The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-29
VETERAN OF SAN JAcnl'
WAS GEORGE w PETTY u.
SATURDAY.. "7o Os''
One Of the Chapters from ". :.
ventures in What i Nov i, y y
Garden Spot,

county OF the followers !, =. = ~ 1
leader' General sam Houston : ~ I, nv
nattle OF san Jacinto, which n, u Z y
ing point in the fortunes ~ Is Z nsh
public Of Texas, which changed a Z, s'a''
airy lines OF a nation, adding s y y
ticular star to "oid GLORY. :, h.., ousa
the state the dark ylsaeed ss.a.
age hate which had lighted 4.
the pioneers home, was H. ~ p'a
Prairie Lea cemetery at 5 o, ,S,S Y I, ~
noon. N'vSA lall L
The death OF this area
George w. Petty, which occurr. AN y
recalls many thrilling eplsods. Z. !. s \,
and cyentful life as one n &. Y "
Texas civilization. lie came : y p''1'si
the thickly populated county !. IN, 1 y
ton was a frontier wilderras. = sassl
Indians hunted deer and otbs, =, e, l''l
where now stands the city Of ~. .s'a z
its 1000 inhabitants. sA'an I
The roslcst realms OF fame,
furnish such thrilling eplsoa. - gag
crowded into his experience ~. \
OF his arrival In Texas in tte az. 'a' !
nntii the freedom from Mexicon n " \
mad been purchased with Ia III T. u. "
the greatest heroes that sao,s q. ae''
Of history. 'u w n
IN the melancholy month Of ,esk. /.
wnen the varlegated tints Of a. NM
landscape were fading away lu,. n !
and sickly hue of death. out Il Il =
lupe, near where the town II a.. ,.' "
stands, three little girls, ono !,
harts and two OF Mr.. pptp,n = y,
10 and II, We're out gathering MN N
A band of fifteen dusky wa, , \
plain, headed by two chiefs 4.
horse stealing expedition, ws,s = =.
home when they saw the ltd -
ehsrossed In the pleasures o. Az, VI
gathering that 1t was "a sasy mr.
surprise and cdI ture them and e,,,, u
on without giving ALARM 10 the i,
lies to which they belonged
When the children failed IA ,.,,..
time, the parents became upe,,v !,
search was instituted. II was NJ,
the practlced eve of the obserr,., A..
man learned that a party II IaaI,s.
been in the neighborhnni nj wv
sinn 49, ot~.'I i ~ the ontppsis Of el y
mn tbo UnSe h u,I,9..gnt them to The fsiln
TnJions ,r Tn,.uteil Dau Oeen stolen y 4
strangtb - rau even orgestlnia
that h. VI ane pung ny reason Of IL
~" III e,'VA WERE !ehdlng q number q
cd 80 ny unss on Wlicn they seif d +
.ro,,, ~ ny iosl no time IN spreada
hors VI ny cnplure 10 taelr nelsAoaa
to - 49, ItuueI 70 ueatn Ia %
M SI,uvi croWu whose plumber
"It "nrre near eluai mat q the ln4a
g;,j. MnS S yus. Wenty Two houn ore
siis n"u peen lhlsseu Defofe ne riq'
ot,o e,'s ,eiSu' .ne.; Wlllen was nfils'a
nUout eInul 70 we hummer q us q
M ~ we tran Wy tue dqalaqn y
S ,.,i,nu 70 IoiloW u even II i "a
,.i. W. wv piuined Anu paiilh
LIE ~ WNu.u eve them patile,
Et SIE ole ol me tWenly,elgat m
~ Tue peSt mount ne could mo ~
me corrhi OF us own OF hls M
.allym anu mus negan one h
tutlIi'hs luullu cnases OF iae hsn
''r ~ neell recoIuel III ls1as MslaI
!, NY IoIioWeu Ine tfaii ief aay
unys UP me Gunuaiupe, ana on w W
tne SECOND day as me iwillsaI wv
lalue ahd the evening snaaows l " A'
Ei"oul' one W the auNhnee suaN We
nlS Jaued bronco ana po'lsea
nneer 10 q am coinmn o. sn'N
tt9cll hehNvhWHru' ~ WY isVll X.
nre or the enemy Not a man H
hesdeu 10 re told OF nus - ..a
, a couhsel on war was hesa sna
hur,eson ordered Two OF lae w
OF the paIls 70 -, I, T.
ieau ihelr horses ullser sYss' ny W
Nantaeeons position where lns ne
Elfts coulu DC proteelN IRON "
Whlcn they onucipateg Mpsm Win,
over the children. ana " wv,vt
guards from murlerlng tagI 49,.
ught would commence GUY " W
pure wontonness rather ,nsp w,
aiter having KEPT mem w w.. M
These two shnrpshooters wee Y.
TO shoot tne GUARDS cie tSs, . y,
and TO Kill every one thal s,as
them or raised a bow TO seilo GN 4 IL
deadly arrows after them, iM Y,
templateu thnl these chllu MAJ. - r. I.
!. ou'i nimaV srs, shot
tneN nearu tue uIst s nu., r. AZ
Two warriors WIZ n ,,"a drous4 d
tne Two plcked lliuts s,s ~ 4 Nm
simultaneous shots nred az
from the balance OF the palN, M
a tnird up.Iteu . lila, Iy md suhegs
u, rsp,i ". SUI II" shaved that each iR
bullet close to his heart ~.
The other twenly-sM . mi M.
pursuing party were. pourlas ,..,s.
into the camp. not shooting ~ ~
ly, hut at an Indian as ae sn'.ii
to look for the anhushea los ~ s,s,
a swlshing arrow at the mgs N
the band, that had broken cos n,l,1
galloping. down on tne Wh,n IN
had been completed ana tns N
rifles lifted, 4 gruesome ssSst ,Is.
Indians" Inv circled around Ia'
two had escaped, anu ga9 ~
igAahs my nIecs az hcor y
Tipped Win e isft side ssi
f fro% the nam right = ,4s either 81, saa
nm iii # on ont. which he did WIZ s va
effort. but death relieved az
few ny, minutes ,lrlt ,sa lste soon found, sai
i. Inc as g,FIs franz MgiV the exposure y:
d dS ' Tide on the bare baes = 4
s unA r hnrs o Int 40 rejolcec W Y
worse than death lns'
Dl Fl the long career &. 4 NJ + 3