The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-10-02

by. five, Sam Griffith, ten; On. zene
Calais, ST.: seven; Onezene Calais
Jr, seven; Rand Griffin, eight; III.
Griffin and Lament Ma,tln, eight;
Chrstof CInni, eight; Scott Williams
seven; adam Augnon. five; Bouser.
thereami, seventeen; Alclde JamoA
and brothers, fifteen; Joseph petre.
niue; Philip CalIatis, Pier Vinet and
Mrs. Romain, Isle dc Grande three
,amiiles in one house, twelve; Lovlilci
and Petre Terrebonne, thieteeh; Am
Orose Martin, ten; Leouci petre, slx;
and many Others, We're given food, the
count running np to pretty near six
hundred.
AlvIdor BouIreau and his brother
lost all thelr property, Eight wee
i'll the Family. A widow. Mrs Bot,-
nresu, saved her four children as the
house where they lived was being
eutmerged, bat without clothing.
Andre Grossly and his family Of dc
nad been subslstlng o. some bread
aud two pounds of rice.
Assistance was rendered the lngger
Young Cartner, and i4acien Cheseainl.
vas pieked up out Of TIL. marsh and
brought 10 ugh laod, alter being fed.
/ Beaufegard V,z.er's family lost alII
tut their lives. aud lad haen galI
seaie bIead soaked with salt water.
When relieved BY the Loekport PED
pie they Wept at the sight Of breati
| aud provisions. UiYsse UaIsis' wife
me 10 the boat to beg for bread for
herself and child. Her husband had
gone out locking fer lost ones Cows
Vtzier was the starving woman's
name. Jacques Chereami told the par.
" that lie hoped another boat would
soon come, rs they had lost all.
Chrisof Cinnl's large family had
just secnred a drowned rabbit aud
We're preparing 1t to eat when the YES
sci steamed ny TO where they were.
The seventeen pcrsons, three families
who were represented by Burgere
Cheream!, had been living off Of bread
from salt water soaked flour and
drowned rabbits. John II. Hodge,
had no clothes fer himself or his fam
lily consisting of u wife and five girls
He spoke most bitterly against the
Oyster Commissioners boat. A horri- |
flying sight was offered when his ch,l-
dren fought like little starving beasts
over the bread given them.
Alcide Janon aud his brothers rep
resented five fam'iles-ffteen persons
and were given provisions. they
had rabbits and rail cooked in salt
water. aliance Baadoin lost his hom.
and be and his wife were destitute,
being given provisions. Q. Buli,end,
his wife and six children had been
barely able to keep body and soul to-
gether. The children could not atticn-
late, Their Threats beiLg practically
closed from Group and colds.
The gasoline launch Valerie was
met towing three wrecked iuggers to]
a safe harbor.
Trancivi Ducet. Jr., lost all hut the
clothes on his payk, which we're scantl
There were seven in his family all
saved but very hungry. siIvian Blan-
chard reported to the crew of e. G. II
Mabry's boat thai George T. StonluhvrI
a Fl -hermen, with crew of five, lost
two boats, seins and provisions and 3
.xisted two days on one box o. corned
oeef. . The starving sailormen were
licked up by the lugger Alice } after !
,wo days and two uights of beng
III mango tree nesr Bayou
rambelier. III
Provisions were delivered to SiloI
falianco for seven families composed
II thlrty-two people, crowded in two
abins. Thee Lanbas' his wife and /
even children lived on eight pounds
t rice for three days, exchanging ali
ack of salt for FIVE melons, which,
ei ed some. Bernard B.liaud and =
amily OF four were aided. 1T
Vile Chereaml reported eighteen
ersons drowned, all in one house, att 2
lpt-yuS- Chenn.. He discovered the
,rrib!e collection of bodies Thursday
h'le looking for assistance for him
III and thoae dependent on him.
Additional heads OF families and 2
le numbers of people helped through II
len were Joseph Griffin, with nine il 7.
le family; Dan aud Gustave. Ledet =
'te N; Polite Sponge, eight MarciIliep ii
alas, ten; Polere Dada, eleven; Alex
ada, six; J. A Ghinn, five; Alex VI =
ri, two; Homer Billiaud, seven Azure
lst Dada, six; Charbonnet Solicit, six S.
nile Williams, seven; Ton AlobIeg =
u. Ariien Guidry, six; Emile Le.lel, To,
q; Napolroa Gaidry, seven; Achllis q,
=, ten Adore Ely, nine; and othe III. =
Louis Broussard and 6 Tanlie .ars bt
ssing aud believed to have drowned.
Clement Dada drowned in saving ~
!, wife and children. Provisions MI
re left for the grieving family.
Miss Felnick,. q years of age, and rs
lighter of Jack Feinick, storekeep- y,
at Leeville, was drowned. Eelnlck'sl
re was lost, the property being @
ued at $1,000. A
The Alert was passed but paid no a
ID when the Texas oilboat signaled u
it TO stop ard turn relief boat. The sic
ger Irliaa was picked UP aud left
'front.' OF the home at August Dada. MT
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