Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-08-23

TOOK refuge IN Gne remains OF MT. SCHLA1RE'
SIS, house, where the water cistern still stood
erect, and served as 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 threw 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.. VIM. HART, of this town, with those un-
der his charge, were also miracuiously pre-
| served, it seemed. He was in the house of
| Gov. HEBERT. which early went to pieces and
portions were blown away. There were, I'M
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. Achild OF Mrs
DICKINSON being blown out into the yard, then
covered with several feet of water, he happened
to lodge against a remaining gate post. his
mother sprang after him, and her sister, Mrs.
LEFTw1cH, went to her aid. They thus beS
came separated some distance from Mr.. HART,
who was standing on portions of the wrecked
house lodged against the cistern. An old me-
gro man, a 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 shutter above their heads, shelter
ed them from the falling timber. He afterwards
conducted them to Mfr. HART, who got them
around him and threw a blanket over them to
screen them from the weather. They thus
stood in this terrible situation ell 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 off, laying
beside, a log se%nseless and covered with scarce
" the remnant of a garment. She is now at
the residence of DR.. DUPERIER in Attakapas,
and is reported to be doing we'll.
Mr.. HART heldachild in his arms, lifting it
above the waves, during the many painful
hours that he and his family were in their
p~erilous situation.
About 2 O'Clock at night, Mr.. HART per-
ceiyed 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
pitiabIe 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
ment on the part of servants, have come to
light.
One servant found a valuable box of jewelry
which he gave to his master, and which the
ownera short time after received; we were sor-
ry, however, to learn that the servant received
but one dollar as a reward for his honesty
Many servants are known to be instrumental |
in saving children, comparatively few of whom
were lost, considering the great number on
the Island. 1t is reported that a servant Of
the lamented Mrs. ScHLATRE, who was saved
remarked to her that she could save one of her
children-which should she take? Her mis-
tEese was sitting on the bed at the time: be-
side her little girl, whose back had been inr
jured in some manner. She replied ooh! how
can ] say 0hich shall live? o. This was the
last the servant saw of her mistress. I'm
mediately afterwards the house was blown to
pieces and the wreck driven into the Gulf.
Previously to this, Mr.. ScHLATRE had been
by a falling timber, and rendered ino
probably, of any e~xeFtion. His res
markable rescue is reported below. It is res
ported that young Mr. MILE had ran to the
aid of Mr.. SeHLATBE, when he was hurt, and
this was the last seen of him. 1t is also res
ported that his wife was seen to be washed
from a log to which she was cIinging, subse-
quently to losing her child, who had been wash
ed from her arms by the waves. These how
ever, are merely reports, the correctness of
which cannot be vouched for.
No lady. and probably no gentleman, showed
more presence of mind, nor a more correct
judgment, in 50 trying a situation, than Mrs.
CRopFER, of this parish. She chung to her
house and then her kitchen, until both were
blown away. II is said that a skif fortunately
within her reach at about this time, by
which means she got to. where she thought