flrs • • r, . Fc lrh~ rdt , Jr. , feb. 21, 1Q68 S 11 I T H •• _·1-lF · ISf::ING- r Il!Cl! IN Trf'f." Dl:":A F .11~ Irti PUZZLE'' (by •·.ta rgP Crumb_ ger - l ouston Chrcnicl e , .. e b. 19 , 1968) ''i'he ;;an"taliZ~Ylf> C'u"'sti ri n f 1 ~ho p~in-ced .JR1 Si1US (J:,Ffl F) SJt. I TH' s portra i t is YlO\'' El' n~w <' red • .i.he oil oR int ing nf one of the we rriors of t he B!? ttle of San J r' cinto i -s r,rQe--entr•d t o tv-:e Sa n J a c i nto ..•.·mume nt i useum ln 19)9 by t11e ~Pl1 j°aclnto l:H~'='pter ,, f t~1e tal.; .. bterce of tha RE1! t.bl1c of rexa s . for ~ 1 mrst JO ve rs h 1~ r.orians d~be ted the ~c Pnt1ty of t he ar t i~ t e~d t ~e ~--r he ~id t ~e pB inting. Mhen th~ Berri. s Coonty ·91stor1on l ""'oc.i ~ ty ~ r ov1d.ed most of t he mf")ney for rs~torin P:. t he agjng portra it, restorer J a ck Key Fl anPa:an S':ll vro i;h~ -y<t."'r:r. On trn h · c k OT... t he e r-n11:- s l-:e found a notation, uD;;-A F S .. ITB., 1836, by Jeff : ri~ht' Th·)!M s J ~ f ferson Wyali;ht, a ·entuck i an i~ho p"l in ed portrai ~ s i n :<,,.ntnc' ~ and Vir 1n1~ , ~" s in c.:as during the E;.z- ly d" YS 0f the A~oublic . ae p9 1ntsd ~t lP~~t tw " oortrgits of GenerAl ~a~ Eou~ton ~hich h~v~ tr~i loat . FRfa::lm:s SM:"'F. : , r· borr .dpril i:., lt87, in .... utehess County, Ne1'1 Yo-1·k. ... ,, was in cxa.s b::--lefly • i.n 1817, anci r ::;urned to stay in lfl2t . I, ll":.~ss !.f"ft ~11r. hQ-y ·.1.- _>f!rmf' n ,-'.. ly i mo ired. .A t t h e Battle ..... f '~ n .J r cinto h l'l'"'S l.J.9 , -:in P, pe:-ienced hunter nl~o clidn •t ruffle ef' s1ly. D ; f' I1:J hm1 in~~n · eJ to be tl neutr-:.1 during ti1c iexas rt~volution t:ec. ~ 11s€ hi...:; ~··i "'e, GU11 Df LiF · ~·u I:.·3 D i'""'A N S.i I TH •.:as a I 1 J:'1 eYiC9n. JI+.:> crqY')ged r1s -.tnd ·'°)ne n1rrht in ..:ian .ti n~ :m io ~hen a _ eYlcan so lci i ~r in t11 e c ~rr.t~&nd of Gen • . 1artin F=Tf ect de Cos fire4 [' t hi!:., kno c ~ iri._. Off ht s 1~a t . n~ I·\ j ( in• rj • arr. -·O .... ton'~ a rmy' serv1ng as ~ spy · i r th2 r~nk of p~iv· te. Pct r ron• "'s l t,...~, r;n thr-t hi:=:tcric 6.PV of A ~·r il 21, 18)6, thf t emperature a.t dflwn '-&B a. b 1..!llt JB d ear~es ;W a colci \ind t•as blm~1 ng . P. 1:;.: ~~Oki) t he GenPra1 i:n6. t-:h1s,_€·red~ 'G'ne-:r·::.1 , the ~1f>X iC Pil S t:\ rf' getting \<;hat look~ to b l? e n O'l."-t; .)01 r" il'lfo rc emen tS l ed by ~ o s fr ~~ tre f i rP cti o~ of Vince'b brld~e" Houston's a!l!EY, ,; tout 80" r en, · ,.., ~ st~:"'· i nr t.aear t~e ~·:arm th of t ~elr c smp:f'ires, n1.,..ty, rqgged, stiff wl.tr (; \ ld. Sev eral of t hem h· rd Eon:C"ton' s rPply: "£his is go1n;i: tc: be a. aq_mned. i,;pod d~y to fight a b,q ttl e . n / ! T JI ( 2 ) DE:A F sr I H - c ont 1 r uf"d ~ nfm1t 'l grinn ecl . F ~ knew ~~he r; tho r .. , r· l 1np11erl. r 11r ¥fea t her n~ nt t he ' "' UZ ~ 1 _, o d r s n1 1"11n • - loal~t c t•z- 1.ed by most of t he ~en could be c ounted Jn t o fii e. V1noc ts br1d e over Vince B... yor bee. :me a n 1rrport · nt f otor 61 I ..,H E: n<l s 1:x v oluni;nm."6 urn ,;d net Cl.4 t 1t down b~fore t:.he ·uc!-1 o .d er . lUstOl"ic -1 /. c~ c ounto C. 1. sagr.c an ~o who · etuallily roy .\ng t h br1d e. ouGtcn 1d h s ! tl h a s with r. omrt'."rs t l~?1 bout t h f b ldge, t.r ot e l r. teri • troopD c o:=i 1n p . G n . Houston sa1d he as c 1n g t c h ... , e V1nco ' Br- 1ci g d t:oyed o t h e Gener a l ~a nca l nna eo 1l d not g~ t o lier r lnf~r c .er.t s • ..... thet i !Tl! s..,. • e s ted t he de truct1on of the a c p~ ~ c ~o n~er n ~d ! ! 11~~ Jones 111ott .frord . t-:,1cm the l tt"' t • i; r 3Je.rs 1n he Coa. ccmp.ony we:re s h t d , S ITH f: 1r' t o H 1u t on r 'Foos, let rr. o g '1 a n'1 c ue down VL:io~ ' ~ :Br1d -c c .::> they r. n •t et a ~ r mere h lp. " Ancth0 r t l:cory \'"' that; ~ ous ton nt~d t o d nst r oy 1;h 'br1dge so that , on ce t h b t tl h < h ·i;.r.. .. h "lex c lS oul d b 1 thout en ~ c pe route. I n Gen. cu ~ t n ' off c1 l r o t o ' t he b t tle , hA wrot e t hat ht!> ord ered Smith to <1. Ps r.roy the 1cnly br _d. on t !'lu road t o the Br azoG, a d ~ c "" tlce r;f ig~1 t 11 F- f r .,Ir. t ho ·re .. s c5mp. • ouston p·ob bl y d1d ,_ nt 'the d As-.r uct1-on of ~ h bricitre t.iell .. he gr!n r l ?;fl!; h r rd -c elllng ITH t o O i<~lt ur ttto ~ ~ b l for t h job. ·he : ::r.e s h d been h1dd. n ork nerr th b you. Re l h n1m olf d d not tr1t o;.m the det i l r- o f t " br1d.ge blll"ni ig • . ·r!ng the hr t tle , SMITH \ G throt1n do ~ . n dr o. '1.i.s nor e o.nd ""P 1 l et the f eet o f f"l S ntnn1&te lieut ru L t. ~ 1th tried .~ o nhoot thr- i. x1cDn bt·t h 1'"' p1 t ol n l e 1I'ed. ·· h en t he of!"l..c r r ~ lo shed '"' t .. mi t h wl th a s n. ber. the ~ .i·~ n ;;; h _... ,.. ~1 t he u less p 113tol !n h "'.. s f'a ce Juo t h off1c r d r e ck nother a ~ 1n 1th he s a ber, SJ"I TH n ra v '·d h ~ r.. J ohn n • .J retie his i:.orHe ov!.r ~he MP.x!.e n. , . ln · s f et. r IT ~bb d ~ hn 3a be=~ k i l led the e .. ioa n, off 1oflr , anrl r ejoin e d t:1e bott l e. S M I T B ( )) DEAF SMITH - oont1nue41 SMITH CAPTtlftED Gen. Cos on April 23 at a deserted. farm near the Brazos. Cos 0 attP.cpt1ng to escape on horsa~ok, had rlctd.en to "tnce•a bridge and found lt destroyed. When oapture4, the small and dapper Mexican general t-aas afoot, oerrylns a nmt ohlna pltoher and an ear of com. SMITH later told a friend that the llattle ot San ~ecinto appe.rently hed used up the last of his strength. A tew months efter the battle, while soout1ng on the Medina Rlver, he became very 11.1 and thou(';ht he WBS going to d1e. He 1mplore4 a frlenle j "BurJ' me st1'!~ding r.an my hePd .beoeause I eema 1nto th1s world reet flrat en(f I've had b.Bd luck ever sinde. 0 S!~ITH died of otinsumpt1on Nov. ;o. 18,?, in -1chmond, Texas, Rnd was buried there.ct - --- - - --- ---- -- ---- From 0 ~SH!IACK8 P.Mj8a f€sta A1'111e J<'iorr.n, East Sevana lioa4, Le G1'&1Jde Gr~n4e, Qiltomla, 9533. Her grend·f~ther, .AUGUSTUS CONWA! SMITH eame from Fayetteville, Ark. oa. 1850. H~ was oldest son ot WILLI.Ar~ HF.NRY SMITH Pnd. C!NTP.:'tA A~""lt Rh"!I> Of Nashville. Arkansas. Bad s brothers - ROBERT, C!~Rtl?S, WILEY, JO~EPB & THOV~S and a S1Stel' Belle Du Pree Holcomb. --- - - -- -- van Miller SMITH (by Lee B. s;1rn1 of ~~1am1, ~·exas - 215 pgs. MRS. SMITH was bor; Columbia Co., Ark - d~ughter ot John Wm. Miller 6 Blrdle Vtrg1n1e rawtor4. She lived nenrly all of her first 11 ;veers w1th her partnts 1n 'fexas merr1e4 Lt:E R.