Iberia County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Daigre, John Allen - October 25, 1917
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source: New Iberia Enterprise and Independent Observer. (New Iberia, La.)
1902-1944, October 27, 1917, Image 4

ALLEN DAIGRE INSTANTLY KILLED.

One of the most deplorable and tragic accidents to occur in New Iberia for 
many years was that of last Thursday evening when the life of young Allen 
Daigre, the youngest son of our esteemed fellow-citizen Mr. Aristide Daigre 
was stricken out, through an automobile accident. The other occupant of the 
car, Mr. Samuel Brooks, a newcomer, managed to save his life, receiving only 
a few bruises though he was knocked into unconsciousness for a few minutes. 
The sad catastrophe occurred when the two parties were on Ann Street which 
is paralleled by a nasty canal some twelve to fifteen feet deep in many 
places. It seems the parties had driven the machine on this particular 
street and when reaching Charles Street where the sewerage is being laid 
concluded to make a turn, backing to the home of Mr. Dorval Tullier and in 
some unaccountable manner Mr. Daigre who was a the driving wheel became 
confused and placed one of his feet on the accelerator instead of the break 
(sic) and the car took a plunge and turned completely over into the 
dangerous precipice. Both of the men were pinioned under the machine down in 
the gulley (sic). From what we were informed, Mr. Tullier and Mr. John 
Bogard were the first to realize what had taken place and they gave the 
alarm thinking it was Dr. Fulton, who also resides in that neighborhood that 
had fallen into the canal with his large car. Phone messages were sent out 
from the home of Mrs. Cammack asking for assistance to extricate the 
occupants from the machine and many who responded felt certain it was Dr. 
Fulton. When Mr. Brooks was pulled from underneath the heavy Premier car he 
make it known that it was Mr. Daigre and not Dr. Fulton who was with him. By 
the time sufficient help arrived to lift the heavy weight off of the 
unfortunate young man life was almost extinct. Within a few minutes after, 
he was taken out and placed in the yard of Mrs. Cammack, when he died 
without uttering a syllable. The accident happened about 6:30 o'clock and by 
seven there must have been two hundred people assembled there to render 
assistance. The big Premier machine had just arrived from New Orleans the 
same morning, being driven from that city to New Iberia for Mr. Brooks by 
Meyer Mestayer, Jr. and Raouel Jacequemoud. In the afternoon Mr. Brooks 
started out to make a trial run and when reaching the lower portion of Main 
Street Mr. Daigre got in to give him assistance and they ran the car on down 
the road until reaching Ann Street which they entered and the accident 
occurred.

The sad misfortune cast a gloom over the entire community. Mr. Daigre was 
held in high esteem, and leaves to mourn his demise besides his grief-
stricken father and mother, one sister, Mrs. C. O. Babin of New Orleans and 
Mr. Joe Daigre now at Camp Pike, Ark. He was a member of the Elks Lodge, the 
Woodmen of the World and the Traveler's Protective Association. The funeral 
will be conducted from St. Peter's Catholic church this afternoon at four 
o'clock.
  

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