died. He was a commander
whose dash was equalled by
his strategy and generalship, and the
eminent soldier, Robert E. Lee, regarded
him as one of the grandest soldiers
of his age. When he wis taken
from the army in Virginia Lee sail
that the right arm of the army hail
been cut off. For these reasons, and
scores of others. Wade Hampton was
loved, and thousands will mcura with
the family.
HIS LAST PUBLIC APPEARANCE.
The news of Gen. Hampton's death
was scarcely a surprise, yet it was not
expected for a few days more at least.
The old soldier had been in failing
health for some months. His last
public appearance was in Charleston
on the occasion of the South Carolina
college centennial, December 19th
last. On that occasion there were two
v^taoiuuo ujjisii *> zntu tiic 45111 iiciu
spoke, and he made brilliant speeches
exciting great enthusiasm. One speech
was in the auditorium; the other at the
banquet that night. Gen. Hampton
had not been so much like himself jn
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UPTON DEAD.'
years. Ho came back to Columbia a:ul
seen bis friends saw that the end was
approaching. During the past few
months he has been steadily growing
weaker, though up to a short time ago.
! ho ormtinned to take his daily drive
accompanied by his sons. Six days ago ;
the general became very weak and had.
to take to his bed. He fully realized
that the end was rear. During the last
24 hours he had been conscious only
at times.
WHEN THE END CAME.
On Thursday evening Gen. Hampton
had a long farewell talk with one of !
his sisters, in which he expressed ?
beautiful sentiments. To Bishop Ca|
pers and to one of his devoted friends
I and comrades he expressed himself in
j beautiful terms, forgiving all enemies I
| and referring to the great beyond.
I When the end finally came there
! were with the general, who was unj
conscious, his sisters. Misses Kate and 1
! Caroline Hampton, his devoted danghj
tor. Miss Mary McDuffie Hampton, his
| sons. Messrs. Geo. McDuffie and Alfred
Hampton, his nephew, Mr. Frank
j Hampton, his niece. Mrs. John C. Has!
kell. and Dr. B. W. Taylor, who was
i sursfeon general on his staff in the Con!
federate army. He passed away peacefully
and seemed simply to drop off to
, sleep. Such was the end of a grand
man's career, the end of a man great
in life and still great in death.
His last words except som? sacred to j
his family, were: "All my people, black
and white?God bless them all."
Torrlnf ooi/1 Ha rltO'l nf valvillfll* t
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heart disease, superinduced by old age.
the general having reached his 84th
birthday just two weeks ago.
CITY BELL TOLLED.
As soon as it was known that General
Hampton was dead the city bell
was tolled for an hour and immediately
flags were placed at half mast on
both towers of the municipal building, i
Soon the State flag was at half mast
on the dome of the eapitol. and in a
short time a force of men was busy in
swinging out black bunting across the
front of the portico, and twining the
same material about tho columns, j
Knots of crepe were placed on the
knobs of all the doors to the building.
When the news had reached the sec- ;
retarv of the treasury at Washington !
that offleial ordered the flag on the .
government building placed at half j
mast in honor of the dead ex-Senator, ;
and this was done at once.
GOVERNOR ISSUES PROCLAMA- !
TION.
The governor immediately issued the ,
following proclamation which was sent
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i State:
STATE OF SOTTTH CAROLINA.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas the Hon. Wade Hampton, a ,
former governor of South Carolina and i
; a United States Senator, died at his ;
: home in Columbia this morning at ten
minutes before nine o'clock, full of ,
years and of honors.
Therefore, I M. B. McSweeney, governor
of South Carolina, in recognition
of his distinguished services to his people
and his country throughout his long
and honorable career and in further i
i recognition of his broad statesmanship
; and true nobility o? character and his !
i high r?"-triolism and devotion to duty
! and his State, do request that on to- I
j morrow. Saturday, April 12. 1902, all f
; public offices in the State of South Car'
olinn be. closed.
And as a further testimonial to h'n
| worth that the Tags of the State and of
I tUn I'lffrN'l C f f o - K.o of V.olf >-.,oe.i
| on the State capital and all other pub|
lie buildings in the State, and remain j
1 in that position until after the funeral
services are held.
In witness whereof. I have hereunto
set mv hand and cairced to be affixed
the great seal of State, at the capitol.
in the city of Columbia, this eleventh
day of April. A. D. 1902, and the
120th year of Independence of the
United States.
M. B. McSWEENEY.
By the Governor:
M. R. Cooper. Secretary of State, j
SIGNS OF MOURNING.
During the afternoon there were other
displays of mourning. The ladies j
| auxiliary nrapea a portrait cr Hampton j
! in mourning and displayed it in "ront !
of the headquarters room of Camp
Hamnton in the city ball buildiner. Be'
noath the portrait was a palmetto
j wreath:
j The- Confederate monument was
draped with black bunting and about
! the base was displayed a large Confc.1i
erate flag. i
! The dag on the county court house
was also nlaccd at half mast, and th's
morning the building will be draned 'n
mourning. There will be no session of
the court today, save a brief this
mcrn'nsr to rw'v a pealed verd'rt.
.'T'DGE BUCHANAN'S, TRIBUTE.
; Vrsierday .Indie Buchanan at 1:30 p. |
! m.. adjoflnrnd the court of general ses'
mens out of respect to the memory of
On. Hampton. In doing so the judge i
said:
; Gentlemen of the Bar: It is with j
sadness that I announce the death of a
noble sen of Carolina. As a cavalry
commander of the Arrov nf Vnrfnr.rn
Virginia, lie made a record for courage
and military genius enualled by few.
surpassed by none. H>s bravery and
daring will be remembered v/berever
humanity has a cause or hero'sm a
triumph. Wherever manhood is respected
and conrare is admired his
achievements will be remembered. He j
reflected honor on the soldiery of the
South, on the soldiery of the English
speaking world: all felt proud of him.
I need not allude to his services to
the State. Through the dark days of
'76, where Irs loyalty to his State and
his love of his fellow men shone resplendent
in his leadership.
1 I not allude to his record as a
r
statesman, to his self-sacrifice, to his
modesty. Possibly it is too soon to
write the history of the times.
I desire to utter no insincerity, for
among the leaders of the State there
has always been differences (as there
will be among a strong people.) Men
will differ as to politics and what may
be thought for the best interest of
the State by some will not be readily
approved by others. This is natural
and necessary. Put through his whole
career his modest and manly worth
stood out. and his sincerity and his
rugged honesty and patriotism one
never doubted. He has left a legacy
cf honor. In his death the State has
lost a faithful son and humanity has
lost a friend.
It is meet, just and proper that in
recognition of his public services, no
less than in recognition of his private
virtues as a man. that this court do adjourn.
This court will take a recess
until tomorrow morning.
THE VETERANS.
Commander Starling of Camp Hampton.
as soon as informed of the death,
at cnce detailed a number of the members
of the camp to act as a guard of
honor at Gen. Hampton's bier, each
veteran to wear his Confederate gray
uniform. Those selected were W. J.
Cathcart. E: J. Jcn^s. M. A. Bridges,
Walter Stratton, Dr. J. W.'Flinn, C. M.
Douglas, I'. R. Brooks. Louis Levin.
Henry Ileiso and II. A. Harth. These
gentlemen promptly appeared in their
uniforms and went to the residence,
carrying their crepe-draped camp banner
which was left at. the residence.
The family appreciated the camp's offer
of the guard, hut declined to keep the
old soldiers up all night, owing to the
presence of the young soldiers. The
veterans' guard will act tomorrow.
INVITATION TO VETERANS.
Capt. Starling during the day received
the following telegram:
Ninety-Six. S. C., April 11.
Commander Camp Hampton, Columbia.
S. C.
Camp J. Foster Marshall of this place
joins in mourning tne aeatn 01 me
grand old hero Gen. Wade Hampton.
JAMES ROGERS.
Commander.
The Funeral.
Columbia, S. C.. Special.?Persons
who attended the obsequies of John C.
Calhoun, for which preparations-were
made by the State for a week, declares
the demonstration Sunday afternoon,
when the body of General Wade Hampton
was buried in the family lot in I
Trinity church yard was greater. An
effort was made by the family to have
this a quiet funeral. The outpouring i
of people was spontaneous. Every road |
leading here was forced to run special
trains. Veterans, Sons and Daughters,
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 the public was permitted to the
Hampton house, several thousand people,
including a great many negroes,
passed by the cofiin. The process.on included
all the organizations, about 800
militia, and delegations from schools
and colleges. All marched in double |
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idilA 1UU tiua'j UIUII auu uic imv; CAS>
a mile and a half long. All were on
foot except General Hampton's family.
This was the order:
Veterans. Camp Hampton; hearse,
pall-bearers; members of General
Hampton's family; survivors of the ;
original Hampton Legation; Daughters j
of the Confederacy and o'.her organisations
of ladies; Sens of Veterans; faculty
and students of the South Carol:- ;
nn College; Governor anu staff; State I
rfilclals and Congressmen; hand, mili- |
tary organizations and other uniformed
bodies; Columbia city police; city j
council cf Columbia ;and other municipal
and civic organizations, including
fire companies.
The pall-bearers were :Senior?Gen- |
prril Rrndlnv T .Inhns-m nf R^ltimnre
Dr. B. W. Taylor. Rawlirs Lowndes. :
Colonel Thomas Taylor, Jadge C. H. (
Siinonton, Colonel T. .T. Lipscomb,
Judge A. C. Htskell. Major W. H.
Gibbes, C. S. McColl, Colonel E. R. McIver;
ex-Governor Hugh S. Thompson: j
General L. F. Youmans, Hon. Joseph
Daniel Pope. Major Benjamin Sloan.
Colonel William Elliott, John Taylor j
and Capt. Joseph C. Haskell, Junior? :
W. H. Gibbes. Jr., Walter Green, Thos. j
Taylor, Jr., Ben /?ney. Bright Wil- !
liamson. Wilmot Davis. Tucker Fisher, i
Julius H. Walker, C. Fitzsimmons. N. I
G. Gonzales, M. C. Robertson and Preston
Darby.
Each of the 100 Daughters of the
Confederacy carried a floral offering.
Besides, there were wogon loals of i
magnificent flowers, several handsome '
designs coming from others States, j
The processions moved to the church,
a little over half a mile distant, be- I
iween rows of people. Some of the I
houses on the way had Confederate ,
flags draped in mourning.
Scats in the church could be provid- !
ed for but -1.200 people, while perhaps j
20.COO were without. General Hamp- |
ton's family servants were provided for
within. Bishop Ellison Capers, assisted 1
by four pastors, conducted the services, ,
In the open air the choir sang during
the burial services. Only men old in
grey used the shovels in filling the
grave.
Among the survivors was a body of
the men who first went to the war with
Hampton, as members of the Hampton
Legation, They carried shot-torn flags.
As was to have been expected, where
old veterans saw for the last time, a
man so honored and well-beloved as
Hampton, there were many tears shed.
MINUTE GUNS FIRED IN RICHMOND.
Richmond, Special.?The Richmond
Howitzers fired minute guns here Sunday.
during the hours of the funeral of
Wade Hampton, at Columbia. Two
companies of the Seventieth (OldFirst)
Regiment of Virginia Volunteers left I
here tonight for several days' stay at'
1 the Charleston Exposition.
I LIFE OF WADE HAMPTON
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j Brief Sketch of Noted Warrior, Qov- ;
ernor ai d Senator.
Gen. Wade Hampton, sen of the j
1 second Wade, was born in Columbia,
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i S. C., in 1818. He was graduated at the
! University of South Carolina, and af|
terward studied law, but without the
' intention of practicing. Under his
| father's training he became a gcod |
! horseman, a famous hunter and an acI
complished fisherman. He served in
! the Legislature of South Carolina In
: early life, but his political views were
i those of a Democrat of a national rath- !
I er than cf a secessional tendency, and
were not popular in his State. His
i speech against the re-opening of the
slave trade was called by the New York
I Tribune "a masterpiece of logic." His
earlier life, however, was devoted to
his plantation interests in South Carolina
and Mississippi and to the pur* :
suits of n man of fortune.
When the Civil war began, Hampton ;
first enlisted Z3 a private, but soon
raised a command of infantry, and arartillery.
which was known as "Hampton's
Legion " and won distinction in
the war. At Bull Run. GOO of his in;
fantry held fi't some time the Warreni
ton road against Key's corps, and was
j sustaining Gen. Bee when Jackson
came to their aid. In the Peninsular j
t
i campaign they were again distinguish- j
ed and at Seven Pines lost half of their !
number, and Hampton himself received
a painful wound In the foot. Soon afterward
he was made Brigadier General
of Calvary.and assigned to Gen. J. E.
B. Stuart's command. He was fre
quently selected for detached service.
In which he was uncommonly success- i
jful.
In the Maryland and Pennsylvania ;
campaigns of 18G2 and 1863 Hampton
was actively engaged, and he distin
guisnea nimseu at ueuysuuig, rwen- |
ing three wounds. It is said that 21
out of 23 field officers, and more than
half the men of.Gen. Hampton's com- |
I mand were killed or wounded in this
| battle. He was made a major-general j
with rank from the third of August,
1SG3.
During the reconstruction period
Hampton's conciliatory policy found !
little favor foir some time, but in 187t>
he was nominated for Governor against i
Daniel H. Chamberlain. Each claimed |
to be elected and two governments were
organized, but Mr. Chamberlain finally
yielded his claim. .
In 18C4, after several days' fighting,
he gave Sheridan a check at Trevil,
lian's station, which broke up the plan
of campaign that included a junction !
with Hunter and the capture of Lynchburg.
In 23 days he captured over
3,000 prisoners and much material of J
war with the loss of 719 men. He was i
made commander of Lcc's cavalry in
A nmicf n?? f L vi n L' nf 1 ?o nf (TonP". 1
vuanoL, naa xuuu ui iauuuum, i
al, and in September struck the rear j
of the National army at City Point,
bringing away 400 prisoners and 2.480
beeves. Soon afterward, in another :
action, he captured five hundred prisoners.
In one of these attacks he lost
his son in battle.
After the ^hr he at once engaged in j
cotton planting, but was not successful. |
He accepted from the first all the logit- j
imate consequences of defeat, an entire :
submission to the law, and the civil
and political equality of the negro; but
he has steadily defended the motives '
and conduct of his people and their j
leaders. In 1806, speaking of the negro :
ho said: As a slave he was faithful to :
us; as a freeman let us treat him as
a friend: deal with him frankly, justly, '
kindly."
In 1S78 he met with an accident by
which he lost a leg; but, while his life
was despaired of, he was elected to |
the United States Senate, and he served j
until 1892. In the Senate his coursa ;
was that of a conservative Democrat. '
He advocated a sound currency, re- !
sisting all inflation. He advocated i
with much zeal the nomination of
Thomas A. Bayard for tho Presidency.
In 1892 Gen. Hampton was defeated
for the Senate by the now senior Senator,
Benjamin It. Tillman, and'he has
since then led a quiet life at his country
home just outside the city limits
of Columbia.
In the early spring Senator John L.
McLaurin offered the postmastership
of Columbia to Gen. Hampton, who
promptly refused it.
Odds and Ends.
At Algiers an old Arab swallowed his
month's wages to keep from being robbed.
The coins, mostly big 5 franc
pieces, caused him such intense pain
that he went to the hospital, where an
operation led to the recovery of the
money, which amounted to just over
?4.
According to the London Lancet, it
iis quite exceptional to find iu a child
.bred in parochial charity institutions
:that healthy individuality which i3
;cbareristic of children who have been
boarded out in the freer and more natural
atmosphere of family life.
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DR. TALMAGE DEAD.
N'nfprl Pulnit ftntnr Pppfpfitilv PpccpH -? ^
'""V" M,P"
Away.
DIED SUDDENLY SATURDAY NIGHT'
Few Hen Have Won Higher Fame In
the Pulpit or on the Platform? His
Great Work Finished.
Washington, Special?Rev. T. DeWit
Talmage, the noted Presbyterian divine.
died at nine o'clock Saturday
cight at his residence in this city. It
had been evident for some- days that
there was no hope cf recovery ar.d the
attending physicians so informed the
family. The patient gradually grew
weaker until life passed avray so quietly
that even the members of the
familv. ail of whom were watching at
the bedside, hardly knew' that he had
gone. The causa of death was inflamaticn
of the brain.
Dr. Talmage was in poor health
when hs started away from Washington
to Mexico for a vacation and rest
six weeks ago. Ke was then suffering
from influenza and serious catarrkl
conditions. Since his return to Washington
some time ago ho has been
juite ill. Until Thursday, however,
fears for his death were not entertained.
The last rational words uttered
by Dr. Talmage were on the day preceding
the marriage of his daughter,
when he said: "Of course I know you.
Xlaad."
At Dr. Talmage's bedside, besides
bis wife, were the following members
of his family: Rev. Frank DeTVit Tal'
n Qmith
LniCUgQ; waii^u v?. ?v?,
Brooklyn; Mrs. Daniel Mangum,
Brooklyn; Mrs. Allen B. Donnaa. Rich- ^
tnond; Mrs. Clarence Wycoff and Miss
ralmage, Washington.
While arrangements for the funeral
have not been finally completed, the
family have about decided to have
the remains taken to the Church of
the Covenant here on Tuesday, where
services will be held. The body will
then be conveyed to Brooklyn, where
interment will be made in the family
plct in Greenwood cemetery probably
on Wednesday.
Race Fight In New York.
New York, Special.?Negroes and
whites clashed Friday night in the
heart of the Tendcrltin district and as
a. result some cr 10 u: mu wi ***?.?
were badly beaten up. The cause of
t'ni3 small-sized race riot was the
shooting of Holmes Easiey, a young
negro, by a bicycle policeman. Easiey
had some trouble in the neighborhood
and was pursued by a crowd. He drew
a razcr and threatened a policeman
who tried to ar'est him. The officer
drew his revolver. Easiey ran and the
policeman shot him, the bullet lodging
in the negro's leg. A crowd of
negroes gathered and threatened the
policeman, but they were dispersed by
a squad of officers. The wounded negro
was removed to a hospital, but for
some time afterward there were clashes
between negroes and v.-iiitcs on the surrounding
streets. No more serious injuries
were reported.
A Sunday Bull Fsglit.
El Paso, Tex., Special.?The battle
at Jaurez, Mex., between a Numidian f
lion and a wild Samalayuca bull, was
witnessed Dy mousanas ui ycuyic
from nil over the Southwest and Mexico.
One-fourth of the spectators in
the amphitheatre were American women.
The battle continued fiercely
for one hour. The bull was not fatally
hurt, but the lion was gored 25
times and will doubtless die. His leg
was broken and he was completely
vanquished in strength and spirit.
When the lion was incapitated the
Mexican authorities ordered the battle
to be discontinued.
Heavy Rain and Hail
Houston, Tex., Special.?A heavy
rain accompanied by hail and in somesections
a high wind, prevailed over
south Texas Sunday. The rain is of
great benefit, though It do^s not thoroughly
relieve the drought. The hail
has done great damage in the aggregate
though no one section ha3 suffered
severely.
Favorable to Park Reservatloi
Washington, Special.?Representative
Moody, of North Carolina, report
ed from the House committee cn agriculture
the bill establishing a National
Forest Reserve in the mountain forest
regions cf Virginia, West Virginia,
Xoith and South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and Tennessee. The bill?car-;e3
an appropriation of 510.000,000, o!
which $2,000,000 is immediately available.
The report sets forth the need
if preserving this region and argues,
that the national government is the
only power to conduct a wcrk of this
magnitude.
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