The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-10
MOTOR BOAT BURNED
Gasoline Launch Jeanerette, eh,tl
tered by Party Of DonaIdsonyHI
iians for Trip to Grand Isle, Ds'
stroyed by Fire.

A party of prominent Donalasonyit
Hans who for two weeks had besf
planning a trip to Grand Isle Il
sayed to leave here at 4 O'clock Iaa
Sunday morning on the gasoHas
launch Jeanerette, but when lii /
start was attempted it was found tilt
the engine would not work, Md II |
I'll o'clock in the forenoon, while II
forts We're still being made so pssll
the machinery j Il mot i bach IlS
1gnited a onegallon can ef gasoline |
from which one Of the owners Of til |
boat was printing the engine, and
within a few minutes the entire lei
lssel was enveloped in flames Despsf
ate efforts were made to check The
| fire, but owing to a quantity, Of waste
oil on the floor the flames spread
with great rapidly and tn VelF
short space of time the boat haaa
burned to the water edge.
The e1cursionists were all aboaFd
| when the accident occurred, bit tUr
itunately all of them succeeded j |
getting ashore without injury Soy
eral other gasoline boats were tlel
| to the bank in close proximity Y
the burning vessel, but all Hsfss
quickly removed without damage
John Sehaff, chief Of the fire Y |
partment, who was aboard the 1earl
erette, took an active part IN tae
work OF rescuing the craft il GIG u j
entity Of the doomed vessel. tiias
! per Rodriguez, ST., another Of the ~ |
eursion party, was in the engin ;fle1f
when the fire started, and saved " |
life by jumping through a Hlades
into the bayou When he eIliefsssa
from his dive the flames from
burning boat swept over him, slpssss
ing his hair and eye-lashes, Dts y
great good fortune he escaped ~ /
Gus injury.
Through the heroic work 81 sessls
1 S. Leblanc, Joseph Gotaeaax ~
Joseph schaff, the baggage q tl1e III ssl
cursion party was saved. these ~ !
tlemen having gone aboard The p W !, ! !
ling vessel when it was q mass : ]
flames and pitched the lugsas'E
/ from the hole. All the proFls99ssss
cooking utensils and other pa's
phernalia were DESTROYED, ho ''ssss 1 I
the loss from this source being y 1
The Jeanerette Yves 80 feet "
i by IA feet wide. and was DUN VA
five. years aga ait a cost Of sasS I
she was tie property of Pasqs "
and Frank Bacala, WeIi-k-lnloN 81 s.. Isl
aian residents Of this city. alla "
mot insured. A tank in the sssss & I
the beat contained 40 gallons 81 e.
oli11e, and another in tue hs'S s. s. ! )
tanned so gallons, both benz asi /
sumed. The vessel was eqsap 9i /
with a 20-horsepoWer engine, ssIIs
Eduring the tall and winter W. s..l /
/ was, operated in the fish aila ,g 9,sss
trade between the Gulf If w
and this city. 50,
The excursion party on ses g ssssg !
the time Of the accident lasss
Messrs. HI. schaff, sr, John
Joe Schaff, James Won Lots 81 B
/ i. Tearney. I'D. ]. Vega, vle.
Edmond Richard, Prosper R as
ISr., Prosper Rodriguez, 81
Fred. Rogge, Jr. a .s ala1 q
Nothing feagsd by thaa best 81 81
terruption ofYtheir 6an De sup
e .aspoIlsil lsi LII l1o ftiee
/ ment andIia oarlers locate
which to}ohks1iVery stable VI
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