The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-29

taAe much from the pleasure Of this magnificent apart
meat % the American coast in summer and stl more
she should ever go 10 India Australia The dining
halls which farther aft much cooler, ana oe'ns
uesrex the much superior TO the grand Saloon
Cor dining purposes They are certainly elegant rooms
much more tasty than when painted white last autumn
Their walls arc now birdseye and curled maple-nd the
mos, beanl imitation OF that elegant wood that we ever
che sred eFossribs Of the ceiling are striped with
blue ana red the door castings most accurately rese
BILE dark curly maple.
Friday the 22d was rainy in tho morning, but clear
I'd Oh beautifully the middle Of the day and the deck
VAS again made the scene Of merry gambol, BY some
rather large boys but believe everything in the way
OF sportng betiing-- you afford Sc, is perfectly
unsuitable where oosnpny Of restless spirits have ten
days to kill; and particularly where a greater
part OF those days tine, pleasant weather,
with clear deck go feet lorg by eighty three wide to
exercise upon. Aside from this, however, the Great
Easteru has in her grand saloon library Of 800
volumes Of well selected books comprising the standard
Fnssh poets, novelists, historians, cyclopcdia &c.
Tia monotony OF this day was enlyened By foot racing
utea deck, in which the American "Eationality" was
represented By Mr.. Murphy, the New York pilot, on
board. Betting stood even, although the English
champion ixfooter and the pilot Short thick
sisu 70 oblivion the result Of such unequal match We
ent below Just at the critical moment when the gger
mast was passed. TO visit the wine vaults Of the Great
Eastern found them very extensive An American pre-
they contained sucent wines tosuppy the whole
City Of Nov York Tor tweyenaonih; but this Is very
doubtful In humble Judgment. Today the run was,
tweay four hours after midday, hzos hundred aud three
miles, an average OF twelve and threcourths knots
per hour We had head wind nearly all day, but not
Of sufcient strength 70 resard her progress much. The
evening closed in very calm and beautiful with gorgeous
golden sunset such England and the pas
seugers ing themselves until darkness had fairly
ovcrspread the monster by making mammoth gym
nasum Of lower rigging OF the big ship, when all re-
paired below TO enjoy the musical entertainment pre-
pared in the grand saloon.
On Saturday the 23d, orders given for little
better firing and in the Of the day the pres
sure Of steam at the cylinders was raised from
eshteen pounds 10 the square inch 10 twenty three
and tho revolutions of the engines rosc the paddles to II
and tho screw to 49, The distance made to-day col
nautical miles. The day being rather rainy, indoor
amusements were resosted general thing and the
grand saloon with it's library had the appearance Of quite
q, literary sanom sancsosrm. party Of US this day
took kind of exploring through Of the down
town streets OF floating towp We arst went to her
forward compartment the nrst noor down appearing 70
be kind Of backsnth's shop, with several Of vucans
strong armed disciples whaling away at the links of
rasustcr CHAIN and the floor next below this we found
In great heaps those mighty chain cables which
held the Great Eastern through the terrific gallo
that wrecked the Royal Charter, aud the same
that must hold her In New York harbor. We measured
one OF the links Of this chain and found TO be twenty
one inches long by ten broad and three inches thick
weighing eighty four pounds Below this VIC found the
butchers shop, large clean and airy, better In every
respect than many TO be found on land Still farther
down and clear forward In her sharp nose or iceberg
splitter as some choose TO call IT, the ice house well
Stocked with crystal water, fowls dcunct pigs, &C. In
tho second apartment from the bows went down four
or decks where found several large store rooms
Utmost entirely empty In these unfinished portions
OF the monster yessel-and there great number Of
apartments yet untouched by the hand Of the jonerhat
Que eau the Of her walls and decks.
This evening, while we are now writing In the west
dining hail. there Is concert going on in the large
hall below us-perhaps benefit for some OF the
stewards for aught knowihe music Is very good at
sny rate and there dancing few trysas
q while to-day but TO little USE they Nil furlod
again before night when very sharp, fierce gale, min.
gied with rain poured down upon from the
bud. from Ia temperature, should Judge d.
reciiy ron among the scebergs. was acrcc to
u0Suarocd oCroh8 00ck,
passengers looked from their windows with much
concern aud security though they had been in Rhein
fe ST. upon the Rhine the great ship seeming to
yield or move little for It's blowing would those old
feudai stronghcids In hct, those engaged ip
the musical entertainment in the grand saloon
knew nothing at all OF the storm that Was
blowing out Of doors. We were now near
ihe Bars. II was well known that there we're
large fields Of upon the Banks and when saturday
evening the Captain found the temperature Of the water
% suddenly fall anecn twenty degrees, he very wisely
turned the of his ship 10 the southwark believing
tbat the oss Of day in the trip would be much moro
acceptable to air coaccrned than to 60 into New York
with her nose knocked OF, a Ia Tom Saycrs. So much
souhng made, 70 avoid AL danger from the ice that
Sunday found ourselves in latitude IL deg.
min, only about eight miles north of the parallel OF
New York and RICH, in the middle OF the Gulf Stream
By taking this course wesprobaby have lost nearly q
day, including the drawback We mus, experience
before getting entirely clear Of the stream; max.
Ing voyage one day longer than it would
have beea had gone the southern passage the
Ranks thus avoiding TIT Gulf stream SIN, much we
would have enjoyed the sight OF enormous ice
berg II would have been hard nut for the big ship 10
erssk in dark foggy night, and sailing in the Great East
eru 80 nc that all the passengers agreed that they
would willingly spend week cruising about in her as
i9ng as the provisions lasted for the whole trip has been
merely pleasure excursion, not single passenger suffer
ing from seascknes could ascertain during the whole
voyage, the only Of sickness board being
three rcmen and cneincmcn, and that from
The connned bad air below than the motion Of the vessel
which rather pleasant, than otherwise. The distance
Sunday noon OF the proceeding twenty four hours run
2ps miles, the last twelve hours against mile aud
half eurreui in the Gulf Stream
Monday unorning The 9th and the ninth day ari
dawncd most beautifully, and tho day proved probably
splendid as ever shone upon the Atlantic Ocean. 1t
warm but not oppressive; clear rs clear could be- and
the sea dead calm smooth as the waters OF New
YORK harbcr The engines found to be working at
spced OF iry above IL for the paddles and the
Of sex, with average pressure Of steam At the cyln
de throughout the ship Of about 20 pounds the square