Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-26
SAN JAC|NTO ANNIVERSARY
 E HALLOWED IN TEXAS
SevenyTwo Years Ago Last Tuesday General Sam Houston Led His Gallant Band of Soldiers into the Engagement That Freed the Lone Star Country and Completely
 Routed the Savage Santa Ana
md he bad implicit conidence in bis

and he had implicit confidence in his men, and they in him.
 Mexican Army Annihilated.
 The Mexican army was annihilated in eighteen minutes. Remember the Alamo" was the cry of the Tex ans and advanced within pointblank shot before a piece was discharged from their lines. But two of Gener- al Houston's men were killed and 23 wounded, six of them mortally. The enemy's loss was 630 killed and POS wounded More than TOO Mexican prisoners were taken, among thesn President-General Santa Ana and most of his officers. Many of the Mexicans were killed or drowned at the place where Vinces bridge had been destroyed. Four stands of col ors and all the Mexican camp equip age, stores and baggage were taken
 In eighteen minutes the battle was gained and a nation born. Houston was severely wounded, and his horse shot under him, yet he never left the | field till the battle was over and the victory complete. Santa Ana was not captured the first day. Some Texas soldiers found, the next day in a neighboring bayou, a forlorn, muu bespattered, wretched looking mstH,
 whom they supposed, from his uni | form, to be an officer, but of whose name and rank they were ignorant, and brought him to headquarters. Houston, who had been wounded in | the battle in the ankle, was lying ! half asleep under a tree, using his | saddle for a pillow, when, hearing a weak, trembling voice call: "Senor | Don HoustonS>he spTang up and saw Santa Ana lowing abjectly before | him. Advancing, Houston extended
 ais hand, which Santa Ana grasped, i evidently relieved, and said:
 "Senor Don Houston, you were born to no common destiny. You have | conquered the Napoleon of the west, who acknowledges his defeat and claims your protection"
 l Noting his exhaustion and touched i by his hopeless plight, Houston ask [ ed him to be seated and giving him some brandy, offered his camp bed, and advised him to retire for rest. Gracefully given his parole, Santa Ana was treated by Houston with great consideration. Q 1 There was in Texas, in fact, in the wide world, but one estimate of San ! ta Ana's desert. Held responsible for the brutal massacre of the mar tyred heroes of the Alamo and Of Fan nin's and Kings brave followers, cit izens and soldiers alike demanded his summary punishment. Even Lamar, Burnett, Rusk, noted for their humanity, advised Houston to hang him, but he said: 'I accepted his pa role and will protect" Santa aAna, 1 returning to Mexico, violated his pa role. and on all occasions showed hos tilfty to Anglo-Americans in Texas. People upbraided Houston for i'll ad' vised c1emency, but he replied:
 One wrong does not justify anoth' fer. I made war like a man, not like
 a savage. Had known how base and treacherous Santa Ana would prove,
 would not have lowered myself to his Ilevel by conduct he might be guilty
 of, but no brave man could excuse
 San Jacintc, compared with great historical confiicts-with Hastings
 BIenheim, Waterloo, White Plains
 was an insignificant affair, but its re
 suits were important and far reaching It secured the independence of Tex as, paved the way for her annexation to the United States, and was an earnest of future service.