The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-04
CLEOPlTRa's NEEDLE IN LONDON.
The Voyage from Fcrroi TO the Thames and
Into the Fast India Dock.

From ne london StndUS.
Tho celebrated Egyptian obclisk. which
hemet Az has at last. after many vieissitudrs.
renchcd England. and repo-es peacefully. IN its
Plat Tnvlpr the Secretary Of the East and West
lndn Dock Company. authorized 10y Sir W.
Bnyn"s. the Chairman. hnving offered q friendly
shelter To- the cylinder ship free from all charges
The ubandonmcnt 81 the ohcisk ship Ccopat-
RI. in the Bay Of Bscay. by the steamship Olga.
after losing u boats crew ~ six men in nm in
cffcctunl attempt totake oir the Cleopatra's crew
took place on oct. Is. The Cleopatra WIS found
the following day by mn outward hound strlm-
or. the llNmauricc. and taken into Frrrul on
oct Is. Here she r"mninrd until the morning
" Tuesday. the 18th inst. the last thr"c weeks
III the stay hning occupied with rcilrng and
adjusting halln-t under the supervision nf her
original commander. The ballast consisting
oirnllway iron. wa- s"rurcdhy being huit Down
into the snip. 80 a. totorm an integral part OF
the structure. A new mast and sai- were pro-
vid"d. hut the watcr-tight compartments were
found to he perfectly secure. and on arriving at
Grnv"-"nd the captain remarked thnt there WIS
not enough water shipped tot wine glas-.
Leaving Irrrpl ut O'Clock on the morning Of
the 18th in tow of the Anglia. an excellent run
was made the Needles being PASSED az { o'clock
on saturday afternoon. and Dunecn"-s AT about
10 o'clock ON sunday morning. The two YES
S',l- WrN'i WITHOUT ar'n!',il' or lh'rl"ht Nl the
Chapman Light 10y 10 O'Clock at might. whore
the tuEholt anchored. the Cleopatra hanging
nsi"tn 10y the tow rope. There was a steady
hrrc2' MI night. and yesterday morning a start
WAS mad" Tor GRAY send. thu lnit'r pluDe being
renrh.i shortly before IL o'clock. Her" Mr..
and Mrs. Dixon went IN board and cougraiu-
lated IN" Captains Of the two vessels uunn their
Sai. arrival The Custom House officers next
boarded and proceeded TO clear the Vessels
which being completed, the anchor of the
Anglia was raised. and the Cleopatra cast III
from the buoy 20 which she had been mOored
precisely NJ l25n.
The news having spread tina, the ohelsk was
coming NJ the river. AZ nearly every wharf and
pier crowds were gathered. who enthusiastic
cnlly che"rrd IT, the ships passed. The various
training ships exchanged the compliment of
dipping their Tags the boys Of the Chichester
manning yards.
some time had to rlnp-e before the obeisk
could boz placed in tn" East India Dock as a
large outward bound steamer WIS hcing towed
through the dock gnt' :, hut the road once clear
she was brought round the tug. aud hawsrr
b"in. passed ashore. no time was lost in berth
ing her IN one 81 the inner basins. A goodly
gathering OF friends OF Mr.. Dixon was assem-
BLEED on the pier. and ON that gentleman mnd-
ing. he wis overwhelmed with CONGRATULATIONS
The peculiar construction Of III" Cleopatra
cylinder. which is about nnety-two feet in
length and sixteen feet IN diameter. makes II
appear smaller than il really il, especially as IL
is more than two-thirls submerged. lnappenr-
ancrc II resembles huge Cornish boiler. with
small deck house and mast.