Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 10, Number 2, July 2000 Page: 117
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Reminiscences of Dilue Rose Harris
they do. the texas army was retreating. Mexican
army Crossing the Colorado. Colone Faning and
his men prisoners. there was alarge tribe Indians
on the trinity. more negro men than whites men
amoung us and many of them wild Affricans also
the Chero-kee indians in Eastern texas at
Nacogdoches there were tories both mexican
and Americans. it was the intention of our men
to see theire families across the sabine river.
return and fight the Mexicans. I must say for the
negros there was no insubordination. they were
loyal to theire owners. our hardships began at
the Trinity. the river was rising it was astruggle
who should cross first. Meassles sore eyes
whooping cough broke out and every other
disease that man woman and Child were heire
to our party consisted five white families also
Mr Adam Staffords negros we had separated
from mrs. West and other friends at the Vmce
Bridge. the horris of crossing the trinity is beyond
my power to describ one of my little sisters was
very sick. the ferryman said those who had sick
Children should cross first. when our party got
to the boat the water broke over the banks from
above run arond we were several hours surround
by water. our family were the last to get to the
boat. left more than five hundred people on
page seven 7 March 1836 Re-treating before
the mexican army under Gen. Santanna
crossing the trinity)
on the weste bank. Fathers family were the last
to cross. driftwood coverd the water as far as
we could see. the sick Child in convulsion. it
required eight men to manage the boat. when
we landed all the low lands was under water.
every body rushing for the prairie. Father had
agood horrse mrs. Dyer let mother have her
horse and saddle. Father carried the sick child
and sister I rode behind Mother. she carried
Fathers gun and the little babe. all we carred
with us was what Clothing we were wearing at
the time the night was very dark. crossed bridgethat was unde water. as soon as we crossed aman
with acart and oxen drove on the Bridge it broke
down drowning the oxen. that prevented the
people from crossing as the bridge was over
aslough that looked like ariver. Father and Mother
hurryed on got to the prairie. found agreat many
families camped aMrs. Foster invited Mother to
her camp. furnished us with supper abed and
dry Clothing. the other families staid all night in
the bottom with out fire or any thing to eat. the
water up in the carts. the men drove horses and
oxen to the prairrie. woman sick Children and
negros left in bottom. the old negro man uncle
Ned left incharge. he put the white women and
Children in the Stafford wagon. it was large and
had acanvas cover. negro women and theire
Children he put them in the carts
page seven 7 Continued
guarding them till morning. it was impossible for
the men to retur to theire families, they spent the
night making araft worked by torch-light as the
camps were neare apine grove of timber. there
was no trouble about lights it was a night of terror.
Father and the men worked some distance from
the camp cuting doun timber to make the raft. it
had to be put to aagter in the water, we were in
great anxiety about the people that was left in th
bottom. didn't know but they would be drowned
or kild by panthers or alligtors or bears. as soon
as it was day light thy went to the relief of theire
families, found them cold wet and hungre. there
was many families tha was water bound. I didnt
know those of our friends were mrs Bells three
Children Mrs. Dyer and her sister Mrs. Neal
with five children mr Bundick's wife had goine
out the first day that we arrivd at the river. Mrs.
Bundick helth was delicate they had friends living
near and went to theire house. when the men on
the raft got to those tha had staid all night in the
trinity bottom found the negros were scared
wanted to get on the raft but uncle Ned told them
his young mistrs and Childrin should go first, it117
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