New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-02

pervsding misery In stae-rooD, SIX lafies were
accorded be,tfs. Two disposed to be good; the
rect fell TO Fad recrmnaiioD and abuse Of each other
and handled sharp species to their relative rtpect
ability varJ ing the performance by unanswered call,
| for the steward which alwayo- mean somea ing,
| coInir q fiom woman.
Ard set, with ladies suffering oorely on the floor a
tie cabins ard On III deck, and With companions vii
lIg to ray extreme prices for ,reir accommodation,
mani beTths eeye bnoccUJed all night and Inaccessible
| Many Of the ships minor officers were extremely
gallant in tlie emergency. Their own quarters were
given up to the suffering plessurers although the IN
accustomed atigues aitendir the exhibition Of thar
slip have made seep almost essential 10 e-certalny
| so to health.
In the earliest hours of Tuesday tile Great Eastern
rolled 20 heavily that only the hardes, constitutions
reristed fatal ipernal perturbation. And as the light
grew, speful rain swept over the slospers on deck.
More or less moist and cramped, with AL their horrd
dreams upon them, they rushed shelter under the
awnings and into the saloons. Thealarmng discovery
ade that there was no accommodation for wash
| ipa--Io water, basin soap. towel.
repetition Of the supper sceues, with all the en-
phasis Of reduced stock and aggravated impuds1ce,
HIosQbi the victims up fever heat of disgust and
| raoe There were sho king scenes, in which the
tiapedy snd farce blended in tue essentially hannah
way. A proposition for an indignation meeting was
hailed with enthusiasm and an excited crowd organ
lied by the selection Of Chairman aud Secretary on
| the forward deck There was much nfiaAmatory
bararpue, hut the definite sepse Of the messing
shared in the following preamble and resolutions:
b,yo, From he repntss n which the Great Eastern and
her oeers had hed In the United States ne ladies' and
ge~t,s ard had III to exp Ct deceIt and
prorer attention aud bad been abnow asd that che wa1
ard ssors thea proper odaten; AMI
We the passenger on this eicn on % Cspe pay
have been gevousy disappointed in sapscta M there
R,rd That the yaser gers Cap. hsy have been not
only d,t poird but swildl-d that there wafer
wah n 10 towels furnished Provi led and that
sSs' wa ware not SnssS ssR ct Pe
the whole we ana
to 20 10 Norf Annapolis tho Great Eastern to stay at
| home, Tor fear o. sinilar treatment
To these W ere fixed number of responsible sigma
tnres; fierce threats freely uttered against the
management of the vessel AID tie plan was seriously
entertained to gut the Great Eastern from stem to
stern In fear of this ndisc imoate retibuion, the
officers fortified the mselvfs with arms. Amid all these
soideis-io describe which minutely would demand
volume instead Of psge-the enormous machinery
Of the shin which bad afforded the best entertainment
aboard TO those who cond endure the bea, and watch
irs ponderous vet regular and silent mooo suspended
ore,atio1s, and The anchor was Dropped about five
miles from Cane May landing. A dull morning, aud
al not we'll,
i.YHE DAY AT CAPE MAY.
Thousands of Phladelphians and jersey and Della
ware fox had cone down IT the great marine snow,
bud feet of steamboats, and light sailing craft were
| visible against the white shore. About o'clock, the
propeller John J.. ShIiyer came up blowing to the
steamers side She was engaged to transport the pas
sepee,s She transported Il ia double sense. I'm
cl, an and a1ed many of them with other roll for
breakfast but that of the ship the patience OF all thor
ougby exhausted by their incessant delays and dis
appoil tmers hungry rush was made for the deliver.
er from the elis and pains Of the Great Eastern by
the mercifu niery ention of sterious Providence,
the transit to the propeller 10y series OF jamPs that
would have done any Of the six Hanlons no dir
credit was attended with no loss of life nor serious
injury.
The forloru piers and the hot lands at the landing
were this early alive with the ravenous excursonsts
from tie other citv, and the rnral parts. Jersey
wagons brought the now stern AID Iedcent ton dollar
con rany by binding road, to the cluster of rOoden
| hotel. All were overcrowded. What additional
miseries were endured IN the vain search for rooms
let Us not tr tell The reporters, for The first time
sipce their departure from New York, were humanity
treated by the prophet Of the Columbia House, add
were eps bled to 1--we their moist unpleasant limbs in
the perennial fuIf of Old 0cean-a luxury for which
| there could have been offered earthly equivalent.
good dinneI-tow n any # the less ditnguishedex.
sonisis could ID ain it, for love or money -:eped to
restore tie tone of mind and body and qualified them
for whatever toll and sacrifice were yet 10 store.
The excitement was very big q, the Cape all yester-
day. One of u hotels had MADE arrangements for
the dscl age Of cannon, but some evil person spiked
it, All day the perilous ascent of the Great Easterns
bull-perilous because of TIE hight aud the unstable
sta--was made by men and women, in holiday attire.
1t WAS thought 5000 were aboard in all; price 30
| cents each.
THE RETURN.
The stesmer was announced to leave at o'clock.
At the pier was crowded with the panied pleasurers
no boat wss there 10 transport them to the steamer
After tedious aud hot talk with the people OF Phil
adepha steamboat the captain consented to take over
sl who would 70 at % cents head TO which assur-
ance after they we,e fully started, emendaton of
IS cents was made. With or less difficulty
with ore person oyertoard-wih lot of hapess
advenurcrs who only wanted to see not sail to New
York on the Great Eastern. the ship got under way
| about sunset
Moonlight and the splendid motion for the first
hours of the night assuaged the pains Of the peasur
ers There positive hilarity toward the stern.
Dodworth ID band played for dancing singing circle
formed and sung. After midnight, the careless ami
n ais were fan to sleep, and the deck was covered
with their forms. Tie cool winds blew over them;
cinders, which showered beautifully from the pipes,
wtre their drapery. In majority of cases they prob
ably took cold. Every inch of desirable floor below
was taken score Of ladies' piled in together in