Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-08-05
From the New Orleans Picsyune July le,I
Awful Calamity and Loss OF Lin, "

One of the most heart rendng caami,;e. 4.
we have lately had to record, occurred n6o,
O'Clock on Thursday evening last, on the T.,
opposite the Urauine Convent. On TnexJ,, ,l
a small portion of the leyee at that spo, c,vc 60
and sunk, aud some fears were erter,ainsd =, 81
time that larger portion would soon break "A
On the evening we have spoken os. some n.
were engaged in driving plckets down a, N
place where the bank had given way in orde, /
prevent the levee from further wea ring aw,v \
the action OF the water. Some fifteen or tuor,
persons who resided near the place wers r,,be.
ed on the bank, viewing the river aud M. ma
ut work, when about two hundred feet Of ,bo \
wee IN length, aud eighty feet in width sujJouI
gave way, aud without a moments warnin, n
human beings were ushered into eternity. T|
scene IS described by those who witnessed !; \
have been the most hoart-rending they eysr loo
ed upoE. We have learned the names Of on
six persons, as yet. who were drowned. bu, 4
asserted that others who at present are M, knov
were lost. The names of the victims. No ,xe has
learned them, arc Mrs. Hypoline Trouno AL
child, about eight months old; Fanny Troum1
aged nine years; Louise Troump, AGED scy3
years; Felix Troump, aged ;weniy.togr ye,.,
Miss Charlotte Dezire and Francois Andry. IA
lhiier gentleman arrived upon the sps, ba, 4 &
moments before the accident occurred. and t1I
ing TIED ms horse 20 capstan on the levee ia
gwen some directions 10 the men who were Y
work, and had started 10 come on, IL the "a
when he went down, a. also did his horse. Ofi
hve men who were NJ work driving pckeis, I'd
of them escaped; Felix Trcump being ,be o.
one who was drowned. 4 little fellow no, On
ten years of age. Gustave Troump, was nrecp(
ated with The others into the water, bu, being
10 swim and fortunate enough 10 retain his p-I
sence OF min6, reached the shore. lle /, ,he I
OF Hypolite Troump and the only one OF his faa (
ly that is left TO him. Mr.. Noba; was also c.
ried into the water, and somewhat injured by |
piece of timber, but succeeded in saving himss
by swimming ashore. The death of Mrs. Troltl
and child was the most agonizing portion Of Il
terrible scene. The spot upon which she s,oq
instead OF rolling over into the water as mos {
the bank did, settled down beneath her, leaE
ber standing with her child raised above her hn
with the true feelings of n mother, and CALI
until she had nearly disappeared upon soma
10 save her child. Her husband, who was bu
short distance from her. rushed towards tho sd
and when within few feet Of her n large pile l
wood fell over and crushed her beneath il. I'd
unfortunate man. who had thus lost all held
dear at n blow, could with difficulty be restuina :
from plunsing into tho water and gong DO 4
with his family. He yesterday presented !
most melancholy spectacle we have over lOos
upon. Without noticing the crowd tha, was q
gregated about the place, he rowed over the 3
IN small boat from morning till night, vaa
searching for The remains of his lost family
None of the bodies had been recovered up
o'clock las, evening. bu, the hat of Mr.. And
and some other articles, had foaied ashore 90
distance below. Mr.. AS horse was picked %
the afternoon opposite Mr.. Benvenue's plan!'a
below tue barracks.