The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-02
"Found 'em under Cox's bunk"
NGoOd for him -

Pound y, 'ep n, under co1's bunk"
Hungry" inquiries the chicken man. as he temptngy
rubs them the bars the Of the victims,
like the keeper of q menagerie.
Eyes, OF course we are"
''Can you smell it?''
ayes, its good and strong. Put II in here"
s'Wen, growl IL you want it,"
"Ush h'h-h" erOwl the ssnimals" in the most capa
cous and arsticay besta manner and amid the cheers
DINGHY, the chicken being passed In on the end Of long
pole.
Here, again, family groups. wife is tucked in
between two settees and tho husband sleeps crosswse
Another chap has a table turned upside down. and is
more piled away like mummes in the most unmaginable
places possible which only would enter the conception OF
sleepy man In short, from stem 70 STERN there IL
Of beds and bodies which give the appearance
like that Of hospital filed with the victims of some pre-
or course, in such party there ia nun-plenty of IT,
One group especially to be the centre Of arac
Ss ~ n sn0 S On
the crowd stand In ring around them, and join
in the laugh, the song or repsrtee After while one "a
this work. he invites what he calls Of his "Zou Zous
whom be styles the "PriEe Baby,"t to do IT for him
whereupon the Prize Baby is received with cheers and
proceeds TO publish the crowd his diet, which he says
consists Of four hard boiled eggs and blackberry three
Times time Day IN soap and water applause and ushte
friend, "signor Mickey Farina the celebrated Italian
TENOR the greatest living artist Of the age" The
which he denomnsies "a parody on the Dutch cheese
another Is introduced as "Co Bobolnkibus aid to Gen.
around and show his honorable scars which are or
course behind As the capillary substance the sum
nit Of bis head exceedingly brief somebody proposes
which are given with WILL and the military gentleman
subsidies upon his mattress. So the jokes 20 round
Everybody good nAtured and wittcsms ny thick and
1t would require half page to record the amusing n,i
dents connected with this party alone. The "beasts
tho
shouted yelled hauled the cage around squired water
with the hose, and raised the OH Nick generally.
ONE O'CLOCK.
Some perseverng individual has cured Dodworths
Of his ails and aches and the string band deck
making music for Of dancers. They are all
men, however, and ~ "sag affair, now and then inter-
spersed with gymnascs and mattresses 1t is rresstiby
funny The ladies seem - lively brood Of canary
birds with long tails and though they do not indulge In
the sport physically, their merry ringing laughter en-
dorses the amusement a. beyond reproach. Somebody
words out before any men, with beds on their backs
have started Cd on scrub match by moonlight How
terminate: o. cSu,se II y Impossible 70 see but there
dozen ordinary parties Of similar kind. An hour
Of this active exercise soon wears them out, however,
and by three O'Clock the whole group, in fact the Whole
deck, ID In . state OF profound slumber.
was informed that at about two O'Clock one Of the
mattresses was discovered 10 be fire, owing TO the
careless distribution of q segar and for a mo ment il
threatened to endanger the rigging TWAS extingushed,
any one 1t would be dfcut for nrc 10 make much head
way for hose laid fore and aft deck ready for in
instant and not even segar is permitted below the
maindeck
FOUR O'CLOCK.
Nights candles begin to burn out, and the twilight
gray in her sober livery to mark the footsteps Of the
preaching dawn. The heavy dew Of tho night mnglng
with the cndrs from the smoke stacks has converted
the deck into huge mud puddle, and the faces of
scious seepcrs black sticky with dirty DAMP
Hats coats and garments In dilapidated condition are
scattered around and the is that Hogarh might
well have immortaized.
By six o'co,k the seepers are nearly all up but sor.
rier looking set OF human forms div ne eyes
rested upon Mad tired, stih sleepy dirty and sticky
with hair and eyes full of cinders they OF their
vdual mattresses like many fretfu porcupnes And
now another chapter Of the msmanagemen developed.
There is neither water TO wash drink Complaint 70
come thick aud fast One has paid dollar for
basin full; another gratefully bestowed quarter for
three reporters from the regions looking
as pale and languid ms they had been drawn through
oSs % b O o,sS e9oes They say that some
from their manner, their matter like Jersey lightning
will kin at forty PAGES.
THE MOVEMENT OF THE SHIP.
During the night the paddle engines had pressure on
their boilers of twenty pounds Of stea and the wheel
was revolving twelve times per minute Tho screw boilers
had the same pressure, and revolving thirty times
per minute, the combined pressure Of which was giving
the ship speed Of about thirteen knots per hour Every
half hour the lockout men nigh, have been heard calling
from their stations and at four O'Clock the heaving OF the
lead indicated the depth Of water 10 be twenty
thoms The ship was then headed westward, and then
was experienced for the first time the heavy ground
swell, which made II difficult for 10 the
deck Of ship 10 maintain his equilibrium and forever
set at rest the notion such was ever entertained by any
individual on board that ship can be built large enough
Tho ship arrived OIL Cape May about O'Clock hay-
ing stood 50 Ear out to sea during the night as 10 be de-
layed little beyond the time when II expected she
would make anchorage.
AN INDIGNATION MEETING.
During the morning Indignation meeting was held
board on the quarter deck In which Mr. William Fimcr,
Of Brooklyn dictated as Chairman, and DR.. John Howe,
Of New York. as Secretary The following resolutions,
drawn up empty stomach and with asled flces,
submitted and passed with Q will
Whereas, from the previous reputation which the
Great Eastern and her officers had established in the
on the excursion 10 Cape Nay expected and had right
10 expect decent accommodation and proper attention;
and ii had been announced that she capable Of
carry ing almost fabulous number OF passengers and
aGording them proper attention and accommodations;
and
Whereas We the passengers this excursion Ca 20
May, have been grievousy disappointed in every expec
tation; therefore,
Resolved, That We the passengers to Cape May have
been not only disappointed but swndlcd; that there
no water to wash WITH no towels TO wipe with, and
berhs provided, and many ladies' obliged 10 sleep in
the cabins that there Dot glass OF water 10 quench
their thirst and that the whole arrangements were
temptibe and disgraceful.
Resolved, also, That We win advise ow friends who
propose to 30 70 Norfolk and Annapolis in the Great East
ern 70 stay NJ home, Tor Tear OF similar Treatment.
Resolved, That these resolutions be published In the
HERALD, TfilsD. and 7tmss
signed by J. q. Perry, Brooklyn David Sanford Am.
sierdam; H. $. Decker, Reuben Burkhalter, New York
Alexander haiheson. ogdcnsburg, ~ " Abraham Khlos,
Malone y. Y; sidney W. Hopkins, J. J. Richards, New
York; John Brush. Paterson, N. j. A. Reckless, Red
bank, n. j.. y G. Russell W. Baker, J. L. Jewett, New
York, John Howe, NJ n, and any others
II proper 10 add In this connection that neither Of the
executive occrs Of the ship from Capt Hall down. had
anything TO do with tbs Encouragement complained OF,
excop, 10 giving play lsudable spin, 70 right az far
as lay In their power, most perceptble wrong Mcssrs
Mach Davies, Smy the, Was, Wood, Gary aad Others
made cry effort 10 accommodate the dissatisfied and
unprovided passengers and Of the night spent
by these gentlemen In going from place 70 pae routing
out nuders and securing berhs for those 10 whom they
rightfully belonged. ladies' accommodated far
as possible but many were forced to JIG IN the saloons
a,d on the decks
The directors, Mcssrs. Gooch and Yates, and Mr. Bold
gave up their staeroOms, and slept themselves the
noor manifcstng In every possible way desire 10