Show atit what hat general lane DIA for texo texas on one episode in tho the career of the lata late general walter P lane will forever endear his memory in the hearts of the texas people during the Alex mexican ican war while he was major of hayes regiment ot of texas hangers rangers under general wool he was sent with ft A email small bodycot body ot men in the direction ot of san lula luis to discover the movements of the mexican army there were two roods roads to san luis potosi ono one by Match uela a large town the other by the great hacienda of salado where tho the neven seven len teen texas war drew black beans in 1846 and were shot the two rood roads lexe divided by A range of mountains lane took uok the left hand and actually penetrated to and entered the city of Match uela with its people and a garrison of several hundred men lie ile ordered and obtained dinner at a meson a sort of wagon yard inn announced that a large american army was near and feasted his men to their full then remounting be he retired obliquely across the mountain to the other rood road and struck the hacienda of salado cizin ith the alcalde he ordered the ion 4 th the bobes of the seventeen enteen n martyred marty red tai ans ana ana anti acm anaed mules sacks and everything necessary sary to bear them away AU were furnished anti the remains of the dead duly placed in transit on milles lane bore the relics to general taylor who had them escorted to la grange on the colorado where they were Inter with great bo bole in the presence cl CA thousands thus to general lane texas la is indebted for the possession of these 1110 of tt a remarkable acm ir kable heroism st louis globe democrat |