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"He would have been so happy", she said.  "But he believed in reincarnation, so he is very happy, really, very happy."   (Vertical file, Barthe)  The Sea Coast Echo, March 9, 1989

 

Bartlett, C. Julian Rev. r Kiln Rd. (Ph 55)

 

Bartram, Amelia Mirez, 43, GOM BSL 25 Aug 1962 (CEC)

 

Bartram, Dorothy Whitaker, 51, Lake Parks Mem.  Cem., Youngstown, Ohio  14 Nov. 1955 (CEC)

 

Bartram, W. E. 339 De Montluzin (Ph 50), Lakewood Dr. Waveland (Ph 55)

 

Baseball - The married men baseball nine will play in Pass Christian with the married men of that town. (SCE/10/08/1892)

 

Basford, Mrs. A. -  E. Murtagh, E. C. Gardebled, and Louis Fayard, the committee of the I. H. H. & L. Fire Co., return thanks to Mrs. C. Gardebled, Mrs. A. Basford, and Miss Florence Gardebled for services at their ball.  (SCE 04/22/1893)

 

Basford, Mrs. A. - Gardebled - On last Saturday evening, the 15th, the lovely garden grounds of the Gardebled residence presented a scene of much amusement.  The occasion was a Lawn Party and Minstrel Drama followed with dancing til 2'o'clock  Sunday morning.  The minstrel performance was very pleasing and took with people who have seen and understand a good thing. The lemonade table was presided over by Miss Fanny McCorry who, having sold most, received a silver medal in recognition of her services.  Mrs. A. Basford presided over the ice cream table.  The awarding of a silver medal to best lady dancer aroused great interest and proved a prominent feature of the evening.  The band furnished plenty and excellent music.  To be brief and to say the least of the affair, we can say it was a big success. (SCE 7/22/93)

 

Basford, Mrs. A., returned Saturday evening from a visit to the Crescent City.  (SCE 11-11-1893)

 

Basford, Mr. John, is home from Slidell, La., and is on the sick list.  (SCE 12-2-1893)

 

Basford, Mr. J. -  Employed as steward for the bridge gang of the L. & N. R.R. at Regolets, La., was found dead in bed at that place Monday morning.  The remains were conveyed to his late residence in this city the same day and buried the evening following.  Mr. Basford was a man well liked and leaves many friends and acquaintances, a wife (nee Miss Anaise Fayard), and one son to whom we extend our heartfelt sympathies. (SCE, 2/17/1894)

 

Bass, P. F. r N. Bch. (Ph 55)

 

Bass, Dr. V. M. -Dr. R. Q. Fountain left during the week for New York where he will at that place complete his medical profession.  The clever and handsome Dr. V. M. Bass, of Yazoo, Miss., will look after Dr. Fountain's patients during his absence. (SCE 11/19/1892)

 

Batchelor, J. M. Mrs., Res, 368 Jeff Davis Av. Waveland (Ph 48-49)

 

Bates - Being researched by Donald Logan, 610 Saratoga Dr.,  Long Beach, Ms. 39560, 601-864-7822

 

Bates, Miss Erie -A social gathering was given by Miss Erie Bates at her father's residence on the evening previous to her leaving for Meridian on a visit to her relatives and old acquaintances.  (Nicholson)(SCE 04/08/1893)

 

Batey, Elta May, 70,  Rest Haven Cem. Long Beach 11 May 1979 (CEC)

 

Batey's Gulf Serv. Hwy 90 (Ph 55)

 

Batson, Schuyler Rev. r 106 Bay View Ct. (Ph 55)

 

Batt, Mr.  and Berthold Weil, of Alexandria, La., recently arrived at the Bay. (SCE 10/29/1892)

 

Battalora, G. C. Dr., r 656 Beach Blvd. Waveland (Ph 48 thru 50) 606 N. Beach (Ph 55)

 

Battalora, Harold J. 606 N. Beach (Ph 68)

 

Batteford, F. P. Mrs. r 152 Nicholson, Waveland (Ph 55)

 

Battistella, Anthony, Decd. Wife Sophie Krey Battistella, Exec. Heins - Edgar Alfred Battistella, Andrew  Battistella, Albert Battistella, Walter Battistella.  Mrs  Maude Oliva Battistellla wife of George Maden.  Probate  Civil Dist. Ct. decd. 3 AD 1924.  (Will Bk. 6 Battistella  Pg.  69).

 

 

BATTLE OF 1814

 

Battle of 1814-Mississippi Sound, Naval Engagements, 1814. Commodore Daniel T. Patterson had been in command, from near the beginning of the war, of what there was of the United States navy on the New Orleans station. The insignificance of the naval force anywhere had been the humiliation of America.

 

  In 1812 there had begun the building of a flat-bottammed frigate,or gun boat in Lake Ponchartrain, to carry forty-two cannon, but the construction had been suspended, despite the protests of Patterson and Claiborne. Patterson had a few gunboats when the time of need arrived, a mere shadow compared to the strength of the British armament. A letter was sent him from Pensecola, December 5, announcing the arrival of the British fleet of sixty sail men of war and transports of the army for the capture of New Orleans.

 

  Gen. Jackson was already in the city beginning the preparationfor defense. Patterson for his part, did what he could to thwart or at least watch the hostile movements. he sent five gunboats, a tender and despatch boat, toward "the passes Mariana and Cristiana" under the command of Thomas Catesby Jones, with orders to make a last stand at Rigolets and sink the enemy or be sunk.

 

  Lieutenant Jones detached two gun boats, under McKeever and Ulrick, to go as far as Dauphine Island, where they espied one or more of the British advance scouts the Seahorse, Armide and Sophie. Vice Admiral Cochrane commanding the British expedition. Reported (from the Armide off Cat Island Dec. 15) that the two gunboats fired upon the Armide. But they could not have sustained the action, and turned about and joined the other three gunboats off Biloxi.

 

  As Cochrane intended to anchor at Isle au Vaisseau (Ship Island) and send the troops in small boats to land at the Bayone Catalan (or Des Pecheurs) at the head of lake Borgne, "it became impossible", he said, "that any movement by the troops could take place till this formidable flotilla was either captured or destroyed." Rear-admiral Malcolm came up, with the fleet, on the 11th, and anchored between Cat and Ship islands, and Jones retired to pass Mariana, and next day off Bay St. Louis, obeying orders to avoid being cut off from the Rigolets.

 

  Cochrane, on the 12th, put "the launches, barges and pinnaces of the squadron, “under the command of Captain Lockyer, of the Sophie, aided by Captains Montressor and Roberts, against Jones, who then determined to take station near the Malheureux island. About 2 p.m., on the 13th, the British boats were at Pass Critian. The water was so low because of westerly wind, that three of the gunboats could not be got afloat, even by throwing all that they could spare overboard, until flood tide at 3:30. Three of the British ships entered the Bay St. Louis, to cut off the schooner Seahorse that Jones had sent in to remove the stores deposited there. A few shots drove the barges out of range, but they were reinforced by four others, and the attacked renewed.

 

  Sailing master Johnson of the Seahorse was supported by a shore battery of two six pounders, after a sharp action of 30 minutes, the enemy drew off, with one boat damaged and several men wounded or killed. But it was necessary at 7:30, to blow up the schooner, and burn the public store house.

 

  Early in the morning on the 14th Jones was compelled by a failure of wind to drop anchor "in the west end of the Malheureux island passage."

 

  At daylight the calm continued and the British rowboats anchored about nine miles distant, prepared to advance. Jones called his subordinates on board his flagship gunboat #156 and gave orders. The boats took position in a close line across the channel, anchored by the stern with springs on the cable, against the strong current of ebb tide "thus we remained," he wrote in his report, "anxiously awaiting attack from the advancing foe, whose force I clearly distinguished to be 42 heavy launches and gun barges, with three light gigs, manned with upwards to a thousand men and officers."