The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30
A nArrLR WIFE INDIANS.
uov the Femous Eowis BROTHERS
whipped q hundred Sevages.

xJo1- the Famous EOw19 BROTHERS
whipped q hundred Savages.
ri John S. Moore of New Orleans,
--ond-nephew of the celebrated Jim
sSovia the inventor of the knife which
lars his name. and one of tle Alamo
S,roes. contributes the following to the
.-cbives of the Alamo Monument Associa-
.;on saws San Antonio correspondent of
~. tteDS s.. Louis Globe Democrat:
ain 1881 small party Of adventurous
.,;r;ts. eleven in number, consisting of
pin P. and James Bowie, their two ser
rsnt bows, Messrs. Buchanan, Macaline,
Stern. Cephas Hamm, and three other per-
soos left San Antonio to visi the old San
3 ba silver mines. On the morning of the
third day of their journey they We're visited
~ an Indian, who claimed to be a messen-
I,sr from Chief Isaouia, and whose medal
"a exhibited as his credentials, bearing
.5am warming from Isaonia that about
iN1unfrlendly savages we're on their trail,
pezn Bowie, who spoke many Indian dia-
Hsr in his tongue, after which he
ss1vised his party to select a favor
abIa spot and intrench themselves. A posi-
tion was chosen near a hill, where the
round was covered with a few trees and
sor,e thick underbrush, amidst which a
.nrinp gushed from the earth. Working
III night. the travellers finally completed a
breastwork of sods around the thicket.
They placed the servants, horses, and pack
mes in covered situation at the spring,
ard rested awhile to await events. About
SoIclock in the morning, when the sun lit
nm the hill in front of them, it revealed its
summit covered with Indians, VINO hoisted
white flag. After a consultation Reg
Rowie and Buchanan passed outside
the trench works to parley with them. As
they approached the hill the savages waved
their flag and called out: How dye do7
How dive dor and fired on them at the
same time. Several bullets passed through
Bowie's buckskin hunting blouse, leaving
him unscratched- Poor Buchanan was not
so fortunate, for a bullet struck his leg,
breaking it. As Buchanan fell, Bowie
caught Dim by the arm, and lifting him by
the shoulder, started to carry him back to
shelter. Eight Indians armed with tolna-
hawks pursued Bowie. who thus heavily
burdened could i'll have defended himself,
but his party fired from their intrench-
ments on the advancing foes, killing four
of toem, and the remaining four ran back
to their shelter.
Firing now began in earnest between
the opposing forces, and fortunately the
Indians could not discover what number of
men we're concealed IN Il9 DuSleS DQcK OF
the little Notifications. The small force,
reduced by two-for, in addition to Blu
chanan being wounded, Masculine was
killed-fought Increasingly the entire day.
Those engaged in the fight said the con-
traSt in the manner of the two Bowies was
most striking. James passed from one
point to another, giving orders, looking,
ard firing. At the same time Rein main
tanned an unbroken silence, raised his gun
with GOODNESS and elaboration, bringing
down a redskin at each shot. During the
night the Indians passed Ihe time mourning
their dead, and with the coming
of day vanished as quietly as they
had appeared. The whites now made
preparations for returning to San Antonio.
Poor Masculine was buried and rocks piled
over his grave to secure it from depreda-
tons of wolves. The great trouble was
what to do with Buchanan. Rezsn Bowie,
ever prolific in expedients, made strong
decoction of oak bark by boiling the bark
in water. This he thickened with corn
meal, and spreading it on cloth and
sprinkling it with gunpowder, he formed a
poultice which he wrapped about Buch
anan's leg. Around tais he tightly sewed a
covering of buckskin, and, packing the
patient on his horse, off the party started.
After several days travel Bowie examined
Buchanan's leg, and, finding 1t in a fair
way to recovery, renewed the dressing, ami
uuder this rough and singular treatment
the limb recovered entirely. This party of
men never made another attempt to reach
the San Saba mines.n