Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-19
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ming look, eyes small, black and brilliant,
and in fury resem bling very much 4 snake.
She appeared to take an active part in
eve ything that was going on, listening at
tentively, then muttering something
scarcely audible to those Immediately
around her. She was dressed very much
like the men, except instead Of lance and
tow, she wore at her girdle long knife.
The Indians and commissioners and a
number of Texans had repaired to the
council house to negotiate treaty, which
they failed to do, the red men refusing to
lay down their arms unless the commits
sionerS and Texans did the same thing
The consultation continued till noon, when
the commissioners finding the Indians IN
willing to give any pledges for their future
good behavior, and refusing to release their
prisoners without big ransom, through
the interpreter, informed them that twelve
Of their number were to remain as prisoners
until the Texans Were set at liberty. The
Indians, either not understanding the inter-
prefer, or prefering 30 die en- masse than
to submit to such terms, Immediately COM
menced an attack upon the Texans.
Eleven of the whites were killed before
they were properly prepared TO defend
themselves. The struggle was fierce but
short. The Texans got out of the room as
fast as they could. and the Comanches IN a
body showered arrows into their midst
with terrible effect. As soon as the Texans
escaped from the room, the Indians made a
rush for the door in body. The citizens
We're soon in arms. The Indians by this
time had fought their way into the public
square, where, meeting with fearful odds
against them, they halted and, with forti-
tude unsurpassed, they fearlessly met their
fate, feeling mo dread of death if with
them died their foes.'' The tall, manly
form of their leader was seen towering in
the thickest of the fight until. pierced by a
dozen bullets, he dropped among the dead
and dying; but, raising himself with dy-
ing effort, he waved his hand and with his
last breath cheered his braves On in the
battle.
The Indian who had the wife soug
shelter and protection with her in stone
house, and barring the door, took his stand
at grated window overlooking the street.
From this place he winged several SHAFTS
bearing death in their force and aim As
long as he kept this position it was mpossi-
BILE to kill or capture him, for the walls pro-
tected him, and he could protect the house
from approach in front. They at last fell
on plan of burning him out. Knowing
that he would not leave his position at the
window, someone climbed upon the roof of
the house from behind, and cutting a small
hole over where he stood, poured turpen-
tine over him until he was well saturated,
hen making turpentine bali, fired it and
dropped it down upon him. In a second he
was in a light blaze. He burst open the
door and rushed out into the street. gave
an unearthly yell SO loud and wild that it
seemed rs if he wished to rouse bis dead
companions. This lone Comanche warrior
and wife, both fighting like tigers, fell
pierced with many bullets.
OF the forty brcve Indian Warriors, who
that morning rode into San Antonio. but
one escaped to tell the sad fate OF his COM
panions, and that Indian was old Tom Starr.