The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-06-12

The news of Il most horrible AZ
fam came in from I.urtauvit, on
"Wednesday. The little eight year
old daughter, Emma, Of Maa>ena
Broussard died W ,h The symptoms
"f hydropIlobla that morning.
About a month before lhiS it
seems tha, this child ana i humble,
Of other :M!d,rn, while at play.
were bitten hy il small dog, which
afterwards drd The family
thought the result Of poison
ing The unfortunate death Of
tins little .'ri created quite i
panic, when 1t Developed that
that dog had bitten several other
PERSONS
Mr. Henry Bton>Sar!, in answer
10 summons, went ont 10 10
reauvil)e in an auto and hlough,
in on Wednesday afternoon most
of the children They we've aiken
to New Orleans for treatment "A
popular sunsc:ip ion was under
taken by Mr.. E.cd. Drcout. It
was literally subscribed TO- The
funds thus raiScd enabled the
sending Of the uniorluEa:rs to
New Orlcan; for treatment.
The New Ollrans States. Of
Thursday afternoon, gives he fol
!cwing account, though possibly a
little confused in some of the Sn,
names and some Of the relation
ships:
Three adults and nine children,
tearing that they may bc suffering
from hydrophOhia, arrived in the
city from their home in Lorcauville
La, this morning and were admit
ed to the Pasteur Institute attach
ed 10 the Charity Hospital for treat
men fO1t the dog bites which they
had all received and which had al
ready resulted in the death OF one
Of the party just prior to their de-
parture for New Orleans. Two
more from the same place who
were unable to dress in time to
make p. m. train yesterday from
New Iberia will arrive in the city
later in the day.
When Emma BrOussard, aged Q ,,
years, died from the effects Of a ,
log bite received over a month a.
go and it was known that this pup
Dy and another dog had bitten
each other and in turn bitten four Z
cen members of the community
he persons bitten became panic i
stricken and telephOning to Henry
3roussard, member of Congress-
nan Robert BrOussard $ family to
proceed to LOreauVille with all n
peed in one of the largest auto -
mobiles Obtainable, twelve of =
hem were conveyed to the near %
st railroad station, which is New n
IBERIA, ten miles distant, and caught /,
he train for New Orleans and the M
'asteur Institute, to which they :;
' ere all admitted this morning. 81
The first dog supposedly affect OF
d by the dreaded disease belong ia
d to Arcade Rousonnet's family s;
nd after biting several persons =
it the pup belonging to his neigh II
or Massene Broussard, which in su
urn bit several persons. The old NJ
!og had spasms and hung itself
he pup also died supposedly from
abifs and bit several members OF re
he BrOussard family. After a,
reaking it's strap it entered m
Dom where five members OF t he ;,
amily were seated, managing to
ite each one of them. al
The first party to arrive at the to
Ospitai and who were taken to fr
lew Iberia in the automobile are !.
[enry Broussard, aged "a; Emile, :"
,; Lillian, II; Matilde. Is; Helen, y
and Edna Broussard, aged 16 in
ears; Paul Rousonnet, aged 4 and
Lee RousOnnet aged 28; Mrs An !,
cite Verret, %; Eunice BOrrel, ~
yed 10 and Corinne and Al;ne Bor no
i, aged and years respective C
;. The two to arrive later in the IL
ay are Fortune Bonnet, aged Is
ears and Felix Moulise, Jr., aged pa
years.
MIR. Richard Steckler, OF 5l2
ravier street, formerly a resi-
mt of LOreauville and friend Op
all of the afflicted persons was H..
legraphed to meet the party on "''
cir arrival at the Southern Pa to
fic depot, which he did and car -,
ed them all to the Victoria Hotel
st. Charles street. sol
DR.. j. w. X. Shaw, the physician ~.
hO attended the child who died, ~
not certain yet whether or not
ath was caused by hydrophobia,
is said, but took the precaution
advise all those who had been ch
tten by the supposedly mad dogs
repair Immediately to the Char Is
, Hospital. "A
Mr.. Henry Broussard, who ap-
.arS tn be the head Of the marty VIC