The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-11-24

Fifteen dead Texans lay 90 one s,ds Of Il
saodb.gs and iorty ivo dead Ms1iesns Z
the other aide.
Bosie. ssid S-nors Candsisirs, v~ Il
sick 70 do spy ashtins. He hsd the I!
pboid lever When the Mrsic.ns c.us
they killed bin. Ail,r thu. tried 10 kss
them from mutilsiios tss body. oihs
Mexican sol'ers came In. l pretended T,
|, be giving Bosis emp of water he'll
Lis head 10 my srns go.
The sonora raised her Mms aud ven
through the psntowiwe.
It,Id them. she continued. that B)si
y v,s dying, aud tried /, keep them of
! tOne OF them. then thrust bis bsyoDe
to~srd B,wis. He struck me snd mad,
this
Tho sn,ra raised her ohiu and poiotec
: 10 the deep sc.r. which over half . cen
tory had failed to wipe out She wa,
pushed over by hsforce OF the thrust. aud
ss she ~ there bleeding she saw the Mexi.
can soldiers plunge their bAyonets into
fIolcnel Bowie's body. raised II high in
the cir sbove their besds and hold II there,
when the blood ran Gown their guns and
over their clothes.
In most battles the wounded exceed the
dead. four or five TO one Al The Alamo
tie prop rtions we're reversed. Within
the church were no wounded when the
fighting ceased. Every Texan wss dead
The night before the moroipg OF the as
suit one Texan lett the Alamo. His name
was Rose. He lesped down from the wall
and ma 'e his way ont OF the city aud into
the couo'ry. His story was tbst oy,ry one
OF the l72 comrades he left behind del
liberstely chose death. Travis, a.
Rose told it called the band t,sethev, aud
sal there was no longer any hops OF rel
eniorceme Ia.
Wsmu, die. we're his words. Three
modes are preseLt I'd TO us. Let u, choose
that by which We may serve our country,
Shall We surrender and be shot without
taking the life OF single enemyp Shall
we try to cut our way out through the
Mexican ranks and be butchsrd before
wa can kill twenty Of our adversaries? |
am opposed to either OF these methods
Lst us resolve to withstand our adversaries
TO the lat spd at each advance to Kill rs
% my OF them Us possible. Aud when a.
lsst they storm our fortress. let us kill
them as they come; kill them ss they scale
our wall; xii them as they leap within;
xii them as they raise their wesponand as
they use them; kill them as they xii cur
companions. aud continues to kill rs
long IS one { I US shall remain sl,ve.
And that impassioned appeal was foil
lowed to the lett r. Travis gave to every
man his choice OF adapting this course or
attempt to escape,
My choice, said the commander. 10 to
stay 10 the fort and die for my cruptry
fighting as long as breath shall remsin in
my body.
He drew mark down in fsont OF the
line and said:
now want every man who is determin'
ed to stay here and die with me to GROSS
this Who will be the first?
Tapley Holland stepped forward the
next instant saying: am ready to die Tor
my country.
Add every man but Rose followed.
Colonel Bowie heard and saw what was
going on. Raising himself GU his elbow
he said: Boys. can not come to you,
but wish some Of you would DO 80 kind
as 10 move my cot over there. Four men
lifted the cot and plscsd II on the die
but never surrender side. Several others
who were sick followed Bowis's example
Should any man Ireier TO surrender or
to attempt an escape he 10 q. liberty TO do
so, Travis ssii Rose lo,kei at the walls
and then srnund him He saw Crockett
leaning over Bowie's cot and talking 10
low. earnest tones. Bowie cav Rose and
said quietly: Yon seem not to be willing
TO die with US, Rose.
Rose ret led; No, am not prepared to
de, ard shall 20. do so il can help II.
IT en- o. ockett took up the conversation
and said; You may a, well conlude to die
with us, old mat; there is no escape.
No nnge Of reproach was 10 the tone.
All were as men already ia the shadow.
Rose climbed .lowly to the top of the wall
lie looked down. TIE men we're going
about arranging for the 6osl struggle.
None OF them looked at him or spoke.
Rose dropped on the outside and crswled
along the ground, seeking the deepest
shadows. He forded the river and reached
The skirts Of the city. He was not fer
away when the deep boom told him that
The cannonsding had been resumed.
How many Mexicsns fell st the Alsmof
There is only Mexlcsn authority for 1t. |
but The number OF their desd il given o.
j2l and the wounded as 800 Another
Mexican repor. OF the battle is that 1000
we're killed ln one Of these reports it 10
stated that the dad Mexicsus we're gene.
ally shot 10 the head. and that few OF the
wounds Inflicted we're below the neck aud
shoulders
After the battle. ssid the sonora. / begg.
"A from the officers the body OF Colons
B1.is. They would not let m. hsve II
All Of the Americsns we're taken cut on
he plsz, aud piled mp, first . lot OF wood |;
md then . lot Of bodies: more wood and
more bodies When oil we're 10 . hesp.
be ~ood vas fr,d II burned the rest of
he day I'LL subdown. After that vhs'
~ss LETT OF the bones y. burned near .
,orn@r NJ the rirzl ] vsptsd 10 give