The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-29
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June -, lo0o
me Great Eastern was Advertised TO sad On saturday
TIE leth Of June. workmen were engaged her up TO
I've occck the afternoon Of that day. before they
could be disembarked, the weather, which had been
stormy since noon, became thick and hazy, 30
that il was felt by the pilot that il would DO
dangerous attempt taxing large vessel through the
intricate channel Of the Soent the uncertain light Of
The evening She lay therefore, at her mcorngs in South
ampton till Sunday morning. About o'clock
orders given unshacke the moorng chains Such
10 The ponderous character Of these cables that il
some forty i've minutes before this could erected The
morning and gusty, with the wind blowing down
the water The tide bad canted the huge athwart
he channel which she appeared TO half block up, but
hosting the fore saysa she slowly paid OF and got her
head pointed in the direction she was 70 Co. Steam
admitted the cylinders Of the paddle engines about
Ten minutes past eight shortly after the order gwen
"easy ahead with the screw" and the Great Eastern
steamed slowly ont on her nrst voyage 10 II has
been matter Of remark in all The trials that no motion
whatever is felt when the ship 10 under way. This
coroboaed by experience Of the start this morning
II was not until the objects on shore began 70
recede that one could realize the fact Of the huge
ship being fairly her journey. few minutes steam
ing brought abreast Of CAlshot Castle, where the
colors were dipped, In acknowledgment Of similar
was ungreeted. The men board the few vessels We
saw had seen much Of the big ship that she excited
emotion in their minds, and We passed. without single
cheer The ship rounded the Bell Buoy and into the
solent with the hardness Of yacht As passed Var
mouth our presence was acknowledged by lowering the
ensign Of the Yacht Club House. civity duly returned
by the ship In t1o hours from starting were abreast
Of the Needles, little 10 the eastward Of which
passed large ship shore that had 70 grief in
trying to run out during The haziness Of the previous
evening At twenty minutes past ten O'Clock we dis
charged ow Southampton pilot, Mr.. Bowyer, who,
taking his departure, raternized very cordially with his
American ooryrere, Mr. Murphy. In few minutes
VI again got under way, with the screw making
twenty seven revolutions and the paddles about
and half revolutions per minute, and ran down
channel The ship on starting drew twenty-five feet Of
water forward and twenty six ar Her right trim 10 an
even keel 20 that condition rather unavovabe 70
her beet Performance she bad tons Of coal tn the
bunkcrs Being stored principally an, this had some
thing 70 do with Der being down by the stern Ine o.
,ect in making The trip not % attsmps 70 81 any
great amount Of speed Of The ship but 10 set machine
ry and men into good working erdss.
The engines after every sal have had more or les
work done On them the totally unacquainsed
with bs work they had 70 PERFORM One Of the greatest
dinculties which has been felt by the oAoen Of The
ship all their trial trips, and now when they started
on their FIRST voyage having 10 get under way with
crew and strange 70 their work. and therefore
less likely be efficient than they bad enjoyed The 3D.
vantage Of little previous training The experience &C
aured and the ornnizatiou effected while steamng out
win enable the great ship 70 show very decided inn
provement in her performance on the passage home.
The loss presge ocoasouod by the accident the rst
trial trip The of few passengers crossing In her,
But br that there Is no doubt that Ill who could have
made u all convenient would have availcd themselves
Of the superior comfort and accommodation offered by
the big ship The ample space, light md ventilation Of
the seeping cabins offer striking contrsss 70 what ~
Afforded by the crack ships Of the Cuuard Peonsuar
and Oriental Company ths traveller who has had the
good fortune 10 enjoy the viii feel kseny thaa
ever now much he 10 "cabinsd, Sibbed and confined"
In the others II 10 sma matter for the voyager,
pecay in the tropics be able 10 retire 70 his berth
on hot night without feeling hat he b about 70
undergo, 10 . greater or le8 extent, o process
Of martial suAocatioa. The system OF ventilation
adopted in the seepe cabins insures the pasaes ef
current Of fresh air. which ON bs very easily regulated
SO % 70 suit the feelings Of The occupants .a-
After dscharging the pilot, the ship steamed steadily
down English Oanns, anakias straight course past
the Bill Of Portland Numerous vessels passsd, bus
no pescs We taken Of ws exospt ths cass Of one
little schooner, which, standing soro bows, held on
Der course .S1 collision seemed inevitable. shs then
shesrsd up a,caesids near enough 70 toss biscuit
board and having appassnry satisfied hsrssf Of
character and proportions, ued up and continued her
voyage BY 10 r. n were abreast Of Portland iisht
whence We made the run 70 the start in something
under four hours showing average, under easy steam
of nearly twelve knots hour A. 752 sighted the
Eddystoue lighthouse, distant i've miles me Lizard
was seen p H. and passed 1t II 10 the lighthouse
bearing north northeast, distant miles Towards
evening The weather, which during the day had been
thick with occasional showers, cleared up and became
fine. ffn
MoxpAY, June ls-conneuosd with light, variable
brcezcs and hazy weather snip steamed steadily on her
course with the paddles making eight eight and half
revelations and the screw about twenty eight. A2AM
sighted So Asnss light and ~ passed 70 the south
ward Of Bshops Rock. A rounded the scy Islands
We long westerly swell Of the Atlantic Ocean The
great ship acknowledged lis power BY behaving very
much in The way another would have done under
similar circumstanccst 70 ny that she rolled very
distinctly. The motion, though similar in kind, much
less In degree and much slower than smaller vessel.
Observations atnooa showed that In latitude 20
deg. a min north, and longitude deg "a mia west.
Distance run from tho Needles three hundred knots.
The engineers log showed that the paddle engines had
naas On an average sight and half revolutions and the
screw - rsvo'sssss; svass prsss~rs er s~an - lbs,
with consumption of Goals since getting under OF
$50 tons. I. ...I.t
No more striking illustration Of The economy Of. the
principle Involved in the construction Of the Great East
ern can DO given than BY moments comparison Of her
days work with that Of the crack ship Of the Conard
line the Persia This vessel which Ia about one hh Tho
tonnage OF her gigantic rival burns average ITO
$50 tons Of coal day. Her average performance un
der steam alone would exceed this nrst days OF
the Eastern In the case each horse power pro
pes about three and half tons, and in the other each
horse power prope nearly nine and half tons, and con-
scQuenty this extcut the ship ia elective
lie mechanical result than The other II tho consamp
ton Of coal In the larger vessel equal Ia PROPORTION
TO that Of the PersA, would 70 something
500 day. But slrsady stated, The great ship
will DO better than this under circumstance favor
able exhihaiuu n hcrn osEsx sheu course The