The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-30
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shortly after, the order given, easy aheaf
with the screw" and the Great Eastern steamer
slowly ont on her first voyage to 1t has been
matter of remark in all the trials, that motor
whatever is felt when the ship is under way. Thi
was corroborated by our experience of the start
1t was not until the objects ON shore began to re
cede, that one could realize the fact of the huge
ship being fairly on her Journey.
Inc ship rounded the Bell buoy and ran into the
| Soent with the readiness of a Yacht. As we passed
Yarmouth, our presence was acknowledged by
| lowering the ensign at the Yacht Club House, a
| clvIlIty duly returned By the ship In two hours
from starting, we were abreast of the Needles. At
~ we discharged our Southampton pilot, Mr..
i Bowyer, who, taking his departure fraternized
| very cordially with his American confrere Mr.
| Murphy. "
=, In lew minutes we again got under way, with
the screw making 27 revolutions and the paddles
about u revolutions per minute and ran down
the Channel. The ship, starting drew % feet of
water forward and 26 feet aft. Her right trim is
on an even keel, so that her condition was rather
unlavorable to her best performance. She had
| $500 tons of Goals in the bunkers. Being slowed
principally aft, this had something to do with her
| being down by the stern. The object in making
the trip out was not to attempt to get any great
amount OF speed out of the ship, but to get the
| machinery and men into good working order
| The engines after every trial, have had more or
| less work done on them, and the men were totally
unacqulnted with the work they had to perform
! One OF the greatest difficulties which have been
telt by the officers of the ship on all the trial trips
and now when they started on their first VOYAGE was
| having to get under way, the crew and firemen
strange to their work, and therefore, less likely to
be efficient, than if they had enjoyed the advantage
| OF little previous training. The experience ac-
| quired and the organization effected while steam
ing out VIII enable the great ship to show very
| decided Improvement in her performance on the
| passage home. The loss of prestige occasoned by
the accident on the first trial trip is the cause of
| so few passengers crossing in her. But for that
there Is no doubt that all who could have made it
at all convenient would have avaed themselves of
pOmfDTf md JoE;o IF.
by the big ship.
The ample space, light and ventilation of the
sleeping cabins offer so striking contrast to what
is afforded by the crack ships of the Cunard or Pen
lnsular and Oriental Company, that the traveller
VINO VINO mas had the good fortune to enjoy the one.
VIII iee more keenly than ever how much he il
caolhed, cribbed and confined" in the Others It
is no small matter for the voyager especiaIv in tbe
tropics, to be able to retire to his berth nm bot
night without feeling that he is about to UNDERGO
TO greater or less extent, process of partial snf
location. "
The system of ventilation adopted in the sIeenino
cabins nsures the passage of current of fresh air
which can be very easily regulated so as to suit the
feelings of the occupants.
After discharging the pilot the ship steamed
steadily down the English Channel making a
straight course past the Bit of Portland By l. 30
L. M. we were abreast of Portland light, whence
we made the run to the Start in something under
TOUR hours showing an average under easy steam
of nearly II knots an hour. At 752 we sighted the
Eddystone Lighthouse, distant five miles The
Lizard was seen at 9 p NJ, and passed at II 90
the lighthouse bearing N. N. E., distant seven
miles. Toward evening the weather, which during
the day had been thick, with occasional showers,
cleared up and became fine.
SECOND DAY, MONDAY, JUNE IS.
commenced with light variable breezes and hazy
weather. Ship steamed steadily on her course
with the paddles making to 81 revolutions and
the screw about 28. At A. NJ. sighted ST. Agnes
Light and at passed to the southwest of Bishops
Rock. As we rounded the Sicily Islands we met
westerly Of fba
great ship acknowledged its power by behaving
very much in the same way as another would
nave done under similar circumstances-th is to
say, that she rolled very distinctly The motion
though similar in kind, is much less in degree and
much slower than in a smaller vessel. Observa-
uons at noon showed that we were in latitude 40
deg Il min. n, and longitude deg. "a min. W -
Distance from the Needles 800 knots The
engineers log showed that the paddle engines had
made on an average SO revolutions, and the screw
- revolutions, average pressure Of steam Is pounds
with consumption OF Goals since getting under
way of $50 tons No more striking illustration of
the economy of the principle involved in the con-
struction of the Great Eastern can be given than
by moments comparison of her DAYS work with
that OF the crack ship of the Cunard lne the
Persia This vessel, which is about one-fifth the
tonnage Of her gigantic rival, burns on an average
IfO to lSO tons of coal day.
Her average performance under steam alone
would not exceed the first days run of the Great
Eastern. In the one case each horse power pro-
a
each horse power propels nearly nine and half
tons and, consequently, to this extent the ship
IS more effective in its mechanical result than the
other. If the consumption of coal in the larger
vessel was equal in proportion to that of the Per-
sla, 1t would amount to something over 500 |
tons day. But, as already stated, the great
ship will do better than this under circumstances |
more favorable to an exhibition of her power when, |
OF course, the advantages will be still more appa-
rently in her favor. Our passengers only amount
to 40 in number. Three ladies have shown the
courage to put faith in the good behavior of the
ship. About one-thrd are Americans, two Rus
slams and the remainder British subjects
Our numbers appeared so few when scattered |
about tbeshp that one could not help regrettng that
ten times as many were not present to promenade |
her spacious decks and luxuriae in her magnificent
saloons. The accommodation varies of course |
with the price paid for the passage but the small
est cabin is infinitely superior in point of light,
ventilation and provision for the general comfort
of passengers, to that of the finest berth in any
other steamer. The days was looked upon
generally as pretty satisfactory, considering the
speed and pressure at which the engines had been
working, and people thereupOn began to speculate
upon the time should reach New York The
general conclusion arrived at was, that we would
get across the bar at Sandy Hook by 5 o'clock of
Wednesday, June u. few sanguine people ex-
pressed an opinion about her making the shortest
passage that had ever been made; but these were
not quite so well aware of the expressed determi-
nation of the officers in charge, to go slow but
surely. One or two bets made that she
three days after her. Attention diverted from
this topic by the announcement that they were
getting canvas on the ship.
AT o'clock =. NJ. the fore and aft canvas was
set with the effect of slightly increasing her speed
and diminishing the amount of rolling motion. As
the wind kept pretty steady the foresai and fore
topsail were set, by O'Clock P. NJ, the fore and
aft sails were taken in, and by midnight the square
sails were clewed up, the wind having increased
during the night to a fresh gale. Up to the time
Of setting sail the wind had been from the west
ward, with too little northing in it to make sails
draw; it then veered round to the eastward and
blew in gusts with rain squalls for the rest of the
evening.
THIRD DAY. TUESDAY, JUNE 10.
From midnight to 0 O'Clock, A. NJ, it blew
strongly from north to east, and the ship increased
ler roll very perceptibly. Two three of the try
'ails and the forestaysail were set, but the wind
oon hauled to the westward again, and thev had
% be taken in. Ship quite lively at breakfast time
1ut not enough go to prevent all the passengers
putting in an appearance and discussing the good
things set before them. The rolling motion of the
great ship, though sufficiently decided, is easy
md long that it is not likely that the most squeam
sh voyager will suffer much from sea sickness. If
is not escaped entirely, it will most certainly be
educed to minimum.
The beautiful way in which the bow Of the vessel |
uts the water, and the little disturbance in the |
wake, apart from that caused by the screw and
addle have been subjects of remark BY some Brit
sh naval officers on board The ships lines GER
ainy seem to fulfill the conditions claimed for
|,
rinciple by Scott Russell, who reasoned out for
mself the form of ships bow, or what is tech
caly called "the line, which should just displace
he particles of water and cause them at first to
love with accelerated force, then more slowly, so
8 just to to rest as the thickest part Of the
hip should pass them.
At noon this day, our lat. by observation was As
eg. Al N. lon, 16 deg. Il min. W. Distance run
40 miles. Calculating the day at "a hours, this !
yould give speed of AL knots; but it must be
borne in mind that the day from noon to noon in
unning to the westward exceeds twenty-four hours
y the amount of longitude made. The difference
longitude between New York and the Needles is
bout hours, so that in making ten days run,
hip would gain about half an hour day. As the i
hip gained during this fine fully that amount, e
reduces the average rate per hour to 1873 knots. 8
he paddle engines averaged 81 and the screw en- q
ines averaged 90% revolutions per minute during e
ne dav. The consumption of coal 246 tons,
verage pressure of steam II to l8 pounds. The /
elievers in a short passage were more sanguine $
nan after the announcement of the days run,
nd demonstrated very satisfactorily Ito themselves)
1at nine days and half would see at Sandy '
look.
The Great Eastern outrages all generally re- I
eved notions of ships and sea life, that when in
rolling about one of her spacious ed | |