The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-12-23

hOpeQ 10 clear the scene, SO ds 10 IdClIA
| tate the search.
Mrs, Cameron was joined by her
mother, Mrs. Scalemara, from New Or
leans Tuesday morning. No stone is
being left unturned, no expense spared,
in the effort to recover the body. I'm
able to procure water divers from New
Orleans, the Louisville G. Nashville r.
r. CO. kindly came to the assistance,
and has given the use of its diving par
aphernalia in the search. But the
divers, too, up to this writing, have
| been unsuccessful.
Mrs. Cameron, and her mother, too,
who lost her husband Only few days
ago, have the deepest sympathy of the
people of Bay ST. Louis and New Or
leans, where they are well known. But
they have many friends, in fact, the en-
tire community, and these are with
them in the hour Of assistance and SYM
pathy.
That Mr.. Cameron lost his life there
can be no doubt. No other theory
stands, and as hard as it is to believe,
and battling against hope, Mrs. Came
ron cannot but accept the theory of her
husbands demise, but will not give up
the search until the body is recovered.
Accepting the fact of Mr.. Cameron'8
death, yet hoping for the best, The
Echo would present a brief sketch of
this loyal citizen, public benefactor and
friend:
Alexander F. Cameron was born at
Port Stanley, Canada, west, on the
banks OF Lake Erie, but was q resident
of Bay ST. Louis for the last thirty
eight years. His faith was pinned on
the success of Bay St. Louis and vicin-
ity, and he was a potent factor in assist
ing the city and its adjacent territory to
assume the prosperous proportions of
which we boast today.
Mr.. Cameron had been twice married,
his hrst wife's demise dating back about
dozen years, and to which union two
daughters were born, who SURVIVE their
parents. These are Mrs. Pearl bubbles
and Mrs. May Matheson, both at the
present time residing in Cuernavaca,
Estado do Morelas, Mexico, and who
have been apprised Of the distressing
news anent their father.
About seven years ago Mr., Cameron
married Miss Rosie Firpo, a most ac-
complished and estimable young lady
of New Orleans, who is prostrated with
grief at her home in Union street, sur
rounded by many friends, who are un-
firing in their efforts to comfort and
assist her in whatever assistance may
be necessarily.
Mr.. Cameron was f0r years president
of the Peoples Building & Loan Asso-
citation, and it was due to his splendid
business acumen and conservative meth
DDS that the association gained the
stronghold upon the public confidence
which 1t today enjoys. At one time he
was alderman of the city, and in the
last municipal campaign was one Of the
prominent candidates for the Office OF
mayor.
A more publc-spirited and progress
sive citizen could not be found. He
was one Of the charter members OF the
Merchants Bank aud a director ever
since this institution was organized, and
his name always appeared on the more
important committee. A man Of energy,
good business sagacity and thrifty, he
had accumulated well Of this worlds
goods and placed his family in COM
Portable circumstances.
For years Mr.. Cameron was best
known as a saw mill man, owning and
operating Cameron's Mill, on Bayou
Galere, at the foot Of the continuation
of Main street. This mill he ran sue
cessfully for years, when he retired
from active business, but retained his
boat, the Folly, that he would not be
without some occupation to busy his
mind, which had all through a most
busy life been so active. This mill he
sold recently to Messrs. Herlihy & Haas,
of Bayou Tally, who purchased it for
the splendid landing facilities which
the site affords, retaining for himself
the wharf privileges.
Mr.. Cameron was 60 years Of age.
And despite his advanced age, he was
remarkably active and would have seen,
comparatively speaking, many more
years of activity, bat for the untimely
probable end.