District Court, W.D. Louisiana March 28, 1963, Civ. A. 7295 (Bartie v. United States)

HUNTER, District Judge.

Whitney Bartie and his family (wife and five children) went to bed around 10:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 26th. He awoke around 5:00 A.M. hearing water underneath the house making a noise — slosh, slosh, slosh. He tried to start his car but it drowned out. He and his family joined hands, with the wind raging and the water rising.