The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-09-25 00:00:00

THE BEACHING OF THE GREAT EASTERN.

The very important operation of placing the Great
Kasten% on the gridiron. at klilfunl Haven. was effected
on Sunday evening with masterly skill, under eir.
cusuetances, too. of the most adverse nature. The
weather in the forenoon, although very wet, was not
b.sisterosis, butt before evening it lied risen almost to •
tette of wind front the westward. which is the only p
(non which the haven dues not afford complete shelter.
The tile, always rapid storing the springs, was, owilig to
the istrong breeze in its favour. accelerated to a speed of
st least live miles per hour, and the same muse wade
the tide rise fir higher than the usual high watermark
of even spring tiles. Towards noon on Sunday the
Great Easton wss observed to be getting up steam on
her paddle engines, whigb, as the wind rose, were (ruin
time to time mtde to turn ahead slowly, in order to
ease the strain on the single cable by which she was at
Lust time riding. A powerful tug. specially chertered
for the occasion, took hold of a hawser from the Great
Eitateni, which immediately began to heave in her own
anchor, the tug just steaming sefficieutly to keep the
ship in her position until the time fur malting for the
gridiron. As soon as the tide was sueieiently high to
make the usamouvre a safe one, the Great leastens was
allowed to drop slowly down, stern foremost, with wind
and tide, her sired being checked to shout three knots
per hour by her riddles being occasionally reversed,
while the tug held her head in the required position.
By about half-peat five o'clock the ship arrived
in the vicinity of the gridiron, having taken about
twenty-lieu minutes to accomplish the space of
a mile and a half, between it and her former
mooring.. At this time the authorities, fearing
sonic fatal accident in the event of the ship's
coining against the gangway erected front the
shore, requested all to as see off it, which was at
mice compile.' with be every one whose duty did not
resonre bins to st.y. the slop in the sue tistime turned
ahead mitil ibis- cm. within about 12 or 15 fathoms of
her intruded postilion. It was now found that owhig to
the great force of the current, it would be belt. r
w -it for aa k west r At about half-past xis o'cloek the
tide hid bee oath:hip ly at ck to admit of the opera-
lima heist; c niclu .e were, Cierefore, given to
" tuna ahead." atil in two minutes the Greet E.tatern
was in her plate to an itch!i N.. correctly had the
for the gangway lestil orinje.turtsl (for in the plan
of the ship, the entrance in the side to the lower deck
was not laid mimuwn I seat It stood immediately fronting
014 aperature. The western dolphin is now resting
just ahead of the starboard snowsuit, and the eastern one
melee the starboard quarter. She is now supported for
about tral feet of her whole length, on two grids of 150
(et long, e.seh, wth an interval between of nearly 244)
feet of levelled beach. As soon as she had attained the
desired place, all hands turned to to heel an the slack of
the mooring chains, and she is, therefore, now firmly
kept in her upright position by four anchors—one light
ahead, another astern, with one on the poet bow, and
aeuther on the starboard quarter. The inisisient evert-
thing was 111.le snug Mr. Breretou gave orders to pump
all the availahle boilers hill, or as it in technically called
to "scuttle" them, in order to throw an sulditional
weight of *nue tkl tons of water. to keep her steady on
the gridiron. Owing to the threatening insieset of the
weather steam was kept up until Handily morning. In
fat. as ert thing that could be done by at ruslent fore-
sight was .1 mod the whole operation was conducted
with a coolne.s, energy, and skill that could not he sue-
passed, and was time theme of the highest enouniunis
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'Lost camipetent judges that could be got. Two flute
eall 6.r special notice—one being the perfect command
held over the ship, rendering her as facile in her moves
meats as an ordinary rigged craft, and the other is, that
such an operation could Ist- performed at all with wifely
in such bsrl weather speaks volumes for Use capebilties
of Milford Haven as a fitting port. As she now lies,
with her whole vast size displayed frosts keel to trucks
she tome • noble monument to the memory of 1. K.
Brunel, as he may be said to have given his own We to
render his darling project • sumac

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