The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-02

HERO WILL
| MARK FRIENDS GRAVE
ERECT MONUMENT TO MEM
DRY OF BONHAM
AT TEXAS ALAMO
Will Perpetuate Bravery of Offic-
er Who Was Forefather of Gen.
M l.. Bonhan, Of Andersen
AT TEXAS ALAMO

| BY reason OF the fact that the bon
ham referred to iD the article WAS the
father OF General NJ. l.. BonlaIn. of
Anderson, people living in this city
Will read with great interest the fol-
lowing article. which Is clipped from
+, the Japanese American, Il newspaper
published in Japan:
Professor Shigctaka Shiga, who has
Just arrived In San Francisco, Is per
haps one Of the most interesting vis-
| itors who have come to these shores
/ from the mikado's land. Ills chief mis-
sion In this country is to deliver lee
ture at the conference to be held at
| Washington under the auspices OF the
Pan-American Union, hut that Is not
what particularly interests Us. What
Is most interesting tc us about him is
that lie has brought with him huge
natural stone to be erected at San An
tonic. Texas. ns q monument to the
memory OF those heroes who defended
and died at the historic church Of
Alamo on March G. 1885,
| 1t Is indeed one of the ironies of
fate that while those gallant defenders
OF freedom against Mexican despotism
are almost forgotten. even by their de-
scendants. an Oriental scholar. edu-
Gated In Oriental schools, should cher
lsh SO intense reverence for their
spirits that he is inspired to make a
pilgrimage to their graves and detlf-
cato monument to their memory.
To describe the heroic deeds of tho
dcfendcrs OF the Alamo 1t is necessary
to refer to the birth of tho Republfc
OF eTxns. UP to May 2, 1886. the people
tol Texas were bound by allegiance to
the Mexican federal constitution of
1924. But on that day the Texas con-
Yention held at Washington, on tho
Brazos. declared the political connec,
ton or Texas with Mexico forever at
an end 1T declared Texas to be q
Tree, ,aorereign and independent re-
pubic, fully invested with all the
rights and attributes which properly
| 0eiong to an Independent nation.
In the meantime the Mexican forces
lbasr General Santa Anna were stead
ny ndvanolng into Texas with the de-
termination to hold the country under
the Mexican yoke. Toward the end of
February. 1886. Santa Anna entered
the city OF San Antonio, driving the
Texan guard before him. To STAY tho
advance of this formidable army of
Mexico, numbering moro than 1000.
Colonel Travis with forco OF 15S
men cntrenohed himseir behind the
Walls or the Alamo. &
Travis, In anticipation Of a nfexican
attack. had done what he could to
strengthen the walls and nrov;de
means for defense. BiIt the Aiano
was built for q mission, not for a fort
ress. The walls. though thick, were
plain stonework without q fedoubt or
pastion to command the lines of the
Santa Anna imme1iateIv dan,nnaad
nm uncontlitionai smrranJay -, i'iuu .i.n n1l
amo and its defenders. Trnvis renit..1
tho demand wifi, a shot from, s,,a r,,su e.,,.
ThcIi the Mexican iarmv,o I hoissas . .i.
blood-retli flag In :tbn, fnw, onS' 60.
mencefl tho dttacl, III ~. u soiti
It WINS at This c.ltfca, =, : ,.,tr.
Bonharn. i,earinr n Isttcr ,1o fro,s Ho,a.s, ~.
Travis. sallla6 mt ~ tbns, 49, -,
went to Colonel Fnnnin IL a., : !; 49,, H
for reinforcements- Tray,s. n - S,aau
a stirring annSal for itha ~, ~ s.;5 ~?
and gallantry ~ hia, fa,,ns.y n,.;,.a....
and compnfrints .T hn, hns;..,s,.s ss y, .:
said. "by m tinuaa nh ~ ,,,,s.e 70 .,.S
Mexicans under SANTA ANN nm Z 8 + - hrns ,sns
sustained Continued bnn,ha !, -, ne =
for "a hours and have mt lat = rnaIs'
Tho enemy has demanded a s,,rrens sia.
at discretion: otherwise fha r.nrrison
Is to be put to the sw0Ia fhe 3 tniaca II .s 4
taken. have answered ftlie snn,r, nnS o,ss -
with a canon shot and our flnE sffII
waves proudly from the walls. Tahaii,
never surrender or, retreat, 8 nh en- Il j
patriotisih; az eyerythinr d tteas @ ~ =, ,Sa ~
American ,charaoter' To ne co,,,a @ - - .,,s sms
aid with 5iiil dianafch = TSn ZONE g our e
face,ly,ys - . E ~ ts