New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-09

short delay for the transfer of the same Oh
baggage, he is soon whirled away, at tn
rate of speed usual with the company .
the end of his Journey. In the evening D.
starts at half-past four, and goes over Tn
same route on board the Creole, when n
can take, If he so selects, one OF the Pull
man cars, where he has all the comforts o
his own freside. The looming man" meet
with no delay until his arrival at Manchac
on his way to the city, where the transfer
of baggage stops him again, when he land
| from the Creole, if he comes back in thu
morning, at the Potchartrain cars, abou
| half-past twelve.
These things show that even the most ad
verse events can be turned to proper &C
count in the hands of an enterprising man
ager. A few days ago, and it seemed as i
an inland sea had broken over the track
which, in some places between Des Air and
the draw. was at least four feet over the
bed. Timbers were loosened and foated to
the top, only to be carried off by the tide
which swept through the pass with the re-
sistless force of rapids. Rails and other in
cidentals to every well regulated railway
were unshipped from their fastenings and
fell to the bottom. Besides, the danger
from water Immediately above Manchac
was by no means slight. Between this
point and Pontchatoula every train felt it's
way for many days. ,.......... .--.....-
The difficulties of railway management
and construction have never been properly
estimated. The miry nature of the fat be-
tween Manchac and Old Bayou, on the road
to Pontchatoula, was overcome in the
original building only by the exercise of
considerable engineering skill, beyond what
was laid down in the books On this por-
ton of the road-bed when the water COW
cred the trestle, the train glided cautiously
along as if hesitating at every step, to the
great WEAKNESS of the passengers who, in a
American spirit wanted to go
ahead. From Pontchatoula to the end of
the road the track is good, though pour
ing rain, swelling the streams, in some in
weaken the bridges
The residents seem satisfied with TIE
road, as every disposition to accommodate
is shown though wind and tide will produce
delays.
The new cars crafty lady passengers,
being large, well ventilated, and hand
somely furnished.
The freight arrangements which have
been made, notwithstanding all the an
noyance the crevasse has Occasioned are
and tons of peaches are regu-
arly shipped from the wharf at Manchac,
subject only to the hindrance of wind and
tide, the steamers not being able to stand
rough weather.
Little by little the station at Manchac
mas been turned into depot. a large
wharf, storehouses and landings have been
quilt.
The only detention in the transportation
If the jackson railroad arises from storms,
which interfere with the trips Of the steam
RS, they being, unlike railways, dependent
IN wind and tide. The steamers Creole
ind Ariel, as far as impartial observation
extends, have everything for the comfort
# passengers, the employees being willing,
he conductors polite, and the porters quick
md ready.
We never have seen crowd of passen-
,ers on a journey that did not contain
'rowlers in the proportion of about one to
en-. They are like everything else, to be
ivided into several kinds. One kind are
lways looking at their watches, and fret
ing conductors with questions about time,
omparing and taking notes of time at
very station. and suggesting to the quiet
ravelers within hearing that the company
ould do better running the road to agree
nth their own ideas.
Then there are those who are nervous
bout baggage, who bother baggage-masters
t every step about their particular trunk,
or valise; who have a constant
We on it, and follow it when it is checked
t the Pontchaf&ain depot through to the
AXE end, thence to Manchac, and so on.
his class of voyagers want to open the
runk to get something out or put some
hing in; to see that the keys are all right,
r the locks all safe, and who, on every
ow alarm blown by the whistle, evidently
hink only of the baggage that might be
)st on "a running off," Then there are the
ind who insist on having four OF more
eats in the ladies' car, gracefully sitting
own and extending an arm over two, and |
two more with legs and liberal |
mount of boots. and who roar out they are
insulted" if demonstrated with by the |
DOR conductor, who is to be pitied from
he trials to his patience and good temper
rom all these sorts of GROWERS.
1t is believed conductors can't be long
wed. To be badgered this way by the
ew disagreeables there are in every trip,
lust certainly interfere with their longev-
" more than the risk of accidents and
ollision. Work never kills; it's worry"
nd of this last, conductors, steamboat
nd hotel clerks have more than their
hare. One rotten apple will spoil a bar
ell, and we have seen one of the above
lind of GROWERS who if let alone, would
ct the whole establishment furious with
There are other kinds of disagreeables
Who swear and who turn the ladies' car
nto sort of public house; others who
AVE a liberal imagination about accidents,
md who will get up panic in no time if
ct alone. Without attempting anything
n the way of statistics, it has been re-
marked that the smallest crowd contains
It least one of these kinds, who look upon
he time and patience of the conductor as
heir prey, and who feed on it like the
lone of these annoyanc es come, but the