The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25

The personal history Of Isaac Snow
has always been regarded as remark.
able, az was that Of almost all Of those
who lived In the stirring times Of the
Revolutions and he appeared TO take
p%lcRrpre in relating his perils and hard.
ships. Not a few Of the youths OF this
generation have gathered around him
ut different times, while he would tell
them his story, substantially as follows;
"when | was seventeen years old,
a recruiting sergeant calling for vol
unteers for the American army under
General Washington, at the siege OF
Boston, came along. | wished to go
aud join my country's army, and al
though my mother and sister tried to
dissuade me, and wcpt aud begged !
would not go, | enlisted for three
months. When measured b. see Il
was tall enough 10 answer the law.
stretched myself up all that was posi-
blc, aud then was just able 10 pass. Aud
nov | took the all wool grcatroat madc
by my mother, aud with the others that
had enlisted marched FROM home to Hos
ton OF RnNbury In the month of FrhW
arv, 1870. At the end Ut this journey !
found nv shoes worn out. aud also that
the other soldiers we're, many ot thcm
harefoo, aud poorly supplied with
clothing We often stood sentry he tine
cold. and nj one time iu thu night, ST.,
men TOOK cedar rails aud broke them uI
aud made Il Dire Co warm ourselves. Ih,
lire. although con Portable 90 them
proved a mark for the British 10 fire
Jpon. and soon q cannon ball killed uu,
Of their number aud broke the gun ut
another while lu his hand. After that
often some ut u- sheltered our,cl,r-
in The cellar, where houses had stood.
hut had been burnt down by the British.
aud often an the shelter We had wa, boo
the lee of the walls.
"ln March. 1876, il was determined
hy General Washington 'o build breast
works upon Dorchester heights. was
In a company from Eastman, command
Ell by Captain solomon Higgins, and
assisted In the work. II had been iu
contemplation some time. although Kept
~ secret a. possible.
Owe were prepared with spades.
cruwhars, shoycis, picks, etc, aud when
the evening of the fourth Of March
zane. none thought Of sleeping. TIA,
working party consisted of 1900, with
a covering party OF 500. We reached th,
place unobscrvcd 10y the enemy. and
set to work with an possible Dispatch
aud before morning We had thrown uI
q hrrastwork sufficient 90 shelter us.
but still kept AZ wora, relieving each
other only TO eat. II was expected that
the English would leave Boston viii
troops. and proceed 20 drive NJ from
the new fort, II they could not knoci
II down vita cannon balls. We prcpar
rd 20 meet them by drawing up an,
placing all around the fort, large tree
with limb, attached. laying them husl
end out so that they must stop and eco.
their way through them before reach
ing the fort. BEFORE This. men had hr.I
employed Ia Dorchester wood, hlIiu.
barrels with clay aud stone and hcaliu.
them mp strong. These barrels wcr,
had in readiness the first iay. 20 roll
down the bin and TIM. break aud ru'
mp the rank, ~ the enemy should 'lo,
attempt "a come upon us. n wa. rob,
afterward. that iu the morning the Eng
lish commander, after looking with hl'