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

ne steam frgate Niagara arrived ysserosy a. A. "
ana came 70 sacnor OF tbs lighthouse
mo towboat Achilles got alongside OF the Niag~t
about Eve o'clock and took the following geatlensn who
have been on Atlantic telegraph expedition up to the
city: NJ Cyrus W. Field; Mr.. W. r. Everett. who Do
signcd and planned The psvrg ont machinery used on
board the Niagara aud Agamsmnon; sr. Henry Wood
hose one OF the engineers oCthe Atlantic Telegraph Com
pauy who coopera,sd with Mr. Everett ia laying the
bio; lieutenant the rsron De Boyne, Of the B,s-isn navy
Mr. J. O. Eldredge purser OF the Niagara; Csptxn N.i
thew D. Field Who oined the yngsrs 10 rrusY Bay and
tbe correspondent Of the NEW YoRE HERAtD
Oh leaving he Niagara, on board OF which they bad
,peu. the most evenful period Of their lives little
coxauy rave the captain officers aud crew three hearty
cheers The rigging was immsais,cly maanet, and as
Che torbost started her way 10 ths CITY three thunder
inx cheers greeted the passengers in return.
On the announcement Of the news 10 the city was
s>assd that owing the owncss OF the tide, u would be
impossible for her 70 up " the city before three
O'Clock in the afternoon. Az II vas known, however,
shss abe had but little ballast aboard, aud dre~
bot q light dran Of water, there were thou.
uands under the impression hs, she would
arrive before noon; and number II people f>ckei to
the Battery 70 catch q glimpse Of this famous vessel
which win be identified, for all time, With ous OF the
vsisss events Of rs nlre,saaA Century All vh'h S'0
has additional lntsres, attached 70 her Of beng the
magnificent ste~mcr IN the world
me attention which this vessel exces has something
IN Of national pride, being identified with the large
part our citizens mar clrn o, the glory OF bringing
hk great enterprise q ruccsssfui completion Another
and better feeling however, mngles with this emotion
and that the 10y the OF the cable cous
dsved simply for the great results that will dow from t.
me important par, borne by the Nsears In this work
necessarily MAKES her an object Of general interest u-
present.
The Scott Life GARD were depu,izei bv the suthor
Nee 10 IRE the statutes the arrival OF the Nisgsr'
previously agreed upon. Az noon section Of twcntg
men, under the command q Lieutenant Browne
prcoecded 70 the Battery with three six FOUNDERS
sufficient ammunition 10 Are two hundred shots Th'
Guard dressed 10 fatigue uniform, aud were aocom
panied by fe and drum On their arrival on the Bate
~ hwss found that large crowd hr collected, 10
tcpston Of seeing The frIgste ccme up Day. We're
not for the repeaed disappointment Of our citizens at h'
numerous false reports Of sbs arrival Of this vessel ther
would have been thirty thousand people assembled v
witness her coming up the bay. Az VS. thsre wer'
st ieast ten thousand scsersi through the Ba.,ery
shortly before four O'Clock large s,eane~ was dis
covered entering The Nsrovs and sailing for tho Qua
tine rrouud The news sprea3 Re wfltars that "th
Niagara coming" and tho rowd hurrey ran b IN
.sers e6ge 10 the famed steamer rhs vessel wa
srss Uncovered e barge ofce In the cupcls OF raic
we're cluster o. revenue onosrs aoi reoor.
er-. was soon discovered, u vever, that ~
vessel entering vss pcs TIE Nlags-., 81 ne rells