The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-25
THy. OCEAN TELEGRAPH.
The Az ante Submarine Telegraph ExPe-
dillon.
OUR PORTeMoUYH CORRESPONDENCE.


ditiOn.
OUR PORTsMoUYH CORRESPONDENTS.
PORTSMOUTH, England, June Q. 1887.
Tbs Sned States Steam FIgate Niagara TO ahe One Hay
3eSutmayse 1s<graph Departure from Gracessra
and Arrival a. Portsmouth, English Hospitality to me "
fcrs Of the Niagara Preparations for the Reception
the Cable--Diogam Of the Coils and the Amount Of Space
appropriated for Tat-Ports Of The Ship wheTe u Is 70
be Stotced de-, DC, de-
II Is now, as informed you in my last letter, nAoo
fact hst are the cable perform the important
part which originally assigned in this great entcr
prise There doubts at first whether our YES
se Of her peculiar mode Of construction was
qualified for the work for which she was appointed oy our
government minute investigation into her capaciy
for sowage satisfied the engineers that there was not only
room, but than sufficient for the purpose the re-
suit which been arrived at has proved source OF the
greatest qualification every In any way connected
with the undertaking, for all have national pride in 1t,
and to be compelled to play subordinate part would
have grated rather harshly upon their feelings Whist
ever doubts at brst entertained upon the subject
are now removed, and our ship Is at present
undergoing those alterations that are necessary TO III her
the reception Of the cable Even rs write hear as
at distance the confused sounds OF the operatives at
work removing sauncheons aud making the necessary
preparations for the sin greater work which has yet to be
performed But before speaking OF this In DETAIL let me
begin 1t the beginning which, correctly speaking, goes
back to the I'd inst the date OF my last letter.
In that communication stated that II had been decided
after ALL we were TO take the submarine cable board
but not known where the vessel would be fitted up
the British Admiralty had 10 select Of their nume
FORE of days. till the date Of departure, which
took place the 9th inst when sailed for the great
naval depot of Portsmouth. We three weeks alto
Eether at Gavesepd having arrived off that port the
18th OF May and during that time our ship was crowded
daily with vsiters Our officers were beset with invita-
fvorn
did they become at last that finding impossible to keep
| Of them, one Of their number was appointed to
the information Of the whole The following record
will give you some idea Of the number of these invitations
and Of the attentions which the officers connected with
! the enterprise have received
The officers Of the Niagara have been invited to the fol-
| lowing club rooms
Junior JUNO T United Service, and
Royal London Yacht, at the Caedopian Hotel, Adephi
terrace.
Tickets from the Marquis OF Breadalbane to visit Buck
ingham Palace and Windsor Castle.
Invitation TO several Of the officers from the Lord Mayor
Of London to accompany him in his State barge On the
lady Harding at home to all the mess.
Earl OF Darnley at Gotham
Invitation TO fish dinner, with Messrs DC, &c
| and LII, n Greenwich
Invitation the annual festival OF The Metropolitan Free
Hospital Lord John Russell IN chair supported by the
! Sberifs Of London and Mddlesex
Some DAYS pre- vious to our departure VIC had visit
from the yacht OF the Grand Admiral Of the Russian navy,
the Archduke Constantine who arrived in England few
days after you informed in my last letter. On
this occasion he the guest OF the Queen, with
whom he remained some two days. at her residence on
the Isle Of Wight The fact that only visit TO the
head OF the nation and not To the nation ITSELF appears to
have given considerable umbrage to Of the newspa
pers here who have construed the whole affair into in
situation against the hospitality Of the British people, and
an apprehension as to bis personal safety among them
Whatever may be the certain that he confined
his visit exclusively 10 the Queen, and that was OF
very short duration Short, however, NJ wAs ne took
aud The officers OF the Niagara, returning hs thanks
for the hospitality and attention which had been Ssown
the two officers OF the Russian navy who were granted
permission by TO be present board
vessel duriug the expedition. After appropriately Acknov
Lodging the courte.es and kndness Of ths captain and OIL
he concludes by stating that he regards thou
dence Of tho fact that the feeling OF which has al
existed between the two counries-ussa and the
nations. Captain Schwarz and Lieutenant Eosbnln,
gentlemen referred TO the ROe OF the Arckduke, nj
present with him the Continent and win not rerrn
the vessel probably before she goes TO vero where
will receive the cable Professor Morse has been nj
Paris during the past two weeks, and e ex.
Ss and ssr Com
pany, and Mr.. Cyrus W. Field, II was generally Supposed
would be here before this, and looked for by
| every arrival from the United states.
Since has been concluded that our vessel sha take
half the cable the mode OF coing the dcr parts
OF the weasel In hch the coils TO be laid, aud the
space appropriated 70 each have been decided upon That
the readers OF the BsaAe may understand the 10
cation OF these aud the precise form OF the co.'s have
had drawings made Of them by gentleman who has
taken great interest In the enterprise and rho tho.
roughly with all the details These reprcsen,
the front view and lateral sections OF the colt which II
win be perceived are laid In the FORM Of uncated cone,
and the position hey occupy In the different parts % the
ship The coils, may be seon from the lanaon Of
the diagram OF different and laid tn fore
placed al distance Of abos ono Sundred and ,wen, foe,
from the bow while those on the after part VIII be about
seventy five feet from the Stern