The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-08-26

the others Ned Burlesor, Travis,
Fannin, Deaf Smith, Ben Davis-to
reflect that they had Eade Santa An.
no pay the expenses Of war levied
against himself. But the siege of the
Alamo and the murder by Santa Anna
OF Bowie, Travis, Fannin and 400 9th.
er Americans after they had surren-
de.ed on honorable conditions io San
ia Anna at the Alamo shocked all Eu-
rope, enraged the entire American ma
tion to degree never before known
and made them resolve TO conquer
Mexico, take all the territory they
wanted and make her pay money in
demnity besides fer each man killed
at the Alamo. It was On awful bitter
dose but the proud Mexican president
had it to do. And with that irony of
fate that sometimes befalls the mosc
naughty Santa Anna himself was cap
tured by one Of tie very people he had
reviled and condemned, Gen. Sam
Houston! Never in all history were
the tables SO turned.
Bowie was murdered in cold blood.
He was sick and badly wounded, ly-
ing in bed. He might have got away,
but neither he nor any Of the others
ever dreamed Of such tragedy as fol
lowed the surrender Of, the Alamo.
"Where is that American dog?" in-
quired the valiant Santa Anna of the
sentinel set over Col. Bowie. 81 do
not know, excellenza,'' the frightened
man replied. He was Mexican ard
private soldier and he did not iu-
tend to be accessory to bloody MUIR
der if he could avoid it. But Bowie,
hearing a voice, thought some one
was coming to call on him and 80 there
was, but it was Death! When the
party entered the officer Immediately
in charge said: "Shoot that mani"
They came UP to the bed. Bowie
realized the situation perfectly. He
quietly reached under his pillow for
his deadly knife. AS the commander
inadvertently came nearer, ill as he
was Bowie sprang upon the captain
like a.tiger just as the other fred his
weapon, short, heavy musket. While
the room was still full Of smoke Bow
ie had driven his knife clean through
his throat until it touched the verte-
brae and severed the jugular vein.
Why, man thus stabbed is dead be-
fore he has touched the foorl But
he could not quite reach the one he
wanted, Santa Anna himself. But as
his fearless, gallant soul went out to
the shades there went with it the
souls of seven of his foes!
For long time Bowie's knife was
kept at the Mexican War Office as q
trophy. Finally, through the influ-
ence Of Gen. Cassius NJ. Clsy, of Ken
tucky, our government demanded the
weapon and it was returned th the
State OF Texas. When last heard
from it was among the Texas State
Military Relics at Anstin. 1t should
be carefully preserved, FOR it was the
weapon of one Of the bravest men
who ever bore the name American.
The knife was made by . famous
steel worker Of New Orleans known to
the public as Pedro, the skilled cut
Ter. Besides fine Bowie knives he
made the finest surgical instruments
ever seen in America and superb
hunting knives. For his Bowie and
hunting knives he had but two prices.
For. those Of the finest finish: he charg-
ed 800, for the second rate, s75.
With either class you could whittle an
iron rod to shavings as though itwere
pine stick. Washington Star.
So, ~