New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-23
THE GREAT EASTERN COMPLETED.

The completion of this mag pifcent vessel was for.
mhly celebrated yesterday at banquet on board the
sbio wi ich was honored by the presence OF many OF
the members of both Houses and some OF the most dis
fir oui he'd engineers and scientific men in the Kingdom.
DOING the shOit interval which has elapsed since our
last office of this noble vessel the wolk OF Ter compile
ton has progressed with giant strides, and 1t IS only
doing bare justice to Mr. Scott Rnssels exertions to
say that no other ia the kingdom could have Tilted
the vessel in the time, and there we're not ie
who believed that the tssk would prove TOO much
even for his energy Three weeks or ago and only
one OF two Of the six mass were fixed the oulgarks
bad not been quite completed, the huh watted
painting, the decks were piled with indescflbaoe
lumber Of all kinds, while the labyrinth OF CABINS
a, d saloons below seemed only many dirty store
houses for unfinished joinery. Yesterday the scene
ON board was the reverse of XII this and such prog
ress has been made that the ship now looks as she
will look when proceeding to sea, and rs she ought to
Look TO keep pace with her reputation as the largest
and finest specimen of naval architecture that ever
Aoateo Tie deck has been planned ard scrubbed to
whiteness, and not even stray ropes emu
b,eaks the wonderful effect produced 10y ls Immense
eypanse Her feet of small boats that TO say a0out
the size of ssing cutters hang on the davis tea on
each side. The whole vessel has been painted, tue
ssoons are finished the cabins decorated, ahd even
furnished The nlas.s are fixed ana Hggei WIN me
,yc.p ion of the yaids which viii DO sent IN day
or two The thee center squareTigged nssts are OF
iron. They were msde by Mr. Flnco, OF CnePst2w,
and are the finest specimens of masts OF tbe KIDD ha
were ever manufactured. Each is made OF hollow
wrought iron in eighfeet lengths strengthened inside
hy aphragns OF the material Between the joints
as they were bolt.d together, was placed pad o. vu!-
canized india Rubber, which gives spring ali buoy
al cy TO the whole spar greater than wood WINE al Tue
sue time retaining all the strength of the iron The
bIeakiog strain OF the six shrouts TO each Of tAese
mests III over 81 tuns, which gives ample eoury iOr
The masts being properly supported as the "egot o.
each is only - tuns. On deck are iOdr smaA s,eaul
Uirches or engines each Of which WORKS pair Of
cranes on both sides Of the vessel. Anything more
simple or perfect thaa the dou0ie mechanism y
which these are made 10 work at both SIDES, can ha-
" DO conceived and the value OF the lnventIo On may oe
Estimated aben we say that with these four double
cranes alone 600 TUBS OF coal can be hOsed INTO the
vessel il ~ hours Thus the grave objections OF thoe
who specua.ed the loss OF tme required ~ cOa tle
Great Ship are entirely dOae away WIN. lne cGle!
sAloops-al save one-bave only been htted 70 eeT-
tam extent 10 temporary manner. The nttlhSs are
exceeGit ely han dsome and substantial out Tue ieooia
tors of the huge iron wss and grders nave peer rs
served FL after her st trip. aDd coz are Only panied
of a plsin white. The absence Of elaborate deco
raton m them however, Is amply compensa'ed III the
chief saloon, which has been hplshed 20 snow
this superb style in which the whole will DO Decorated
VIXEN Inc Great Eastern begins running TO the East.
On this saloon Mr. Crace has lavtsned MS utnoS;
efforts and the result is combination O. taste snu
richness to an extent which - really ASTONISHING
Whether the fine trsceres " gold aod color are eN-
AHMED IN desl, whether one chooses to Judge oy
the tone and effect of the whole az art neo, the dec
ION is equsy favorable. and this saloon IS not only
the finest ard richest of any that has yet oesn az
Standard by which all other osbins OF the kind vi: be
indeed. II is said Tia, the mirrors, gliding oarpeung,
and k cutsns for this apartment, aione cost toVvv'
In The bsrths nf course no sttemp, ma Re az costly
decoration Of this Kind, though the htnags
aIe good snd sufficiently luxurious. lac oeItns
are arranged il three classes-th)Se FOR pdraeS
81 siy or eight, aud these are large rOcus-inose
for parties Of four, and the rest IN the usua.
sttIo II double cabins. AL very roomy as eao,ns
s,,~very lofty, vel It, and those or the outer sdes
sxceeoigy well ventilated On the lover SsS5 s
Ta,loss in the upoer Both the bcItas and saloons
Iss are in fact almost unnecessarily Rsh ki nSs
soy "a scnle,ies are all OF the same extensive
and lifted With all the large culinary requisites ct
frs.class ho;els Toe ice house holds up"aii - ,.c,
taps OF ice, sni the lofty wine'vaul'sicr slcm
,Hey sre-airesly contain wine enough 70 form s'0'
freight for al Oporto trader. .h., .o,,s 3O) or
Int il wa, ro TO see the vessel only tnat SOME V VI
,on ;,,s ,,ere ON board Yesterday. The great iea-
fp,e of the day was the trial Of both screw anu v
norrs for The frs. time. II is quite lmposso.e "
- oyhal description To convey an adequate !ica Va
,be coosss proportions OF both these sets OF ennss-