Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-08-30

prevent the whole from being aoated away
By keeping huddled together under some
standing timbers, the family was partially pre-
| served from the weather. About six o'clock
the waters of the bay and Gulf met, occasoned
| by change of wind, and the Island became
one sheet Of water. It was at this time that
| Mr.. DIS. house, or the wreck of it, was lifted
/ from it's foundation aud carried some twenty
feet Two Of his negroes escaped by getting
| up PrIckIy Ash tree. A good deal Of sand
and drift had fortunately accumulated in front
| Of the house, which was another protection
| In the morning not even the remains of house
could be seen--utter destruction was every
where. The Ievee from Mr.. SeHLATRE, Sr's,
| house down 10 MAsKILLs was washed away.
and the beach extended from Bayou to Gull
| The family Of Mr.. DEsoB2y made perhaps the
best escape of any onthe Island.
1t consisted of himself and wife, Mrs. OAR,
DENNE and four children. and Miss LAURA and
HENRIETTA CLEMENT, and the servants.
Mr. NAsH's family, after leaving their house,
took refuge in the remains of Mr.. ScHLATRE,
SIS, house, where the water cstern still stood
erect, and served as a barrier TO keep them
from being blown away
The next neighbor, Mr. LYNCH, when his
house was blown away, caught hold of a gate
in the heaviest of the Storm which was floating
by, upon which he threwa mattress and placed
his wife and children upon it; and standing in
water up to his waist, by main strength held on
to the gate and prevented it and its valuable
freight from being washed into the Gulf
Mr.. WIN. HART, of this town, with those un~
der his charge, were also miracalously pre-
served, it seemed. lie was in the house Of
Gov. HEBERT. which early went to pieces and
portions were blown away. There were, un-
der his charge, his wife and TWO children, Mrs.
DICKINSON and two children, Mrs. LEFTwIcH,
and Miss MILDRED LAwEs. Most of them were
bruised by the falling timbers A child of Mrs.
Dickinson being blown out into the yard, then
covered with several feet Of water he happened
TO lodge against remaining gate post. His
mother sprang after him, and her sister, Mrs
LEFrwIeH, went 10 her aid. They thus be-
came separated some distance from Mr.. HART,
who was standing on portions Of the wrecked
house lodged against the cistern. An old ne~
gro man, servant Of Gov HEBERT, with a
soul truly noble, then came to the assistance
of the ladies' who were holding to the post
and lifting a shntter above their heads, shelter
ed them from the falling timber. He afterwards
conducted them TO Mr.. HART, who got them
around him and threw blanket over them to
screen them from the weather. They thus
stood in this terrible situation all night, their
breath being nearly taken away by the rain,
and by the waves dashing over their heads
All the ladies' had lost nearly every remnant
Of their clothing, it being cut to pieces and
blown from their bodies by the wind. 1t is re-
ported by one of the above ladies that Miss
EMMA MILE was seen to be swept past them
by the fury of the gale, literally lifting her from
the ground and bearing her onward. She was
found next morning some distance of, laying |
beside, a log senseless and covered with scarce |
" the remnant Of garment. She is now at
the residence Of DIR. DUPER1ER in Attakapas
and is reported to be doing WE'LL
Mr. Hart held child in his arms, lifting it |
above the waves, during the many painful
hours that he and his family were in their
perious situation.
About O'Clock at night, Mr.. Hart per-
ceived that the water was falling! This was
a delightful discovery. In The morning they
all got on the wreck Of the Star, in truly a
pitiable and embarrassing situation. He and
his company lost all their clothes and valuables,
Rare instances of male and female heroism
and presence of mind, and fidelity and attach
mrnt on the part Of servants, have come 10
light.
One servant found valuable box Of jewelry
which he gave to hi4 master. and which the
owner short time after received; we were sor.
ry, however. to learn that the servant received
but one dollar az reward for bis honesty
Many servants are known to be instrumental |
in saving children, comparatively few of whom
were lost, considering the great number on
the Island II is reported that servant of
the amented Mrs. EeHEATRE, who was saved /
remarked to her that she could save one of her
ehidren-whieh should she take? Her miss l
tress was sitting on the bed at the time: be, /
side her little girl, whose back had been in-
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