The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-16
The Great Eastern.

PRErARA TONS FOR DIP ARrrRE-FRKsa INCREASE OF
vIsIrERs-rXMPoRARY EEsusClTATIos or BUsI'
NESS on THE wHARvRs-rHE LAST DAY OF HER
VISITOR ENGLAND no. ETC.
There apost a return Of the old excitement ycster
day board the great mammoth ship, Consequence Of
the that FASTENED TO visit her she took her
hnai departure from shores Tho began
ply from the foot Of Hammond street at O'Clock the
vessels station in the stream and only ceased plying 70
and fro when thcre longer time left for
cursory glance below to any whose curiosity only 10
be appessed by trcadng her decks II but for turn
= Two. The steamers kept up a constant communication
between the vessel and shore, and every trip they
crowded with visters who, having hitherto failed
10 visit the architectural wonder Of the age were
determined that they would be able 70 AZ
nrms,yey the inevitable question, "Have you the
Great Eastern"
Eotw outstanding the grca, numbers who went on board
during the day and that times there must have
a. couple OF thousand people brought together
there were but be any place. 20
completely they ost in the mazesof the between
decks, enguphed In the cavernous depths below.
Thus the eghts Of people brought by every steamer
seemed add but little 10 the numbers that al
ready engaged In admirng the vast proportions and the
excessive accommodations OF the ship As this the
last occasion that likely TO offer for inspection
OF tue mammoth u the deep, observable that there
dtparrnents and from the manner in which the ma.
chinsry aud lts operations referred " and ais
cussed, and the close scrutiny they underwent, II
was clear that there was considerable mum
Der Of scientific and mechanical vsiters present
There nothing TRANSPORTING board TO Indicate
slightest degree that the great ship spending
her last anon est us-that the morrow thosc
sient Of machinery would be put into
noisy notion and that through their agency the Great
Eastern which has been ~ long VI the sensations OF
New York lie, would be propelled once more 70 her
island homo across the Atlantic.
IL WAS supposed In the earlier days OF the project,
while set the Leyathan upon her stocks, and when
from many yards srucd forth the ncessan and desnng
noise which proclaimed that crank and wheel and ham
many foundry IRE was II work In speeding on
the triumph Of the age,' that Yankee vanity would
. be awakened, and that Yankee ingenuity would
bis cousin John Bull b., Jonathan was t content
20 let the work 20 on, wisely forcsccing that
Which would be- 70 ~ pr"cctsrr more trouble than sro
nt The history OF the Great Eastern has proved the
wisdom Of our capitalists and shp builders and oven
when a. fearful ooet, human skl has acquired control
the great hang mass arises the question in the
words Of their own great writer, "wbst will they do
with itr This questioo which comes more properly
under the Of the Directors Of the Great ship
Company, than that OF reporter and with them let 10
rest.
Yesterday the wharf at the FOO, Of Hammond street
presented some evidences OF the life and hustle which
prevailed IN all that negheorhocd during the PALMER
Gays Of the sender Such the yesterday,
however would but convey faint idea Of the scenes
presented and enacted the trip tn Cape May
tered on. Prom the moment that the HERALD an
managed undertaking. there was M immediate
ttrc Of tents and marques, restaurants AMI confc
tlobary saloons, scgar stands and fruit stands,
and complete stampede 81 all those entcrprslng cater
the public who paid anything FOR the privilege Of
doing business the fwharf They all fed ncontnent
". knowing that u was In great measure all up with
the speculation. But yesterday, under the genial nna
snce Of beautiful day succeeding very miserable win
try one and IRON the fact that this the last day, and
that crowd Of visitors would be 10 be there the
wharf more alive with tnersnt dealers OF all
kinds from the ozepge boy, with his shrl cry Of "two
cents paper" N tbst great "medcine man. John
Ksmblc the original oil man, who collected audience
By tho ducet tones Of old banjo and his voice.
drcsdfuly cracked from his prose srorts, a. he said
himself All life and animation on the
wharf the boats went of loaded at every trip and ss
they returned again fresh awaited transport The
sixth, Eighth and Ninth Hled with the
crowds hurying the ship, and last, when evening
came the boat had taken OF the last loungcrs WAS
computed that between and thousand persons
lad been beard during the day.
There will be permission granted 10 any 70 60
on board morrow, except those who have Engaged
In her cocd not be ssccrtsnci with any rro-
pr approximation, for the last moment ~
approaches many will make up their minds IN hurry
and DO OF AZ this time the summer exodus 70 Europe
has expended ss and IN not " be presumed that tue
Great Eastern 10 morrow viii take many hundred
passengers The officers and arc almost tired Of the
business exhib and Of pleasure trips aud are
look pg anxiousy forward 10 their departure Take them
eli in all from Captain Hall down, they have comportcd
Themselves with dignity. courtesy ard attention all
orsssions which deserves commentator We wish
the Great Eastern sss ana speedy bomeward voyage