March 4, 1861; Tri-Weekly Alamo Express; San Antonio
On Saturday, the 2nd of March, the day of Texas Independence, just at 12 A.M., the time the secession ordinance was to take effect, the Lone Star Flag over Carolan’s Auction room, the Head Quarters of Travis, fell to the ground, the K. G. C. Flag floating over Braden’s Grocery appeared minus the Star, and the flag raised over the Alamo in attempting to get it down, caught half mast and there staid some time in spite of the efforts to haul it down.