The New York herald., 1862-12-01
VIE MONSTER GREAT EASTERN.

Trip mp she Hast River I'm the Yacht
Malery snd . View sf the Great Esst-l
orr I'm . Disabled Cemditaon-A Descrip-
zion or Her Present Position ~nd Ap-
Pearsncs, and the Means They Are
Taking % Repair Her, DC.
se.e 30 THE xDIroR OF THE HERALD.
4 NEw YoRK Nov 20 1852.
may not be generally known your readers that The
steamship Great Eastern is now in our vicinity in
disabled condition. and brief description Of her there
FORE at this time, may not prove unnterestng, her
every movement since her launch been duly chronced
and read wth eager curiosity both side the Atlantic
Upon the kind invitation Of Henry Bache Esq the owner
Of the yacat Mallory, Of the New York squadron,
party Of gentlemen had the pleasure OF en-
Toying q spencid sail on this fine craft
up the Fast river Thanksgiving Day and the opportu
nifty Of closely viewing the monster steamship The day
the finest Of the season. bamy the days or
autumn and every board partook OF the pleasure
Of the sail and hearty sniG Of the bracing breeze
Among the party City Judge Mccunn Messrs Horace
Waldo, DR.. Bedford, G. s. Bedford, Jr T. W. Pittman
Mr. Haswel Hon T. B. vorhecs, and several other well
known gentlemen Of this city, As in sight Of
Fort Schuyler, the Great Eastern discovered about
half mile southwark Of the fort and js. of whcstoue
Point Long Island She is greatly lurched and she
ioed on her side she looked like some terrible
monster that had been wounded, and the immense
hawsehoe on her bow seemed like huge eve,
liked in determined stare all that surrounded
her. calmly awaiting de1h blow or whatever fate might
hefal her. As neared her distinctly observed
That she badly hngged-that is her frame has been
fcarfuIy strained that the entire line from her upper
deck from stem to stern presents the bow like curva
lure described by hogs back She drawing f,r
ward twenty feet Of water and at her twenty
eet and this with her cargo all discharged which has
been tghtercd to the city. ", s.t I5
IT appears that on this. her last voyage she was
brought By an English pilot, who had such conf
dence his NARRATION abilities refused when of
New London, 10 take on board American pilot
that he could bring hor into New York and that
through Hegate. But the sequel has proved, unfor
tcnately for HIM and her owners, that his con
hdence assumption for when on Mon
tauk Point lie touched her reef Of rocks. and
hole IN her ana knoa&ed portion " her screw into
Fragments THIS tremendous hole s port side
ard near her bottom. When they got her of il was
foura she was leaking badly Irlmediate steps
taken 10 mend the breach but up TO the present
lime but little progress has been made. coler dam
has been placed over the hole and they trying to
pump II entirely dry but the pumps have broken down
twice so far in the aempt. This coer dam is recu.
liar contrivance which il is somewhat difclt to here
accurately describe The eofer dnni Is generally used in
laying the foundations OF piers. bridges and other works
l;ndei water, and iS made entirely waler-tlght
his one Is vcry concal and nanc somewhat like
an eggshcl cut oblong closely fit ng entirely the
length and breadth of the hole 70 be repaired II first
low the hole, and then fastened the vessel
by means of immense chain cables ging round the en-
tire crcuncrence Of the ship. the natural suction
apparatus OF this shape giving additional strength 1t
Is hen caniked around its edges and lined h pie OF
Brussels carpet AZ each end there is funnel
hole. closely fitted in the Golfer dam eycEdiog a.
teen feet alb I'VE the water. thro;rh Nhich the dc
scend TO their work. The Golfer dam, II successfully
Piled prevents the water running the ship through
the breach, and then by upng ecrn pumps they
pump her dry This accomplished The mea, with their
materials and imriemonts,' 50 down the man
hole and commence their work Of repair, and.
az II is considerable distance under water,
and the atmosphere almost entirely excluded,
they arc compelled to peculiar patent safety lama
Il is said IN this instance, that poston genius has
invented lamp which bnrns clearly ani brightly
without Pickering, making it below as light as day Is
perfectly that the Golfer dam will work revolu
viatc the necessity OF sectional dry docks especially
where shrs OF large tonnage arc, be arei They
have been ~ mbcr OF weeks work the Great
Eastern and. although they have bored under great
difficulties FOR advanced season against them and
made but little progress still is 10 he hoped they may
DC successful II not, she viii, Of course be entirely
seless, and prove almost total loss they never
hoili dry dock large cnorgh for her. without an
ucbse greater. probably, than she IL worth.
The Great Eastern disabled that. in her present
condition. she Is uuscaworthy, and could not
tho Atlantic strange fatality has seemed 10 over
shadow this ship since the day they nrst attempted to
launch her. and II she repaired ant made
setp orthy and be m,de useful o commerce.
will really be miracle and they should change her
and call her the 4" Phenomenon. =