The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-22

the papers do not at all magnify the
tuatIOu there which is terrible. One
hurdred and seven bodies were found
in small space on Monday, and
one lrishman was found on that day
yet alive under a pile of debris, who
bad had nothing TO eat nor driuk
for nearly ten DAYS. Bodies are being
found hourly as the debris is beng
cleared away. He also said that the
Masons OddfelloHs and Py,blans
have headquarters established both
IT. Houston and Galvt ston and these
orders are ALI dong noble work
Berg a member of the Knights Of
Pythias, this gentleman saw much
! of tins which he otherwise would
not have known. Rail communities
uon has now been established, ali
the companies there having rushed
rapidly the building of one bridge
over which they will pass. Mr..
Dupre said he IS satisfied that Gal
weston will be more important
City than ever.
Miss Berthe Soalier, after spend
ing several weeks II this town return
ed to New IBERIA, her home, this
We k.-St. MartinsvIlFe Evsngeline.
Misses Agner Grelg and Mabel
DauterIve, have retained to New
IBERIA, their homa, this weeks
Nariinsvllle Evangellne,
DIR. aud Mrs A. p. VOORHEES, of
New IBERIA were visitors 10 st Mar
tlnvllle this week, the guests of Mr.
aud Mrs. I l.. Broussard.- st.
MAJ tnville Ne. S4nger.
Mrs. Cartwright and baby, al
sister and neic. Of Mr. A. B. Murray
are the guests of himself and faml-
". This lady came South from her
home in Indian Territory N search
Of better health and rest
Mrs Sidney Perrodin %eturned
Tuesday from New Iberia where she
had been on an extended visit. She
vas accompanied home by Miss
Pa,out.-Rayne Tribune.
Mr.. Frank Greig of ST. Martin
lie. was in town on Sunday last
MISS Louise Perron, popular
young lady Of New iberia Is here on
visit to her parents. Miss Perron
has hort of friends here who warme
y welcomed her on her return. =
Morgan City Rural Topics.
Miss Mary DAVIS went to New
Orleans during the early portion OF
the week, This young lady IS a grea,
favorite here and her friends will be
pleased to know that she will prob.
ably rot be absent more than a few
W. eks.
Messrs. Stanly and b. Guilbeau
of Breaux Bridge, }. F. Brons>ard
and +. J. Fournet Of s.. Martinville
left on Monday for:hc STATE U,.ivars-
llY AT Baton Rouge.
ON friend, Mr.. Joe Selma, of ST.
Mar.invllle was seen on our streets
on Saturday last.
Mrs. Thomas, nee Fel,cie Burke,
returned on Monday to her.home in
New York very much improved III
health. Mrs Thomas had been visiting
her relatives IN the Eas. Eud.
Mr. Frank Mattingly and h $
brother John l.. are now living III
Houston. They were seen by Mr..
Q. &. Dupre ana sent a number of
messages to friends here.
Miss Maggie Hall lef' yesterday
FOR school at Virginia Co lege,
Roanoke, Va.
Mr.. Edmund deGeneres is home
agail from Avoyelies parish where
he is engag d in getting ash wood
rom some land they have in tina,
parish.
Mr.. Abner Gilmore, a son of the |
late Gen. j. g. Gilmore was in
town this week.
Mr.. Nj. +. Smith returned from
Galv st0n where he went to get
what news he could of his son in
law Mr.. French. He said to an
lBERIAN reporter that he had
great difficulty in getting pas. to
20 into the city and then almost
as mneli trouble to get away. The
newspaper accounts hardly der ict
with Justice the situation. 1t is
impossible to exaggerate conditions
there. The people were still dszed
when lie left there and Mr. Smith
soon felt something similar, in See
ing so much destruction of life and
1t was common to see
carts loaded with human bodies. as
with wood, hauled away for burn
ng. They were Corded in leaps
containing from FIVE to ten bodies.
iebris piled about them, oil poured
)n the pile. "A match tOnch Il tn If