The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-02

not quite, every SITE In the n.or a. veil a nom
many OF the <ies Of Eyops 70 say nothing Of AZ
Na ~hen ore Of darE skinned waters en- board a.
most cops'a'ty call To mind. Nllioparee, Ministers,
~~yo' SdsoS, rsperters doctors, trsdesmen, poets,
an' Aasnoresses, politicians gamblers prize fighters
eno seasemeo At large, all pass in review and give to
INC sssenbhge cosmopolitan character which could
not possibly have in any city outside Of New York Quito
considerable proportion % composed Of ladies', and,
ssnge to say for such gathering there 10 not OBJ
servable on whom suspicion can for . moment rest.
Messr. Dickson, Young Farley, RadsOrd and Duzsubu
ry, detectives, and Captain seabrDg, Of the Ninth pre-
cnct also board and though their services have
not yet been required their presence has doubtless
been valuable, on the principle that an ounce Of pre-
ventve s worth pound Of cure"
1t was amusing, however, to watch this variegated
throng as they came on hoard.
where's my state room 20 was the universal in
quiry, and invariably the 6rst movement was in the d.
recon Of the imaginary place where they repose
the imaginary individual who kept the keys to these
Morphean rccesses. Officers, servants seamen-people
OF all others the ship the least capable Of impart
ing the required ,nformaton-were buttonhoed, annoy
ed and victmised by the impatient crowd, until they
were almost hoarso with" Go TO Mr. Bold"
"whos Mr. Bold %
The with the blue ribbon around his hat and book
under his srm-who is always taking SNUFF" eve may
also add that he the financial manager Of the Affairs Of
the shp.)
The result that the brunt of these attacks fell upon the
unfortunate gentleman whose blue ribbon' made him
such conspicuous mark Of attraction. With fund Of
pleasantly, however, which, like shrewd politician he
knew how TO use, the pertnacious applicants were
quested to wait until after the starting Of the shp and for
the time he LEFT TO enjoy his Enu box and neuralgia
in something ike the peace he coveted.
II was now about three o'clock
THE APPEARANcg OF THE CROWD.
At this time II interesting in the extreme So far
numbers concerned they exceeded those who
witnessed the arrival Of the Great Eastern On both sides
of the river far the eye could reach up and down.
the shore black with people. Housesops, hsides
wharves, ships, bargee, rggingeverything that afford
ed foothold TO see the spectacle occupied. mmedi
aely around the ship lay score of Steamboats, tugs,
rowboats and small craft all loaded to the waters edge
and waiting the departure Of the ship Owing 70 the per-
versity Of the tide, however,
THE START
did not take place until after four O'Clock Az we have
before remarked the Great Eastern lay with her head up
the stream In order to turn the gigantic vessel the
steamtugs Achilles and Yankee were employed, but for
more than half hour after the huge anchor left ia
muddy bedthe largest by the way that rested
the bottom Of the Hudsouthey strovc with might and
main to bring her into proper position The ship yielded
gradually however, and quarter to five O'Clock the
vouton of the paddles and the screw and the long white
wake behind, announced that were fairly way
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The scene that ensued is that cannot be soon
forgotten by any individual who witnessed IT, The null
ttade Of humanity visible every side. On shore
the eye rested upon nothing but crowds extending
back into the country az far as the vron could reach,
the water eighteen twenty steamers loaded to
the guards bedecked with colors whsng their en,hu-
sissm and laundering their salutaions, gided along
the huge shadow Of the Great Eastern IL trembled in
the OF the bay We did not count all Of these but
the following the names Of those recalled 10 mind at
the present moment together with the estimated number