New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-26
RECEPTION TO THE SAIL. ks " 1HA
NIAGARA.

| tbYt-vcrkrg ard ge.srt tsff, sto have je., c ~,
81 1iety, shoud lave their share If the hono TaeJ
are the men who have borne the brunt Of II fsl
with TIE elements, AMI 10 do them hcuor rec ptio'
wss lad lsst night d, the Cooper Inttats, wae.e u'
differs Of tits city ght and thsrk tasss 10
for the sor ous vtlk they bad performed. II cue
to them sDd TO the people Of tois city thu. publicly to
show their srp,ecston Of tie labor Of these sailors
his greet wok.
TIE msrires ard sailors OF the United Safes steam
frieste Nisgsra pursusn. 70 arrangements, assembled
at Wasnington's Headquarters, Ffsrkin sqIsre, At
O'Clock last evening, he former numbering SO, unier
commsrd Of Sergeant Gleason aud tins latter numbering
about $50 under Rchsd Lskemsu a. Gsp.sir, Francis
j Tin mfrs, First Lieu,ensrt Johr Ncaois,n, Second
L'eutersrt, and Wm. Thcmpsco, Tnird Lienteasat.
They form ed in line under the msrshashp Of Mr.. Paip
j. Downey, and preceded to the Cooper Institute
the following order:
Band Of the North Caro.ins.
| Model Of the Niagara made By oos Of the crew
Of tie Niagara, and decorated by Mr.. DoTney e1.
sc:)y as the noble vessel csme up New.York Hsrbor
or her turo from her successful mission Of laying the
telsgrspt cable with the American and Eegsh fags,
az well as fsgs of ether nations also the flags Of the
telegraph feet srrarged in the order ss they
were that OCCASION carried by fOur youths attached
to the Niagara, named Henry c Hssdiy Tnonss Lit
tlefeld, Chsiles H. Godfrey ard VIM. A. Porter.
Fify.six United States Marines, comprising the
Nisgsrs Guard one hundred and fifty sailors.
| Tie procession marched through Pear strest TO
Chatham down Cnsths to TIE front Of THE TRIBUTE
ice where they halted and Grve tbrse hearty cheers
for The Niagara. Trey tben pa sed the Offices Of The
Times, Htrals and Sum- VIII they similarly saluted
they then passed through the Ps,s in front Of the City
Hall, ard up Broadway 10 Asior place, through Astor
place TO Third avenue, up Third avenue to Tenth
etreet through Tenth street 10 Fourth avenue, aud
down the Fourth avenue 70 the Cooper Institute,
where they arrived at about II O'Clock. Through Tenth
street spd down the Fourth avenue, they were es-
corted by a party Of gentlemen dscharging rockets,
BepgoIs lights, &C., while the large asCenbage winch
had gathered along the ,outs and in front Of the
Cooper Institute, extended a cordial greeting to the
nCtle tsIs.
rocket. discharged from the high stoop 10 front OF
the Cooper Institute Eighth street as the procss-
zion WAS entering that bulc ing flew across the street,
and passed thrc ugh the shades and window OF an
upper room in the Bible House, and, ii Wa said did
come damsge there. Many persons who witnessed the
incident waited for time in expectation Of seeing
arcther corfsgraton to resu from fireworks IN GALE
brstug the great event of the age. As the sailors
approached the Institute, they were salated with
cheers by tie crowd outside. The hall Of the lnsti-
tute wss ati pt half full they came in bearing With
item the model Of the favo,i.e ship, end, as they
marched up the aisle, they greeted with tunul-
tous cheers and rourds of applause from hose present
The hsll soop filled up after they came in.
Ex-Lsut Bartlett of tie Navy nominsted Prof.
Webster Of the New-York Free Academy as Chairman
who was received with applause. Prayer wss offered
by the Rev. Mr.. Walker Mr. Webster, Cnarmsn
introduced tie Rev. Cnss J. Jones who said he felt
a. md hair
lie himself had been for many years rope hauer,"
and he wished, in the name of the people OF Ns~-York
to thank these brave men who had labored 30 success
fully in this great work. and to assure them that there
were many hearts in this community who sympathized
with them. Although in bs sea life he had seen many
gathering of sailors to spin yarn, yet he had never
before seen 80 many sailors halt.ses over
get together to spin yarn that lasted
tiRht dsys and q "twister that stretched
from iceland to Newfoundland. Great cheering.
From the hour when old Jason started On the Argo
10 search for the Golden Fleece there had been the
san CHAR .oeIscs iu tie sailor. The Argo OF to-day
il the Nisgsra-the adveIture-.hp Of this age. The
lime ia coming when men shall be bound together IN
pesoe and this lie but Ii 10 the chain OF events
toward that blessed era. The influence of the sailor is
worldwide and all the earth must feel that influence
Men gen orally are anxious TO throw all faults on the
shoulders Of others but in this case there seems 70 oe
desire to throw the glory on the shoulders o. 9th
ere He lad been told b. the officers thst there never
was better crew tIod deck; they had abored, aud
were full of anxiety for the the great achieve
ment He did rot wish 10 hatter these men, but ne
would say to the citizens Of NewYork that their H.
terests might be trusted to the salor. Mr. Jones
closed a thrilling and most Interesting address amd
great applause He was followed by song b7 Messrs.
Mscdo1ougb and Cook in most excellent style-so
good that the audience not sa.sfed TIL they I'D
another.
The Chairman then introduced Mr. Joseph Hoxie,
who conner ed by saying: lis done, the greatest
work Of this or any otbe' oge, ana taese , 700
| lows bad hard in it. lie was inns Il 70
70 zee this day. He re'erred 10 'hS. 5oa'e 'a"',
-, - .. -. ,ai ,y tho help Of Col opened
wsy through the Red Sea f,r the Children Of Irsel;
and CYRUS w. Field shall be our Moses-xho has
orered q p.th for US through or at least under the
Atlantic. He ssid the nations already beginning
to uirele, AID ed as an instance to prove the fact,
the recert marrisge Of the Baron Lmbourg TO the
| 6ssehtsr Of our Secretary Of State, Mr. Case.
Though Mr. Field had been the head and font o.thls
wo,b, yet there were oLers such men as Moses lay
| Tor. Peter Cooper Marshal o Roberts, WHO had
l.bored zsalously lsbored in this Cause Nj Ho1'e
was equsntly interrupted With spplau'e and shouts OF
laushte ard closed by thanking the brave taf' WHO
hso worked SO successfully in lsyiog this cable snd
invoking the merchants of New-Yoik TO remsmoer the
fidelity Of these gslan, ssloIs.
Mr. Field was mex. introduced, when the whole au-
dieloe ss ere man, rose 10 their feet giving hin the
mont tremendous cheers He referred to the time 8
few weeks $50 whsp these lis irisrds hsd worked 30
fsitbfuly il ayiIg this cable, and ne never saould