The New York herald., 1863-09-03
THE GREAT EASTERN.
Her Immense Dimensions and Capatity..-Whut
She was Built for..-Hcr Success,
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About three years tho Great Eastern caused great
excitement here Every feature Of her immense sizc was
canvassed m . wonder, and tho subject Of
versaton In all circles for months before her arrival
Dieren ports paraded and announced their respective
attractions secure her visits Down In Mainc they
built dock 10 sut her sxe and boel in proportion for
her passengers At last 20 New York. Az shs
steamed up bay tho Juror became dangerous All tho
piers crowded by and women anxious 10 get
gimpso Of her the bay crowded with boats from all
directions and tho ferry crowded with spccta
the last limit Of their respective inches. But
have her, and prestol used 10 her Now she
IA longer wonder. 500 and goes, and the
pls hardly know H. Yet the great ship not any
loss wonderful any respect than she three years
ago. as We can declare, having visited her purposely
~ rec. 'saS 1r.1-S,Ias Ss....%e ~ s~-"
when We left the Battery tho steamer in which No
veot was of toIerablc szc-not tho largest had
seen but yet somewhat larger Than peanut she'll Hcr
decks wore comfortably roomy. and her smokcppe would
havc been Of good sss for tho mouth OF that tough
customer who had his punched out by Ulysses the
traveller and special correspondent. Before NO had
finished our journey, however, there camc a change
though exactly when and where IL took place cannot
say. All right when We icft tho Battery,
tnucd all right swept up past tho piers In tho EAst
and BY tho pigmy sloops and schooncrs that
abound there. Among tho mnnows OF rowboais
We were aongsidc Of tho Great Eastern very
like the .'ltls boat that Peter Ball sighed for We
infinitely rte-boa,, pipe and passengers. We lcl,
had swept agsinst the sdc OF planet and looked
up and contemplated 10 the inhabited regions
as iuchworms might. Numbers Of others, Pvcks and
Titanias, there before us-vcry little pcoplcwbo
from the decks above and peercd out from
the portfolios hcre and there with kind Of idle
ny-nsgnilcant, plgmy people. So up wc went TO the
deck snd discovered when tbere that little
as any one.
Cheops the fellow who bulk the great Pyramid knew
how little impression the statement Of numbers
makes upon the mind. lie did not merely record how
many workmen he had, long he kept them busy.
He gave idea OF tho magnitude of that labor in another
way recorded the quantity o radhes, onions and
garc by the builders while The work Ia pro
grcss Herodosus amazed t the quantity, gave express
sou hs sstoushment Ia these words " II this, then.
IL record Of tho radehcs, what vast sum mut
have spent the oos they found necessary
70 useo In such way the human mind, los, 10 The
deavcr appreciate ths proper greatness of really
cerful labor, takes refuge in the contemplation of tho
uivlsires associated with u, since II grasp these
latter with 20 much moro case.
Apply this plan Of contemplation TO The Grea. Enssern
for sbs is 70 b. cIasseA with tho Pyramids, and takes
her place in ,hs history q human achievements beside
ihoss vas, structures. Her length nearly coDcdes with
the measurement of the great Like ths Pyrsmsds,
sle ralher grese york Of nature than thing
made with hands Numbers IN feet and inches are of no
syistanas 70 the attempt 70 uDdorstand her szs Bat
follow the aecspi plan and sry the vegetables. Imagine
the m nense fabric concentrated from ranges
Of rsashes Imagine tho volcanoes of garlic thai have
beIcted board u bsr-snd then consider "ths iron
tools thai "a nsscssary 70 use" Every link of her
great cables weighs ssveosy too pounds shs carries
s~~A
csrneas carts could carry, forged into ,bs single
item Of chain cable by iron tools" There
u co steam engine d sirty hons power
wbc~s only business u 20 maoass these cAbss and THE
books NJ the snds n cem. These hookssnchoss you
prefef that nsmewith which tho great ship funbsss
about IN The dssp fcs tbe granite fornAus The ribs cf
an sn,sdiuvian world, 10 nd fast By also made
with sos and have soms weight Of their fbsSe
are four a these. into pseous sA1h
piece woad b. . osd fov II lhs &rss o~l carts
whch 90 sboss sssssss carrying, the coal dealers
dont ns tuo tboosaad pounds apiece. of you'd tAks
iuss for,ysr shos of General Ga.ovs. ,hres hundr.d
oundsr throw Of rh~ss anchors from Morris Island
into chssssson city. Ths fcnv great anchors ef.sb~
,soas pius Oh that ,Lsy night fail tho ,oss q Jsa
Davis.
rgsses the -four sochors whsh have thus rrysso~i
70 pits and popular spprecsiss rs cr.s Essaesr hss
SIX other srchors for ordinsry ooossous, ssd not -
large
SIMILAR heavy obs 70 tina, q tho ssehs~s are siyis~a
anocx tn~ dlrsvszs steam eoslass bossd w. 10 sd.
aura 10 bee crews a essisssss sss .sa~s ,ss sssa
rss.sru has . ccpp,sts otv aea~ sogsn~. Ths-~
f.bvs S. rcs stsa mustered ssrs Bat shsy are seys
10 soue as ~@ eroeIs~ss orses fr ,hss Thsy number
,,s, l,r,y tnres Noe. ,hiry.ihr-~ -as.aes nc
oay rssur. vsry l1xs as~sr u ,-sk " rnass thea
bu, bssr rnsas thsy 20 smosrs ., vcss
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