The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-07-10


he could 90 up in u ba loon ho could tell JUS,
where sho was The firing of cannon was
the scral for increased vigilance on the par,
of the lockers out, and in n short time afte,
this the vessel came in sight
When she came near enough to DO fully
observed, the admiration, astoDlshmcnt and en-.
thusiasm was urbouudld. The men cheered
inyoluntarily; the boys uttered prolonged
enunciations Of the syllable OH; and every
person commenced to point out to his neigh.
Dor some peculiar or wonderful thing he OBJ.
served about her. Old Gentlemen, siezed with
unwoutcd yitality, c,soycd to climb the rope
! ladders, and saols shouted % ''land lnbbers," "
in de,ision, to look out aud not fall. The
roofs of houses that were ue;u enough to afford
view OF tha river, were covered with ladies
and children, rs well oS men As the vessel
approached Hammond street the crowd in
crease until there seemed to he no end to it.
Tie universal emotion was admiration and as
tonishmrnt.
DIMENSIONS or TIE GREAT EASTERN.
She ha, tn sieara boilc.. which are heated
hy uun hundred furnaces. The cylinder of
cvory engine Ia ,lo Gren Eastern is six feet
in diameter. aud wtighs five times as much ss
the gr,a, bell or 1t. PaUlS Church, London.
lI.r sc,oD propeller "a twrutv-tour feet in di.
a.nr,"r, au a.. lMmolrr Of each OF her pad
die whr i fl'y six feet, an area considers
hIy uore extensive than that Of Astley's cir
Gus rh principal suite Of saloons in the
GreH E'o>tern is f,u hunlral feet long, and
a proa,nnle around her deck affords II walk
more than quarter of . mile in extent.
The laieS, survey Of th. ship gives y regis.
tcrcl uea-uiereIt of eighteen thousand nine
hundred and fifteen tons.
This NO l,,er ship combines steam power
in both ,hapcs--Scrcw aud paddIe-wi,h sail.
ing power. To furnish the former she carries
eleven thousand tons OF coal, an! wheL driven
by the wind, with all sail SGT, she will spread
out six thousand, five hundred yards Of can
vaSs.
She has six raasts, aud two of her boats are
screw steam propelcrs, each sixty feet long.
both being attached to her guards aft.
4 long Longitudinal sectional view Of tho
ship is AS follows: aft the aperture for the
screw with East iron strengthening frame sup.
porting the screw shaft. Above are the cap
staus, worked by Shaft from the auxiliary
bits for chain cable. Then comes the screw
shaft, lis pcdestals, ard auxiliary engines for
working capstans and for turning screw shaft
at moderate velocity, should 1t be necessary
to diSconnect the scrcw engines from the shaft
il th" v"Ss ! is under canvas. Above this are
cargo room, ships store, etc, and next come
the screw engines of Mc,srs Watt a. Co.,
above which are cabins and berthe for the en-.
gineers.
Again, we find six pairs Of boilers for the
screw engines with the steam pipes leading
thereto: above and on either side are the coal
bunkers, between each set Of boilers; above
are some Of the principal saloons. with berths
on each side Of the ship; and on the deck is
the captains cabin. Near this are the paddle
engines, and above are the engineers aud sto
kcrs' bcrihs, etc.
Then We see auxiliary engines for working
capstans forward, with u shaft and gear to
work the capstars at any required velocity.
These engines are also for pumping water
from tho double sides Of the vessel when nec
essary Above is the gas-work.
There are iopr pair Of boilers, belonging to
Scot, Russell e. Co., anl their s,eam.pipe
leading thereto. Above and below are coal
bunkcrs. On tic second deck, and in front
of the iunnclf is the ladies' cabin; and from
thst t. the paddle engine room is the drawing
room on deck, under which are some Of the
principal saloon aud berths on the other
side.
The steamer will be lighted with gas made
on board. AMI aS ,ae trayersrs the Atlantic on
this her first ocean voyage, the electric light
will flicker from her masthead. signalizing her
course AMI approach to her felowtravelers Of
all dimensions.
Her interior decoration and ornamentation
are of II v"ry magnificent and costly descrp-
ton; but -. She will carry only about three
hundred i,1>, uLris, a -rcat majority of her
saloons aui sla,eroom> will not Ia put In use,
aud w cots qu"utly Aofer n minute notice Of
their appearance until after her arrival.
As n conclusion to this general rough des-
crption of tn" size If The Greo, Eastern, We
may sta;e that s'l has capacity TO accommo
date tonr thousand passengers, eight hundred
OF them being iirst-ca,,, and if employed as a
tropp-ship she could, in u case of great emer
gency, carry ten thousand soldiers.
Her speed, when in good sailing trim, is
computed to b. fifteen knots, or eighteen
miles an hour, rate ttich would take her
to Iudia Gom Liverpool, ~ the Cape of Good
Hope, anl 70 Australia IN little more than
months time. cjI
EXACT SIZE OIL tHE SHIP.
We APPEND, as a mailer of much interest,
and for purposes of future reference, con-
denscd table ot the exact measurement, size
and capacity OF the Greot Eastern. The
principaI Dimensions Of the ship, her capacity
and power, are as follows:
Length (ralher more than the
eighth Of a mic) $50 feet.
Breadth s3
Depth, from deck to keel SO
Lcnglh of principal saloons--. 400
Number of decks ks- 4
Tounagc c---------2 22,50O tons.
To cauy Goals anl cargo-. 10000
Nominal power of paddle en-.
gine. .----. - 1000 horses
Nominal power Of ,hc screw
engines ncs--- --- 1000
Number Of cylinders OF paddle
engines ucS------
Diameter ofcylnaors. 70 inches.
Length of stroke e.--- ia