St. Tammany farmer., 1922-06-10
Loss Estimated at $4,000;
Insurance $751; 900;
Total Loss
COMPANY MAY
PUT IN NEW BOAT
General Doings Of Week Ii
Madisonvilie;; Sports
and Social News
(By Staff Correspondent,

/ Madisonville, June S.-The big
steamer Pleasure Bay that LIied daily
| between Madisonville and New Or
leans across Lake Ponchartrain was
completely destroyed by ire while
mourtd a, her dock here carly last
| lucsuay morning.
| lhe lire, as generally opined, orig
| mated n The forward hoId directly
under the boilers, the exact hour OF
Wilicn could not be determined Dis
| cosery Of the fire was made by a
party of tourists from Jacksonville,
Fla, who rearhed Madisonville via
Covington about midnight with the
view Of obtaining reservation aboard
! the steamer Tuesday morning. Tn
able to secure rooms at the hotel they
camped in their machine directly op-
posite the steamers wharf and were
awakened about l O'Clock by the
dense clouds Of smoke escaping from
| within the interior Of the lower deck
Realizing the truth one of the young
men in the party rushed aboard the
boat and after a time succeeded in
arOusing the crew, who were alone
on the boat unaware of the approx
mate jeopardy of their lives.
Immediately then Madisonville was
entirely awake and in a furry of
anxiety and excitement rushed to the
scene with assistance, but the fire
had gained rapidly and the smoke
was so dense coming from the deep
interior that fighting it proved futile
90 70 in hn
to save her and knowing that her
docks and immediate, vicinity would
be endangered, the ClarabeL one Of
Jahncke's tug boats cast lines aboard
and towed her out from her moorings
down the Tchefuncta river about 800
feet distant and cut her adrift. Set
in motion the wind had full play
with the fsst1y forming flames and
instantly the big hulk was a flaming
fury, resplendent against the calm
sereneness Of the horizon as she
burned to the waters edge.
The loss is estimated at $4,000,
insurance covering but 5000.
The Pleasure Bay was owned and
operated By the Pleasure Bay Packet
Co., of New Orleans, who purchased
the big excursion steamer at Mobile
and only recently had begun her
summer excursion schedule, stopping
at Vaudeville.
The owners and stockholders are
undecided as to whether they can
secure boat of her proportions to
put into service. Ii SO, they Will
return at once as they know what can
be done with the right boa.
Members Of the steamer 5 crew re-
turned to their respective homes yes
terday.
Reds Treated to d Siu.-out.
The local Reds were treated to Il
when the strong Eberhard's Magic
H0odoos took their mea sure il d
1870 score during their clash on the
Gretna Amusement Club diamond in
New Orleans.
st. Catherine's School Closes.
St. GATHERINGS Paroch:a1 Schoul
closed here Wednesday afternoon
after a most successful session. The
commencement exercises were he'd
on the spacious school campus Thurs
day morning when two students,
Myrtle Ou1liber and Claudia Daussin
were awarded diplomas. TO Miss
Daussin was accorded the honors Of
validictorian The closing address
was made by Rev. Ottmar Bliel, local
pastor, after which the entire student
body and faculty with their friends
enjoyed an all-day picnic on the
Dendinger Plantation.
Personals.
Miss Mildred Smith, of Vaudeville,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. r.
Haas and Misses Mamie and Thea
Milloit.
Mr.. Louis Lazarus, of Valdosta,
Ga, is guest at the Koepp Kottage
Mr.. Bennie Chatellier left Sunday
morning for Atlanta, Ca, to be gone
Mrs. L. G. Holyrod, of New Or
leans, spent several weeks at her
pretty summer home here, returning
Monday.
Mr.. Angelo Messina arrived Sun
day noon from New Orleans to be
with his brother-in-laW and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Haines Hay
den, for the summer months.
Mr. Jeanne Elder, Of New Orleans,
is visiting Messrs. Alfred, Jr., and |
Joseph Oulliber for several weeks.
Mr. Maurice Gelpi, with party Of |
friends, spent the week end in Madi- |
sonville aboard his yacht, Armida.
Miss Inez Pelloat, Of New Orleans,
was the week end guest of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Pelloat.
Mrs. A. D. Canulette returned to
er home in Slidel1 after pleasant |
visit here with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Quill
ber, Jr.
Messrs Am brose N. Daubert, Bill |
Layde, Lloyd Cune and John Mevers, |
Of New Orleans, constitute party |
here at the Brady Landing on the
Tchefuncta river.