, 1860-07-02

The End of Her Voyage and Her RE-
Eeptt0n in New York.

0AhnA L EAS4G ~ X IN.
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1he End or Her voyage md Her RE-
eeptlon In hcN York.
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4 correspondent of the New York Tribune.
m ho.rd tho c,.at r.s,tv, ~, h.r vacant NV
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s8e' auro1soeA tnas paper "Hn too louo"lhg
conclusions:
Thus ended the first transatlantic VOYAGE of
the Great Eastern and tbourh It m.v be re-,
rardcd Is failure in the Ba2 of speed. it viii
Re nerceived nnon reflcct;on tRat there wera in.
tesesta at stake 1f,ich 1ransceud that consider.
alton. and which doubt3ess with ali prudent
njnds will ;u.,;fv The rnnma andar in Tho nnueual
care te took to keen tbe GREAT ship safe. Can
tain Vine Uali il one of Inc mast cxncr;enced
n4vieators # tic English East India trade, but
in addition to Tie cautiou which be nat
u,ally tel, incumbent on MIN. from the fact that
he lad never crossed The Atlantic before. lie
vas doubtless drcu1r Impressed viii, the
paramount itnportance. not onlv to his
EMPLOYERS md the cause Of science.
but to ENGLAND and the Whole world. Of
size Of the Great Eastern could safely cross the
deep. Iswas therefore properly a matter Of
secondary consequence TO him whether the en-
thusiusm of his passepeera. or the ardor of his
engineers or officers should chafe at his dive1e.
ences or extra care; he accomplished the crea,
point that was required, and We who left Eng.
land with lin, but len days before. are here to
spproye bis action. When be returns to Epr.
land in September, he will give the eristhan is
head, and she will then prore for herself that
specd is one Of her attributes as we'll M safety.
In fact. she bus proven il already by the manner
in which she hns accouplished this voyage: and
there ia not passeurer Who croased in her bnt
views her a. beyond all coupa5;son The most
superior passenger ship that eyer hoa.ed. The
extra distance which she ran on this trip is GER
tainY equal to more than . days trave1, and.
" hen We add to this The fact that q hours mar
gtnlsal~ays allowed to new ships frs. voyage,
and take Tito consideration. also. that not al
officer on board had cver made 4 voyage in her,
thst the men were a1l raw recruits, fresh 1evjed
within three days Of starting, and that cren the
stoker8 did not know how to spread cout TO I'D.
vantage on the fires, We canpot he1p regarding
eren the tinss she made rs great triumph. As
to her comfort and convenience as passenger
slip, IL ie hardiy possible to say too much in
praise OF her. ohe meets all the requirements
u tne Most 4n4ur1ons hote', and when tie
"ea1hef oflres her inhabl1ants below, they can
P1omen zoe safou9h her CABINS upon long walks,
Ut lounge about upon superb divaus. listening
to music that would not disctodlt the most pre-
tent1ous concert ~ her continued steadiness
sea Sickness u entirely ignored, and, IN the
way OF strength, no iron structure that ever
nas oeen made can 81 all compare with ker.
lh1s was impressed upon Us " every sway OF
The sea, and the ldea which she continually en-
forces on the m'no, above al others, is her alb
soloie sa!ety from al tne ordinary dangers OF
tEe ecean. -.
ARstnSt the risks resulting from contact with
tolIu oodT, she u be} und all calculation
stronger than anything which has been eeea
uaoat. !he manner IN which her vast weight
stood poised upon two slngle rests in the build
eTs yard Tor thraa weeks before her lannth
and the laundering against her sides Of the
huge batser1ng rams that srnote her inch by inch
Gun endure. No sholl or beach could break her
b' fore all ler passen gers could escape; for "er
scaIes are her pride, shut up together Us with
close seal. They are joined one to another, they
atick together that they cannot be sundezed."
Adore zil other ships she should be chosen by
the t'mid, and it reuly is puzzle to me, how
10 many intelligent men who had read the his
tory Of her construction. and who we're about
crossing to New ! ofk at the date Of her depar.
3ntep eoul! be induced 10 choose any other YES
seL She is certainly exempt from I'LL the ordi-
nary dangers oi the sea, and any one who will
go into her bow and look at the fourteen fcet
Of deep matted iron in that welded beak, will
credit her with sufficient power and imlu Sc to
split and push aside my ordinary iceberg.
The future destiny Of the Great Eastern has
not Jet been decided on, but there is strong
probability she will be retained in the passen-
ger trade between New York and Milford
Haven, witch latter is to be her English port of
destination from this side. She cannot be put
prohtably in the Eastern trade. as it is proved
from her late consumption that she cannot
carry coal enough, with cargo, for the voyage
out and back; while as q freight vessel between
England and New York the cost Of lighteroge
would cat up oil her profits. uer employment,
therefore, as first. passenger ship BE-
1~een the metsopol1s m ., Tue u estero world and M
Eurnpe seems TO pc the natural destiny ior the
BIZ ship, ior ehe Is too good Tor anything else,
ana eau conceive ot no other service by Which
she can be made to pny. She would not only
take all 'he first class passengers, who now
yearly swarm to enjoy the wonders and gay
and her eorg-Hus eentlenau's saloon, jar ger
than tie To!uEda OF the Astor House, with its
elegant mlrrors, its rkttlnE ice, its flock Of
wuters, its quits. its sklttles-all under the
eye Of its smoking locgers, at center tables or
side sofas-wou1d WOO many g ho.el habisue TO
now THE GREAT EASTERN WAS RECEIVED,
The man or boy who saw the Bay Of New
Ynrt yrsterdav. witnessed a srcctucje that be
will mt f,c ikriy In target. If lie ,hnnd outl "a
Uet,,ns+lab. Familiar IS wc are viii the ,nor-
inr uanorama OF our hartor and it's ap!eudid nd.
;,,,'ets wa had M roncppi;on that snch enncrb
shon couid haye bern suddenly imnror. .sed I'D
went ont 20 greet the Great Eastern un,n h.r
entrance ;ntn mr. wnters. yn,h;n1 con,,t hnTe
r;yen httter idea at The ahundnnt rssourcss
ot This mighty metropotis ,Lsn tie briiEan,
snectac}e Witch our barbor presented,
fact of he iex;.,,:,n i,sns off he I1ool hscane
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