The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-28
KEEP HISTORY STRAIGHT
The Tree Recently Blown Down at San ia.
cinto Was Not the One
UNDER WHICH GEN. SAM HOUSTON RESTED
When Santa ANNA WINS Arrested and
Brought Beforc Him-This Tree
Was Long since Destroyed.

houston, TexnS, OCTOBER 2b,--A re-
port reached the city the latter part OF
last week OF the destructive effect OF
the wind storm upou trees on the bat
tleground OF San Jacnto. Since that
time. through an old settler. 1t is
learned that one OF the trees destroyed
was that under which General Sam
Houston, when wounded. laid. and
later received Santa Anrl, the MeM-
can ch'efiaih. brought prisoner be-
fore him. The tree is a conspicuous
feature In nearly. II not all, pictures
extant. showing that result OF the great
battle.-Galveston News
The above item appeared in the Calves
ton News OF yesterday and from its nature
touching as 1t does upon an important his
torlcal event, It is likely to gain general
circulation through the press of the State.
and as 1t is misleading The Post herewith
presents the facts concerning this tree
from what may be regarded as at present
the moss reliable source
Judge S. j. Hendrick OF Henderson, one
OF the San Jacinto battle-ground commits
sion. is stll in the city. AS one of the
commissioners to purchase this property
for the State, he has Of late MADE fire.
quent visits to the san Jacinto battle
ground in company with Colonel j. II. Hill
Of Austin, one of the few survivors yet liv-
ing OF the battle of San JacnIto.
Judge HerIrieks attention was called TO
the above statement regarding the recent
destruction Of the historic tree.
THE tree referred to in the News" said
which General Sam Houston rested while
wounded and which forms conspicuc;s
figure in the painting representing the
capture OF Santa Anna That tree has
long since been destroyed and only the
stump of II remains II Is true that the
tree recently blown down is the tree that
the latter day people, those who now live
around the famous battle-ground, claim to
! be The tree under which The treaty was
ma Is between Sam Houston and Santa
Anna. but as a matter of fact. II is no' the
original tree, ms this tree has long since
been destroyed ana only The stump of 1t
row remains, and 1t is down under the
bank Of the bayou. while the tree referred
to above Is up on the table land.
"When Col. Hin and myself first went
down TO look over the battle-ground. some
Of the people living in the neighborhood
pointed out to Ills this trce--roported as
having been recently blown down--as the
troo under which Sam Houston rested
when Santa Anra was arrested and brought
before him. but Colonel Hill Immediately
corrected this erroneous impression and
pointed out TO them the stump of the
original tree
"Wheu the SAN Jacinto veterans he'd
, their first reunion upon the famous battle
ground. about 1850. when hundreds Of
them were still living, the famous tree
was then pointed out and readily Identified,
> II was down under the bank OF the bayou
where sam Houstons regiment was
> camped aud not up on the Hill where the
tree recently destroyed was pointed out to
us,
when the original tree was blown down
or destroyed Is not known, but Colonel Hill
5 thinks It must have been some tvs I've or
u fourteen years ego.
"Coonel Hin is now one of the few sur
q viving veterans OF San Jacinto and he is
y quite positive about the Identification of
r the famous tree which was destroyed years
:, ngo with nothing but the stump now re-
/ matulrg and mat resting under the banl,
a of the bayou whore Sam Houston's reg-
e ment was clmped. and unlor which the
. famous Texas general was resting when
i Santa Anna was ushered into his pres
. encc,"
g The above is given simply In the interest
~ :, OF keeping history correct 10 connection
with an event so important in the history
d of Texas,