Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-02
THE GREAT EASTERN.
Her Departure for Cape May-Scenes on the
River and In The Ray.

River and in the Bay.
On Monday afternoon, says the New York
Times, about At o'clock, the Great Eastern
left her anchorage in the middle of the stream,
in the North River, and proceeded on her
Cape May excursion. She has between eleven
and twelve hundred people on board, nearly
all of whom had paid ten dollars each for their
ticket. Among those who were invited to do
excellent service, were Sergeant Dickson and
four other officers attached to the Detective
Police, who will prevent operations on the
part OF some noted thieves, who are known to
nave purchased tickets, expecting, undoubt-
sdly, to realize the amount of them twenty or
fifty fold.
From an early hour in the morning, large
crowds assembled at every available point on
the New York and Jersey sides of the river,
and on the Long Island and Staten Island
shores and eminences to witness her depar-
ture. The excitement was almost as great as
on on the occasion of her coming up the Bay.
The Battery was crowded to excess. In fact,
everywhere, on each side, thousands upon
thousands Of people were oongregated. They
had to wait much longer than they expected,
however, with some impstience and WEAKNESS.
The delay was partly owing to the state of the
tide, and partly to the fear Of breaking the
Staten Island telegraph cable, which crosses
the river at the point where her anchor was
dropped, and with which it had become en-
tangled.
By using extreme caution, no damage was
done, but some delay was the consequence. A
large feet of yachts, boats and small sail
craft lay of Staten Island and toward the Mar
rows to anticipate her coming. As there was
no wind, they found it difficult to control their
movements. which obliged the Great Eastern
In one or two cases to vary her course from
direct channel-way to avoid a collision with
them. By the time she had proceeded half
way from the Battery to Staten Island, both
the wheels and screws were revolving rapidly,
and the ship carried a tolerably sized bone
In her mouth" The excursionists, in large
numbers, were seen on all the prominent parts
of the ship, except on the psddle-boxes, which
are always sacred to the pilots and Captain
when the ship is under way. The three tops
were well filled with people, who looked pa
tronizingly down from their lofty height upon
their fellow-passengers, and particularly so
upon the outsiders who were following in the
wake OF the ship, or on her quarters in large
and small steamers The most crowded Of
these were the Thomas p Way, Hendrick
Hudson, Columbia, Mayfower, Tiger, Thomas
Hunt, and Keyport, besides which the Island
Bell, Satellite, Moses Taylor, Huntress, and
Francis d. Speight, were all we'll filed. The
steamer Delaware, which accompanies the
Great Eastern to Cape May, had a very large
party on board
The steamer Saxonia, which arrived and
a
the Great Eastern as she passed Large num-
bers were disappointed in their efforts to get
on board of the excursion boats which were in
some cases dangerously crowded before they
had called at half the different places men
toned in the advertisements. The Thomas P
Way came down from Newark with her deck
literally packed, and was obliged to pass by
and leave several hundred people standing on
the pier foot of Dey street, who had gathered
with the intention Of going in her. The new
steamer Flushing, Capt. Nimmo, brought down
over six hundred persons, and, on her arrival
at the Fulton Market slip, some four hundred
others went on board making about one thou
sand. The Flushing made circuit of the ship
rs she lay at anchor, and followed her part the
way down the bay. The Staten Island boats
were all thronged from 2 to 4 p. m, those on
the o'clock return boat having a good view
of the ship, passing her almost within hail
All the shore of Staten Island, from Burns
Hotel to the Bluff, were lined with spectators,
who waved and cheered as the big ship swept
by: On the Long Island shore, from Bay Ridge
to Fort Hamilton, crowds were also seen. Most
of the steamers, finding it late NEARLY six
o'clock) when they had reached the Narrows,
turning back to the city, each company giving
the usual parting hurrah The weather was
all that could be desired, and without doubt,
her passengers will have pleasant time.