The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-29
The Great Eastern,

At last Of the big ship may be written. Taadsa ri.
,~pharS ~ the diifcutes and the discomatures, tao
break downs. are, LEI us trust ut an end The shoals
have avoided the Pharos Of experience have been
the sails and the great gaeon freghted with the hopes
ani good wishes OF millions OF English, has come into
port She has not been crushed by ccbergs or becamed
TIL 'the very deep did rot" aud ti .,smy things did
crawl with legs upon the shiny sea" She has not met
the rival monster Of the deep and had her oowsprt and
standing rigging bitten OF and swallowed bodily by the
sea serpent. She has no, been blghed By the ghasy
compan oashp Of the Flying Duschman Her sides have
not been stove in nor her boats capsized BY wau.ou
fortunately, met none Of the ominous brood
Of Mother Ca-ey's chickens. To use the Tau.
nuage TO which thousands OF lips will strive to
give utieEsnce the great maritime revolution Of the
has been shsd the problem has been solved the
foresight and Ingenuity Of Standard KINGDOM Brunei
have been vndicaed To adopt the somewhat homelier
parance Of merchants And brokers' the Grea. East.
erl has arrived OUT
New YORK need well be IN fermen.; bu, we are de.
lighted 70 perceive that this time transatlantic cou
sas have given Us full and candid need Of praise for
the skill, perseverance and enterprise which have
brought about this glorious contamination When the
Atlantic telegraph thought 10 be perfect success,
aud the of the Niagara and Agamemnon were in
a.. meas mouths, or ocean electricians and even our
capitalists of but second best In the carnival OF re-
iocing and congratuation which at the assumed
Union OF England ani America. 1t wa the name of
Cyrus " Field that bazed Ia Examinations, aad waved
on banners aud shone il transparences. America
assumed 10 have done almost everything in the gigantic
enterprise aai Great Britain to have contributed only
langud and hatng aid 70 the laying down Of the cable
Bat the Of the Great Eastern the most preudced
American mus, give the eutire credit TO this country Az
aalone we did il" One Of the princes OF Euylish en-.
cheering designed the lines Of the hoent vessel IN
the yard Of Enssh shpbuder her vast proportions
first began tower along the shore. From her cradle to
her launching the Queen Of England took the yeest
Interest in her progress, Der FIRST COMMANDED, the
the oravest, most ski.fm and the most do
voted o. British Thousands upon thou
sands or English capital have been Subscribed
eta tarif tha f-der and
thousands eagerly contributed when the great
ship proved 10 be maeistrom Of money and Unsuitable
and wen nigh rebuff. before her last start Her trial
trips ana the changes in her mechanism cos, enormous
ter The expenses OF her in that state Of drea
r. inactivity were runnus enough to Justify the old i'm
Pion b against Rss Dig ship yns idle n.%e tia, Of
true realize by the exhibition OF the ship visitors in
loodoa st wey mouth a, Hoyhead and al Southampton:
and splendid revenue may be anticipated from the exh
bou o. the Great Eastern New York but this,
neratve as ii may be- scarcely be considered le
climate permanent method OF ipg the Golfers o. the
company, aud the day has, we hope, commenced when
era Of more substantial prosperity mag be expected
and when the noble vesse-havng justified the most
dent and sangune predictions OF her speed SAFETY and
seaworthiness-may be carrying passengers and cargo
between England aud Anerca-nay, between England
and India Australia such route be deemed eligible
become not only hceut monument Of Eagl!sh skill
aot daring, but highly profitable Commercial spec1a'
ton.
In perusiuy the voumiaous details OF the voyage ont.
which yesterday received and published from
respondent on board the Grea, Eastern would seem
bavc experienced the whole toleraby far weather.
While could not be called decidedly rsvirabe The shp
bad AZ least furious gales - contend with and her trip
was marked By casualties o. monent Il has been re-
marked that the denze OF southampton had g.
accustomed TO the presence Of the big ship auoog them
that she permitted 10 depart with cons dsrably less
attention than would have been bestowed the start
l1y OF ordinary mail steamer Bat the cnttrs!as
which greeted her Immediately she hal passed Sandy
Hook and steamed msjestcay into the dock ,pfointed
for he- must have aonei IN the minds o. her and
passengers for AL the indifference with which her farewell
a, Southampton had been met The Americans and espe
caly the New Workers. have always large surplus stock
OF enthusiasm hand They have been lA.e,y very
killing the japanese Embassy with kindness, AZ least
driving them out Of their wits with ball dinner and evee
been oompe.ed, ana view the Interior o. the snip ex
tended 20 the general public OF the metropolis Of the
United states we shall doubtless hear o. a fever
OF rejoicing and festvlty such as will throw the
memories OF many successive &ths OF July into the
shade and may rival the heyday aud iatoxcaton Of
holiday making which We may look forward 10 when the
Prince Of Wales takes bis nrsi walk up Broatway or
looks in UPON the brokers OF Wall street Already the
American journals have put forth those wonderful
syaoes Of occurrences nterfpersed with large capitals
ana no.e Of admiration, which they bcs,ow indscrimi
oatev upon festivals, fasts and riots, upon battles
ders a2d sudden deaths When the Teasing aud cheer
ing and champagne drinking are al over the rea work
ing exsei,e o. the Great Eastern viii begin As Jet her
steam cannot be said 20 have been fully and ary tested
she did aot, learn, make more than fourteen and
haf knots IN hour during the voyage; but must be
borne Ia mind that her long probation at sogthampto,
bad rendered be- keel exceedingly foul Her passengers
state tia. she rolls. but that breakfast time IN very
heavy cupfull Of tea did not overflow lie saucer
Finally she seems 70 hare beea plotted through the
devious entrance ~ New York and mcored alongside the
wharf prepared fof The reception with little more DIN
Guilty than IL had been above bridge penny steamer
Ia the river Thames The beginnings OF the Great East
disastrous bet the tide has turned The clouds
have oiled AWAY. 1sd the sun Is now shining on tas,
the noblcs. work o. mso Ia all hrs meridian sp!,udor