Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-03
TIE EXCURSION or TIE GREAT EASTERN TO


Il was stated yesterday that the passengers in the
steamship Great Eastern on the excursion from New
York TO Cape May, indignant the treatment they
received board. The N Y. Tribune has the follow
ing account Of the trip:
COLUMBIA HoUsE, Cape Island
Tuesday, July Slst.
The e1cursonsts by the Great Eastern arrived of this
point at O'Clock this morning, the steamer having
through design or Encouragement run about 30 miles
out Of her course The atmosphere still and sitting,
and after night Of horrors they rushed eagerly upon tie
propeller Shriver the first boat brought aside and in
other steamers. Nearly the whole company, numbering
about Z, 900, were landed on the burning beach.
Without exception the excursionists diFgusted aud
indignant with the trip and its management Throughout
From the moment Of starting they made the prey
OF the reckless avarice and in single instance
far as am informed the simplest rights of the
ticket-bOlders regarded.
There was no accommodation whatever for baggage
In all the ample storerooms of the ship and articles
left loosely on deck. The grossest favorsm shown
in the disposition Of sate-rooms and ladies the vic
tins of imposition in regard to them. No definite nfor-
nation could be had Of anybody, and the responsible
ty shifted from another until the passenger
10 despair, gave himself up to discomfort. :
A large number Of the ladies' and nearly all the gen
tlemen slept struggled rude mattresses the decks
in dirt and disorder and exposed to smart storm
Of rain before the hour OF waking Those who had state
rooms crowded together and suffered from terrible
heat and the great rocking of the vessel
This morning II was impossible without bribery to
obtain water for washing, the panest article Of the
toilet. The reporters were, with exception roughed
with the rest The fortunate exception spent the night
in a hen-eoop An effort made TO provoke music
from Dodworh's band for dancing, but after few mel
ancholy strains the musicians refused further discourse
unless they we're paid twenty-five dollars.
lighted cigar mattress fire in the middl of
the night and the rigging endangered There seemed
to be discipline whatever among the officers of the
ship The rudder-chains broke, and for nearly half
hour the guided by the engines alone The
wheels were frequently deserted
The restaurant was grand swindle. II given
out as soon the people sat down to the first supper
that the necessary articles had out; and only
heavy fees the WATERS after long waiting, produced
any food ALL Brackish brought in cases.
twenty-five cents glass; and the confusion and filth
we're simply revolving There was not single express
sion Of pleasure.
The general indignation took the form Of formal
meeting on deck this morning. Mr.. VIM. Fulmer acted
as chairman and DR.. John Howe secretary both Of
New York. series Of bitter resolutions passed.
aud obtained large number Of influential Signatures
They denounce the excursion a swinde aud the whole
arrangements as contemptably disgracefuL
A correspondent of the Philadelphia Press writes:
particularly observed the motion Of the vessel aud
the conclusion have arrived is that the question whe
Their vessel be built SO large neither to roll
pitch must be considered forever How tie
newspaper correspondents that in her could
ser that she rolled very little and pitched at all
at loss to understand Even write this il requires
good pair of sea-legs walk without staggering, and
although she does not pitch much the upand down
movement is quite percepibc.