The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-14

1900 'psssep eess-sco frst class, 2,ses second
class and 100 third Glass Tho englneer and
| Grew, $50 In number, win be accommodated
The two ends Of tho vessel The oreoastls lao
feet long eight feet high. any emergency shsad
arise such the outbreak In India the war In the
crimss ths Great Eastern could transport for TIE British
government small army of 1000 70 their dsstiaA-
ton with unexsDpled expeditiOa Tue value of such .
vessel under IKE circumstances patent 10 every
II does away with tho old sysssn Of shipping dsach.
meDs Of men hitherto unavoidable. suoosssfsl y .
financial speculation, shs win produce complete rsvOls
tioa II The commercial world. The produce Of the
various COUNTRIES Il the earth viii then bs conveyed in
verssh ranging nom tan 70 twenty thousasd tons
dozen such nonstars would % Tie whole carrying
trade Of New York, besdes the immsnse accommodated
which hey wuuh anord 10 passenger travel
HAvhg given gsasral dea Of ths hsss proportions ef
the vessel, ws win proceed 10 speak q Tho dssAis
ne Great Eastern b. - we have said go feet long b.
tween uprighss, aad about 100 over al Hsr breadth
30 fest fron buwark to buwark. and from the outer
edge Of paddle box to the other b 10 fest TAe
height Of the hull 90 feet, while walk around her deck
sequal In length 10 quarter Of mile She b, In fact,
immense floating city, capable Of carrying ten theu
sano souls The hull divided inls tn ooapartneah Il
90 feet each. which are perfectly wassrtght, thas
every precsuton taken 70 render the vessel safe In
case Of accident d possible TO make her. In addition
the separate oonpaxtnsn, which constructed
- 70 DO perfectly waertght shs has two leagtudinal
walls Of iron, eaeh Of which b 80 feet apart, end
nearly $50 feet q The ieagth Of the ship.
Nothing, IN fact, has been len undooe that
could increase her strength. Thus We hnd that
the upper deck and the lower part Of the
hull up 70 about thirty feet from her keel constructed
on Tho cellular form, . sysssn which, While gives
greater buoyascy 70 The hull increases lis strength
mously enabling 70 resist almost any amount Of out
ward pressure. The cellular system has been ap
Piled to the construction OF tho entire hull There are
n fact, two hulls, one Of which placed within the
other at distance Of two feet ten inches apart These
two huls are bound togo her by longitudinal webs Of
iron plates ct intervals Of six feet which are again sub
divided by transverse plates into spaces Of about feet
square A these webs approach the bottom the inter-
walls between the plates reduced from nix TO three
feet, 20 that shoald b found necessary 70
ground the vessel for repairs, she win be enabled
10 support her own weight without strain or
injury. This web work, by which the two
bulls are knit together, n they formed enc solid
wall Of iron v strongly rvetted 10 the ribs by means Of
angle irons The thickness Of tho lower deck will pre-
vent any sound from the engine reaching the pas
scpgers and the vibrations from being 1t al felt BY
On each side OF the engine rooms 10 . tunnel through
which the steam and water pipes will DO carried and also
rails for economizng labor In the conveyance Of coal
The bcrths Of the forward below the orecass
which u intended to appropriate to the Off ers Below
the berths Of the seamen are two cavities for
cargo Of which 600 tons be carried pes lee coal
enough for tho voyage to Australia, making about a.
many tons more.
We have mentioned the division OF the vessel into ten
separate compartments, but besides this she ID divided
into three other parts by two walls or iron, each Of
which sixty feet high, extending looglsudlnaily from
the bottom 70 the upper deck Tho middle division
tans The boilers the engine and Tie saloons each
Of which above the othsr whis the lateral d
visions used bunksrs above which arc placed
side cabins and bcsths.
PAssxNGER AccoxnoDArIoSs-rHE SALOONS AND
CABINS.
Eoshbg has been left undooe 70 reader the paasnres
accommodates m every way worthy o( the nagni-
tuds and character Of the vessel M great amount
Of space u The dispssL Of tho builder has
been admirably arranged, and all the state apartments
are nttsd up With view NOT oay 70 tho oonfsr aad
vsnieaoe Of their oocspaas, but ayis q The grsaAsst
ssgssos end luxury. There In saloons aossshsr
i've on ths upper and I'VE The swsr dsck-As lssgA
varying from axsy 70 seventy fssA These saloons have
more me sppesrasee Of grand public han I'm Il n
immense apartment On board . veassL In fAot, k 10
almost npossble 70 realize Wills waking throsgn Of
them hat you arc on shpboard. Ths lcagsh and
breadth Of the principal saloon, and particularly In great
height, are well calculated 70 give ssch IN i'm
pressioa. We arc aware that there are saIooss
other steamers which are considerably leagsr
In proporsoa 10 The IsagtA Of tbs vess; bat
when como 70 consider That vessel must b built
with great strength and hat choice, oonvssssoc o.
cident Often renders the occupation Of particular
room Or part Of . ship inconvcnisnt impossible, We
shall al the policy OF dividing and sub dividing
copparsments Put - large properties Of this snip
INTO one long saloon - you - In other vessels, and
would not be agreeable; would b messy, not
esuy kept good temperature, and in Of socdsss
70 this Apartment, passengers would b without sds
Quass prosectsoa OF comfort
The Great EAssers about fifteen feet between decks,
lofhuts Of ceiling thas many would ooasider useless
II, however, serves thhl purpsss. Ths dktasos In
many places divided into two sosis BY intermediate
ner, giving two tiers Of sssss between the two
decks
The total length Of The main saloon sxty Iwe fssS By
thirty SIX feet WIDE end y The des sa,oos whics
twenty fest long nrossh ths saloon prosrvds two Of
NE fsBscls but hey have bean skfaly surrosndsd
By mirrors that shsy appear positively orHa.satai
Tss furniture u ~ a,sss y vry 10 snd bssuAzFA
M carpet simple pattern, n vhch narssn eslss
predonssAsa Ths sofas covered WITH Utrecht VEL
ves the ,ess are Of walnut, rseAy carved with ssss
marble sops me sidse Of shs saoos ere covered viii
mirrors asd arsbasques psrsoonynG Ne arts and SCI
sscss employed The oorstvosa of The ship ms sass
room doors are provided Win curtains Of rssh ormsea
alk.
TIE STEAM Powm.
M guiAins feature n ~ character q ne crea
Esssers, so&tisa 10 her grsaa 49, The eonbnsd sps
pnoasco o. hs steam pewes shrssss ~ psAds whsss
md The screw ms ssssss srs vssy considerably Arsw
than ssy hnhsrto made for marine purposn md shsr
scsaal yin be very fas srssAsr shaa nsk nominal psv.
s~e are ten boilers md Eve funasas, asd sach soss
be cut or from ~ neiehbor, end ussd po 20
sired rhs boilers plaosd Iossissdinany aioss NJ
centre Of ne shp, and eatre,y independent Il ssch
other Every paddle boiler hes IN furnaces, and sses
boiler twelve Furnaces hw giving 70 W vhsas sAs