Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-10

me pistols, as all The balls passed out
Colonel Grain, after shooting a
Bowie who a also shot at him
wheeled around and passed over q III
tle wash in the sand bar. and he ano
cuney fired simultaneously at each
other: Quincy fell, mortally wounded,
ana then Colonel Grain, with an empty
pistol IN his hand. turned TO meet
lanes Bowie who was rushing upon
nlm with his famous bowie SNIFF
~ nis hand, and when within reach
~ ms arm, he, Colonel Grain, struck
MN over the head with his empty pis-
toi brought him to his knees.
AS ne arose | caught sight of him
ana ne threw me off and faced
wright and the two Blanchards. who
mao arrived on the field from the edge
OF tne woods. ! at that time had a
plstoi pointed at me. but II was not
Hreu' ana being totally unarmed my
sell, ran to the edge Of the woods. a
Few PAGES off, to get my shotgun, and
on returning met Mr.. S. l., Wells, who
said TO me.
Doctor, for Gods sake don't do
any further damage. for it's all over
on my arriving at the seat OF war
again, TO my surprise | found my dear
friend Major Wright dead and Gen-
eral Quincy dying from excessive hem
offhage, Bowie badly wounded and
Alfred Blanchard slightly wounded.
And this was the end Of that mem
orable affair the Sand Bar Fight
Two Only Were Killed.
S there were two killed and two
wounded out Of the twelve persons
engaged IN the conflict. six on each
side. and not, as las been enormously
stated by some writers, six killed and
fifteen wounded. Nor were we ever
at The Gushing Spring. as has fire.
QIlpntlV bppn said and whore Il yVaS
said we sent for champagne, brandy
and cigars.
Colonel Grain and James Bowie
We're not so inimical as has been rep
resented. The only feeling between
them was owing to the advocacy by
James Bowie Vf the cause of those
opposed to himself and Major White.
Subsequently, in New Orleans,
James Bowie invited Colonel Grain to
his room, and, contrary to the nd
vice of his friends, he went. Upon ems
tering. the room Bowie locked the door
and asked Colonel Grain to take a
where they had their talk and
came out perfectly %reeonciled with
other.
THOMAS II. MADDOX"
Equally interesting and entirely COR
roboratiye of the main points in this
of DR.. Maddox Is the follow
ing letter written by Colonel Robert A.
h acted as his second in the
interview with Wells, which immedi-
ately preceded the fight. This letter.
was addressed to General Joseph
Walker, who afterward became Gov
of louisiana. The letter in full
is as follows:
Colonel Grains Story.
'Natchez. Oct. 3, 1927. 4
Dear Walker-Your of the 23d OF
in reply to mine of the
18th previous, J received night before
asst, and will now proceed to give you
detailed account of the unfortunate
occurrence of the 18th. to convince
you hat it was not my wish to meet
hose men. | said to Mr.. Wells and
lis friend, McWhorter. in the pres
nee of DR.. Penney. that there must
lot be permitted but three of a side
IN the ground. You know that | can
lot meet certain men that are on the
side of the river (this vas at the
team sawmill where we met to make
arrangements for the interview be-
Wells and Maddox.
wells a to me: Sir. ! know to
whom you allude. They shall not be
n the ground
This took as a pledge of his hon
II, but, to our establishment, when we
-ot on the ground within eighty yards
f the spot where the fight took place.
y 3tND1 III INV " RdiAA . . 7 .
nd jeff Wells. DR.. Maddox asked DR.. 1
what they were doing there. He !
eplied. IS
" They win not approach any j
carer !
The affair proceeded, and after
wo shots apiece the matter was hon |
rahlY settled to both Sam Wells {
lithcseaging u~nequivocally his carte +
lancheef and all offensive language [
reviously applied to the doctor. c
I'll now remark for. Sam Wells that f
is conduct seemed toTbe highly hon
rable and that Of a gentleman. He e
roposed that we should go up ne. the il
FLOWS and take a glass of wine. 4
An Unprovoked Attack. c
Il observed Immediately; No. n
In. Wells. YOU know that / cannot
certain gentlemen that are there,
ut let us go down the river to our n
riends (who We're, during the fight, b
{ least a quarter of q mile off. but
no We're then approaching, as a SER :
ant had informed them of tho res
ult). and drink and bury the Ratchet
Agreed. sir said he; and after
.ollecting the pistols that were used,
brace of which ! gave the boy, the
theirs | held, one in each hand. we'll /
,aded. Of curse. We proceeded k
W the river, angling across The l
md bar and having Bowie. Quincy K
nd Jeff Wells Immediately at right \
ngles from where we started under 4
re willows; they started and ran \
the hill and in a quick running Z
ak intercepted us. on rather me. \
RS. Penney and Maddox were some 4
n or fifteen steps ahead. Maddox en- y
unarmed. Quincy remarked:
f" Now is the time to settle our af- Z
ir.' I think swearing or cursing at h
e at the same time. and commenced Il
his pistol. sam Wells caught