Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-04-01


between Natchez and Vicksburg, in
which trade he has run continuous
ly, commanding different boats, for
some twenty-seven years, will regret
exceedingly to learn that Captain
Thomas Waldron has retired from
this trade. He is succeeded on the
Concordia by Capt. George Prince,
"a veteran steamboat man and one
|of the owners of the boat. Capt.
Waldron-or rather Capt. tom
mic" as he is Familiarity known to
almost everybody, has concluded to
take a much needed rest of several
months, and will probably not re-
turn to duty before fall, when he
will no doubt enter another trade.
Capt. Waldron during his long Ca
reer practically built up the trade
between Natchez and Vicksburg, and
by his very close attention to bust
ness, remarkable promptness and
extreme caution completely won the
confidence and regard of every man,
woman and child along the river
front, and scarcely single accident
OF any moment is remembered in
all these years to have befallen any
boat over which he had command,
and it is the unanimous verdict of
our people that no better or more
popular a steamboat captain ever
pulled the bell rope. In leaving this
trade Capt. Waldron carries with
him the affectionate regard and sim
cere good wishes Of everybody along
the river, and especially in this par
ish, where his name is SYNONYMOUS
of courage, caution and confidence.
The personnel Of the Concordia
at this time is as follows: Geo.
Prince, captain; o. K. Wilds, first
clerk; Chas. Pfaffenback, second
clerk; r. E. Thompson, third clerk;
Dave Chandler, mate; Harry Prince.
first engineer; Jim Majors, second
engineer; Jas. Gillespie, Waterman;
Julius Steir, steward; Bob Miller,
pilot; Rufus Bennett, pilot; Barney
Karber, bartender, and Post Mas
ter Flint. Thus it will be seen that
only four Of the Cordill's old crew
are still in service on this run, viz:
Messrs. Stier, Miller, Thompson and
Gillespie. Altogether the crew on
the Concordia are q clever set of
gentlemen and do their utmost for
the pleasure and comfort Of pas
senges.
A very unfortunate accident, and one
which might have been attended with
fatal consequences, occurred on Friday
evening, while Mr.. E. Farrar Newell was
driving bis auto out the plank road and
was approaching Indian Slough bridge.
With Mr.. Newell were his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Alonzo Lewis, and his two little
girls, Misses jamie and Berta Newell, and
Misses Annie Snodgrass and Nell Lewis.
Just a. the car approached the bridge,
and though running on low gear, the
wheels "skidded' on the wet planks,
Immediately following the rain, causing
the car to shy entirely off the road and
into the slough, capeizing in mid-air and
landing bottOm-side up, all occupants be-
ing caught under the car and penned in
beneath its ponderous weight, save little
Jamie Newell, who by some unexplain-
able method, worked her way ont. For
tunately assistance soon reached them
and the car raised sufficiently to enable
the rescue of the imprisoned occupants.
Mrs. Lewis sustained number of bruis-
es and cuts but escaped without broken
bones, the children were only scratched
a little and were really more scared
than hurt, and the two young ladies,
Misses Snodgrass and Lewis, also were
unhurt, but not 80 with Mr.. Newell, who
was caught in the steering wheel and
pinned beneath the automobile, sustain
ing practically its entire weight. His
recovery from beneath the car was ac-
complished with greatest effort. The par
ty were all brought to town and upon
examination Mr.. NewelPs right hip was
found dislocated and possibly slightly
fractured. His side and breast were LAGER
ated and for awhile internal injuries were
feared, but his physicians are now salts
fed that his hurts are entirely external
The hip was reset and though yet on a
bed of pain his condition is considered
improved, but he will be confined to his
room for some time. The car was re-
covered next day, and pulled up the
banks Of the big ditch by Mr.. Blanche
oxen. 1t is more or less damaged.
A construction force from Natchez has
been busy all week repairing the tele-
phone wires in st. Joseph. Construction
foreman Moore, of Natchez, formerly
manager of St. Joseph Exchange, is in
charge.
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