Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-02
The Trip Of the Grea. Eastern 4. Cape Ma,

Aho Trip Oh the Great Eastern to Cape May
The Great Eastern arHved oil Cape Nav a
,Oo7 passengers aboard.
Most Of the steamboats, which ACCOMPANIED be,
down turned back when of Bedloe's Island afte,
giving fitting parting salutes The ex .itement or
her departure was even more intense than tbat
which accompanied her arrival at New York
One OF the steamboats, accompanied the steame,
to the bar.
When crossing the bar the engines of the C;rea,
Eastern we've Stacked. The bar was safely crossed
al nigh water at l2 minutes past : Monday even.
ing, tne steamer having two feet to spare under
I, NJ IN He.I ne steamer then set of on her voyage
al full speed the band playing several lively airs
On her arrival at Sandy Hook tue great so tim
anchor was secured for sea service There uas
gre4t Oh culty In getting itup The hook of the
Cat oIock having been broken il had to be re-
placed The capstan was too small for the cable
the slack Of which was pulled out by the weight
OF The anchor This Jared the bow very heavily
eD0ut dozen times.
The sea was smooth, but the ship had a slipbt
thouRh graceful roll, which sent many of the
passengers to the basins At SIX O'Clock land
was lGst slg Mt Of In haze the Highland Lights
Were last seen. The voyage was commenced ans
Plclously, with splendid moonlight
IL was not until their appetites were sharpened
Thai the passengers found reason 20 complain. but
when a very meagre supply of food vas mt be-
fore them they grumblsd with great unahimitv
IN consequence OF tue cock of one Of the com art
Lnents having been left open on Sunday nigbt AZ
Ter me snip was trimmed, the ice house and store
OF but little variety and the delcacies were ruined
w bile grumoling about the food another ssrious
matter came up for consideration. At IL O'Clock
water had given out, and none could he obtained
at less than ten cents a glass Many used Iionor
instead, and considerable drunkenness YVES the
result. third aggravation was experienced in
the sleeping accommodations, which were on A
par with the others. Five hundred SILENT on the
deck, on cheap straw mattresses, and during the
nightthey were burned with cinders and drencbed
with rain Fortunately, there Were only hun
cTed women present.
On the arrival Of the Great Eastern at Cane Ma,
series OF indignation resolutions were unanf
mously adopted By the passengers censn,ing ~.
directors for the singular conduct Of the oricials
towards them.
A special dispatch to the New York Tribune
gives the following account Of the Great Easterns
excursion:
"CoLuMBrs House., Cape Island, July 31-Tbe
eXcursionlss by the Great Eastern arrived off th
point at seven o'clock on Tuesday morning the
steamer having, through design or mismanage-
ment, run about thirty miles out Of Ler course
Tue atmosphere was still and sitting and after a
night OF horrors they rushed eagerly upon the pro-
Peller Shriver, the first boat broug ut aside and
IN other steamers Nearly the whole comnanv
numbering about COO, were landed on the burn.
ing beach
" without exception, the excursionists are dis-
gusted and Indignant with the trip and It's man.
agement throughout. From the moment of start
Ing they were made the prey of the most rec kless
as
Informed, Were the simplest rights Of the icket-
holders regarded.
: There was no accommodation whatever 10,
baggage in all the ample store-rooms Of the shin
and articles were left loosely on deck The
grossest favOritiSm was shown iu the disnosition
OF tie state-rOoms, and ladies were the victims Of
imposition In regard To them. No definite infor-
NATION could De had Of anybody, and the res pom
sloiilty was shifted from one 20 another until te
fort -.- " :" u'''oii'-
- A large number of ladies', and nearly all the
we sen.einen; slept or struggled on rude mat
uesses on the decks in dirt and disorder and were
exposed to smart storm Of rain before the hour
OF waxing. Those who lad state-roous were
crowded together, and suffered from terrible heat
and the great rocking Of the vessel
" In the morning IL was i'm posi- bile Uithon,
bribery, To obtain water for washing or the plain
est article Of the toilet. The reporters were viii
one exception, roughed with the rest The for
tunaie exception spent the night in a hen-coop
An enort was made to provoke music from, Nod
worth's Band for dancing but after a few melan n.
eholy strains, the musicians refused further dis
course unless they were paid twenty five dollars
lighted cigar set a mattress on fire in the
middle OF the night and the rigging was en-
dangered. There seemed 10 be no d scipline
whatever among the officers of the ship. The
ruddef Chains broke, and for nearly half an hour
the steamer was guided by the engines alone
The wheels were freq uenily deserted
Inc restaurant was one grand swindle TWAS
gwen OUT, as soon as the people sat down to the
run out; and only heavy fees to the walters after
long waiting, Produced any food at all Brsctish
water Drought, n some cases, twenty five CENTS a
glass, and the confusion and filth were sinnlv
revolving. There was not a single expression Of
pleasure. VI
- The general indignation took the form NJ a
formal meeting on deck this morning Mr. VIM
fulmer acted as chairman, and DIR John Howe
as secretary, both Of New York. A series OF bit
Yer resolutions were passed, and obtained a large
NUMBER OF In uential signatures. They denoupce
the excursion as swindle, and the whole ar
ngemehis as eontemptibly disgracefuI. They
49, @oF,se al Persons who propose 10 90 TO Nor
Io'k and Annapolis In the Great Eastern 10 stav
n nome ior fear Of similar treatment
-. me omcers OF the ship disclaim all RESPONSE
billy for the cutagts rN''''-
" ne Island Is crowded with Philadelnhian.
wb1 now making trips TO the steamer There
VIII be little chance Of food and rest for The e.
euTsionists. All who are able will return 10 Ne1y
York Dy way Of Philadelphia, this svsnina
Others will stay on the island n A. sid that =
crowd Of people will be taken on board tbs Z; "a,
Eastern for the return trip, In addition tn The
regular coT0ponY. neet Of steamboats, and sail
ing vessels came down from Philadelpbia
BosrcS, August 1.-Chief Justice Shaw of tie
SUPREME Court OF Massachusetts has resigned 10