New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-17
OUR Biloxi LETTER.
New Orleans firsmen-Fever In Pasca.
EOufa- -Personals-A Presentation.

special Correspondence Of the Republican,
BILOXI, Mise, August Is, 1875.
arrived here Saturday evening as CUES.
OF Home Hook and Ladder Company No. l.,
OF the Sixth District, and inside of half q
minute the cooks and walters in the Hole
in-the-Wall felt quite certain that some
thing had broken loose, bu. the landlady
retained her serenity. The boys piled into
such good things as they found on the table,
and destruction was tho password. Supper
demolished, the excureiOuists were remind
ed. by tho presence Of anxious looking
ladies, that dancing was in order. This
was pressed by Eckert's excellent band
tuning tiddles and horns for measured har-
mony. As if by magic the room was filed
with devotees, and the towering form of
Mr.. Eugene May was far above all; though
Piper, De Leon and Zimmerman filled some
valuable space. Abou. two o'clock the
musicians found needed relief, but the fire
men had only b. gun their irolic. 1t seems
tina: when the boys don uniforms for hoi-
day they have license to perpetrate NON
sensica! deed., and the license in this in
stance was broad one. Every kind Of
object that could be made to make hid
eous noise was utilized. Woe unto the
member who attempted to sleep, for such a
din was raised that citizens must have
thought that the end Of time had arrived.
After sun up there was cessation of hostili
ties, and when breakfast was called very
few had sppetites.
Sunday wore along rather lazily until
near dinner hour, when blue shirts leaked
out from all sorts Of hiding places, and
Biloxi once more began to howl. Hooks
and ladders were everywhere, all in fine
spirits.
Several members had been 90 thoughtful
as to take their families with them, which
was pleasant. At night another ball and
other amusements as before. AS the time
passed so easily, it was agreed to postpone
departure until Mondays noon train, al
though several members started for homo
Sunday evening. Yesterday the remainder
got home, and in passing the REPUBLICAN
office paid it's respects.
List Of officers: Eugene May, president;
W. IA. H-iAAAiOAAObs vlCo plCSAO0uV, 4.
Daiier. treasurer; J. A. II. DeLeon, secre-
tary; c. c. Piper, foreman; G. G. Marks
and John Michel, assistants; E. Chevally,
Jr., steward; NJ. O'Connors, housekeepeS
The company returns its thanks to Mr..
George Hunt for his timely assist tince just
when and where he was wanted.
The news in Biloxi concerning the yellow
fever in Pascagoulx is not encouraging.
The master Of Q lumber schooner arrived
carly Monday morning, and his staten ents
to Mr.. A. L. Hasling are decidedly black.
The railroad trans do not halt at Pasca-
goula, but take on or put off passengers
several miles distant on either side. Nearly
all the residents have gone away, but I
could not find any Of them. as l wished, in
tending to CLEAN full particulars.
Among the guests here l found Cap tain
Lawson, the steamboatman of the days
when Noah thought his ark model pro-
peller; Captain Dan Hickok, Mr.. Bilgery.
Mr.. P. Gelpi, Colonel Beckham, Messrs.
Newman, F. Zacharie, Tsdd, &.
F. Buck, Henry Bayly and others whose
names are out of mind. Mention is here
made of the fact that Mr.. Bayly was pre-
sented with . finely mounted flute-no in
sinuation that he 10 good blower. The
iute is about six feet long, and was origin
ally a gas pipe.
Mr.. Peter Montross lpks rs happy as =
rising young lark in seed time, as his Bos-
,ell House is quite packed with we'll fed
guests. People generally are quite con-
ented with Biloxi. and entert ain the belief |
hat the town will be exempt from yellow |!
ever. az it has always been.
DON MCPARIS.