The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-17
VIA THE yETTIEs.
! NEW YonK STEAMSHIP ARRIVES AND ENTERS
THE RIVER THROUGH THE JErrIEs-AN OUNCE


THE RIVER THROUGH THE JErrIEs-AN OUNCE
or FACT WORTH A TON OF ASSERTION.
From the New Orleans Bulletin May Ia
The je,ties have been practically opened to the
commerce OF tho world the following dispatcher,
received last evening, amply show
Pogr EAps May II. 1870
s.sssm:ho Sa;en crossed south Pass bar sasg sna
The Hudson is 1872 tons burden, capable OF storing
1000 bales OF cottou and passed through thu jcsios
two and an eighth mlcsI in twelve minutes
IiKAp or rms PASSES. May -. 1870
The steamship Hudson Captain eager Richard Francis
pilot from New fark 1877 tons register passed through
leans. ".
Tho Hudson IL tho largest and finest steamship OF tho
celebrated Cromwell line and draws fifteen cct OF
water, and her rapid and successful passage through
the ettcs concerning which there has Of late been so
much heated con .rovcrsy. marks era in the
commercial history OF our c.y-inaugurates era
during which Now Orleans will achieve higher pitch
OF prosperity than she could have ever otherwise
attained
The agent OF the Cromwell iinc-our public spirited
fellow citizen, Mr.. Alirod Moulton-- deserves much
credit for having ordered the Hudson 10 come through
the jvtties He has thereby HIS faith by
his works, aud has proved very concusivcly that
wacver else may be said OF the ettes they deep
enough and wide enough and sale enough for his
OF detention. The Hudson having become
PIONEER THE JETrI.s,
IL Is safe TO predict that other steamers will follow suit
especially AZ they will thereby oconomixc both in
money and In time. Mr.. No.lton, having become per-
fcy satisfied of tho Of tho ettes and OF thor
availability Tor purposes Of navigation, has we learn
tccgrapncd to New York to have the steamship New
Orleans come through South Pass
We heartily aud cordially congratulate Captain Eads
and his interchangeable coworkcr Colonel Andrews, uron
this
PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS
nj In
port OF their recent statements as regards the depth OF
water on tho bar.
Facts UNNECESSARILY superior TO assertions. II Is
fact that twelve months ago there only aver
age depth oil eight feet South Pass Bar and that
MAS practically useless AZ an Quiet OF the river.
II Is fact that an ocean steamship, drawing about
fifteen cot Of water crossed that bar yesterday, run
ming two miles and an eighth twelve minutes;
aud II Is further fact that the jcics dccpcncd and
are continuing 10 deepen the water on this bar.
We suspect II will not be very long before oven those
who are AMI have been guided IN their opposition To
tho jctties by firm and conscientious CONVICTIONS OF
their mpractcabity will be called upon surrender
thor theories aud ideas by the crossing the bar of
vessels drawing twenty feet. There rs now suro
icct and the rapid aud concentrated current Is daily
ana hourly dredging out permanently the bottom
which other and fceber drcdgcs have heretofore only
scratched AZ and partially removed temporarily.
New Orleans has cause 10 rejoice ut this ncontcstblo
proof of tho the great work which Captain
Eads, almost sinale-handcd and In the lace oil OBJ
stacles which 10 almost any other man would have
been insurmountablc, undertook to perform at tho
mouth Of tho grand river that waters Continent.