New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-07

though be we've ss,fde Hest bisH-A'e'tied corsS.
bonding rig tAe wings Of tie vino.
when uooe, fin sah che vii spread sl,sut II 90
run sirg ysfds or Oo0 s4a,ts ysrss of e,svAs snd
ia Al, cr sttd that Der spee6 under canvas vi be Is
or 10 Incts and under steam n IL kss,s an hour
UernsiprA.t il 81 feet above deck, III es.ia extreme
Lsieht q tnches in diameter forsnss. "a feet sbsvs
Ssck IOl feet in extreme height, end - iaehe. d
diameter 7zenu IS fee, in height, sni 10 inches
;, diameter. Her man ysi is 1oe fet n length, aat
her Gore yhr6 % feet Her armament VII consist OF ~
ors,. Guns Of II inches bore, Il feet IN leneth, and
cspsble of throwing shot of E0 pounds, aid shells 1t
1870 uoupGs weight. These guns were all cas- a. ths
wes, Poirt Foand,y, but will Dot be put On besrd
until ate she has finished her peaceful task 81 laying
.be great summarize cable.
Ore great feature in this vessel il her high ard suy
decks. Between the bottom or orop and berth decks.
the blight is 6 fee, inches between tie lower ens
main decks, feet s inches between the main snd
spar decks feet inches. Tie main deck, on when
tie officers and NEST of the men live, il admirably
lighted by multitude of desd-bghis and thoroughly
yettr ated. Capt Hudsors cabin is large and commo-
dious snd neatly furnished. The moet interesting Oh
ect in i. is good likeness Of the great marine arcsi-
tect GEORGE Steers painted in oil life SIZE, and fsaed
in carved rosewood This was painted for and pro
sented by the wo,kmen employed by Mr. Steers 70
tie fricate, and viii always have honorable place IN
the captsios cabir State rooms have been fitted us
in this room for the occupation OF Prot. Morse are
Peter Cooper, curing the tine the Nsgns Engaged
in laying the c.ble
The working force of the Niagara is so mec. but -
this tip sbe Will have only 400. Her officers are:
Captain wu Hudson GSmS. .s rtnnSTi !Sa le'a
n I;.n. Iohn q
Fifth Lev VIM. Whiting; Sixth Liest; T. Y. MeC.aieS;
ss.ns L cS ssvs KsoPSn rS.
Palmer; A.s.as surseOn Arthur Ltns6 Assistant sur
f T,ea, Bo w IL. a.,"e Fin. ASSISTANT Ensn.s
,sh9 Fon 1GS@'; so SSSe1 c ssG'T Third ASSISTANT sS
nters A,xsuder Greer Jackson mcElwe, George hu't
P Pa.s ci kwnd 'S %.sd Bo.-sH Ros.
Carpenter II. P. Leslie Gunner, John Weeoeri SamaA~'
VIM B. Fusi,t.
In addition to the above, shs will have one boat
swsn's mate one gunners do, one carpenters do,
one woman one master alarms, one ships cook, hvs
qusrterpasters, two quarter gunners. four cap
tairs of the forecsstle, elk captains OF the tops,
| two captains of the stereuard, eeven coxs~ains.
ope ships steward, two officers do, one surgeou
steward, one salrnakers mste, two captains OF the
hold two ficers cooks two ships coporals 100 sea-
nep. 100 orcrary DO. ADD 100 lanjsmen OF the ma
ripes there four sergeants, three corporate, t~o
musicians, arc 20 trvates In the Engineers depart
| ment 10 firemen ssd coal passers are employed.
Some idea of the capacity Of such floating town
ray be arrived at when state that che can carry
in addition to Der guns ammunition. coal, spare Spas
and SAILS enough of provisions, clothing medicine
erog ard nesy every ober necessary required by AL
on board for three years ctuise. Undoubtedly the
Niagara is The finest fsses and largest vessel IN The
United States Navy snd wherever che goes vii reflect
credit upon the gerius and mschsnicsl skill OF the
country.
MELANCHOLY Loss OF LiFE-fNE PERSONS DROWNED
Yesterday at erDoon, between and 8 O'Clock, tho
ice boat employed in carrying mails and passengers
from Kirgston Wolfe leland. left this shore 81 TIA
foot OF Shaw wharf showing the boat the ice until
they approached the open ch.nnel, about quster
CT mile from the land, when the boat having con-
cid. able npetus and the passengers hastily jumping
Into the boat passed over the edge OF the ice inc
bow dipping in water and smutaueously the al bark
swsmptd. and sll were submerged 10 the water
Ire cpc.or Of the boat, j. s. Hunter, ard per
| son named james Tranor, saved themselves by swim
ming TO the ice and csmberipg upon II, and seven
| other persons iescued BY some young men nom
The shore ~bo the ana hastened ~ give
assistance at consider able personal risk.
Having taken small boat with them, they suo-
ceeded ID saving the mail ard some baggage which
was floating at vsrit distances from ibe ice One OF
the persons ssved American Supp0Ited himself IN
the interim by cir gng 70 his trunk until taken up.
The following are the OF the persons said to
have been drowned:
james Mcdonald, Jemes Mitchell both belonging 10
the leland, VIM. Dempsey stege.driyer on Long
Issno Wm Sanders, sea cook, and John Buggy, saiot
Seren O'Clock, D. m.-We have Just learned that the
bodies Of James Mcdonald, VIM. Dempsey and w.
Ssunc have been recovered and were placed In the
Geao house. X ing ston Canada News, April ).
Dpo.nv,y Tuy,TgR-Tast night was revived the