Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-30
The Great Eastern,


three years in building, having been launci.
ed IN the early part of 1853. She was dc.
signed by 1samberd X. Brunei, is owned bv
the Eastern Steam Navigation Company"
and has cost, including a large sum spent in
launching, and for repairs rendered nccessa.
~ by an explosion, something over three
millions of dollars. She is made of iron, the
plates three-tourths of an inch thick, bolted
together by rivets an inch in diameter. She
was built on the eastern bank Of the Thames
at Milwall, adjoining London. The first Of.
forts to launch her were made on the Sd Of
November, 1857, but it was not onti the
3lst of the succeeding January, that she ioa-
ted From that time until the 7th of Sen.
TENDER she was being made ready for her
trial-trip, which took place on that day.
Her hull is $50 feet long and So broad
and some idea of the immense size Of the YES
sci may be formed from the fact that the
North, South, Fourth, Pearlstreet, ST. johns.
and Presbyterian churches in New York
city could all stand upon her deek. engthwise.
and with SO feet to spare. Across her pad.
dle-boxes she is l20 feet broad, and the
length of her upper deck is G92 feet. Her
capacity 1875 tons. The height Of her
is equal to quarter of mile The vessel
is designed to accommodate 1000 passengers
300 first class, 1000 second class, AID
1000 third class. The engineers and crew,
$50 in number, will be accommodated near
the two ends of the vessel. The forecas;le is
l4O feet long and feet high. The hull is
divided into ten water tight compartments.
There are two longitudinal walls of iron
running through her, So feet apart. 50 that
her hull is a series 81 cells She has accom-
modations for 5000 tons Of freight and 600
tons of coal. The accommodations for pas
| sengers are of course ample. There are ten
saloons altogether-fye on the upper and
five on the lower deck-the length varying
from sixty to seventy feet. The furniture is
rich and beautiful Most of these saloons are
fifteen feet high, and adjoining some of them
are two tiers OF state-rooms, one above the
ether. Some of the state-rooms are as large
as an ordinary parlor and fitted for the con,
veniencc of families
The propelling power is in enormous steam
eng ines, acting upon both paddle wheels and
the screw. The paddle engines are 1000
horse power, and the screw 800 horse pow.
err, giving total of 1900 horse power, at
pressure Of Is lbs: though il necessary. they
can work to q force OF upwards of 10000
horses. There are ten boilers, and each boiler
can he cut off from its neighbor, and used or
not, as desired. The boilers are placed long
itudinally along the centre Of the ship, and
are entirely independent Of each other
Every paddle boiler has ten furnaces, and
each screw boiler twelve furnaces, thus Civ
ing to the whole the large number of one
hundred and twelve furnaces. The fuel in
tended to be used is anthracite coal. The
Great Eastern has six masts, five OF which
are made of hollow wrought iron, and is ar
ranged to carry $500 yards OF canvass.
telegraphic apparatus is in the captains
Office, by means Of which his orders are con
veyed to every part of the ship. Sac carries
twenty large boats on deck and swings OH
davits two screw steamers, one hundred feet
long and between sixty and seventy tons
burthen.
FAIRFAX CoUNrY-CoCNry CoURr.-The
following jury cases were disposed OF during
the Quarterly term of the County Court held
last week:
Commonwealth VS.. Joseph Lynn. lndict
ment for an assault; verdict guilty and fine
ray for defence Same VS.. G. W. Adams.
Indictment for retailing ardent spirits with
out license; verdict guilty, and fine Of $50.
Dulany for Commonwealth; Love for dcten-
dant. Same VS.. Albert Makely. Indict-
ment for an assault; verdict guilty, and SIS
fine. Dulany for Commonwealth; Edwards
for defence.
Arundel Va. Suddath Assumpsit; YER
diet for plaintiff. Thomas and Dulany for
plaintiff: Edwards and Murray for defendant,
Jackson vs. Loomis. Assumpsit: verde. for
plaintiff Edwards for plaintiff: Dulany for
defendant. George W. Lee VS.. d. ?. Con
rad and wife. Petition to try the right OF
property; verdict for petitioner. Dulany for
petitioner; Thomas for defendant. Gossom
VS.. Keys. Detinue: verdict for defendant.
Thomas for plaintiff; Dulany for defendant.
Many other plain cases were disposed Of.
Forty-two deeds were admitted to record
Lorenzo Rodgers. Wm. IL. Simpson, VIM.
Tillett, John W. Mohier, Edward Thompson,
and w. p. Roby, Constables elect at the re-
cent election qualified by taking the usual
oaths and executing bonds as required by law.
The County Levy was closed and amour
ted to S5G63.422, and SID assessed on each
tythable.
The RIFLE RANGERS intend giving a Pic
Mic, on Wednesday next, the 4th OF July.
The design of the Company, re understand.
is to have table in the Court House lot.
and Dinner served at o'clock. There will
also be a platform erected in the lot, for
dancing and as good music will be in at
tendance those who are fond Of the pastime
can indulge in tripping the light fantastic
toe" AS the object of the Pic Me is to pay
for the uniforms of the privates of the Com
pany, we hope that it may be literally pa
tronized.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS of Fairfax CT. House,
in union with the Flint Hill School, will
celebrate the Fourth of July in grove, near
the Court House Addresses may be ex~
pected from the Ministers Of the different
Churches and others. Speaking by the
Scholars of the different Schools. The pro
cesson will be formed at the VI. Z. Church
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, under the escort Of the
Fairfax Rifle angers.-Fairfar NepS.
AN Awful DEATH-A Man DRAGGED
Two MILES BY 4 lIoRsE.-Wm. Dewall, Il
farmer who lived about three miles from
Lake Hill, in the town of Woodstock, was
killed on Thursday last under the most
painful circumstances He had been plough.
ing corn in one of the fields in sight of his
dwelling, during the forenoon of that day,
and when called to dinner by his wife, un-
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