The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-02
"Found 'em under Cox's bunk

"Found 'em under Cox's bunk
"Hungry3 inquiries the chicken man, he temptingy
rubs them across the bars near the noses Of the victims
| like the keeper Of q menagerie.
ayes, Of course we areo
"Can you smell it?'
ayes, its good and strong. Put it in here"
swell, growl IT, you want IT,"
ugh hh-h," growl the "anmas" in the most capa-
cious and artscay bestal and amid the cheers
and laughter Of the crowd The menagerie fed accor
dinghy the chicken being passed in on the end Of long
pole.
Somebody passes in a drink 10 wash the solids down
Here, again, are family groups. wife Is tucked in
Another chap has table turned upside down, and is
moozing at two forty pace between the legs Here are
more piled like mummies in the most unimaginabe
places possible which only would enter the conception OF
sleepy In short from stem TO stern, there a
Of beds and bodies which give the appearance
like that Of hospital ned with the victims Of some pre-
vAiling epidemic.
or course, such party there Ia fun-plenty Of IT,
One group especially appears to be the centre Of attrac
ton. Three four of the number stretched
their mattresses in the centre Of the deck, while
the crowd stand In ring around them, and join
introduced to make speech but being unaccusomed to
this work he invites what he calls Of his "Zou Zous
whom be styles the "Prize Baby" to do II for him
whereupon the Prize Baby B received with cheers and
proceeds 10 publish TO the crowd his diet, which he says
consists Of four hard boiled eggs and blackberry three
This effort evidently finishes him. and he introduces his
riend ssnor Mickey Parma, the celebrated Italian
sse EDs Of the Inc
which ne denominates "a parody the Dutch cheese
Another is introduced "6ol. Bobonkibus aid to Gen
around and show his honorable scars" which arc, or
course, behind As the capillary substance the sum
Ss ss
which are given with will, and the military gentleman
subsidies upon his mattress. So the jokes 60 round
good natured' and ~ittics ny thick and
would require half page to record the amusing in,i
were poied UP with long poles while the people cSeered
shouted yelled hauled the cage around squired water
with the hose, and raised the 0ii Nick generally.
ONE O'CLOCK.
Some perseverng individual has cured Dodworth's
Of bis ais and aches. and the string band deck
making music for Of dancers. They all
men, however, and 'sag AFFAIR now and then inter-
spersed with gymnastics and mattresses it is rresistb
funny. The ladies lively a. brood Of canary
birds with long tails and though they do not indulge
the sport physically their merry ringing laughter
dorses the amusement a. beyond reproach. Somebody
has just proposed mattress and hardly the
words out before nfty men, with beds their backs
have started on on scrub match by moonlight How 1t
amount of joly in the occasion sunicont to stock
dozen ordinary parties OF similar kind An hour or
Of this .ctve exercise soon wears them OUT however,
deck 10 In . state OF profound snmber.
was informed that at about two O'Clock Of the
mattresses was discovered to be on fire, owing to the
careless distribution Of segar and for moment IL
threatened endanger the rigging II was cxtingushed
however, by few buckets OF water, without alarm
any 1t would be difficult for fire to much head
way for hose laid fore and aft deck ready for
instant use and not even segar is permitted below the
maindeck.
FOUR O'CLOCK.
Nights candies begin 10 burn out, and the twilight
gray her sober livery TO mark the footsteps of the APP
preaching dawn The heavy dew of the night minglng
with the cnars from the smoke stacks has converted
the deck into huge mud puddle, and the faces of
Hats, coats and garments In dlapidated condition
scattered around and the scene is that Hgarh might
well have immortaZed.
BY six o'clock the seepers are nearly all up but sor.
rier looking OF human forms eyes never
rested upon Mad tired, stin sleepy, dirty and sticky,
vidua mattresses like 20 many retful porcupnes. And
now another chapter Of the Encouragement developed
There is neither water TO wash drink Complain 70
come thick aud fast. One has paid a dollar for q
basin full another gratefully bestowed a quarter for a
glass of ice water which he barely obtained while two
or three reporters came from the neither regions looking
as pale and angud as If they had been drawn through
succession Of brush fences They say that some
body viii have to suffer for IL, and II may Judge
VIII kin at forty PAGES
THE MOVEMENT or THE SHIP.
During the night the paddle engines had pressure on
their boilers Of twenty pounds OF steam, and the wheel
was revolving twelve times per minute The screw boilers
had the same pressure and revolving thirty times
per minute the combined pressure Of which Wa giving
the ship speed OF about thirteen knots per hour Every
half hour the lockout light have been heard calling
from their stations and at four O'Clock the hesvng Of the
lead Indicated the depth Of water 10 be twenty four IA
thoms. The ship then headed westward, aud then
WAS experienced for the first time the heavy ground
swell, which made difficult for unaccustomed 10 the
deck Of ship 70 maintain his equilibrium and forever
set at rest the notion IL such entertained any
individual on board that ship be built large enough
10 resist the swell Of the
Tie ship arrived oil Cape May about O'Clock hav-
ing stood 20 Ear out TO sea during the sht as 10 be de-
ayed little beyond the time when expected she
would make anchorage
AN ISDr6SATIoS MEETING.
During the morning an Indignation meeting was held
on board on the quarter deck In which Mr. William fmcr,
Of Brooklyn, dictated as Chairman and Dr. John Howe
Of New York, Secretary. The following resolutions,
drawn up on On empty stomach and with ased fcea,
were submitted and passed with . will
whereas, from the previous reputation which the
Great Eastern aud her officers had established in tho
United states the gentlemen and ladies who embarked
the excursion 10 Cape Nay expected and had right
10 expect, decent accommodation and proper attention.
and IL had been announced that she capable OF
carrying almost fabulous number Of passengers and
snording them proper attention and accommodations;
Whereas, we, the passengers this excursion to Ca
May, have been grevousy disappointed in every expcc
taton, therefore,
Resolved, That we, the passengers TO Cape May have
been not ony disappointed, but swndcd that there
water 10 wash with, towels 10 wipe with, and
berths provided, and many ladies' obliged sleep
the cabins that lot glass Of water 10 qucnch
their thirst and that the whole arrangements were con.
temptble and disgaccfGl
propose 80 Norfolk aud Annapolis IN the Great East
ern 70 stay a, home, for fear Of similar treatment
Resolved, That these resolutions be published In the
HERAiD, TTilams and Inns.
signed by J. q Perry, Brooklyn; David sandford, Am.
sicrdam; II. s. Decker, Reuben Burkhater, New York
Alexander hatheson, Ogdensburg, Y Abraham Khlos,
Malone, n. T.. sidney W. Hopkins, J. J. Richards New
York York John Er9sh sn Paterson: Reckless Red
York John Howe " D., and any others.
proper 10 add in this connection that neither the
executive officers Of the ship, from Capt Hall down had
anything TO do with TIPS Encouragement complained Of
except 10 giving play W audsbe spirit 10 right far
lay 10 their power most perceptibe wrong Messrs.
hachin, Davies Smy the, Wallis Wood Gary sad others,
made every enort 10 accommodate the dissatisfied and
unprovded passengers and most OF the night spent
by these gentlemen In going from place 10 place. routing
out nuders and securing bets for those 10 whom they
rRbtfuy belonged. ladies accommodated Gar
as possblc but many were forced TO JIG 10 the saloons
aod on the decks
The directors, Messrs. Gooch and Yates and Mr. Bold,
gave up their siateroOms and slept themselves Oh the
ffsuffr