Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-07-31
The Great Eastern

TIE Great EASTERN
, N, Cyoaod KsteriIy- Knights 7,mplar from
.Abroad--A Blind Nm aR the teay from Wi'-
coasin-A b amy .Saeambo1t-7he Cdps Nay
| EceursOa Etc.
| The figures hourly re si-tere1 on the automat &c
turn.tihes Of the big ship Yesterday indicated no
| dimunifinn in the number OF visitors which has
been recorded every day for a week past. Some
eighteen thousand spent their time AMI dollars on
tie rShibi,ion and few went away without feel
ing more or less, rs EXPRESSED nv an individ
uai eresent. that the Great Eastern was " really
! large enough u keep hotel" We may aid that
| i. tn, laid individual hal wan ierel IDwn In the
yicinityof the kitchen about dinner time, and had
| seen the array OF roas, beef aud roast chickens.
! with the accompanying belongings the spread ont
| ia tempting asgravatDn. he woull have SWORN t.
tie fat that somebody really was keering hotel.
| If necessary, on donb, ail lavit. Anybody who
ha- .ceu The ro,und personal cprporp,ities oil tn,
English Ulcers and the benignant smiles that IL
inmlnate their rudy fnce-, canno, ter moment
believe that they sit still at dinner table and
see their bodies abused
One ( the features If the day was the visit OF
the Knights Tenn plar Of Washington. Command
cry NJ. l. f. nm A. ~. from Washington. ID c.
now here Nv the guests Of the Knights of New
York AMI Brooklyn.
Anather incident Of peculiar nature was the
visl' # "A blind man. who had come from james
vine, W sEpnsn lDT inc pos ~
to say to bis friends AT home that he hal been an
b,ad o! the leyia'hao Of the lie bore with
hiin certificate uf this fact from his parish cer-
gsman AID 1t was Interesting t. watch his move
= tl"nls ~ anenleI ffpm one ppn' h another, lie
felt hs way along with that gsHtle precl-i char
aeer..tc of those afil cted with loss OF 81 ,ht. =
E,erv object that could be reached with his hands
was examined with minutest care md we venture
t, say that few visitors board the Great Eastern
with all their senses about them. have cnrried
away III re correct iica as lar IA II extends.
tAan ths poor man, deprived ut vision, Will re-
count 10 listening friend, i'll the bnrSw'ols Of the
NorthHc
About six o'clock in the evening Ia" multitude
on dre. we're startled 10y the l'u cry Of =" fl g
from tie stentoran iub gsof some nervJu. indlyil-
ual am .ng them. and t'r an instant, until the
cause ~A> a.cartained, the most IN epSe excite.
m.ut prevailed 1t wa, speedily discovered. how
eyer, the obi Get ot their alarm was ut in the
stream, about haa way between llobaken and
NV York, .her. the shape If on" ol the treigh,
,amb1n.- that run up AMI down TIL llil1an.--
The flame, Is,nns from her ern, and Pc
ilr nr board in 'he distance seemed 10 he in
state Of coafuslol ard driven forward by the great
heat that prevailed. OF course, everything On
the Great Eastern was ior the moment forgotten
in the absorbing scene, and every standing
place that afforded sight Of the spectacle
instantly occupied by the interested spectators.
On the part of the officers of thu ship, their nc
tian is what might have been expected. Hardly
was tue alarm given before the order rang along
the decks, " man the huats and in less time
alna-t ihan writing it. score Of sturdy
follows were over the sides and in their places,
realy for the order - lower away and dash
of II The scene Of danger. Fortunately. at this
moment. one OF the nelghboring steamers ran a
hong .d' her blazing sister To take If the passen
gers or crew, If any required to be remove l., and
thu. rendered the intcniej services IT the officers
and crew of the Great Eastern unnecessary.
\. oar readers aware, to day Is the last of
the exhibition ol the treat Eastern. and, rs
ar int 1rtnci. positively the last. We hope this
Go Il fixed fact. Thousands are = n,sa'lsicd,
aud anticipate al opportunity Of v,-l;tag the ship
~ her ie'urn from Gaze May. Tha excursion
ran-ements are crossing fasorably. The
nu upef who Will 20 may not be gr at ns WAS
autIe'lpalcl but those who do essay the pleasure
VIII ,Iuuhtlcss he treated 10 entertainment OF
the >cuesos that will make an epoch IN their life
tin. With Dniworlh's full military aud catll,
ION baud. = full mnon Monday nitat, II clear.
roHI ani lrlcIng AIM @9here on the IN in, grand
Great Eastern bal, on htr spacious l',k in wnlcl,
vii. mn lie fair hrm> anl beautiful tace-, who
vi SAY iIut with such com :na'l "a II art, NJ
tue. rel cement aud lpvllne>s, the pr,l-ipn will
10 be on around which every larutip,nt NAV
haa1 evergreen wreath Of n,eu..f> N. \.
H,gajd.