Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-06-09

Portsmouth, 8. A pilot boat reports that
the Farraday is off the Shoals and will come
into the harbor at slack tide. She has sue.
cessfully laid all her cable and buoyed it of
Jeffrey's Ledge. There are no tidings yet Of
the other cable ship, the Ambassador.
LATER.
The Farraday has come into the harbor and
lies at one of the government buoys. She is
1900 tons burden and the largest craft ever
seen in these waters, but has plenty of water.
The cutter Woodbury., Capt. Fingar, with
Collector Howard, Col. Eastman, ex-Goy.
Smyth, members of the press and citizens on
board, steamed out from New Castle this
morning and the party were taken on board
the Farraday near the Shoals, and, as this
section of the cable had already been laid
Capt. Trott and the Messrs. Simans were
kind enough to take up a portion to exhibi,
the process. No hitch or accident of any
kind occurred in laying the cable from Hall.
fax within ten miles of the Shoals, where i;
was buoyed. Two or three days were lost by
the fog on the Banks. The Farraday is an
immense craft and looks very old, musty and
worn for new ship and is covered all over
with queer looking top hamper. She has
proved splendid success in every respect.
She has high PROV and stern and bears the
name Farraday on either quarter. Mr.. ST.
mans, on board, received despatch from
London stating that the steamer Ambassador,
with the Rye end Of the cable, did not leave
England until June 2, SO she cannot arrive
here 80 soon as was expected, perhaps about
the 18th inst. She is not a regular cable
ship, but is fast and has been in this service
before. Mayor Miller and Aldermen Sise
and LeFavor, committee from the board OF
aldermen, went on board the Farraday down
the harbor and rendered Capt. Trott and his
officers and the electricians on board the
courteses and Inequalities of the city. All
the visitors were handsomely received on
board the Farraday and were much interested
by the wonderful mechanism on board. A
splendid dinner was served in the handsome
saloon of the Farraday, complimentary to
the visitors, Mr.. Siemans presiding. After
dinner speeches were made by the chairman,
Capt. Trott of the Farraday, VIM. II. Hack
EFT for the State, Collector Howard, Captain
Fengar and others. A banquet compliment
tary to the officers of the ship and cutter and
Rockingham House, Tuesday evening, by the
citizens of Portsmouth. The party will
visit Manchester on Wednesday. The stay
Of the Farraday here is uncertain, but prob
ably she will remain till the Ambassador ar
riyes, after which the Farraday will proceed
to lay the cable remaining on board between
Halifax and Newfoundland and then return
to England and load again to lay between
Ireland and Halifax. The deep sea cable is
very strong and light, weighing only three
tons to the mile, while the shore endings are
unusually large and heavy, being two and a
half inches in diameter and weighing Is tons
to the mile. There are also two other inter-
mediate sizes. The Farraday is an object of
great attraction and is visited by large num-
bers of citizens and strangers. She is in full
view from Portsmouth, New Castle and Kit
terry shores and looks the leviathan she is.