The life and writings of Rufus CBurleson, DD., LLD., containing a biography of DrBurleson by HonHarry Hayens; . wenty-two feet high. From the north-west corner a wall of fifty-two feet extended to the convent,which was a two-story building 186x18. The prison was one-story 115x17. These, with several low buildings, includedabout three acres, sufficient to accommodate a thousand men;all being surrounded by a stone wall two and a half feet thickand eight feet high. Fourteen cannons were mounted on vari- 816 The Life and Writings of ous parts of the Alamo fortifications. Fortunately, on thefirst d
The life and writings of Rufus CBurleson, DD., LLD., containing a biography of DrBurleson by HonHarry Hayens; . wenty-two feet high. From the north-west corner a wall of fifty-two feet extended to the convent,which was a two-story building 186x18. The prison was one-story 115x17. These, with several low buildings, includedabout three acres, sufficient to accommodate a thousand men;all being surrounded by a stone wall two and a half feet thickand eight feet high. Fourteen cannons were mounted on vari- 816 The Life and Writings of ous parts of the Alamo fortifications. Fortunately, on thefirst day of the siege, Travis secured eighty bushels of cornand thirty-two beeves. About noon on the i3d Santa Annaarrived in person, and ordered the Texans to surrender or beput to death. They answered him with a cannon shot. Thesiege continued eleven days, during which cannon balls pouredincessantly on the heroic army of Texans. Travis sent outtouching appeals for help, but none came, except thirty-twofrom Gonzales, who forced their way through the Mexicanranks into the Alamo. On the tenth day, when Travis saw. vm ???> :1 ,,r^ Lu****** * C BOWIE BEING CARRIED OVEK THE LINE. there was no hope for recruits, he assembled his men and ex-plained the situation. He then drew a line with his said, Now all who are resolved to die, with me, fightingfor liberty, will cross over this line. With a loud heroicshout they all rushed over the line. The gallant Bowie waslying helpless on his couch, and he cried, Oh, boys, I amresolved to die fighting, please carry me over the line. Andwith a still louder shout they lifted up his couch and carriedhim over the line. On Sunday morning, March 6, while thechurch bells were calling the worshippers to morning prayers, Dr. Rufus C. Burleson. 817 Santa Anna with six thousand select troops supplied withscaling ladders and crowbars, made the last deadly little heroic band met them with a deadly fire, and theassailants reeled and fell b
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