Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-19
LAST HONOR To
ALAMO MARTYRS
Old Document Describes
Collection and Inter.
ment of Ashes

. lfNf iidI IN VIII ever he possible fl
/ Inca-e the exact spot where the ashss
Of The heroes Of the Alamo were
buried. neN llTht l. thrown upon thr
matter hy data collected BY Mrs
/ Charles = smith from old document,
Mrs Smith is a descendant OF one az
the Canary island families who s.,
tied IN this vicinity In the early days
and has resided In San Antonio al.
/ her ne
IN an old manuscript In her pos
session. the following Is found:
Gathered Ashes ~ Heroes.
In conformity with an order from
tho general commanding the head
quarters. Colonel Segrin. (who took
command ~ San Antonio for the Tex
ans after the battle Of San Jacinto
WITH his command stationed al Rexar
paid the hOnors of war Ia the re.
mains Of the heroes OF the Alamo
The ashes we're found IN three places
The two smaller heaps we're carefully
collec'ed and we're placed In a coffin
neatly covered with black and on
grayed on the inside OF the lid with
the names OF Travis. Bowie aud
Crockett The coffin was then car
ried TO HeNar and placed in the par
ish church. where the Texar flag. a
rifle and a sword were placed upon II
The procession was formed Al 3
o'clock on February %. 1897. The
honors TO be paid were eqnounced
In orders issued on the pres ous wen
ing and by the tolling OF a agil from
daybreak. 10 the hour OF interment
Az O'Clock the procession moved
from the church in Bexar."
The order In which the line II
march was formed Is elahOrately de-
scribed Taen the documents contin-
ues'
Observed Imposing Ceremonial.
The procession passed through the
principal street OF the city (which
was Alameda street. now Commerce
crossed the river passed through tho
principal street on the other side. and
halted az the place where the first
ashes had been gathered The coffin
Was then placed upon the spot. amt
three volleys Of musketry were dis.
charged by one Of the companies.
THE procession then moved 10 tho
second SPOT whence part Of the ashes
IN the coffin had been taken. Here
the same honors were paid and then
the procession proceeded to the prin-
clpal spot and the place of intermeni.
where the grave had been prepared
When the coffin had been placed up
.on the principal heap OF ashes. Col
onel Seguin delivered sort address
IN Spanish auq 0. l.lovcl 3d., 'a.
Tor Western. who spoke in English
Then the ashes We're buried
In those days there were several
settlements on the site OF the presen,
city all OF them being later com
bined 10 make San Antonio. Rexa-
was on the west side OF the river.
Document Describes Alamo.
The same document contains hrlef
description OF the Alamo as Il stood
before the battle The following state
ments are found:
The Alamo comprised the usual
buildings OF mission and was also
strongly fortified On the north Of
The church was a large walled ,,a-
vent yard. on the west side of which
was situated the convent itself a
long. narrow two storied brildiu, AZ
'ided by partitions into rooms which
were used as barracks Then to tho
vest Of the convent and extending
some distance north and south was
me square or plaza OF the mis-. ion.
rectangular In shape and enclosed
with strong walls OF masonry several
tcct thick From the southeast corr
ner OF This square ran diarot,,
sto,kade across 10 connect with be
church This was the scsn. .r ma
Alamo siege"
This description is followed D,
short account OF the battle Of Mar. h
y, 1896. when the defenders OF fba
mission were killed TO the last mai,
and their bodies burned on f.,er,l
pyres Judging from the fac, tbs,
three heaps o. ashes were found
Is TO be presumed that there wer
three funeral pyres.
I'm Interesting Genealogical Eero,d
Mrs Smith. whose mailen nam.
was Gertrude Cassiano has several
valuable relics In her possession ON
OF them is the family record of n
Corderos. This book Is two certpris,
old. Its several hundred psres ar.
OF parchment. and the records zero
written with quill rens. The maze,
are deliberately embelllshei with Goa,
OF arms OF the Cordero family Gov
ernor cordero. who ruled over Ts,,s
and Coahulla when thl. state belong
ed 10 Mexico was Mrs smltba s,.p.
grandfather In the book Fmrer8r
charlemanee, tho founder OF tho ~,
piro Of the Franks b. mentioned A.
an ancestor Of the Corfero family m
the document containing n desar.r.
ton ~ The Alamo. Governor Coricra
u credited with harinp planted thl
coiionsood trees thar save rice +.
The name nov borne by the mission
After tho death n Governor An.
tonic rordero hil widow married Iaso
rnaaIann aImnllhL-nr nlL d.