Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-07-02
pnhoREss Or THE GREAT EASTERN Up
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Ard this. il 10 agreed by all who witnes,ed u,
,vas one II the nost beauiifui scrn-s ct which
New York BAY has for years.tii ever. been the
locality. Ga the water stretching TAR away ~ Mi
direcfion.. boats of every mag inabie size and DE-
script"n wers to be seeD Long before reacnisg
tnr Narrow. the aequatic cssdica'e c'fnfaenced,
and f steam boais, especiaiy, there fittrd around
a crfcct feet, many Of them being t,aled 10 tn,
waters edge. leaking lrsn the decks of the Gfeat
Easten like NJ many white ducks.
10 addition y, these were yachts. eea<t'ng
srh~ners. sloops, sail boats, and even clumsy old
hsrses which act ns ten iers 10 SHIPS unloading.
who Ind come out oi their various places OF att
ehnragr tn engage in the noble e,cnt.
Passins Fort l. daget'e.a salute WAS fired. which
wa promptly responded to AMI from the iuur Guns
If the GroaI Ea -tern, and from this time onward,
until her rival in the Nurth river it WAS me con
tinuaI fete to the distn lushed stranger cannon
hu,med, steam whistles shriekel until almost
wh-czs, flags were dipped in graceful welcome.
people hurrahel han Iksrchiefs wavcl. 'Swift
footed yochrs dashed along in the huge shadw
nnde n cllud If canvass, NJ ii having III a.
knp, ledgement Of tho superior being towering
aDn, ethem. and lem rlistrn'iDms al IA kindly IVA
tnrs came from every quarter. a. lar H. tha eye
CO.., ! SEE" the tips Of houses in Neg York aud
Mi subnrhs, were tl,r nigel with ne"rls. The
Battery wa. black with the mutituh" nni
wns IVES. shipping. and every ioth'ld command
ng view 81 the scene, presented the same anl-
ma 81 appearance
\. We ncare1 the city the interest, il possible,
increased. Hundreds oflitle craft shof out int,
tn stream aud fell in the wake Of the Great E,s-
torn. Looking down fr IN her f,rrt,p elevation
.lno,t euunl To that nf the tallest nr,tnaIv mast
i. seemed almost fairy spectacle A. was the
l'gest steamer in the world. gliding MAJ es irnl
" ami quetclv through the water mat her IN ton
WAS hardly pcrn-ptl,c; while behind. NJ far rs
the eve could real commencing with II lew last
steamers at the stern spread out tn" escort 1T the
SHAPE Of m im,nen.e fan. every f'ld of which
wa. quiving with beautiful life.
When neatly uif the battery the chimes 0f Trim
" Church wrr" heard across the water. playing
Rule BRITANNIA" Salutrs were fred from all
th' steamers in port. not cxcep,in. of course. tho
canarlcrs at Jersey City, which Oh the present oc-
casiun iii extra holOrs
Shortly afterwards. Captain France OF tho rcve-
nnc cutter Harriet Lnne came on hazard. accom-
l,niel by Collector Srhell. Baron koscthI Au-
at Belmont. First Assistant Collector lrn Todd;
Assistant Secretary If tho Treasury. Mr. Clayton j;
u \ lsaacs and others with whom the customa.
rs ,IriitIrI we're exchanged
Bnf,re landing thu Great Eastern proceeded up
the y ,rth river far furiy fifth street but the
ti,'nnr- w.sharilv nerccptbe. ii re after some
LIZ 'nltv, she was turned aud headed ,wn stream
"a he, dtck. where contrary IL general exp eta
trn.s she was at once moureJ,
Tn. manper il which this wa. i ne reflects tie
hghrs, credit IN Mr Murphy tho pilnt,nnd the ,ra
der can appreciate The daring "f the ul.dr aking On
Icing informed that the immense ship was CARR
rd alongside by him to the no small advertisement
OF every individual IN board. including the Ulcers
with = much ease apparently as he would handle
hIs own p,l"t boat governed alone hv hcr own
mpofus and with ut the all of u single iriendy
hnwsei frnn IA steam ting. Here ,he was made III
touch the duck IN gentle way. clipping off only
! n splinter, comparntivey NJ she came alongside
h'wsers were got out. the passengers lnGcng" War
inspected aud removed good bye was sad all
aonn1, the company departed tor their respective
definitions and the Great f .Stera qie:eIy set
tied herself Tor IL two months rest.