The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-24
LUBBOCK.
scURRY.


nut II Is called Lubbock and not Tom
Lubhock-so he seldom gets the honor due
mn there had to explain fe,, days
Heo TO one Of the smartest mon In the
state that Tom Lubbock belonged TO that
heroic little baud Of volunteers that cap
tured san Antonio tie Rexar. So to ~.
fresh our memory. III again quote from
Six Decades In Texas" this boys account
Of the affair to his brother, the Althor Of
that book: well you have heard about
our taking Bexar. when Colonel Ben
Milan came into camp he called for yolun
teerS to follow him into BtXar The trays
were the hrst TO volunteer. and 1naily
about 300 came forward We entered tho
| suburbs Of BeXar a little before S on De
cember In two columns, QUO commanded
| by Colonel Milan and the other ny Colonel
Frank Johnson, Major Morris, our 0rst
| captain. went with Colonel Milan The
| GrayS, then commanded nv Captain w G.
Cook, fell In here under johnson. We had
to light our way from house to house
Milan was killed on the second day Major
Morris became then second in command
under Colonel Frank johnson, who hal
been chosen leader in place Of Milan
We steadily advanced towards the plaza
hring from housetopS ana picking with
crowbars aud axes our way through the
walls Of the houses The Grays led the
advance to the plaza, and on the fourth
night we forced an entrance to the priests
mouse. driving out the Mexicans This de-
cided the tight as the next morning showed
us the plaza abandoned. the enemy having
rctreated TO the Alamo mission across the
river General Cos without any more
hghiinE. surrendered his army OF about
100 MexIcans to not more than 200 Texans
That was a pretty good dght, wasn't it?'
Always a volunteer when Texas needed
defender. Tom Lubbock rushed to meet
the invaders in 90, and in G2 be died at
the home NJ Mrs Felicia Grundy Porter
at Nashville, Tenn. just as he had hcen
elected colonel Of the Terry Rangers Pre-.
viously he was lieutenant colonel Of thar
famous regiment. And William NJ Gio.
land wrote the verses on his death that
marks Guleland poet, The two stanzas
following show the strength Of his seutt.
ment:
Dread Alamo. thy walls can tell
/ How human tides surgcd on thy breast,
| And freedoms lions proudly fell,
| From tyrant rank and hoary wrcst;
| In leaves and blossoms hear on high
I The sacred blood and dust they seize
1 From hero hearts that round them lie,
Now cold in death lies Lubhock's form;
! Yet, Alamo, thy rampant knew
! How mid the battles fiery storm
| On. on 10 scale their heights he Jew
| And how. with comrades true and brave,
| He nobly fought the bloody fray;
| How foenan found a CORY grave,
/ And Texans won glorious dag,
And GLORIOUS Bin scurry. IS Governor
Lubbock calls him, the Demosthenes of the
| Republic, refused to be carried from the
battlefield Of jenkins ferry or Saline until
the light was ended and hcrolcally let his
| life bleed away for his county Oh! we
are an nero worshipers, and why not have
sense aud imagination enough to appreciate
our own grand history aud to ind our own
! Texas heroes when we have so many.
Sarah Elizabeth Black Lubbock,
Austin, Texas, November, 1901
cssssNssOssSSosSsSsSsssSOsssss
OF Colonel A. H. Belo shall soon look down
Othei pictures Of distinguished Texans
are promised and relies ~ soldiers and
| sailors are solicited.
Texas room belongs TO this great State.
! Let us make II credit TO our people and
show appreciation for tho glory Of the
/ past
| hut this generation must preserve Con
Mrs. A. V Wlnklcr,
Texas Regent Museum.
! Corslcana, Texas
| The Oran NJ Roberts chapter Of this
city has elected its delegates and aIternates
| to tho state convention L. D. c. which
will convene in san Antonio on December
| 2. With membership Of 3o7 this chapter
| is entitled to thirteen delegates, The dele
gates are: Miss Adelia A. Dunovant, Mrs.
W =. Calhoun, Mrs, wharton Bates, Miss
! Jennie A. Criswell. Mrs, w. b. King, Mrs.
! z. Paxton Davlss, Mrs. c. G. Beavens,
! Mrs. r. W. House, Mrs. +. A. Heffernan.
| Mrs. Lula Burns Mrs. sam steele. Miss
Laura Hobby; Mrs George ", stien' The
l. NJ r. Rlandiu, Miss BETTE Guild, Mrs.
| ii NJ. Dusenbcrry, Miss Mabel Gambatti,
! Mrs George Mccormick, Mrs Theodore
BOYD, MISS Minnie Mccardel, Mrs, NJ. A.
| zumwalt, Mrs. +. w. Doris.
HiIlshoro Texas. November % A chap
ter N the Daughters OF the Confederacy has
been organized here with the following Of
scers: Mrs william A. Fields, president;
Mrs ]. W. Miller FIRST vice president Mrs.
! " 4. Wear. second vice president: Mrs.
! n W Dudley. recording secretary Miss
| Effle Middleton, corresponding secretary !
| Mrs D G. Saus. treasurer The chapter
vas orranlzed with hfty members and Is
named the Hillsboro Daughters OF the ton-
federacy
He Was No Chicken.