The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-30

HIGH HopEs AT srARrISG-THE TONNAGE IN ruE
AGAMEMNoN AND LOG RUN IN FINE BREEZE.
ou,ea Esslsnd IN the os, unavorsbe ri possible f5r
bad weather. According 10 Appearances ct starting how
ever bad weather seemed OF all others the risk least
likely 10 be encountered 60 thing hsd been foresee
Pre- scaed, AID provided for but gate; that, Of
coorse, cut OF the question That traditional ve;erau,
II. own OF The Transatlantic ne who had weshersd 90
many storms in the Atlantic, showed how 10 Jane ooe
had occurred. while Jones proved how wouldn't,
END Robrson mace all serene, by demonstrsitns
clearly how Il couldn't happen. We might meet light
winds and essounter some delay from Gains and sulry
weather. but gAlea regular Atlantic s,orm-the very
sea with the chief vessels laden almost 70 the waters
edge and ell other rsspccS 20 little fitted for rough
snnsrsroed been Al home moi sso .osla ssys
moved from Ply mouth Sound The Aeamcmnon had 2sso
tons dead weigh, in her, noossrous load tor any ship
OF Ter made stu and over.
bearing by The manner Ia which slowed. 10 her
bold the main coil, compact MAS OF 100 miles In
length and therefore LOO tons IN weigh, GA her orIop
deck sht for ssrd between the eyes, as sailors say was
another col o. 100 TONS while on her upper deck and also
nsns 70, vas Coz ., oSo 0ps zoe ass was o.
rg Of the vessel from the deck, and the united weights
Ct all, Of oourse, brought the Agamemnou down by the
head almost unsafe extent The two small coils,
was said countsra,tei the weight Of the popderous
mass in the bottom OF the ship aud certainly, they
easier and less dangerous 70 the mass wbeo the shp
did roll however there constant styugy gle bet
the weights At the bottom lsnd the weights At TIE top sod
the shipa sidse the levers along which the force OF
both exered and resisted, suffered proportion This
however not the evil OF the upper deck nor the
son which, after the bad weather had
anxiety and almost OF dresf board
bad enough Il cruee With dead weight Of
some $50 tons, weight under which her deck planks
gspcd q inch spart, and her beams thresenef daily
10 awe war but when these evils added the fear
IN bad Gather that In Of her heavy rolls the whols
mass would alp and take the vessel side out will bs
tetn that 10 the whole the precious coil Justly esteem
ed the BITE nsir OF the entire snahe milestone about
the necks OF all However, es We have said, nobody
thought OF these things when the morning Of the 10Th
OF jane the squadio on quilted Plymouth 4 was thea
20 be yachting crtilse-a mere summer trip-sni any
talk CT eaerproo aud sou westers would not have bscn
more out of IN dra wing room than toe deck Of
he Agamenron. The day favored this Illusion The bs
rone,er ptood at 30 Ca weather hot and sury
and AFTER all sail had been set and set and every
naval ari6cs adopted 10 catch the broezs that would
moi CINE Csptsa Preedy reluctantly for We mad little
more than coal for the voyage home) gave orders
10 get no steam The Niagara, having plenty OF coal had
the advantage OF being always under steam, and the
vslovous and Gorgou did mostly as The Assnemnos
Friday az the diio Of the previous day. rhs
queuish breeze iotcrng through The rigging
and then, and was Glands, up screw and make
sail - and UDown screw and shorten sal, all day, iii
-. CAM, preedv weaned in bis efforts 70 save fuel
Every one wished for breeze mere we're some w
never having ben al see before, mutersd rash hopes
nst Trey might rather meet an Atlantic gale aud their
wishes ere grained turned out far than the
people Who expressed them wished Saturday tho wee
,nsr wss ocd and dull but the breczs Was 90 prononc
that The finally hoisted aud the arcs rsed out
While the Asasasnpon, under roJss and stufdiDg sails,