The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10
NOLAN STUART
LIAMS.
WI.


NOLAN STUART VIII.
LIAMS.
The sudden death of Mr.. Nolar
Stuart Williams, which occurred on tbt
train Sunday night, while he was er
route to New Orleans, was a great
shock to his family and friends here.
as he left homes few days ago, seem
ingly enjoying tie best Of health.
Mr. Williams was a member Of e
joint committee selected from the sew
eral leyee boards Of this State to visit
Washington and endeayer to secure
an appropriation from Congress fol
the construction Of the D~onaldsonviile
locks.
His sad death is thus described by
a telegram from Chattanooga to the
New Orleans Picayune:
Mr.. Williams had boarded the
train at New Orleans with the other
members ofthe party, and they chat
ted and talked until about IL o'clock
Sunday night, when they all prepared
to retire. Mr.. Williams complained
to his friend, Arsene Perriliat, that
he had apain across his chest, and
they went to the rear Of the car and
took some fresh air. This seemed to
relieve Mr.. Williams, and he went to
his berth and retired. AS he spoke to
Mr.. Perriliat, bidding him goodnight,
he said that the pain was returning.
In about an hour, Just before Mr.
PerriLiat retired, he went TO Mr..
Williams berth, pulled aside the cur
taiEs and saw him sleeping. When
morning came the entire party arose
and prepared for breakfast, with the
exception Of Mr. Williams. MIR,
Parriliiat went to the berth and look
ed in and MIR. Williams was dead, ly-
ing in the same position as ne did
when seen at " O'clock. He must
have died shortly after going to bed.
Mg. Williams was a very healthy
man, and had never been troubled
with heart disease, nor did his friends
supect anything like it until his
deaJa His bodyWas taken to Snaps
undertaking establishment as soon as
the train arrived IN city and Mr..
Perrilliat stopped of with the rs-
mains to see that they were propeE-
" cared for and sent back. The 9TH
er members of the party went on to
Washington"
Deceased was a member Of the
Atchafalaya basin levee board, and
devoted much Of his time to the du-
ties of leyee commissioner.
tt was mainly through his jealous
labors that the levees on the Terre-
bonneside Of bayou Lafourche we're
made strong enough to prevent a re-
~currence Of the overflow from bayou
Lafourche that inundated a large sec
tions Of this parish.
He was a gentleman Of the old
school, polished, courteous and honor
able, a devoted husband, akind father
and a trusted friend.
The funeral took place at the st.
Francis de Sales Catholic Church,
Tuesday last, on the arrival Of the
evening train.
Nolan Stuart Williams was born on
his fathers plantation, Bell Air, inthe
parish Of West Baton Rouge,i in 1913.
ard YVES the son Of the late Al A.
Williams and Catherine Nolan Stuart.
In 1866 he came to Terrebonne parish
to live on Ardoyne, one of the planta-
lions belonging to his fathers estate
where he lived until 1888, when Ar
doyne was bought by Mr.. John D.
Shafer. Since then, Mr.. Williams has
resided on Bayou Black, below Gibson,
On the Powhatan plantation, which he
bought some years ago, lie was
married in 1863 to Maggie Kearns
Of st. Louis OF This union
children were born, six Of whom
and his wife survive him. The sur
wing children are Elise the wife Of
William Reynaud FaYrot, Of West
Baton Rouge Nolan Stuart, Duncan
Genevieve, the wife Of d..
p Mcbride Of this town, Olive,
Huntington and Harry Cooke. The two
children who died before their father
were, an infant son, JAS McCalop, in
1875 and Lucy Ethel, just grown, who
lied ID 1892. He hes at rest by his +.
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