The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1888-06-02

has associated with it the terrible
contests of rival combatants strug-
CLING year after year throughout
the period of two centuries, there
is nothing now in the peaceful
strife of its active commerce to
suggest that any other status of
society ever existed.
OF course the first place we visi-
ted after general wash-up was
the Alamo This historical edi6ce
was erected something near two
centuries ago by Spanish Catho-
lies, the enterprislng first-settlers
of this wild country who converted
the native Indian either by killing
him or by capturing him aud max
ing him work-a fate which would
probably be quite as much dread
ed by the Indian of to-day. The
period when this old church build
ing especially became a historical
feature was in 1886 when while
used as a fort by the Texas patriots
Travis and Crockett it was invested
by Santa Anna.
There were some 40 Texas in
the Alamo at the time, and thirty
two more subsequently, forced
their way through the Mexicans
into it. Santa Anna, with 1000
men, bombarded it for eleven days,
and finally carried it by storm.
On March 6, the whole garrison
were put to the sword, and but
three persons, woman, a child
and servant, were spared. The
Mexican loss was 1.600.
An old Mexican woman, named
Candellario, now the only survivor
of the siege, gave us the following
account of the affair, which as it
differs considerable from the his
torical accounts will aRygbably be
read with interest:
"The night that SasA Annals
army reached the oityAb.s- a
dance in house on Aceqh ia street,
near where Castanola's( Store is at
present. Santa Ann9eame to the
ball disguised as Ia common
greaser, dressed in buckskin leg
gings and with n heavy sombrero
on. l recognized him instantly.
being Familiarity acquainted with
him when he was a corporal IN Ger.
Aredondo's army. Santa Anna
had camped with his army ON the
Alazan creek and as soon as | saw
him | stole out of the room and
went in to notify the soldiers at the
Alamo. l cooked two months in
the Alamo for Travis, Bowie,
Crockett, and two French brothers
named Espellalre, and was allow
ed to go back and forth as pleas
ed. Antonio Cruz, an old Mexi-
can friendly to the Texans, accom-
panied me on my errand to the
Alamo to warn the Texans. We
crossed the footbrldge on Gale
Real Main street) and warned
Crockett that Santa Anna was
camped just out of the city. Next
morning before daybreak the Mex
lean forces moved on the Alamo.
The main body crossed Main
Plaza and came up Gale Real,
while the remaining forces crossed
the river at Paso Moline Blanco,
or White Mills, and went through
an old field to the rear Of the fort.
The artillery and infantry were
stationed in front, and the cavalry
in the rear to prevent escape,
The firing began about daybreak
on all sides simultaneously with
loud shouts and hurrahs. /
washed the dead and wounded in
the fort. Bowie was the first one
shot. He was not fighting, but
lying in bed sick, and was shot in
the breast and side while thus w.
ing in bed. Immediately started
to the ditch after water to wash
and dress his wounds, when l was
confronted by a Mexican who
thrust me here feeling under her
CHM on the left side. The Mex
leans swarmed in front of the
building in strong force. The
ammunition had all given out, and
Antona Feuntes told Crockett,
who was the last killed, that there
was no use holding out any longer,
Crockett then folded his arms be-