New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-18
From NeW.OPlcans.
SINKING OF TIKI MISSISSIPPI RIVER BANK AT
AIGfERs.

The following is an account Of the singular
catastrophe which occurred at Asiers. La. May %
1t a, night. about o'clock on Tuesday that We
whole river bank. on which were the worls OF We uo,
emu ent dock yard and that OF Mfssrs Vail tohIyr,
sank suddonly into the river carr! Win ~ III the
iua.CTia. OF the sufiace schooner IN 1'e va! zen
a. the sinking OF ~. land into TIE 80 VIZ
filed with water. The oaiam wofkhon-.s surk ihto
fuins--tLo whole underrtraia upoA Wien lbrf "vIc
butt wing vay-watcr hubhHuf up IN rs stesa' ibr
whole river bnnk. for space Oi about ~ yaids cNro
IN Materials used ly the wOIkmcn M tie yard. tools
and other implements. sank down "'ta Tie laI1' .nu
lost. The steam engine aud the crane u'e a, l.o
DESTROYED by the cave IN attn -iahc b.i are
I'm a prechrols position. In short, all tue worn, " W"
Government yard. as well rs part of the yerd 'o,o.ty
occupied by ilyjo Macksy. melted away anu gave
place H. water. l., Al, ,.,.,-
which three years ago sahk WIN All tue "o!ks
on them IN manner similar Ia tlo aD"N rose !" ihe
rf 90 a. tue above portion OF tie bank fel-so II IL
s,d-bu sank again rs before. leaving al "i',k he
or 90 AZ the ward sank in one-sdeG sort OF y. leaN
rg IA AN unsteady position three corners o II ABOVE s
,uracc Tho plies OF AMBER In the yird were waieu
y lbs waves on and beyond he leyee proper IKE stFaT
before the Wind. lie water Tor tile Aoo,'"s .O
treets Probably this is the fret o! such occurrences
which have been quite ircdcnal TO that pari Oh Aie
Ia, has taken place without ioss oi hie Messs al.
( ,nnnor are beside tho Government the pthcipai
oscs But Tie great majority Of vorkmen at Sue yard
ha,e lost their tools with this sinsing o. tue oaik-l
Less not easily repaired. Families iro,a that section ar
moving over To the city all things valuable expecting
such occurrence which is not lkel. 10 hhppeD
Workmen were busy engaged making repairs ava
wen, edeavOrng to stay the progress when inc h"O
waive Father Mississippi has made INTO theif ahAis
INCREASING RAILWAY FACILITIES.
Tie P,cayRns of the IN says: " We are glad
IN he able TO announce TO our citizens that there Is
rrospeet n We shall soon be again in drec. railroad
CONNECTION with Jackson. Mississippi.
"The military authorities here ATE actively pusmng
ry ard the repair Of the road at this end and The peo
;e OF Mississippi engaged IN repairing ana resio,
ing Tho partially or wholly restored bridges anu lusses
along 80 much 81 II W lies in ther state
| III he road has been for some time in use between
Gto,kLayeD and jackson, and hand cara have been
running as low as ANTE Satioa IN Louisan'i but rs
Ito lower portion was very weak and the upper poorly
SUPPLIED with motive power. the road can hardy DO
said to have been in operation except within inc In!oh
| lines, from here to Manchac station.
at viii he IA agreeable surprise to our renders az
il 70 ms 10 learn that the rails on this road have Deen
but te used or injured during the war, 80 that IN
arc nearly NJ good ~ new IN most places nnd WIN ihe
rennir of The wood work ard putting on Of good rolling
stock the road would In few weeks DO near! Us soou
aB new. A.. I,,..t,.;.,i
Tile fact IT, the war Is over east OF the mississippi;
NJ The least and it is time that all should compIeleld
is fact and yO 10 work % reconstruct the TaH0aus,
telegraph lines houses fences, and whatever ose hSe
been destroyed. aud restore the eounir! 10 s io'o
peaceful uses. -. .,,orooa ro
brj,dng their railroad have shown tie trae spirit no
railroad will form bond Of union winch VIII sposdy
unite al the severed parts. o-..,o,
"Bc,ond Jackson The road he's also been IN orerhu,
M far ma Canton and will probably be readily reOu,
with ia connections so TO unite that stare IN Oh"
continuous central line. We hope Il VIII be found Prao'
ticabe 20 have this done at a very early period