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

was common. Little clothing was TAX
Ell them by l.ockport's committee
food being the prime necessity.
On Thursday about 2 p. IN. james
Boilinger planter On !,afourcha, ane
Captain Ben Johns, of the Texas u,
Co, reported the distress in The region
between Yankee Canal and Leevi!l'
ION the i'afourche Bayou, when til, J
Farrived at Lockport. AT once II reli,
Ecommittee Was organized and in abou,
two hours. several hundred dollars
were raised TO purchase provisions,
which were supplied tat cost prices anti
below, to send the sufferers.
| When the question Of getting boat
arose, Captain Johps agreed to give
the services of sthe Texas Oil Cos.
boat, there being no other at hand.
Provisions consisting of -four, bread,
beans, salt meat, hams and other
things, together with quantity Of
medicines, were put on board early
Friday morning and start was made
Captain Ben Johns commanding, p.
Rouse aud A Cartlona, pilots, and a
crew consisting Of several refugees, all
being directed by Hon. Fl. P. Nor
want, j. FL Price, editor Of the La
fourche Democrat: James BoIlinger,
planter; U, j. Barrios, merchant; s.
l.. Bergnou, cashier of the Bank of
Lockport; DR.. }. E. Blanchard, ply
stefan and r. C. Kimble. The ABOVE
named gentlemen constituted The ex-
ecutive ana relief com mittes. !
A pathetic but fine feature of th,
expedition Was the whoeson. homes.
ty of the poor sufferers. The Oil boa
is constantly making trips through
that section, selling oil aud gasoline,
and no one could surmise it wa. turn
ed into u relief boat. SO that whe,
half-nakrd and haIf-ssarved peop.e |
we're asked how they Jared none cx-
their coud,llon. In somt
Eases, when the relief committee hand
I'd out food, the Recipients would
'orthwith start on a journey across To-
country to relieve greater want that
hey knew OF further away.
Many people were found who had
'een living off the he!f-drowned rah
hts they could secure from the
cooking them with salt Wa l.
er. Some of the destitute had sues +
eeded il killing rails. /,
Yes, | guess I've killed some rails
aid Ozsme @ChereamI, one of the men
iven provisions, laughing, "but II
ish the Game Commission woula
I'VE me 60 days for violation of the
", SO that could get something to !
Zenou Martin, at Leeville, rep ,rted !,
1T 4 feet3of water had heen expe- I
enced at Il O'Clock Monday Morn
9, and people began leaving thei.
uses. The Oyster Commission boat
IS claimed by the people Of Leevllle h
. not stop to inquire their condition y
II went By at a great speed. On the
ore-of y. Fiinick, however. the mark i
T BY the water is I feet above the e,
ound. :,
flinick lost his child during the \,
od. His stock was destroyed. Max
foutt, it Is said was about the only h,
evllle s'ofekeeper that saved auy ia
DIVISIONS, ;ad forthwith sold them at In
nderful prices, though he st.er'ward in
to be aided. Friday by The Lock
It relief committee. ~
Paul Griffin and five Others of he vii
1'ly nearly starved, s,-re aided: Ito
Neil Crosby AID four were helv q
nse CAerami and family AMI sew "a
Others of whom he knew; Nine. 4
ierie, . widoy, and her five chill tE,,
Q, practically naked, We're fed; Fer hi
Esrraris ard family, naked aud
cry, were fed. ho
larggerite Chals>on and her two r.,
3. who, We're lost and picked up ujv
he prairie, were picked up starving tl,s
old la'ly and her daughters were hu,
'ars when fescured. She saw ner wo
'aEd drown as their home was de- "a
red al Pointe AUX Chenne. Jo- arr
'"e Dapa, who was aided, lost her bay
!, aud Was ia IA pitabIe condition ,he
'ui Terrerepnc, with family of I'd