The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-02
Losses From the Overflow.

Losses From the Overflow.
1t would indeed be hard to estimate
the losses to the planters of our parish
from the recent overflow from Red River
and the heavy rains of some weeks ago.
There is perhaps not planter in the
parish who cultivates alilyial soil whose
crops have not been either destroyed by
overflow or damaged by sipe water or
back water. We are not very familiar
with the bottoms even OF our own parish,
but give the following, which is correct
SO far as we know, as a list OF those
whose losses were greatest:
In ward one, on account of the break
in the levee at Taylorlown, the flood did
most damage. Mr.. w. D. Mercer, ST.,
lost his entire crop and, aside from this,
his place is about ruined from being
washed and sanded. The break occurred
on his place. (The report that his store
was washed into the lake and his stock
of goods ruined is without foundation.)
Others in ward one who lost heavily
about their entire crops-are: Messrs.
E. S. Dortch, l.. K. Hodges, E. E.
Simpson, J. G. McDade, w. H. and
c. B. Hodges, J. H. VanHoose, Alex
and Thomas Caplis, J. T. McDade, D. J.
McAnn, Atkins Brothers, w. B. Graham,
Henry and Billy Raines, A. J. Moss,
w. H. Bishop, J. r. Bryant, T. D. Con-
nell, G. A. F. and r. T. Poole.
OF the above named the Pooles saved
the crops on about 100 acres, which was
protected by private levee. If any of the
others were SO fortunate the fact has not
been reported at this office. Though, of
course, small plots CT high land escaped
here and there.
The losses of the following named
planters were also great, perhaps not
one of them saving more than a third of
his crop: Thomas Gatlin, B. w. Mars
den, w. T. Young, G. w. Smith, G..
Garrett and O. E. Giddens. The last
three named are not located on the river
front.
The losses of Messrs. w. B. and Thos.
Hickman, J. A., Abel and H. L. Skannal,
w. E. and Ross E. McDade, Hill Full
lilove and J. w. Prince and brothers
were mainly due to the heavy rains and
back water of some weeks ago. Most of
them replanted their cotton.
In this neighborhood the losses were
also heavy from flood, sipe water, caving
banks and the loss of land in the con-
struction of new levees. Mr.. T. w. w.
Stinson lost the corn and alfalfa crops
on about 1000 acres, Mr.. w. M. Mccall
lost the crops on about Us acres, Messrs.
w. D. Lassiter, ST., and E. S. Burt lost
all crops and Mr.. r. L. Adger all crops
in the bottoms. These losses were due
to the break in the levee at the Lassiter
place, which would have resulted III the
whole bottoms being flooded had not the
new levee been constructed from the old
hvee out to the hills, across the path OF
the flood.
The private levee on the Gold Point
plantation gave way and Mr.. W. G. Burt
lost the entire crop there, and his gin,
which caved into the river. Mr.. w. E.
Ivey lost the entire crop on the Island
and all on Gold Point on the Caddo side
of the river. Mr.. w. c. Vance's crops
were greatly damaged by sipe water and
the construction of the new levee there
robbed his plantation of about 100 acres
! Messrs. N. w. Sentell, J. F. Stray
han, Jim Taylor, A. L. Byram, j. F
| Love, jim Rabb and VIII Hall lost theil
entire crops in the North Bossier Levee
District.
Mr. j. M. Sentell, just across the river
from Benton, saved only about 100 ou
of 1000 acres. His loss, as was that OF {
great many OF the planters on the Caddt
side of the river, was due to back water