Evening star., 1931-12-13

puts the aSSaultln3 pSTty around 5000 men,
with loss Of between five and six hundred
A FEW hours after the massacre had ceased
the enemy dled decently laid away,
but not with that handful of men who had
made such magnificent fight for their lives,
for these were gathered together in three
piles, mingled with fusl and burned Nearby,
year later, by order of Gen Houston, as
much of their remains as could be found was
placed in large coffin ana inferred in peach
orchard nearby with military honors Unfortu-
nately, it seems thc: the identical spot where
the interment tocl p,a:e is now unknown, as
the area in which it took place is densely
built over. However, the names of these men
so far as known ere today not only enshrined
in the hearts of tfe American people but are
preserved in bronze where they fell, brayely
fighting, for Texas i0Gepcnd 1nce. AS copied
from the several taolc,s, their names are
Tablet No. ii. B. Bournan. D. Bourne,
Brown Burnell, Butts, j. Butler. J. M CO.
brera, J. Cane w p. Case7. j c. Clark Will
liam Cloud, r. Coc:lr n, G.. w Cottle s. Craw-
ford, r. Crossr'an, D. P Cummins, Cunning
ham, ]. Darst. J. Da7is, J. c. Day
Tablet No. p Daven, c. Despalier w
Deardcrf, p. de S,nq,e De Vault, j. Dickens
A. Dickinson. Di''c-d, L. Duel, s. burst, Es-
parge, r. Evans s. B. Evans j. Ewin j. Faqua
w. Fishback, J. flanders. d. Floyd j. H.
Forsythe. J. CASTOR, J. C. Garrett j. E. Gar
win. ]. George. Gz-more, c. Grimes Groyn ].
Harris w. B. H~--ison, c. Haskell Hawkins
j. M Hays, Hersie, Hcr and, S. Holloway w.
Homrell, Hutchsoon. Ingram, Jacinto, P. Jack
son, D. Jackson.
Tablet No Sd. Thompson, j. M. Thurston,
Tomlinson, Valentine, Warnall, Warner, Walsh,
j. Washington, WC.crs Wells, d. Wilton, J.
Wilson, J. L. Wi'scn, H. s. Williamson j.
White, r. White, Wolf Wright zoanco.
Tablet No. 4-E. All-n, Anderson, M Autrey
Ayres, Bailey, G. Baker L. Baker w. c. NJ
Baker. Bailess. p W. 3snentine, L. Baker(?),
j. G. Bangle, j. c.. Beugh, j Blair s. C. Blair,
J. Beard, w. Blazalsy. B5wen.
Tablet No. 81. Jackson, c. q. Jameson, ].
M. Jmenez, John L. Johnson, W. Johnson j.
Jones. Kedsor. J. Kenney, Kenney Kent Kim
BILE, j. c. King, w. King, Lanio, w. Lewis, w.
c. Lewis, w. Ligh.foot w Linn, L. Loney
Tablet No. 6-Afu5sulman E. Nelson, G. Mel
son, w. G. Nelson, Nelson. Neggin, Nolan, Os-
tener Pagan, Parker, Pelone, Pollard Redeem
son, J. r. Reynolds, Robins, Robinson, J. M.
Rose, Rough Rusk, Resan.
Tablet No. Sears NJ. Sewail W. X. Simp-
son, A. Smith C S. Smith j. c. Smith, w. H.
Smith, starn. r. Starr, Stewart, r. L. Stock
ton, Summers Summertime, Sutherland,
Taylor, G. Taylor. J. Taylor, w. Taylor, J. M.
Thornton Thomas
There Is also a special tablet containing the
names of the commanders at the Alamo: Will
liam B. Travis, James Bowie, David Crockett
and James B. Bonham.
DFRHAPS of all these Names the most
closely associated with Washington was
the celebrated David Crockett. who first came
here to Congress Representative from
Tennessee, in 1927, s2Tving two terms, and
again for final term in 1888. He was man
of limited education, but made many friends
and was a welcome guest, and as advertiser
there are few men today successful than
he, for not only were his quaint sayings print
ed abroad. but story of him was as popular
on the continent it was in his own country.
Just little over a year after his death an
account appeared in a London magazine tell
ing of his laSt 3tan1 - ~-~'I-'-- o. the Alamo
1t said:
"2efore oayb sz-., o uAe ON of March the
Alamo assaulted by the whole force of
the Mexican army commanded by Santa Ana
in person. The battle was desperate until day
light, when only six belonging to the
Texian garrison were found alive. They were
instantly surrounded and ordered by Gen.
Castrillon to surrender, which they did under
promise Of his protection, finding that
sistance any longer would be madness. Col.
Crockett was of the number. He stood alone in
angle of the for the barrel of his shattered
rife in his rig,l. hand, in his left his huge
Bowie knife dripping blood There was
frightful cash across his forehead while around
him there a complete barrier of about
20 Mexicans lying p-E-men dead and riny.
AT his feet lay the dad body of thas vel
known character, dc-tiEed in the colonels mar
ratiye by the assumed name Of Thimblerig, his
knife driven to tn? hat in the throat of
Mexican, and his lift hand clenched in his
hair Poor fellow I knew him WELL at a time
when he was possessed of many virtues, put
of late years the weeds had choked up the
flowers; however, Col. Crockett had succeeded
in awakening in his bozom a sense of better
things, and the poor fellow was grateful to the
last. and stood beside his friend throughout the
desperate havoc
Gen. Castri!lon Eas =. aHc and not cruel and