The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-28
THE EASTERN.


, AS this monster steamship, the largest vessel in
Tue world, Is hourly expected to arrive in New
hork' some OF our readers may be glad to refresh
tneir memories respecting her. The construction
OF the Great Eastern was commenced in 1856 and
she was nearly three years in building. having
been launched in the early part of 1853 She was
designed by lsamberd X. Brunei, is owned by the
Eastern Steam Navigation Company" and has
for nciuulng large sum spent in launching, and
aor repairs rendered necessary by an explosion,
some'hing over three millions of dollars. She il
haue OF IRON, the plates three-fourths of an inch
ter go'ea together by rivets inch in diane
Thames, at Milwall, adjoining London Tho fret
enorts TO launch her were made on the Sd of No
vember, 1857, but it not until the 31st Of tbo
succeeding January that she 1oated From that
time until the 7th of September she was heinz
made ready for her trial trip, which took place on
that day. P'"0e 'n
Her hull is $50 feet long and SO broad and some
idea OF the immense size OF the vessel NAV be
formed from the fact that the North, South, Fourth
Pearl street, st. Johns and PRESBYTERIAN cburche:
in New York city could all stand upon her deck
lengthwise and with 5S feet to spare Across her
paddle boxes she is l20 feet broad and the lenpth
OF her upper deck is 692 feet Her capacity IS 975
tons. The height of her hull is 60 feet, and walk
around her deck is equal to a quarter of a mile.
The vessel is designed to accommodate OOO mas
sengers-S0O first class, 1000 second class and
l,2O0 third class. The engineers and crew. 35O in
number, will be accommodated near the two ends of
"e c 'Ieooi' ane lorecaste Is l4U feet long and
1eet high. The hull is divided into ten water
tight compartments. There are two longitudinal
walls OF iron running through her, SO feet apart.
SO that her hull is series of cells. She has aeon
modatons for 5000 tons of freight and II 900 tons
Oh coal. Inc accommodations for passengers are
OF course ample. There are ten saloons altopetber
-hve on the upper and five on the lower deck
the length varying from sixty to seventy feet The
furniture is rich and beautiful. Most of these sa
looms are fifteen feet high, and adjoining some of
tnem are two tiers of state-rooms one above the
other. Some of the state-rooms are as large as an
ordinary parlor, and fitted up for the convenience
of families.
The propelng power is in enormous steam en-
glnes, acting upon both paddle wheels and the
screw. The paddle engines are 900 horse power
and @ the screw l,6OO horse power giving total OF
2,6OO horse power, at pressure of25 lbs; tbouoh
II necessary, they can work to force of upwards
OF TO- 600 horses. There are ten boilers, and each
boiler can be cut off from its neighbor and used or
not, as desired, The boilers are placed loppitudi
haiy along the centre of the ship, and are entire
~ independent OF each other. Every paddle boil
er has ten furnaces, and each screw boiler twelve
furnaces, thus giving to the whole the large nun
OF one hundred and twelve furnaces The fuel in
tended to be used is anthracite coal The Grea
Eastern has six masts, five of which are made q
holi0w wrought iron. and is arranged to carry
6,oOO yards of canvass. A telegraphic apparatus
IN the captains office, by means of which his or
ders are conveyed to every part of the ship. Sh
carries twenty large boats on deck and swings OF
davlts two screw steamers, one hundred feet IOnt
ana between sixty and seventy tons burthen. 1t i:
expected that the Great Eastern will be anchored
for about week off the Battery, and then taker
to her wharf, East River, at the foot of Hammond
street The ship started on trial trip on the 9th
running twelve hours out to sea, and twelve hours
PACK. The trial was regarded as satisfactory, al
though the rate OF speed attained did not at any
time exceed 1871 knots, the average being 12L
knots.