The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-11-25
BATON ROUGE BANKER
IS LOST IN SWAMPS
William Mecaustand. Duck s4uhting In
Alabama. Has Been Missing Over
Week-eesrehess Fail 20 Find His
Body,

Body,
William McCausland president of
the Capital city Bank. and head of
several other business enterprises. has
been missing In the duck swamps OF
Tensas river. near Mobile, Ala, since
Wednesday Of last week and Is beliey.
eli 10 have been accidentally drowned
Mr. McCausland left Baton Rouge
Saturday tWo apks ago for Mobile on
4 business trip. On Wednesday OF last
week he left IN launch sith negro
boy for Tcusas river north Of Mobile
ta shoot ducks Arriving near the
duck ponds. he lefl tho bog and launch
and entered the shallow water In
fral ttep skin The hoy waited all
night and until noon the next day for
hls return. aud then went back TO
Mobile and reported to N & Aurnand.
whom Nh MeCauFland had been visit.
ing 4 search was immediately begun.
bat Ho trace WAS found uf the missing
man
william Mecausland Jr and Robert
MeCausland a relative Of the family
left Baton Rouge last Sunday for Mo.
bile. and William Dahgrty a brother
Of Mrs McCausland, left Monday morn
ing to assist Ia continuing the search
Mr. Mesaasland's business affairs
are reported 10 he IN good shape
Mr. MeCausland went 60 Mobile 10
negotiate the sale ef one Of his boats
there. said A 4 Wren. cashier Of the
Capital CITY Bank he telephoned me
that the boat at Mobile was doing SO
we'll that he had decided not 10 sell H.
but might sell the Eva located Ia
Baton Rouge
On duck hunts of this kind Il Is nee.
essary go enter the shallow ponds
where the ducks feed IN light skin
that can bo pushed about over sand
bars and mud The hunting ground
usually IL network 81 BaFf0ss and
ponds Mr. McCanslaud used a gasoline
launch TO make the trip to the ponds,
and disembarked Ia a small steel boat
for the shooting lie left the negro
uiae In III, launch
II IL thought likely that the beat took
alter 81 capsi2pd Ia some way Being
of metal II Sank and lnfl Mr. MeCaus,
land to swim or wade ashore SWIM.
ming for any distance il practically
Impossible 10 the heavy clothes and
boots usunlly worn oD duck hunts The
ltfHaoheruus and sNampy character Of
| the bottoms may have prevented wad
ing Mr. NeCausIand vas moi IN hard
physical condition. and one OF his arms
was weak from a break received sey.
eral wears ago
4 large seaching party left Mobile
horlly before noon Monday 60 seek
Mr. MeCausland In the party we're
William cCausland fF son Of the
missing man. and Robert MeClolland
brother law A large launch. sey
eral smaller boats a number of narrow
planks for crossing marshes and ample
supply of provisions were taken with
the party
The swamp has been the scene of a
number Of searches for hnn'smen and
In every instance the missing men were
either recovered ar emerged safely AZ
nas Fama,r Gutuf There facts give
ha .@rrhors rpafur IA boliry, NJ
HcGausland may be- maxine hi Hag
hurk ht some remote uHIe Ihost
who are directing The search are old
guides and kHoN every foot 81 tho
| dense swamp ana uHt"tFIoN'h
| n is though poHsihlr than when Mr.
NctausaHd found that h. had lost his
way b. started pulling toward what b"
may have thought aas the right dlf"e
tton back To- thc launch, bat in reality
1a fu~i the opposite Say II Is pointed
w thal h could have gone through
,fd erepk into IeHsas river of into
dH.iu lake at iiotllr creek afe ase
/ = the uumcrms dtehes that lead from
HE rivers ~ is uoi th"r sbl hal he
is lost in the swamp nearby A. he
4 boat would have been found
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