The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-22
VETERANS OF SAN JACINT0
THE OLD HEROES AT SHERMAN.
Enthusiastic and Popular Weicome-The
Streets Strewn with Roses for the
Tottering Foot steps-Some
of the Noted Characters.

SHERMAN, April 2l.- Especial. To
day will be one long to be- remembered
in the annals of Sherman. Lafayette
in his second visit to America was not
greeted with more OF an ovation than
was the greeting to-day extended to the
'Old Veterans" At 10 o'clock they
we're assembled in the courthouse and
presented banner by j. II. Oils, in a
feeling and patriotic speech, ana Gen.
Lane, who can yet fight longer than he
cantalk received 1t and promised TO place
1t omong the archives of the association
AS they were about TO leave tho court
room to form In the courthouse square,
the infant drummer, Guy Button, Was
placed on the judges stand ana b6at
| the long roll and received the hearty
hurrah OF the veterans, waving OF haua-
kerchlefs OF the ladies and the thanks
with Misunderstanding of Gen, Lane.
| Leaving the court room they formed on
| the east side OF tho square, while tue
children of the public schools, followed
| by tho pupils OF Prof. Nash s female Coi-
lege, the North Texas college, nndor
care of Judge Onions, the Sisters
school, and Austin college, marched by
|
reached tho opera house they opened
ranks and tho old veterans marched
through between, over path strown
with flowers cast 10y their young hands.
But few dry eyes were to DO seen as the
old Veterans marched on, some being
supported by their younger comrades in
arms, others led by friendly hands, be-
tween children who were scattering
i flowers in their path. Old Henry Stout
Of Wood county, led the column. Henry
was q ranger IN 1879 and captain OF
rangers in 1910; engaged in q shooting
match with Davy Crockett in Red River
county, in 1886, was wounded in the
battle of Denton creek, when Gen
Denton was killed, and lay beneath /
tree, his companions, in their rough
way, dressing his wound, while Gen
Den: en- was being buried within so step
) OF him. And some 10 years ago, goinl
back to Denton county TO identify
: skeleton eXhumed, and supposed to b
a the bones of Gen. Denton, KNOWING
q from the locality that 1t was not Ger
Denton's remains, he then leads tn
party direct to Denton's grave, an
Identifies it by the stones thrown int
II the forks of the roots of the tree undo
: which he lay wounded And Gen. Der
u toms bones were resurrected, and al
x now buried at Denton, the county sei
}. of Benton county. Arriving at u
opera house, prayer was offered by Re
j. NJ. Binkley, and an address OF we
a come by Mayor G. N. Buckler, while
II was responded to by Gen. Robinson,
Goliad.
1t A memorial was then read by j.
IS Dills, which, on motion of Gen. McNeol
was placed among the archives of ii
association. Il. G. billiard then deli
y cred the annual address, after whiC
n the veterans were marched to the ba
u quet hall TO partako of the good thin
prepared for them. Among the I'M
N dents of the day was the exhibition
10 Uuncle Bob wheat of Davy Crockett
40 bowie knife made from a file. T
ce blade is about i've and one hi
capped. The handle is of bo
and shows old age. The rust has ney
been removed from it. The next old,
- veteran is Phillips, of Brazoria coun
cd He is the first man that raised the Lo
- Star flag on tho Rio Grande river.
Ut THE DAY AT PALESTINE.
St. PALESTINE, April Ill Especial IT
ey celebration of tho battle of San Jacir
at to-day, by Hope Hook and Ladder co
on pany No, was success. All OF y
Id terday was devoted by the maidens q
matrons of Palestine-best looking
the state-in decorating Firemen's Ii
with flags, flowers, garlands, eV
T. green's, notices, etc. Over the rear
H. trance was in gilt letters the ma
name of the father OF Texas, Sam Ho
on ton, while on top and at the sides OF
nat hall were United States flags, and |
cir prominent position was the Lone S
llag of Texas, under which Sam Ho
ton and his noble soldiers achieved
off independence of Texas. Ex-Sena
Ky, John Y. Gooch, District Attorney Fa
.. and others made addresses. The !
cession consisted of county and
ng authorities, city council and may
in brass band, flremen aud the PGlost
ich rifles. There is a grand BALTIC nigh
me the opera-house.