Show THE ALAMO AND SAN JACINTO BANC Bona last volume of 0 pacific slat states history tho the memo memories rice of those these days v lion lien texas leiai was through that period ton ari ard order and aud and the reign of 0 law base parallel in the physical world vi nhen ben the earth undergoes ono one 0 of f those colv cleiona which suase quent ages note nol as a geological period ilia the alamo to in detail the alamo wag mas built for la ill bur roundIng walls bo be ina selvo that they were proof against lacoult except by alego guns the walls walla enclosed a space a bout by ago feet aeton on the south east ast corner of which will was the old uncompleted roofless charch ili alth lah walla ot of hewn stone four our feet thick and twenty two feet la in light there was also a large larco avio story convent and nd a prison ir laon here TRAVIS with bla big little command of not quite ZO mm men writs were stationed stati oneil they had bud foUrte ourtcea ourt cen till cannoni but bill DOT much ammunition or food among abou amou the ibi it band all it viere BOWIE DIVID davin J B aud and others recklessly brave men and perfect nibblers i arthin IB february SIMI ANNA alm al M bra began to and bt abard bim baid tho the place oil tto the 3rd ard of oc march more aliu shells fell within tho the walls alln by this time asals army bod tilled to la ym 50 0 mon ou on the ath tile tho iv falej lit in ilk foric coluin nias alic aico vice abo rd on 1111 cavalry tol to cut OIL lift ill will who might attempt to escape go after charge mas ad maido aud and i lafA with log la tile tho through a breach mado by the cannon were coaled scaled TRAVIS VM iz is dibut willough tho the head white a BUD after the lio entrance is mailo abere were viero dimply a series of death deatle crockett tell fell the ibi church and ABI the iho lou oil bar barrack he hoklui brut been beau disabled vas lying lit in an upper god was vas at as lie ho liy lay but nut not until ito hi bad mailo made a circle af f dead around him with h ills BoVa Eca like teavis fell while working a cannon candon all I 1 iha be time SANTA SA ita ANNA remained at the eon ill battery while the bonds of hla bid v hole array army playing the ilc de guello W aich meana thione an hud d signifies altol flea no quarter iio arter altet the mim acro oro kers were found sod dragged out oat and immediately mur ibur ilfred all TOO la th the alam eAlam except three two children nud one negro servant boy were killed the rest la in number wore were nil fill vengeance for tho the deed camo came at san jacinto thoro there texans with the furious cry Ite the alamo 8 sprang prang OR on SANTA aina ANNAS army killed outright wounded nod and captured prisoners they did it il too v nith ILL a loss losa ot of 0 6 killed and 22 woon wounded ded of 0 whom two died of the iho sounds wound fl they broke iroka aloo the can a potter in texas and established their independence it is in stirring history the forces were small but they wore were fighters every ciery on buo ouo a an and d the terror of their nann names 8 was wag used by many a mexican mother to hash bush peevish children to sleep bleed for or abfall a tall generation otter after the last echoes of the carnage had died away now kow a to mighty state to la up reared there a state stale ot of wonderful resources and of brave men monbut but none of 0 them bliem ever men mention lion the names of 0 TRAVIS or or Ilor sTox without tho the thought that there thero were giants in those tho dayo aay before the memory ot of whom tho t he bravest and best of 0 modern ratio men do themselves honor by reverently acknowledging their masterful ability anil and invincible valor |