New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-02
THE GREAT EASTERN.

On Saturday and Yesterday the people crowded from
all quarters the foot Of Hammond street 10 see the
Great Eastern. Steamboats, from Wilamsburgh and
other places carried The curious at 10 cents and ID
cents each around tue mammoth ship and back again.
Legors of small boats paddle about the neighborhood,
and their owners cer take persons around the great
ship at only cents EACH
On board the ship itself on Saturday hives Of busx
aborers and sailors were at work preparing the vessel
for the reception Of the public. A large amount of
work must vet be done, aud it would almost i'm
rossible to have the ship ready by Tuesday the day
determined upon for exhibition. The Board Of Direc-
tors held meeting at the Office OF Messrs Griunsn,
M5nturn & Co. on Saturday, the result Of which was
the following notice:
STEAMSHIP GREAT EAsrERS.
Notice hereby given that the Great Eastern vu be pre-
par, the reception Of visitors Tuesday the ID Of Jdy
tetu Tire hours of nine the morning and six in the
II price admission il xed at d.aT each for adults
Of Of The directors Sseo ~ 'A'i'H H. YATES SECRETARY
New-York, July 1850.
The carnage done to the wheel next the pier pre-
viousy Doticed il not so serious as was at first
presented. The expense TO repair vii not exceed at
most $500 or 5000. TIE ship not to be hanled into
the stream but will remain at her dock. TwO-seven
tun anchors are to be let down from her arboard
bow. and the other from her starboard quarter Ia
tits way she will be rendered perfectly secure. A
floating platform will be erected between the wharf
and the ship over heh The visitors viii pass to the
gangvay and ascend TO the deck Among the visitors
last Saturday was Archbishop Hughes, who seemed
very feeble but appeared TO be satisfied that he had
complshed feat wlen be had reached the deck. The
first point from which be took observation was the
TOO of the larbosrd wbeelhouse. This, by the way,
is the beet place from which to the entire length Of
the immense deck.
TIE crawling which IS to be done TO the WHAT and
its approaches under TIE direction of the rect Com
missioners's Department will be great Improvement
tn the neghboIhoOd. At present, the dust, which
floats in clouds with the slightest disturbance covers
every BODY and everything with unceauness.
The body of the man 0bo fell into the water has not
yet been recovered. Whether he was Of the crew
has hot YET been deeiced many Of them have been
ashore ever since the hip arrived. The who fell
fcm tie wheeIhouse has sioee died and the Coroners
Jury have rendered verde, in accordance with the
circumstances already described. Such acc dents are
not likely to occur il the men will refrain from stealing
of to the rum shops of West street.
good Geal as been said about the price Of sdmis
siou and coDsde rable difference Of odnion exists in
reference 10 it, Many Thick that dollar is too high.
ott ers Il ink that fifty cents would he reasonable,
while quarter d dollar Is eousi d.red popular fee.
one thin il certain the stay of the BIG ship here is
limited, and the managers above all things desire to
axe money for the stockholders ss possible.
They cannot do this by charging n dollar head for
visitors. There are few who would be wiling, Ia
order to avoid crowd, TO pay adOr to see the Great
Eastern Perhaps there ten thousand sucbi bat
the great masses-tbe farmers and mechanics, who
take their wives sisters and sweeiheaIts-the people
who would consfer sueh visit an event in their
lives-tle people thar throng museums, menassres,
and other shows, and support all the popular enter
tairm,nts, cannot al, I'd to pay more than twenty
FIVE cents head. For the exclusives, set apart one
day in the week al call il the dollar day. The only
way 10 ase the Great Eastern paying show Is, TO
popularize il. Arrange with the railroad aud steam
boat managers 10 get up mammoth excursions, al
cheap rate go that country folks can come 10 New
York and see the big city and the big ship at the same
time their fares TO include ticket Of admission to the
Great Eastern. In that way not only would our swn
Ieople BE- attracted but the cotton and wooden nns'
and TIE great manufactures of New England, me
farms of New York and New jersey and the mines Oh
Pepnsy sanis would send hundreds % thousands
Of sigl.seer to New York. to the great Pron not Only
Of the Great Eastern people, but Of the oasness men
New-YOrk generally.