The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-27

to see the vast fabric moving that many Of them let go
the breaks and she would have gone into the river with
covered its surface and perhaps to have endangered her
self" ~ &
Yes, was the last thing he heard OF tho vessel
his genius devised He died the following day"
Were you aboard at the timer"
We're you wounded as see your eye Is bsndagedf'
ooh, no. That dates from a bow-up when was
young in my profession had fired tho train Of mine
which was to destroy old BRIDGE but not going OF
expected, ran back, like novice, and jest in time for
the explosion was lucky to lose only one eye and
You have made extraordinary use Of the other. suf
fer me TO say 70 see your way to the position Brunei has
Since writing the above the Great Eastern has made
second trial trip She left Portland Saturday last, de-
scended the British channel, made car,esy to the
ocean, and ascending St. Georges channel anchored off
Holyhcad. The only positive reset Of the experiment
that she accomplished fifteen miles per hour at half speed
What she could do at full speed not asceraned from
accident to the valve OF Of her cylinders II Ii
pretty evident that the vessel not 10 proper trim
make trip that wculd be conclusive as to
answer this question K viii be- necessary to OK
plain that several rival cliques struggling
for the control Of the Great Eastern until these are got rid
Of mismanagement must be the result Foremost amongst
these Scott RUSSELL the builder Of the ship but he went
out Of his province when he undertook to supply her with
steam engines The fatal accident which occurred the
Thames from his obstinate adherence to his own
theories in the ace OF experience and his later Efforts TO
eyadc responsibility have not saved him from public CEN
TT
Clique No. 2 is represented by Mr.. Campbell manager
Of the company This individual is Of that class Of
pecuators bold able and not over conscientious which
abound in London and New York. He has pushed him
self TO the head Of this company, and has achieved
consequent notorety favorable his various schemes
well as gratifying to his vanity. It is not likely he will
long retain his place, written proofs exist which
have seen, that he secretly connecting speculation
for the Great Eastern which would have benefited the
pockets OF Of his satellites good deal than the
funds Of the company Against these selfish influences
arrayed the utmost efforts Of Mr. Bold, deputy
chairman Of the Board Of Directors, and Captain
Harrison. These two practical, upright men,
keenly alive to tho interests of the important
enterprise in which they engaged. They are reso
lutte sagacous and must succeed in rescung the noble
vessel from the unhallowed grippe endangerng her
brilliant promise These crude revelations will account
for the uncertainty OF her future If Captain
Harrison remains her commander you may depend on it
the Great Eastern will not 60 to until she is in con
dton achieve the that alone justify the
efforts and vast expended her. The facts have
just limited at, rather than developed, known yet
TO few but the Times newspaper fully that there
s sopethng rotten In the State OF Denmark and their
recent articles well calculated to bring the truth to
the surface.
Ny letter has insensbly dred away from the shallow
port of gossip into the deeper water Of state
ments and serious allegations Yet such the pervadng
interest the results Of this great maritime adventure
in both England and the United Statesthe first CONNER
cal nations Of the word-that the specuatons expe
rcnce Of penny a-lners have full swing, and well
coined be they ever so vague or trie.