Chronicles of Notre Dame du Lac
Edward Sorin, CSC -- Translated by John M. Toohey, CSC, 1895

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1855

pg 243       succeeding one another in New Orleans.  He obtained the 
             ratification of the nomination of F. Cointet to the asylum, and 
             returned with well-founded hope of seeing peace restored to the 
             Province.
                  Unfortunately the story of this worthy Father was not of long 
             duration.  He was hardly two years at the asylum when the great 
             disturbance of the Lake occurred on occasion of the recall of F. 
             Sorin.  F. Cointet at the same time received orders to proceed to 
             Notre Dame and to deliver up his place to F. Gouesse, who was 
             ordered and who came immediately from Canada.  He therefore 
             resumed charge in January 1853, and remained until he was recalled 
             to the Mother House in 1854.
                  Towards the end of the year of 1853 this Father was replaced 
             by F. Salmon, who died of the prevalent epidemic in the beginning 
             of the following autumn, before his year was up.  The year 1853 
             had been marked by an epidemic of the same kind which carried off 
             three Brothers and one Sister.  The year following was also 
             memorable by the death of the Father who succeeded F. Salmon, and 
             who came in the spring of 1855, dying in September of the same