The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-26
The Great Eastern.

The number OF vsters board the big yeeterday
was over seventeen thousand being the largest attend.
anoe in any one day since she built and about twice
IS great as on any OCCASION during her exhibition to
English public As was the Tuesday by far the
argee, proportion Of these excursionss VINO come
from al distances between ten and five hundred miles
In fact one hardly realize, though he may be the
ship the character of the throng until later hour in the
day, wheu from her tall paddle boxes the returning
steamers may DO seen homeward bound, laden to tbs
guards with humanity Many Of these vsites arrive
the city the night previous and the consequence L that
hotels boarding houses, and the private residences
Of those OF our citizeus who have q large circle
ridge pole. Our early risers have no doubt met
them IN their walk down town, clad In habimeuts and
cnaracsszed BY rudy freshness which Enthusiastically
marks them strangers TO the heated Temperature and At
oospheric pressure Of q summer sostice In the city.
We are very glad OF their presence no weve aud though
among merchants and wayside caTsvanssrss a those
OF another class who come here 70 spend part OF
mer vacation They are generally sure to leave good i'm
pressions behind them and carry away heterogeneous
Thea OF New York sights that generally results In the
solution 70 come again
ever On the Great Eastern, for instance observed
several knots OF individuals tied and twisted Up in
what seem. seemed an nser%in.Se snar' that
scigcr or beeeiged could be sufficiently ex
trcated to proceed Parties attempt to ascend and
desc nd the gangway at the same time One door
Is Often used as both entrance and exit 10 several places
especially to ,hc engine rooms where the ladies' will per-
sis In going; while the contest between the saated
crowd making their way out OF the ship end those who
have been parans Of refreshment absolutely terrific
II Is pity that the avarce Of q single individual
should be allowed SO materially to interfere with
the comfort OF the many, and that so serious
fault once discovered should not result either in his
being moved on shore, or to some part Of the ship,
where people must eat and drink, 1t should not be TO
the peril Of the life and limb Of those around them. We
repeat again for the benefit of vsiters that in the
present thronged condition Of the ship, to
the refreshment saloon TO virtually give M all idea Of
returning to the deck for might almost attempt to
swim up the torrent Of Niagara as to stem the human
tide that ceaseessiy porrs down the stairs leading
through the saloon to the dock.
The attendance in the afternoon is OF much
tropol.tan character. The MATINEE which commences a,
three O'Clock and continues until six, IS Of the
daily features Of the Ship and doubt is Of at
traction to who desire to combine the pleasures OF
well one must very early In the morning, say at
eight O'Clock, after five in the evening, when the rush
has ceased and the crowd departed.
In order to ascertain what particular motive calls 20
many on the venuresome Journey up tho rigging into
the foretop and along the yards reporter yesterday
followed one OF these individuals his airy way The
result was, that amer travelling some hundred and
eighty feet above the surface Of the ground and reaching
eligible spot the said individual beratcly drew out
led to dotice this peculiarly American style Of SELF pre-
servaon, observed further that there hardly spot
the mast that can be reached which either knife
pencil has not scratched, in the most acute
" angular and horrible chrography imaginable,
the hundreds Of ambitious percentages whose
names viii probably be all the world ever knows otheua
To those unaccusiomed 70 the wAveripg shrouds OF
ship such feat attended with the utmost danger and
we before the lesson is taught by sad
cdent measures will DO adopted 70 prevent this promis
rsmbe to portion Of the Great Eastern the novel
OF which be well enjoyed from the tai steepes
Of any OF our city churches.
Downing, who keeps at No 8 Broad street, and who
has IN Establishment opposite the wheel house OF the
great ship says that all the ladies' aod gentlemen who
don't visit the great ship vii miss great treat.