The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-02-17

~ right, Hebert and Norman being til
q only ones to escape, the former seri
y ously and the latter slightly scalde
about the exposed portions of thei
;. persons. Norman says that just afte
4 finding himself In the water h
: grasped the bodies of Edwards an,
h Thompson and succeeded in reacLins
/. the bank with them. There wer,
l faint signs of life in both, but in tel
minutes these had disappeared.
The first intimation which the peo.
pie of Donaldsonville received of this
terrible accident was the arrival of a
skiff Wednesday noon, containing
the body of Edwards, with CHASTITY
wound in the back aud another in the
left side. This unfortunate man was
a native of Tennessee, aged Is years,
an engineer by trade, honest and in
dnstrious. He leaves a wife, and one
or two young children. His remains
We're inferred in the Protestant bury
ing ground Thursday morning, under
the auspices of the Perkins Masonic
Lodge, of which he WAS member.
The remains of Thompson were
buried near the scene of the accident.
He Was new conner here, carpenter
by trade, having assisted in the erec-
ton of Weiss new building ON front
street. He was about 30 years of
age, and left no relatives in this Sec
ton.
Capt. jones' body reached here
Wednesday afternoon, having been
taken from the river early that morn
ing and sent down by Capt. Sharp Of
the job boat H. F. Sharp. The re-
mains were fearfully mangled the
head was almost severed from the
body, only small piece of the skin
of the neck remaining to connect
them the chest was crushed in, the
right arm taken off just below the
elbow, the left foot gone and the flesh
of the leg torn off as high as the knee,
leaving the bone bare while gaping
wound in the abdomen exposed the
Deceased was about so years
Of age, and leaves wife, daughter
and two stepdaughters, one of the lat
Ter married. The funeral took place
Thursday afternoon, the body being
buried in the Protestant cemetery.
Thursday morning the bodies of ..
1uedry aud SORES were recovered,
arriving here in the afternoon. Cue :
iry's skull was mashed, the right leg
ractured in half dozen places, and
large cash made in the right side.
lie was an estimable young man, en- t
Dying the good will of all who knew :
i'm. His age was about % years, t
nd wife and two children are left
mourn his untimely end. Deceased
as q member of Ascenson Hook and
adder Company, and the funeral
as conducted by that organization,
le body being conveyed to the Cath
lie cemetery on the company's truck.
iremen attended in uniform, and IL
re cortege was led by the Independ-
1t Brass Band. A
The injuries of SORES were large :
ound in the left side and compound
acture of the left leg. He was about in
years of age, quiet, hard working
lung man, a native of this place, ne
lere his parents reside. He belonged pc
the Cannoneers of Donaldson, by
lom the funeral was conducted. The in,
dy was buried in the Catholic GEM :
cry, and salute fired over the Pa Pa
ave. vo
49, sal
Diligent search has been made for ize
body of Garcia, but it is yet un- t d,s
md. He was about IL years of age, ro'
S born here, and leaves mother - :
young brother and sister, of whom ;ou
was the main support. Like Sol
, he was of steady aud Industrious