Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-07-06
Tho Great Eastern at New York.
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The great event which had been ans
ioualy looked fyf dsfing The past f. days,
snd TO which ione anticipation aud ffel
quent disappointment Rad perhaps given
additional rect. occurred yesterday morn
ing. The monster steamship ufeat Fast
sfu arrived ~ the outer bay, and anchored
of the Liehtship, .sliet y prosperous and
speedy voyage. This tntslligetaa, tels.
gtapbed from Sandy Hook. spi-a. like
lightning through the eatifs DEF. com
munieating mingled sensation 81 snthn-
sissm and satisfaction. Towards evening
the mainmotb ship. having safely crossed
the bar, steamed ~ 10 The city, stuid the
almost rejoicing frotn all sides. and took
up her position ut the berth allotted 10
her NJ The foot If Hammond street, touch
ing the piers with Nc ~ ueh ease 90 yatch
would come 10 her noofines, and turning
her immense length in the North river
without diiieblty ~ confusion. There
che lies not st distant poibt IN hsrbor,
but ~ thu very heart Of the city itaalr-
side by side with the vessels which ofdi.
nsrily ply upon our waters, with craft ~
dininutive proportions, with our North
river sehoonefs, and even our ferry boats
IN what other port upon the globe could
this Giant of the deep he ~ seeommoda-
ted And What becomes nos of all the
doubts aud difficulties raised about her en-
tsfing the hsfbor Of New York
she passed the bar Of Sandy Hook,
which was deemed the greatest obstacle in
her vsy. with perfect ease and safety, and
eiidsd NJ the liver with graceful and
majestic motion that evoked comments of
admiration and hearty cheers from the
thousands ~ spectators who observed her
immense dimensions with mingled swe
aud wo5dsr. One remarkable effect was
evidently produced on the minds Of the
beholdsrs, aud that was that sssggsra-
ton had not undnly estolled the grandeur
Of the great work Of human genius before
them. Imagination, heightened by oil that
descriptive power could accomplish In con
veyinR an ides Of her sire. had hardly
reached the reality Of the picture. Dis
appointment was nowhere manifested
The Great Eastern was, indeed, wonder
and triumph.
The fret voysge Of the areat Eastern
has justified sbs predictions made In her
behalf, and has act Of rest the ominops ria.
giving that her enormous bulk would
initiate against her speed aud safety. She
left Southampton at ten minutes past 2
o'clock on the morning Of Sunday. the nth
inst, and dropped her anchor Of the
Lightship NJ ~ on the morning Of Jester
day. the ssth. THUS making the voyage
Within eleven days. n will be seen, from
The Interesting and graphic sesosa. If hss
voyage by ouf special correspondent on
board. that the loss of time scotuing from
the soutbefly course she took, the grass
aud bsrnaele covered state Of her bottom
aud the head winds Of two days. amounted
TO day and halls sailing At her average
speed.
She steamed steadily during The entire
passage, from the moment " hen tho order
10 "steam ahead easy was given. when
leaving the Holsnt, until she reached
Gsotgs's Shoals, when shs stopped willis
10 take soundinRs, making during the
voyage an average of thirteen knots an
houf-ths highest speed being fourteen
aud half kHots and going st tho rate ~
Rom 2ba b. B9g miles every twenty four
hours. Her average speed was therefore
greater than on her last trial trip. and u
is remarkable that at one tins. W bile some
II her sanguins admirers predicted that
she would make twenty knots an hour,
Mr.. Brunei declared that she was con
stfuctsd 10 make only fourteen aud half,
and would not make more. She has thus
verified the expectations IF her great de-
signer. Ahe sailed steady. her machinery
worked In admirable style, and her whole
appointments seemed 10 bs complete, full
hlling every anticipation M 10 safety speed
aud com fort; even 10 tho marked diminn.
ton Of that terror Of all voyagers, sea
sickness.