Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-14
orig FOOT" WALLACE.
His Death I'm Texas-iiis Rem"rkhpie
Career.

LEXINGTON, VA, January 13.-(spe-
cial)-News has been received here OF the
death of William Anderson Wallace bet
Ter known to the public as "Big-Foot
wallace, at his home, near DeVine' fIlo
county. Tex, on Sunday morning Janu-
ary 8. 1899. The cause OF his death was
pneumonia, from which he had been Ill
week.
William Anderson wallace was born
mile south of Lexington April H. 1916, ana
was therefore nearly 50 years OF age.
! His early life was spent on the paternal
| farm and when the news came d me
! Fannin massacre, in which ms olu1sC
brother. Samuel Wallace. lost his ne ne
| horses in the field, and made preparations
! 10 20 10 Texas, and as he Afterwards
| stated. went to ayenge his brother
death, and had taken full TOLL lie leit
! here In the fall OF 1887, accompanied, ny
| James Paxton, who died in Texas, ana ).
/ Frank Shields who returned and was Tor
a number of years Deputy Sheriff OF TINS
county. The party left Lexington with
| their effects in a wagon, ana went py the
North Mountain route, camping the n ,r
! venerable ex-MayOr John W. Haugha-
! won't. who was big FOOts' bosom
friend, playmate and schoolmate accom-,
| panied the party TO the mountain anu
| there TOOK n fearful ldltHtll VI w ttlAes~If
who tossed him big red bandana hand
| kerchief as he drove Off, saying: DRY
your eyes with that" "Old Huck,' as he
Is known, would have accompanied the
party but his mothers entreaues pre-
vented. big Foot was member or the
celebrated Mier expedition, and was one
OF the lucky ones who drew a white bean
while many Of his comrades drew black
beans ana were shot He was a prisoner
for a long time, and worked with ms
| Z no
OF Mexico. He was afterwards liberated
and returned to his adopted state, where
he made a name for himself as memDel
of the celebrated Texas Rangers, undel
the command Of Captain Jack Hayes
who was also from this county. Wal
lace never reached any higher rank thar
that of a lieutenant, though his name Il
high i'm the history Of Texas.
While I'm Mexico ii was difficult to III
Wallace with shoes, and he was known
as the big Foot GringO." His name was
acquired from the fact that he fought
single-handed with a bowie-knife giant
Iipan Indian chief who was known as
big Foot" and after being dangerously
wounded himself. killed his opponent. Hi:
feet We're small when taken In considera
ton with his immense stature. for 10
was over feet in height. lie would
have attracted attention anywhere
He always wore q large sOmbrero, loose
sack coat hickory shirt. large trousers
and brogan shoes when visiting mere
tributed to him in articles which Wer'
written about him, for he had received
the good schooling common TO his DAY
| He returned TO his native town Tor IN
first time after an absence OF thirteei
= wears and then. at the solicitation o
friends who had seen him while on I
visit I'm Texas. A crowd had gathered j
, | front OF the hotel, as was the custom i
/, | those davs. TO see the stage coach arr
walls. Among them was "Old Huck. WI
remarked as the stage drove up, II won
der il Big Foot is in the stage, Wle
n a voice from the stage said, THAT is ~
< Huck's voice." and out rolled big foOt;
: and the old friends embraced. Bl
:. Foots" second visit 10 Lexington wa
made In the early seventies. and ne ais
then made a trip TO Niagara FANS an
! shortly afterwards story ABOUT MI
U appeared I'm the New York Weekly. ~
I nerves were all unstrunI and ne coHI
! mouth. This was the result or MS Dein
'.staked"-that is, outstretched on "
:, cround and tied to stakes. He was To-
= ssnred for a long time while In this pos
y 49, He was a man OF great courage
u .io" ,-,,er man never breathed," so sal
- IA nlavmate. "Old Huck to-day.
II it.saS AZ far a long time near San Antoni
n III moved further into the county, sa'
3 az az that n was getting too thicky ,se
l. ,isa sor him. His father was Andre
xVauace who resided where ms gram
oenhew w. b. Wallace, now ives. ~, ~
,ndther was Rachel Blair. or Lehi1s "
.pie Foot was descended from ~
- hitiSnary stock. as his paterna,, ,y SIN :
& father Colonel William Samuei W an 20
who also resided near the pFessa' H'"