The Ouachita Telegraph - Wm. A. Howard Drowns Himself

Date: Aug. 2000
Submitted by: Lora Peppers <lpeppers@ouachita.lib.la.us>

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The Ouachita Telegraph
Friday, May 10, 1878
Page 3, Column 3

        Wm. A. Howard, for many years a resident of this parish, in the prime of
life, rashly drowned himself at Pargoud’s upper place on the 4th instant.
At times, he has been a hard drinker but for the past three months has not
been known to take a drop of liquor.  He was perfectly at himself.
        A log tied to the bank had broken loose, and though of no value he desired
to recover it.  No boat being within reach, he swam for it, against the
remonstrance of his friends, and just before reaching it he began to sink
and cry for help.  Before it could be given to him he had gone down forever.
        Poor Howard!  He mingled the good and evil of humanity so as to be
remembered for the one and forgiven for the other.  He sleeps in Hasley
cemetery.  A mother and father and many devoted friends look upon the
hillock – green grow the grass upon it.

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