Journeys through bookland; a new and original plan for reading (1912)
Sylvester, Charles Herbert · Chicago : Bellows-Reeve company · leaf 48
ere he hadlain too sick to rise; but he had had strength touse his weapons, for four Mexicans had fallen,shot to death in the room, while a fifth lay acrossthe bed with the Colonels terrible knife stickingin his heart. Near the door of the magazine it issaid that they found Major Evans, the… … COLONEL BOWIE HAD HAD STRENGTH TO USE HIS WEAPONS was a small cannon which was turned upon theMexicans in the fort and did terrible execution.AYho handled it is not exactly known, but nearit were found the bodies of David Crockett andfive of his companions. It is said, though pos-sibly without much…
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