New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-18
THE GREAT EASTERN.
ARnARn AND ASHORE.

imely and successful enterprise 10 ih'0'' >,
the coins taken for admission IN TIE Ve~e ~ '''"
psnking as would connect il with tine P1,0u "S.Ty'
The foo, Of Hammond street, grahnae PanH m'u'
n,, .n aoceeahl. sits of mdsum~er day. The trav-
.lr Ia ..lntad with sights sounds. aud odore, which
hi. .pt to yearn To- air footing on the deck Of
tho s..ws, that towers in deceptive distance before
i'm IT, he Obliged in addition to these discomftures,
IN rdure pilgrimage through the unswept dirt, COW
ered with the dust shaken FROM the feet Of the chip
boupd caravan, is certainly hard. Jealous of thei-
tariff Of admiss On, the management could well afford
the public all possible facility toward their great
slow. r4. 4sr.. .a-ea 80.
The heats of this Summer tgenialy temperate TO be
sure by showers and pleasant airs havs no percept
ble effect upon our determined sightsees who, find
ing the city sufficient 10 al their needs, persstenly
spone their fligh into the country. Visitors multi
ply each day. The interior begins to contribute .ts
sur burnt oldfsshoned and honest people to the Won
daring company The Southern Sdmmer biaek'oir's'
wiBgug their way 10 o cooler latitude; western Per
sons, uneaIbed by the volcano of excitement now 10
.are Of eruption in the metropolis the children OF the
sister cities, bent upon wax ng-uP; STRANGERS from
across the seaall these join wit toe more familiar
forms that go TO the foot of Hammond street. The note
Of preparation of excursion parties to visit the spot
reaches us from remote points, and should the Gre
Eastern remain whaIfed fortnight longer she VIII
catch both the flowing and eobing lides OF summer
emigration. From every such attraction as
this marine marvel, benefit is derived
beyond the mere qualification OF curiosity
or tie eulveDment Of trade. IL ia delightful
I, see how. even at the foot of Hammond street. the
ptrt st first directed at the city Of the sea lying Ia
MAGNIFICENT proportions at its toe, is extended 10 the
few other epterpr ses of the neghborhOod. Their
svmpstby ouiekened and their perception enlarged by
the many tokens Of human pfowess reve sled in the
tour of the chip people are seen dversiag from the
homewsrd way 10 look at the operaonsin the macane
shops ON and about the wharves So each "sensation
has correative value. The Zousves Will iniuse he
life into the phy steal revival Of the rising class. With
peope 80 earnestly practical the American, it ia
unfa 10 presume thar they lose time 10 looking at any
of the shows of which the season is 80 prolific.
Resuming the thread of the present Discourse the
number of visitors TO the Great Eastern steadily IN
creases, ard the daily average is now more than
5000 The favorite hours are the latest, when ths
sun j. in decline. Then the vast deck is In hustle
Of light feminine fabrics. The promenade,s move
together with an exaiaton Of spirit due as mnch to
an rrepressbe sense of partnership in the grand work
before them as TO the actual elevation above tae level
Of ieommon lfe The officers of the ship lend their
affable aid in explanation Of the manifold points OF
interest; :" the men" make the hosp atty compste.
Tae endurance aud patience Of the other sex are con-
stanty illustrated by the explorations Of fair creatures
into the remote regions Of the ship Occasionally they
display agility in descens and ascensions the eight OF
which gives the limbs of their cavaliers shake.
They rest not until they have penetrated to the very
bowels of the boat, rusting musically among the
gimy fremen, and smiling in at the nt.ermost
dwellers The people of the Great Eastern have
scarcely more privacy than beft the recant japanese
in Washington and Philadelphia, and open TO in.
speclion under the most delicate domestic circum-
stances.
The earlier bours of the day are chosen by those
who desire uninterrupted indulgence of their curiosity
For these there is the protection of ample awn g
from the sun. When weasied of travel through the
territories which make up the floating kingdom, OF
gazing at the pulses Of the monster and of endeavor-
ing 70 realize the enormty of the whole affair repose
is sought beneath them OF in of the many ga Oons
in one of which Refreshments are provided.
The curious exhibitions II at invite, with sound Of
organ and of drum the visitors upon the wharf, are
not, we are informed, enjoying brilliant season.
struck. Mr.. Baraum Las Withdrawn from one Of his
enterprises and Mons. Joseph the giant contemplates
tie retirement of his entire person into pastoral secasOn
on bis Long Island farm Yet Mons Joseph isa dsserv-
ing giant You may, perhaps be as much impressed by
his proportions by those Of the Great Eastern her.
self He is one of the giants of " those days" His
weformed person rebukes the skeptical query of the
naturalist "What is it You may walk upright
under his extended arm, you may hail his head afar
of, and perhaps you may get him to tell you how it
feels ug there, which is joke he likes exceedingly.
If Mons. Joseph should prosper, we do not hesitate
to say that the real petrfaction should perish The
sooner such exhibitions the better We are will
ling to credit tie public with discrimination in these
matters for while there three persons in 10 see
Mors Joseph, yesterday morning land one of these a
very accomplished professor of the hand organ the
pe,racon had only barren spectator little Tom
mys Cider meets with limited sale. Peanuts assert
their supremacy. Wbsre do they mott But provisions
gef orally languish the foot Of Hammond street
The inbabitanJs of Phad ohia Iesorting to very
eeIious measures get the big ship up the Della ware
First they circulated among The cid settlers # the back
counties malicious IuDor that she was rapidly sink-
ing in the mud at the foot of Hammond street, and
would immediately become submarine fossil if che
were not dug up and cent TO Philadelphia. Thus they
ght 10 alarm the Directors. Then they had met TO
take soundipgs all along the river front, and as far
down as CAPE May and day they caughG the water
OF one point of the bar at least foot deeper than the
draft of the ship demands With this fact did they
aegravate the panic of the Directors. At last, in
solemn session. the of the community was taken,
and acting upon it, COMMITTEE was constituted and
forw aIded TO this unhappyport with full powers to
bea,. There pilot man upon the Delaware, and
they thought of bringing him aloDg but he was left,
in csse the steamer should arrive suddenly. This
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