The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-08-01
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terrible food in the South Of France:
No one ubo has not lived in France would
be likely to form AD idea of the amount Of
private virfue, Of JEALOUS bat modest char
Nv, and Of unostsDtatioua piety which 10
ever Dispensing its Silent beDedictions
throughout the length and breath Of this
country. The infidei revolutionists make
such q desperate noise, 40 eeaseiessiy DO
they deafen tie public ear with these rbaP
oodies of theirs sbont DOrals, politics, aud
religion, which woaId consign the race To
universal perdftion If they were generally
embraced. that foreigners are to apt TO
Judge Of France by them, aud TO conclude,
that not even ten just men are lefs 20
svert the condemnation Of the ccuntry.
This 10 far from being the case. But Chris
tian virtue DO 9 NOT challenge observation.
Il 10 ordinarily out of tie reach of chance
visitors and newspaper reporters, and M uss
he sought for TO be found. It is only 90
occasions such az this esupendous calamity
which has visited the land that these IN
known heroes and heraipea are forced TO the
front from their quiet spheres OF use'ui
ness in the discharge OF fresh duues
which no ope ese can be found to under.
axe.
As your space perhaps does not admit of
ny eDumerating all the aets OF self saeri-
aciDg Christian hesoism which these ter
yibIe foundations Ia the south Of France
have given occasion TO, / will single ont
eniy one or two which viii think most in
ssrest your readers.
when The GAropne, whose banks were no
longer able 70 costain its mounting waters,
relied over, fret the boolevards of Tou-
10ase, and then over she faubo1sgs and
adjacent country, in few seconds multi
tndes Of human beings, whom the rushing
Hood left not moment for eecape, were
aS1o@gling In the waters In al bonr ave
tSandrod houses were overthrow; and In
oddities 10 the violent rush In one diree-
sion II the vast body Of water a. it rolled
resslessly over everything in its way.
panher Of violent edAies were caused by
yasisas impcdimeDts, which whiried boata
and bargea apd beams Of wood and snght
alss which offered aehaDee Of rescue from
drowning, here and there, helpleasly, in
every direction. IL wss in this state OF
ahipgs that the General Of division OF BessCl
egaeFea some Of the troops 90 man PontOons
and Try to save all they could. Bat the
e17rens dashed them against the pile Of the
Poat Neuf and the walls OF the hospital
Hotel Disu), at one end of the bridge. On
enc of tbese was
The MARQUIS D'HAUIroCL.
His wrecked boat Was ia danger Of sinking
vhilet he YVES using his utmost exeTtions 20
be sble 70 save all be could-of bic drown
ing feliowcreatares. He was in the utmost |
peril, and he was duplicated TO abandon
his boat. "Why should / retreati" was
BIS noble reply. Here are soldiers risking
their lives, and the life of gentlemen 10
not worth more than that Of q soldier J"
And within q few moments afterwards,
with those words almost in his mouth, he
had given his earthly life % pledge Of his
sincerity.
A boat which had been terribly battered,
laden with rescued persons, was in danger
% going down every moment, with great
difficulty gaining the shore. Five OF six
persons who had been ciinging to q Waif
which was sinking under them, left their
hold of it and clutched the sides Of the
boat o. It passed, It keeled over. There
we're sbrieks Of terror. An agent Of police
named Castel, q man of herculean strength
seized rapidly the drowning persons one
by one by their clothes, and threw them into
abe .pontoon. They were landed safely.
Bot had the boat got to shore one min ute
sateF, it must have gone to the bottom with
M its cargo.
Daring the evacuation of the hospital, a
MAD and woman (they were husband and
Wife) were observed clingipg 70 the bars
Of one of the windows. With prodigious
Tapidity the sullen waters were mount
the food held it pitilessly sealed. Some
heroes, led by NJ, BeIcastel, braved the
fnFious current, tore away bar, and threw
gopea to the two victims. As they
came forth from the window, the river
swept them away. A pODtoOn commanded
H
LIEUTENANT PERAGALLo
wns roWed to the Tescure. II. Peragallo
.EsiEsd the wife by the hair and rescued
her. The husband sunk 70 rise no more,
Abbe DeIpeck, who was on board, giving
him aboOlution whilst the waters we're TAX
ing away his life.
TAe whole of the clergy Of TonIouse dis
tinguished themselves by their heroic con
dact. They were in all directions giving
sHsOlotion to the dying, ssd were seen in
the water, up TO their waists, carrying
ca 10 places Of safety those they had re-
aeued.
Bot we cannot leave Lieut.. Peragello
with the small mention we have made of
him, limited "a is our space. Of frail and
delicate constitution, he had been three
hoars in the water, mp to hiS waist, di-
YeetinR the efforts for Tescuing the drown
ing at the imminent peril Of bis life. Three
times his general sent orders TO him to re-
t1rn. Three times he refused. The fourth
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