The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-16
sAN JAoINTo RATrLeElELo.
One Of the Veterans Who Visited tn

4E
O'S ~ '''e Seps' ems VINO Nls''eu the
spot Recently.
The recent death OF Mr. George Petty.
qua =. no ec,- ,,..i... A.. ,..,
e ~" '" 'l'Vua Oh tne oallle OF
san Jhclnto, called forth some very inter
esiug correspondence on the subject of
tho hattie to,htb.r ,yith ti ,,,,'. -
N'"'- VIA tle names 'ohu
shetcheS OIL the men sui living who
actually participated In the conflict. The
MINES of these ho,r,, heodoa ,,oto,,o,, A.
~ NS'ueu Fe'erans as
a. Neu JUN ny Aue houston fost ana the
Galveston News are 5s follows. Colonel 1
:, s,.a.,,I - - 800, VI ioi"' %
=. Sl'Iks Oh hVekP"It ana D. ii Bostwlck
OF San Saba, But ,hpre is another we are
hqunv to nofa i,,tir,. sem a, 80 80
, , 'S VI tuiS
.tnoi t"I p"hu VINO lousht VITA General
Houston at san iatinto.
az tbese olh snlii,,s AR vvtr.,or f. ~,
-, 80 ''"'''S 10 per
maps tne strohAe' anu better preserved
" any being stu DOE sessed al remnrkahle
energy, vitality OF body ana strength OF
MAD, although he has passed mis- eighty.
tod"ta buthuN,
Upor invitabou of san Jacinto chapter
OF the Daughtegs OF he llepunlic of Texas.
Dir, Winters eatlc down to houston recent
~ and visited The battlefield, which visit
eu'aiicd mca e&ertion ana some disconl
fort upon MIN for one OF bis years
Leaving his home In blo county. he
WIN his son, travelled hy public conveyance
10 san Antonio, a distance of tnirty az
more miles, bur on reacntng san Antonio
easIlounI train Toe Houston as had lad" been ,S
arranged. fuls caused a decay in tne
Alamo city and a nue OF ali nlgnt oyeI
the Southern paclhc This the dear old
gentleman d. not shrink from although
he tuok no Siceper aud used chair coacn
o1,y pant OF the nisht, so he consequently
nal ut little sleep On arriving at Hons.
ton hr WAS soon found by his friends, who
l We're greatly disappointed AZ NOT receiving
aud he almost immediately Joined the party
OF ladle and gentlemen going down to the
pa4t,ie GROUND
aud wagons proceeded to the scene of Inc
battle, a distaace Of two or three niles niles
spthcine the remainder of the day In locat.
Ing rctable places on the field. not return
lag TO Houston until near midnight INC
nest day Nh Winters seemed M viro,niis
and the next day but ono met inc chaptef
at Mrs BriscOe's and was most enthuslas.
I tlcallS Welcomed
II WIS Tor this purpose, not willing to
depend upon tradition. hut tlIat 3bev
might designate for ali time ana without
Grb; these Important spots on The bettIe.
He'd tnsG this Sycnrsieh md been me pisn1n,i
by the chapter months beforn N dolor
this they were greatly encouraged and
EtdliLed not only 10y the presence OF Mr.
Winters, but by the courteous assistance
of Mr. j. NJ Maxey, as surveyor Jndce
j. :. Hendricks, one of the battieas7d
f late and S d e St so94S g CHIPS q
as erests' ''i' VI NuS''n
faiierre memory Inc Vctcra" ~ IN I Va
clnto recornlzed Important spots on ne
HeIG. such ns. 'sIIere Rnrlespn VA w
dioned With sherman fbera IN ~ 80.
yOpder was Hockicy's artillery With me
Twin sisters ana 10 thc rirbt stonJ
Miliari's Infantry M mo M ~,
lust nlent bers Iatnn+s r,,yst, ~ NM Mn.
Termed Nov. Mr.. MINERS where vas
Cenerqi Honston9H "sless voup SouI "s
here ana his eve rlistsnej ana bi5 si, 9lG
frame seemed 10 sfroi-htcn as ~ rd
tlnued. "Yonder the Mexicaps starred ~
we caught them ""''u
rhe littlc marty renaired after b,p,boo,
20 he spo. whSre. ne ans Immortal MINI
iovked arouhd unon the neacef,G To ~ Si.gg
win the hi,a tlst hcnRfrS su' iSnuScape
iovneh above them il needed Tho S str.p e4S