The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-14

Weymouth fSp 25) correspondence Of Liverpool Postl
The repairs necessary for fitting the Great Eastern for
sea daily gong forward - the utmost diligence and
rapidly. Tie fittings Of the ship and all matters connect
ed with her going equipment are now entirely IN the
hands OF the marine department + thAoard Of Trade.
WIN passenger ship o. such gigantic nagn.tlde, anl
which, when complete, will 60 literally with popg
laon equa that Of many towns has been felt thI
possible precautions which the greatest experieuce aad
most jealous vigilance can suggest should BE- neglected
In this matter the directors and Captain Harrison
Mrey agreed, and have We believe asked the Board 81
Trade 10 make any suggestions which they think can IN
any Way cohduee to the safety anu u "a, seS-
sell The Great Eastern VIII always carry tue pest Wssh
Goals which, when slowed in large qaantiues
have seldom if ever been known to heat Inc Great
eastern, however, VIII carry, no less tnah zen
thousand tong, quantity which we need not say,
has yet been put into any vessel and therefore
bily Of accident from this Another matter which
will probably be altered is the means Of feeding the boil
ers with water Until the present massive engines were
constructed has always been the rule 20 make them
seffeedmg, the auxliares being used merely
by in case Of any OF the pumps breaking down. The
chinery of the Grea Eastern male entirely depend
ent its feed water being Supplied by the donkey
ginesa rather Objectionable arrangement the case
of the donkeys getting Of order which has been
they may do, the machinery must a
still Feed and bise pumps viii now most likely be fitted
to both and paddle engines and the donays re-
tanned only precautionary measure. The passage
round from the Thames showed that the heat IN the stoS
holes of two Of the small auxiliary engines was
much for the rerncn. Sliding iron doors wl therefore,
be cut in the bukheads in order TO give them tine most.
Now that all the wreck has been cleared away from the
lower deck i'll the immediate vicinity Of the Of the
tanned by the boilers and substantial fittings Of the
ship can be readily asccrained The massive iron
deck beams which curously doubled and by
the force Of the explosion have bcen cut away together
with the taered remnants of the lower portions Of The
funnel and jacket, which still remained attached 10 the
upper part OF the boilers and altogether the space las
been cleared to allow the work OF restoration 10
coed with all due celebrity Upon minute examination
found that the forward boilers had not been injured
10 the extent which at first imagined nor yet escaped
entirely without damage. The copper plates OF these two
boilers upon which the funnel aud casing rested very
much dned in and many Of the iron in the interior
are either broken very much bent Some Of the hot
air tubes also very much damaged but not 70 seri
Gus extent The replacing of the stays and such OF the
tupes az Will be necessary to will soon be ac
compshed but the restoration OF the two damaged boiler
plates must occupy time few days will suffice to
sore the injured iron supports of the main and lower
linus IS to be hoped that the substantial portions
comparatively few days
4. ~ no. improbable that in few days the Great Eastern
VII e present moorings, and 60 round under easy
s.e . '. oou.amIoon Water. Nothing this point IL
yet nnay decided but both for the Convenience OF re-
Ceavmg materials from london and in order 10 crafty the
thousands Of excursonists who even in this mart
OF the country, daily visit the ship Il mot untev tb,t
such move will be made in Response To tho invite To- ~
celYed from all the chief towns along the soub coast IT,