The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-14

INK HEkALD, THURSDA
md other asosssary work Of the ship rhess tso en-
snss together ere equal 70 90 horse power ~hss wosas
~ 70 pounds, though - thsy made 70 vorK ct 90
pounds, Their pewer cen BE doubled necessary
ne SCREW engines csssass q fosr cylisds Of "a iachss
dismeser and four fees strobe, wsrtsg A
with the paddle cyndess each Of Tho fear d In Itself
ooupete end separate ssgns capable n working quite
independently Of any Il ths eshsr Urea rHey work up
10 N indicator power q $500 horses o IS 900 posas
when working ~ e strskes Q minuts With stesu In
the boiler u Is pounds, and " expassioa valve
ostung Oh u sas-third Of the stroke. Tnsy are,
however, nade V wssk snsothly ssAsr a 70 strokes
pr minute, VIM steam u - pounds, without expaa-
soo % u IS strokes minute with ~ sxpaassa cutting
of ct ono fourth Of the stroks. UaAsr thsss crcuu
stances hey win b working II ths treusadous power
$500 horses mo boiisrs, q coarss, ere Il the same
khad - The paddb bsilerl Osansos1 with the sorew
sngns srs two auxiliary high pressure eagnss Of sevsa
horse power working win forty pounds but these
Win the other AUXILIARY eoginss made y wsrk at
sixty pounds BotA thsss, besdss 6shg ordinary ships
WORK, ere connected win tAs screw afs sbsn The ord
say dsoounsoting apparaus - - 10 enable then 10
drive ne screw. necessary when disconnected from
main engine. n win th0 b. sesa That tho paddle sad
screw engines, whsa vsvkns Together q their highest
power, win exsrt effective oroe q not le than II 80
horse power.
No sorrow end paddls engines ars attsd with bed
psnps, thus avoiding The Objectionable paA OF reiyAs
sssey upsa ths donkey eagns for Ne supply @ the boil
ers-a sta2e a things which The preximaAs 81
tho explosoa o. tAs Arw trAl trip n "doakeys WI
be naAs gsasay useful sr psnplsg sasths bgs water,
waehsg decks, and other matters but FIR supply
ing hs largo engines hey win b rssvsd altegshsr from
that Duty. The auxiliary engines nsd with Ore hoss,
and Ne united pumping pswer Of he eagnss equal v
raising about fy tons Of water per minute. Increased
aausht for The furnaces has bssa provided by iatrs
ducing Scan blast Pipe into each funnel
rHB Ds0K or THE GREAT EASTERN.
No pant Of ths ship well calculated TO give correct
idea of hor Immense sss TIE main deck You cannot
your eyes aosg that Immense exsa stretching vsy
anost seven hundred feet-oas eighth sf me-witAous
becoming oonscsus oh magnitude and proporsas
u . magnificent promsesds, uabrekca By psop or
'ho1se deck free from al obstrucoas open TO every
wind that blows, smooth grassy lawn, level rsos
course, breezy hill lido, and mere secure frem dust
than Ady's drawing room. Blk masts, straight a. up
tsd lanoss, support nix thousand i've hundred square
yards Of canvass, which nutssr in the wind IKE
forest trees in Q storm Between the mAsts are
placed the smoks Stacks and these BY giving bass for
pressious Of inisable sizs, which satisfactory
the mind, although may be les agreeable 70 The imagi
natoa. The width Of the deck eighty four feet, WIDER
captain standing snidships, will be obliged use sle
scope what Is going 1t the bow and stern, and
that time heaored medium for conveying orders-ths
speaking trunpet-would have moro chance OF being
heard 1t either end than boys penny whistle In storm
10 inset this difficulty seegraphic apparatus placed h
the oaptains cabin, by Of which his orders
communicated with lightning speed 70 every part Of the
vesscl while semaphore BY day and ceored lamps
By night are used to signal his directions 10 the officers
ne deck b double or cellalAr made, aser the plan
Of the Britannia tubular bridge, and 10 formed q
two halfinch plates ct The bottom, and two half
inch plates u Tie top, between which webs running
The whole length of Tho shp II has ben planned q
70 10 OF such strength that taken up by ts two
exfrsnues, and the eatrs weight the vsssl ever u
carry were hung upon ID middle, II would sustain ths
whole BY ~ una,dsd powers Of resistance.
she carries twenty large boats dsc, end In sddioa
70 ess she caTiss suspended IN q her paddle boxes
and swung o. dsvis, two SCREW steamers hundred
fest long apA bsswesa SIXTY and ssveaH tsas burthsa.
Thsse steamers as al uno ready for -, and lifted
win every requisHe fsr snbazkhg and hnding passa-
gers md luggage - Ne wharf or pier. nay are
ra,ssd saA hwsrsA ~ ssoaslsa requires, b. ~
engines nxsd On board Tor pumping, hssnno
sails md weighing sncAer o. anchors, Ne
should say, fsr ne farnsned With ten. WHICH, with
ther ssoks weigh IS TONS AID require fsshoms chain
cable, weighing % tons her oapstaa and warp weighing
100 tons, MATING all 2ss toas Of appliances for MAKING
hor fass
That ths Great Eastern win avail herself Of wind -
well % steam, Ne masb Of which havs spokcs,
~ h~
The nissn mast, are nads Of hollow wrssshs iroa, the
Standing rsshs q iros wire rops, and the hrgs
shresds e hh material ere eight and . hall
inches h circumference. Ths ordinary desdsyes
md ssyaros OF right aad len lanyards have ben
Disposed with, and IN heir sssad IN ingenious
ivanos has been subaussd By which In cass a enss
esncy ths shreads caa b ~ 30 sinultanecusy. Two
Of the nsss square rsed with Iron spars, with tho
exception ofths upper topsa yards. On the azsn nass
which, - have saA b no< made Of iron, ssagag
erected sshy four fest iron The dscE which the con-
pssses paaosA 10 thcn IRON ~ disturbing ~
nssaos q TIE fsrugusoss below Gss can be manu-
sourcd board md conveyed 10 every part Of the ship
vhib ssfs efulgesos, kind d anulatsd MOONLIGHT,
win 10 shel shs ~ q Ne dsok frsn powerful
eascss lht II he nsshead On ssarisss nights hs O.
feos II tAb win Be striking In high degree. n soss
wss sulhx ever NJ vHisn unto hsrssH Q SUM-" her
deck baEhsl In CRITICAL nosabsaas. and ths rousss
eosaa vshsus darksnsd vssA ~ shaAsws q III ever
hanging HishA What's s,Rsnos aepsarsncs nua pss
ssns v v~Dsh Gsusns ~ paAh- Inngss - csss>ssnA-
~ vssld oa.s a.saga orvv vhe haa nsvsr hessd o.
III nsAsrn wonder (ssppsshs shaa shsrs sx,ss ors~
n my - % iporass q psssnG svSsts.) rosey Van.
ssrdrvckes and hh Flvs~p DAeAssn would not be cir
osnssanoe 70 ~
OFYrCns AND cRxw.
NJ Great Easssn VII - commanded By oApssas
vpsAau M oshw odnsas ass . chisf s6nssr, ohssf
ssghssr, twelve saiInG c0osu, axssss sussrdiasss
esgDsWs, . sailing nsaAss, purssr, anA tws o.
Arss ssrvssssL n sssai saabss Of ~ crew yin be
fbss hsdrsd q vhicA sAkd vtu bssas 70 ~ ssg
sseAg department, 80 shirs fss viossAhng and or
vsss ed thira ~ saiias dspsstossA Tns Grsai
E.ssarr chiefly hasadsd ~ pssssesr rafas, and y
- asssd - sspsansdaas sshs hundrsd Il ~ Ara caa
toe Asu.sd second ca, - thsss.ns I've hsndrsd