Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-27
RIEs OF G0LIAD.
the Eannin Massacre
Old History By u
Is Veteran.

~ Old History by u
ixhs Veteran.
n %. Thinking a few |
n section of our great
lot be uninteresting TO
4 1ubmit u few observa-
ft{t here. / write this in
Ia Bid Spanish mission of
|nde memorable by the
|rihssacre of Col. Fannin
! Kindred comrades by
vr3nt. Santa Anna, after
Freftl cred rs prisoners OF
Guarantee that they |
Hfed ms such and sent
3m{fed States. The scene
az twelve miles east of
he was overtaken on
ward. after "A we'll
ainst overw helming
j said by those who
ht the refusal on the
el Fannin and
eir council of war to
4 and wounded was
<<lhey did not attempt |
n through the enc
hin General Houston's |
to surrender as pris-
(|6 the guarantee offered
Ifs, and as they had
save their sick and
l6iln the fate their
fould certainly bring. |
bartender they were
10 the mission of La
lit ns prisoners in the old
urch until the following
Hug, eight days, and by
that beautiful Sabbath
that were able to march
bndred men, were formed
rRte lines and marched
hit directions, one squad
TEL to and up the
SWn the river, and the
light angles to these
river, each squad guarded
te of Mexican soldiers.
one mile from the fort n
cd.by the Mexican guards,
Vice or thrice as many rs
Victims, ut not over. ten
and those who were
bright by this volley were
hot or dubbed to death.
we're stripped of all their
valuables and thrown
burned. Notwithstand-
hrranged plans of the as
be martyrs TO the cause OF
|0ndence several escaped
87n is still living here
s.Hunter, now in Austin
e Tof the veteran board
|sioners to pass on
Etions of veterans for
bulars of Judge Hunters
HAT massacre shows an eX-
mount of self control un-
Herring, and if published
tnore like highly colored
i truth. The sick and
tiously estimated at from
nty-iive in number, were
|dered as they lay on their
be church. The bones OF the
e subsequently, gathered
ID one grave two or three
.s south OF the old church,
b. to mark the spot. 1t
|teresting question for the
Ian of Texas to estimate
bf the delay Fannin and
baased Gen. Urea, who
The right wing of Santa
kyFof invasion. But for
frea with his seven thou
could have reached the
Ie time General Houston
|rado and would thus have
Whole face of the cam
HE independence of Texas,
|uld have been won on q
| d from that of San Jacinto.
lat Fannin and his men,
Lnrdered in cold blood in
all civilized warfare, con-
|no small degree to securing
|ch their patriotism brought
Viz the independence OF
NJ sad must be the retiec'
Blinking people of the now
state of Texas, and the
freedom everywhere, tt
the pitiable anc
HI be called contemplate
sriated by the eighteenth
Fifteen hundred dollars
unent to pcrpetuate tn
Hose martyrs to the Gauss
brty and prosperity the,
IA sum less than tina
Int on the toni of man.
|ivtduals who have died nat
surrouuded by family am
The inference drawn from
Of the press ofthe state o.
!, that it endorses the actio
Nature, believe is error
forbid that the rising gen
| at are to inhabit our Lon
be left to form their est
That traditional tragedy j
kle for independence by th
action OF our Legislature
hled Off beyond my inter
lis subject, and must, in III
YOU some description of tn
| nd its attractions for IL