The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-20

the waters Nurrel rose bat there was In his th4
lifclcss body Of his daughter Ills wife also came -
the suriace with babe at her breast, both happily
alive Malone and Others, swimming ashore. became
nctive In assisting many OF the party IN reaching
limbs Of trees by extending 70 them vines and
cancz AZ length all who survived huddled upon
small piece Of land. surrounded by water
rERRox.
at night No succor 10 the wrecked
party Benumbed with cold. they lowered together
shverng and knocking their limbs against each other
While ne, wss app ~ ,ssr % upon them
tho route lay through thick cane and water and
small islands resolute young negro volunteered "a
grounds and gropod his way toward the camp. Two
long hours passed away, when the cheerful halloc
from the whole party. In tho darkness was
ndlstnct light which shone over ths tops OF tho dis
tant canes II was brand OF nre, which the coar.
ageous negro had brought from the deserted camp. Hs
pushed on. with cracking crashing noise. familiar
only to those who have walked through tho dense
swarnps OF the Southwest Fires were kndlcd with
dry cane and around them sat the sufferers until tho
morning dispccd tho horrid night II was now
asccrralncd that ono white child ana twenty. ons
negroes cntombcd In the waters OF the Tobigbca
SURVIVORS
CROPPED their way TO the cotton GIN without provisions
without hats without tools, without firearms, without
moOcy, aud with clothes except those which
dropped upon thor weary limbs They were iricndics
destination and still further from their native land
They wore only saved from starvation by their dogA
who hunted rabbits, opossums and raccoons Tor tncu
famshcd owners :"
swhen you arrived at tho junction OF tho Coosa and
Taapoosa rivers asked the correspondents Of CAPITALS
Fitzpatrick, show did the country ooks"
There wag only Wild forest aud dense cane brake
Alter having secured some litto comiort-and 1t was
mighty little IN those rough times proceeded 70
cut down the canc which. after had remained the
ground Tor about weeks to dry, burned. Afef
tho ground had thus been cleared We planted corn We
only had ono plough between u.s. so we dug holes with
our hoes and planted The corn In the holes The
Indians who lived on the west side OF the river wera
friendly aud good neghbors. They sold us vcnison,
nsh, turkey and honey, and paid ihcm In silver
coin or In spoiled flour. We got tho damaged -four from
the quartcrmastcr at Fort Jackson and paid 81 barrel
for IT.
FORT JACKSON IN 1919
slow was the tort provisoned at that tmeg''
"Thc provisions were brought up from Mobile In
bargcs, which wcrc about four weeks coming"
'Was there much OF garrison, Captain ~
Thc garrison consisted Of $50 regular United states
troops, and mandcd by Major Cavanaugh. In
1919 wlen the admitted into the Union, thi
same MAJOR Cnvanau1h for thc Legislature bet
defeated by my brother, Philip Fitzpatrick II
was ~ Fort Jackson where lrst the celebrated
Creek Chief William weathcrIord He was a man Of
powerful frame and very commanding In his appear.
ance.n
Tho following is Pckctt's account or wcathcrfords
surrender after the battle OF the Horseshoe. II 10
characteristic OF tho man who for so long time,
had proved terror to tho American settlcrs:--
! Of chiefs sop,na4y arrived and admitted
Gsn . Jsss0a sGSsa. popG e Among sS
Holy Ground Jackson r. should
sS' asn S"a, Ss %
At the American camp voluntarily. Noansng tho
rh nsd ss @ ss @ =
when fine deer his path and stopped within shoot
ride viii. swS balls the q shooting the Big Wa.
ror should no give him nj the fort he placed tho
Some soldiers. Of whom he politely inquired Tor
whereat him unsatisfactory and rude
pon. him the marquee weacriord up 1,
the bg W VA 4, who sxaltingly exelnimed- %
issI:.: sSss..s Il: keen q. ns w;lrsr ss
any will blow ball through your cowardl
marquee with colons Hawkins and in furious anas
sxciaimed Mo% dare YOU sir 70 ride up 70 my tent sise
weathertord said -Gcncra jackson, am not afraid Of
nothing to request n behalf o. myself you can XIII mo
desire. But come TO beg to send Tor the
TSo e snd cribs snSs Scsn
people, who have driven them the woods without
satisfy conduct them hero In order that they may DO s
somsn s ~ 20 S sse 4 ~.
Ing The Red Sticks are nearly All killed II could light
AND children rhoy @ you any harm But
kin mo II the white people want i dome"
as S XIII
XIII ri" General Jackson commsnded silence and IL an
emphatic manner said ANY man who would kill ~ bravo
man AS this would rob tho dead"
brandy with him. cheerful
under his hospitabc marquee Weatherord him tho
In the influence his warriors surrcndee
PIONEER PASTINEs.
In the course OF our conversation Captain Fitz
patrick alluded to his hunting expeditions ut tho very
place where now tho city OF Montgomery Is situated,
and which then tlSI6-17) Wilderness OF forest
and swamp. Hunting and fishing were the only
pastimcs, and INDUCED In on tho Sabbath. There
ladies' the young men could visit. There
warn't women enough to court said the old pioneer,
With humorous twinkle In his eye. There were M
preachers and preaching then and not until the
tumn Of 1918 did few Methodist and Baptist
preachers from Georgia venture into the businesses
or the Alabama wilderness