The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-09-21

some OF the ministers III New
Orleans who dared to offer pray
ers for the continued safety OF
President Davis were sent to
Ship Island and some others sent
to New York to repent in Jail.
Some young men and young
women who spoke rather critically
of the orders issued by Butler res
training women from resenting
the grossest insults. also enjoyed
the hospitality of the Federal
governor of the prison.
1t is said one lady, after going
through all the horrors attending
the occupation of New Orleans,
when she reached the fort and was
locked up was so terrified her hair
turned gray in single night.
~ is impossible now to get the
records of the prisoners. 1t is
known that from first to last there
were 5000 or 1000 prisoners CON-
mitted to Fort Massachusetts, and
200 or 500 dead were buried there.
In many of the cases the deaths
Of the prisoners were not known
to their relatives and friends till
after the war, and in some cases
it is said, the names of the dead
were never published. How many
Of these unknowns there were
will never be known till the last
great day.
Since the civil war Fort Massa-
chnsetts has been an unimportant
place. The government Keeps a
steam revenue cutter there and
ships on their way to and from
the Gulf ports sometimes stop,
but it is without garrison and the
fortifications are not defended.
The cannot have long ago been re-
moved, and now the walls them
selves are going. Within few
days or a week the fort will be but
an historical memory, a remins-
cence, a place where superstit ious
mariners will see wraiths of pi-
rates of old, ofred coats and of
the heroes of later days who gave
their lives to their country.--T.D.
At its Inst meeting the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen dispensed
with the services of two special
policemen who had been doing
duty the past summer. On the
day following, OCCASION demand
Ing it, Mayor O'Brien promptly
reappointed one of the number,
as. Is his privilege. Thefe is Us
urgent need at present for protecl
ti9n as during the past monthe,
and His Honhr should not only
bb commended for the step BY
which he hah ttaeted additional
protection, but wete be ID appoint
another ofpceri Oh better yet, a
day and a hight FORCE lie would
receive Che iapprobafion and
thanks OF tho majority and repre-
sentative citizens of this city.
There are too MANY bdld' attempts
at robbery apdi violations of the
law comnitted4not I'd give the
marshal that ,assistante which is
Justly due if weiexpest hinS to ef-
feetually discharge the duties of
his office to the fullest extent. "A
territory like thato of BaySt. Lofts
demands extra provisions !for am
pie policeproteetion, and this fact
alone should npt be lost sight of.
Atlthe Boards October meeting
the salary, allowance for the spe-
cial police app6inted'by the May
or should not 'onIyg be made
promptly but his. services should
be retained indefinitely. Al!
Among the friends OF President
Roosevelt there, is a feeling that
he has started we'll, He has re-
assured the country He has CIV
en- notice to the world that there
are to be no disturbances of the
friendly relations which exist be-
tween, our government land other
nations. He has promised to
continue the policies of President
Mckinley, and in proof of his sim
cerity has induced the, Mckinley
cabinet to- remain by his side.
This is not all, he has done, though
it is a good deal. Beyond this he
has shown that hel not only has a
wise head upon his shoulders; but
that he knows how to; find and
follow good advice from others.
And again he has shown no small
resentmentsi He is winning good
opinions and the warm friendship
of important men, who were de-
votedly attachedto President Nc
Kinley and whose influence will
be of great value to him in organ