The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-19

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nizeo pax. sinlar compliment vas psAc 70 the Ane
sicsD flag Is the British vessels and soc afses our osss
the vaIorous s1n Porccpue 70 psrco.se in toe cossan
nation Of NE great work All shs officers the Niagara
with the exoePuon Of those On watch 90 tue snip,
were In the boats, the crews OF ~bcn number
&c altogether about Sky men These, with the
crews from tie boas OF tee Brsh ships, aud al, tbs
officers EDgisb and American made total Of about
hundred men. The Demonstration certainly anythiag
but pageant, for there those accsssoree
which make up what is generally uuderstocd by tho
WORD but there could be n0ue sbo imbusd With
higher Apr OF the char acter o. oooAs,oh,
who were better qualified to do II honor and Is
added an thing To s importance soemuity 1t would
be difficult matter for One who has nohiug but civic
ss oct in the oompetoo Of ibis enterprise Tue
the circumstances, all conspred TO render tossy diff
ferent from an celebration the world has
the head Of Trinity Bay from which It runs. be.
tween range Of irregular hills, distance OF
about zen miles ss%s Sbos sos s ns .oy rise
wooded down to the ~sier's edge. The iohospitsaie
ps,ure Of the climate combined with the barren and
TO- ess sae composed msiniy q sInses sAe!y Of soe,
which sssdsm asans height Of mre than thirty feet
while the turf which In some phases covers tee Ieoxs
the depth Of three or tour feet overspread sa Kick
growth Of The streams. xbcs during the
season become rvulets converted into fcanng
torrents by hs eeho,s which follow the breaking OF
the long and creAry winter Judging from the hly and
MOUNTAINOUS character Of this part Of the ooupuy and
inceed, CT the whole GLAND the consuucou aad ss'ae
terribly expensive affair The landing place TOR the
cable very picturesque little beach, winch wharf
bee nah ha, Bean cut .rsush the re. .c rn ss
road, through bog and mre, you fno your way
to The telegraph station, shout nsf q mile distant.
Alongside OF iris ROAD trench has been dug for the
cable, to preserve .ron accidents to which it might
otherwise be liable.
When the boals arrived at the landing the officers sad
mer Jumped sshore and Mr. North, First Leuenant OF
the NIAGARA presented Captan HUDSON With the
cable. Captain Oer Of the Porcupine and Commander
w. EzVu Naslrh alA rf
officers svo following their example, procession
was formed along the line Az the cs,ie covered
with tar, The handing Of i was r.nsr Objectionable, col
take part in the landing There we're sorle is true,
who would not at rt put their bare bands to IT, and Who
sought to protect them with gloves by covering the
cable with moss. This movement, however, rather
Unpopular so the gloves were taken of and although
iitIs OF d used sS%Trsrds RE road or p,.n
over which we had to take the cable q mos pri-
nitve shsr le! up the side CT bill couple Of hun
dred feet high ard bad been cut cut of tie thick
pines and other evergreens In some places the turf
which 10 be found here the Top OF the highest
your sncles in The road MAKER or makers whoever
they were, HAD evidently done all their power tue
short notice they bad 70 make pa,sspie and lie enough
TO they succeeded To tnas extent although could
help wishing that they had placed the stepping
stones 80 far apart and hsd been little more liberal
the OF timber. Well, up this road hAd 10
march with tha cable aud . splendid time we
bad. was but reasonable 10 suppose that to.
three captains, who headed the Procession, would
tsse Of the stepping stones, but II appeared Vii
the To them sad they plugged iao the Doggest and
drtiest parts with reckesuees and Indifference that
tissd hey about the pilots could have
had on land, despe their well knowa abilities - navsa
tors.
This memorable procession started at quarter 10 six
o'clock end arrived the telegraph station about twenty
minutes after. The ascent OF hill the
Of Journey but when got the top tbs
twenty miles a still road. There beneath
lay the harDor shut Ia by mountains except at the
d. taarG
the two greatest maritime nations IN the world On every
side lice unbroken wilderness and except
legrsph station Of which Se VIII soon arrive not single
hab.tstion TO tell that has ever lived here.
Never tuch remarkable presented since the
world began Even now at the very point or It's resiza
tion, il does not II the work in wn Oh have
been engaged has been accomplished Looking back
the past the long days of anxiety suspense
pear but one and almost impossible mind
70 the great fact tina, the cable rea " laid
II would Ike dream, IL not for visible,
palpsbe evidence wh.ch we nov hold In bands tne
electric chain which binds the two worlds together No.
IL not dream, bot great reality, tue announcement
OF which will startle sAe iDcredulous and usoe
ont Which the cable would DO uiierly yaueess
In perfect now Is Mr.. ID. Laws and Mr. lie
ssuy tho two chief oiscticans, who have accompanied
from. Ing and have "taJted the current absut
ot1ers the head Of the PROCESSION done
same thing lie writer himself ~ waess on this point,
ard Will forget the singular scic taste which
Some received pretty strong strong tba. they
willingly resigned the chance OF repeating experinen
About twenty minutes after We started from the peach
reached the station OF the Atlantic telegraph thus
side OF the ocean, where found hall dozsn OF the
nmates awaiting cur arrival. Tue station large frame
brldpR, two stories high. and eight windows wide ON
the fret floor u kitchen office and sitting apart
mept dgpioed the title Of paror The door opeas
from tie front Tor tho simple reason tnst the rst sory
eight or ten feet from the ground Tnis Singular
arane ensnt explained BY the TACT that the eadng
ttualed The side Of hill and that there siera
BILE difference between tho height OF ths front and back
walls The second story s divided mo sleeping apart
mems sepsrsied by single CORRIDOR aud whole e.
a A besr
ming tas been made In the clearing o! the forest
the immediate vicinity OF the house, ana In the Of
year they will have pleasant and comfortable q
dwelling perhaps any In Ne~found and n shocld net
have all the Injuries Of civilized ,e o. the details Of
oom, stio LIE II the telegraph staten will be said
hereafter Meanne We musi cousHue the particulars OF
narrative.
on the arrival Of the procession the cable broush, up
10 the house aud the eni placed connection with
ftrumcnt The deeciicu Of the needle on.tpr gavsuos
TOR gives lnconlrovertblc evidence that electrical
condition OF the cable satisfactory rhs question now
In how sbs properly celebrate the copsun nation OF
the great evonn bow but by acknowledgment 10 that
Providence without whose favor the enterprises must have
enced In disaster and Defeat Every Ieeis that this
all nat Necessary 10 MAZE the celebration sete
and 10 mark the undertaking the Of two great
Chr stkn nacrs When, therefore, they all gas1ered To-
seher before tbs graph station tney understood the
purpose FOR which they were 80 pbed Captain Hudson
ook up his position ON pile o. boards, the ofnce-s and
men standing round amid shAvlngs, stumps Of trees
pieces Of broken furniture, shoes 81 copper, telegraph
batteries little mouncs Of lime and morer, bran mes of
trees huge boulders, and . long cssiogue Of other
thinss equally incougfuous
ave have" tAid the captain, "iust accomplished a
which has Attracted the attention add enlisted thc
Interest Ct the whole word. T6at work ne contn1 sd
"ba been Performed no. by ourseiyos there has been
Almighty Hama over u and sdng us AID Sithoui TIE
Divine sis,sncc uus ext nded success vas mpns
bic. With this conviction drmiy impressed upon our
minds, becomes cur duty 10 knowledge ipds
rcss 20 that oyerra.irg provdtnoe Mo boids he
The hollow OF bis hand. "Not uno Oh Lord not
MS, bat to ny nxn,c, be all The glory" hope tue Gay
vii never como WHOM al eur works, We shall reiusst
aokuowisdse The overrug bsnd OF Dlvse and Almighty
Power. II . Hc who can rebuxe the Winds aud cam tho
seas. lie works IN mysterious for bs people de
path II the nsniy vs.ert. We have seen mis- powos
IA TIE TEMPEST ant whom va nave called upou
him IN tee time trouble, be bas heard our
vOies Ana Jet hor ungTaiei u for all farors
snc row sO6n We forge, Fin when the trouble passes
sway lilo the sun meI couc or tae morning dew. On
sole cccsscE rse the Irtseni should feel par
ucuiary our nteoledness " Him, and Il is with feel
ing o. heartfelt Rrsituds should acknowledge tbs
naay fsvo-s p hch 10 bar bestowed upon There
rore here, am sure, wbcse hes't not Overlooking
with fCenRe OF tbs yees, gratitude 10 HIM N view Of
tic great which has been accomplished through His
Iefmifsion. add who not Wiling ~ JON IN n Of