Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1910 — BOY IS TREED BY ALLIGATORS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BOY IS TREED BY ALLIGATORS.

The body of Ernest Johnson was found in the branches of a tree in Fish Bayou swamp near Palmetto, La., by a party that had been searching for Mnuior a week. The youth took refuge from alligators in the tree and starved. A note found in his hat told the story of his death. He had been fishing in the swamp when alligators swarmed around his skiff. The ’gators attacked the boat and the boy ran to a tree. He climbed the tree, thinking that the alligators would go away, but they maintained vigil at the foot of the tree day and night, until the ter-ror-stricken lad lost nerve and dared not attempt to escape in the boat. He starved to death.