The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-27
TVg r J JETTlEs.
The Excursion of the Grand Republic 10
Port Eads.

All :55 o'clock Yesterday morning the
Leviathan Of tho Western waters. the
Grand Republic, left her moorings at
the head Of Poydras street for Port
Eads, with over 400 excursionists on
board md that fine band Of the 18th
United States Infantry, who, by the
way. did much by the sweet music
which they discoursed TO add TO the en-
joyment OF all on board.
At the Magnolia plantation the steam
plows, which were busily engaged in the
iiclds, saluted the excursionsts with
their steam whistles. which was re-
piled to In u similar manner by tho boat,
Arriving at the head Of the passes we
were met by the towboat Rio Grande and
shortly after entering South Pass Capt.
Eads flag ship. the splendid yacht
Julia. formerly the property of Boss
Tweed. came alongside and greeted us
with a salute from her six-pounder.
At 8 y. m. the Republic reached Port
Eads and then Slowly steamed down
through the ietties to the outer portion
Of the bar. where she rounded to AND
proceeded on her way up to the landing
at tEadsport.'
On arriving ut Port Eads number of
the eXcurRiOnists. anxious to get u
glimpse Of blue water went on board
the Julia and Rio Grande and started
for the end of the iettiea. AT the end IF
the west ietty the Julia turned baek
but Capt. Cleo. McLelland. wishing to
give all on board fair chance To pay
tribute to Neptune. steered due south
for fifteen miles ere he rounded the gal
liant little Rio Grande too. Among
those on board tho Rio Grande we
noticed Capt. John a. Stevenson and
lady. Capt. I. G. Walker Of San Fran
cisco. Rich. Millikin. Capt &. Andrews,
Col. Paul Anderson Of Helena. Ark J
Westcriicld of the Towhoat Associat ion.
Dir. Maggie Of the PicavtHf. and Mike
Hyncs mate of the Grand Republic
On the Julia were Capt Eads. Capt.
Thorwegan. Capt. John Grant. Of Mo
bile. and q number Of other distinguished
guests, whose names we failed to asCcr-
tain.
TIE RETURN.
After sumrtuous supper on board.
the Grand Republic. AT 8 80 y. IN turned
her Prov up stream. At the head Of
the passes. where the first work of the
ietties can properly said To have been
begun, the lead was thrown and half
twain Us foct) was tho shoalest water
| found.
At 10 :15 this morning the gallant
steamer with her passengers, exhausted
by surfeit of pleasure. arrived oppo-
site the city and In few minutes all
were on their way home, each one
pleased with the knowledge that they
had made one of the most agreeable
pleasure trips ever made upon the Mis-
sissipp.
THE JETTIEs.
After leaving Port Eads on the Rio
Grande an interest was manifested by
several gentlemen on board to asoer.
tain the actual depth OF water out to
sea, Capt. McIyelland had the Rio Grand
of the Republic. commanded to heave
the lead, with the following result
1st fifteen feet, 2nd fifteen feet. Sd
eighteen feet. 4th sixteen feet and d
half. 5th. 9Th, 7th and sth sixteen feet
and half, 9th twenty-five feet and q
half. 10th fifteen feet. 11th ten feet and
half. 12th to oath twelve feet and a
half. 25th fifteen feet. 26th thirteen feet
and u half. 27th twelve feet aud half,
2sth nineteen feet, Goth seventeen feet,
30th thirteen feet. 3lst fifteen feet, 32d
fifteen feet. 33d thirteen feet and half,
saith twelve feet scant. 35th twelve feet
scant. 36th twelve feet full. 37th
thirteen feet and half, 3sth thir.
teen feet and a half 3sth fifteen feet
the 39th and 10th cast was
made just on the extreme edge Of the
jetties, where twenty-four feet was
found. and the last. the forty-frst. dis
closed the fact that there was "no bot.
tom" There has been an immense
amount Of work done on the jstties NJ
to the present date, and It Is to be
hoped, for the benefit Of the commerce
Of this city, that Capt. Eads will succeed
in his undertaking.
We return our thanks to Capt. Thor.
wcgan and his officers for courtesics ex-
tended on the trip, and shall have more
to say about it and their fine steamer In
our next issue.