St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08
VENERABLE OLD LADY
KILLED BY FRISCO TRAIN
Deaf, she Did Not Hear the Engine Of Death
Coming Upon Her.
MOTHER OF HENRY ESTORGE
Had Been Warned Not to Cross the Railroad
Track, and -Four Weeks Age Came Near
Being Killed By Freight.

Being Killed Bg Freight,
!. Life was snuffed out of the.
mortal soul Of Mrs. Elodie Aug
Justine Estorge by the cruel inn
pact of the 4::20 passenger train
of the Frisco line, on last Tues
j day evening, at the Market.
street crossing.
Death was instantaneous. Her
venerable old head was crushed
in, and she died within two min
utes after the accident, true to.
lher God, holding the cross bear
ing Christ in her hand.
/ Specifically, there seems no
blame attached to the railroad.
Eighty years old, she was deaf,
and had narrowly escaped death
but a few months ago from the
same line and at the same spot.
A freight train then was coming
at usual rate of speed, and had
not someone been there to get
the old lady off of the track, the
chances are that she would have
been killed.
Mrs. Estorge, who is the
mother of Hon. Fl. e. Estorge,
ex-clerk Of court and ex-mem-
Der of the Board of Equalization,
lives on the north side of the
Frisco track, while her son, Mr.
Estorge, lives on the south side.
Mrs. Estorge was in the habit of
visiting her sons family several
times a week every day, when
health permitted. AS was her
custom, she started to cross the
railroad track last Tuesday. The
testimony is to the effect that
two butchers were driving cattle
over the track, and some of the
stock got on the track. The
train blew the whistle and slowed
lup, and no one noticed the old
lady coming To cross the track.
When the cattle crossed over, the
train again resumed a speed Of
labout six miles an hour, 50 the
testimony goes, and Mrs. Es-
forge, evidently not having
heard the ringing Of the bell and
| the whistle, walked directly In
front Of the engine, and was
struck and thrown twelve feet to
the side of the track.
The train crew was arrested,
and appeared before the Coro-
ner's inquest held Thursday.
The accident cast a shadow of
sorrow over the community.
Mrs. Estorge was highly es-
teemed, and had done much for
Icharity and church in this city.
She is from a prominent family,
and her tragic death, after years
| of service to family and com-
munity, is heartrending.
Mr.. A. A. Crouchet visited
Rayne a few days this week.
Miss Hilda Chachere, of
Prud 'homme, spent few days
with relatives and friends here
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Doss-
mann and daughter, Celia, are
spending a few days with rela-
in Dossmann and Vile Platte.
Miss Florence Lotz, Of
Eunice, is the guest of Misses
Louise and Rita Sandoz.
-L1rs. Jonas Roos returned
Tuesday from New Orleans,
where she visited relatives.
Mrs. Ludoyic Fontenot is
visiting Mrs. j. B. Crawford
| at ErWinsville.
Miss Edna Doucet and Mr.. NJ.
Loney, of Grand Prairie were
among Opelousas visitors Sunday.
Dir. E. D. Conway Of New
| Orleans was a business visitor
here Sunday.
Go. C's Ar1nory was the
scene of a snappy and well con-
contested game Of basket ball
Wednesday night. The opposing
teams were the High School
Regulars VS.. the High School
Second Team. The young ladies
played with vim, and never once
ceased their energies throughout
the game. "A number of specta-
tors witnessed the game, which
resulted in a score of 81 to 30 in
I favor of the Regulars. After the
game a. band was secured, and
I the crowd was entertained with
music a while, while a few in
dulged in dancing.
Mr.. G. E. Harrison, Manager
of the Cumberland Tel. & Tel.
Co, went to Eunice Wednesday
to attend to business.
DIR. Theo. Chachere returned
Sunday from Crowley, where
he visited relatives and friends.
Mr.. j. p. Sayant, Of White
vile, transacted business here
this week.