New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-20
THE STORM AT THE SOUTH.
F,o,, The Nea Orleans Tue Delta, Aug II.

From The Nea Orleans Tue Delta, Aug IL
Early on Sunday morning the Wild commenced blow
re freshly from the south east, and blew quite gale
The conrequeIce was the waters OF the Uun were
hurried through the Rieoets with forty horse power
increasing The volume of water IN Lake Pontchartrein
Tie latter rose rapidly, and the continuance OF the
wipd in the same direction Grove the waters OF the
lake in a western direction, in waves that would do
credit to Lakes Michigan or Huron III their widest
moods
The elevation of the lake shore between Bayou La
brancbe and Pass Msnchac, which the jackson
Railroad runs, is not great. Along the whole hne,
however, are many well cultivated farms, and during
thny years, it IS said, the land has not been SUB
Jperetd Early on Sunday the waves Of the lake be-
gan 10 ercroach On the land, and il WAS evident -
ttose going up to Osyka on the Sunday morning tran
that if the STORM col much longer, with the wnd
LowiI il tie same direction, THAI portion Oh ,ne
line of road would be submerged, and, peIhspe car
red awsy by the force of the current from the lake.
The .torm cid coLtiI ue, and the consequence was
the ate noon train from the city reached Osyka at
late kouY-reeched it in safety, barely passing over
The submerged portion of the track by the "skin OF s
teeth" Tie conc ion of affairs being reported to the
tren fiom Osy the cry es It arrived a; Psss Ian,
cLac II very piudeLtly returned To PJhtchJule, and
Itnaued Lere all night stating for the city again at
an tsly hour yesterday morning. As it reached
Kuk's panfa alton, il was a:certsined that about TWO
hundred yards ahead complete breach vas made IN
the track the cross-ties and portion oi the iron ras
being earned away. Here was dead bait until the
breach could be repaired, which took several hours,
the storm raging and the rain pouring down In tor
rents the entire time.
In the me al time the morning train that left Osyka
AT ocIo k sniv.d at tae spot 10 keep company with
the other. During the day an engine and tender had
been dispatched from tbs depot in the city to ASCERTAIN
the fate Of tie two missing trains. AS it came within
about three miles of the two other trains it was
brought up with round tuID, by an awful chasm in
the track There were, with three trains in sight
of each other, making up & delightful family party,
AID all spsculang the chances Of reaching the city
some time curing the week. To watch the counte.
of be sufferers and listen to the mprecalonso oi
some and the good natred jokes Of Others were' 70
philo, opber Ike ourself, far entertaining Mah
any thin that could be gotten up the boards OF e
ST Charles. Some were for getting up a LIST oi Hknl
plsdgng their lives their fortunes and t1en saye
iouoIs TO institute suits inslanter tor damages aS;
the Con paby, while others, and we believe tle ~ a
y woe for e1cusiDg the company ana ors ~ 80 Of
bill Of Indictment for conspiracy against ~ ~ n,,risd
the weather and Lske FoDtchartfain. iho n''''''N
Den were particularly ferocious -.Jo,ooL in d..
Breach No. being repaired e6ou, op S1oOA o :. sIo
evening the thrill Whistles from the three l9cou'o1soe
gave note of their readiness to star', anu ~ le"
ioiru,ss sftergard sn HANDS were aooaru and steam
NO. in xceIent sprts 10 the city, which we reached
mile tft., ocoek AID enjoyed the luxury OF fak'ng
f., m TIE a not 10 Hercules s"e portion Oh tue way
M a. RI. lind nut;on OF the vest 10 water.
The destrUdicn Of property OF the line OF the rail-