Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-09
FROM THE JETTIES.
Their Success Demonstrated Beyond
All Question.
The Matte w. Atwood. Drawing Is feat
fEiehes, Pnsses Safely Over
the Bar. e

Special to the New Orleans Timesl
PORT EADs, March 5.-On Friday,
the third instant, according to announce.
ment in the Times nf that morning, 8
large eXcur ion o. ladies and gentlemen
started fOF this place on board the Teve-
nue-custter Dix and the packet Martha.
q iite la-ge number OF the delegates
attending the Immigration convention
were among the eXCursiOnis,s by specisl
jnvltstio1 OF Captain Ezds, Visiting the
jsttiss FOR the flrst time. Captain Esds
and Colonel Andrews being DESTROYS of
demonstrating TO these distinguished
visiteTs ths success Of the jstties in 8l-
resdY doubling the depth OF water on
the bar by q practical, ocular ulustra-
t!OB, hsd arranged with New
co nb, master Of the three-mastei
schooner Matte w. Atwood, drawing
thirteen feet two inches, NCrton & Bs1,
agents, jlst On the eve of departure for
Rsvei, loaded with cotton, TO go to sea
by way Of youth PAS and the jetties.
Yesterday (the fourth instantly being the
first anniversary OF the passage OF the
&c, authorizing the cor structiO9 OF the
istuts by Captain Elds, was the time
set for the passage Of the Atwood.
Through some delay or I1isunderstand-
ietties ua:,. the tide was on the ebb.
Nevertheless q chsnnel Of fourteen feet
having bsea sounded and determined
early in tie mOTniug by two experienced
bar-pil 1ts, hCEsrs. GersdOrf and TilfOri,
il ESa thought there would be no diffi-
Cu!ty IN passing ever. In making the
attempt the vessel wSs pulled out
ride Cf the channel ard grounded
for short time. She, however, was
SOON got II and started ayaiu- When she
reached 3 Toirt abou. one thousand
nine hundred fe-t inIsud from
the og.er ends OF the je ties she
again struck the bar, and il WAs deemed
best 10 let Der remain until high tide to-
day, much T. the VCSai Ion of Captain
EAIs aud Colonel Andrews, aud 70 the
disappointment of theiS frieLd the ex-
CuTslouists, who were sll especially de-
s'rous ot the passage Of the vessel to
commemorate the fist anniversary.
However, the temporary fsilure was
MADE the most Of, all believing there
would be 10 obstruction to her passage
81 bish tide, SIS there Ess deep water on
al sides, there being fifteen feet Of Wa.
ter within fify fee. of her bow, aud
dsepzr from tbeTe cut. At balf-past
twelve o'clock this evening tns tow
boat MiCsco fastened her lila to her aud
headed fsT the ses. No delay or diff
CIlty was experienced, aud she eltdsd
oves the Jar - easily as if there hsd
been twenty feet Of water, which / can
assure the readers OF tbs Times there
Will bs before many days. l. did not
need the passage 81 this vessel to satisfy
rs iers That there was fourteen OF fifteen
feet OF wstsr on the bar. Constant
so1ndiugs and surveys are being made,
al1 We know from these that in many
places r.ght on the bar, where there
was formerly SIX or ssyen or eight feet
oi water, there IL nov eighteen and
tECuty and tWsuiy-three feet. This will
s1on be PRACTICALLY demonstrated by the
passage OF your deepest laden vessels.
Th's is only question 0f q few days or
wask. Eot months. The great engineer,
+ s. -Yj tn i11 fstil abe builder, An
drcws, are 10 b. c1nRTA.u'atCd on the
success o: th.s mot imp0rtsut nstiOnAl
w rE, aBd New Orleans cannot do too
ma5h r0uOT 10 these rael for p hst they
L4ya cone toward copsummstiug her
future ITOsp.ri,y and commercial pre-
CialleuCs.