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Disaster to tim•Gteat Eastern—A. Time of Deep
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Ia I tdRUQUP Nribmte, *
Bound for Boston-=off Cape Race,
October 2, 1861.
Before this reaches you, some tidings of
theJatMer i rible.disasts to
. the ,q teat
Eps
terii; ~itvliicir *citritit hoso.to'-be " fie '
great uulortunate," will, no doubt, have
appeared in • your pape.r.- -
As it was ate event orthe deepest and
most overwhelming importance to all on
boards—" t 1 large purtiou of *had' " *OA
Americans—andone in which the public
will feel Ate liveliest - interest—having been
myself one of the passengers and an eye
witnesvof the whole, and having taken - full
notes' from* to-aAy rienture to de
scribe it as fully and clearly as I can on
'board this ship in a row"). sea.
The monster ship having made three
successful trips across the Atlantic, and
much having been said of her extraordi
najytexeiuptma. from. Oa tos.sing. Eked 1.
46 icorfidifei to ether ships ; I iviiired .
some ten days in order to take passage by
her from Liverpool to New-York. She
as,_ advertised, September 10th.
The number of first-class passengers was
two hundred and four, second and interme
diate one hundred and ninety-three, and the
whble 'ore' three bubdred and ninety mak
ing in all, seven, hundred and eighty-seven
souls on board. The Mersey was covered with
littlestnanfers„erowcleclwirhpaseengers; ban
ners flying, and bands of music playing,
sailing round and round the great leviathan,
the .dense crowd on board of them cheering,
and waving their handkerchiefs. A large
number of . persons, some of them, inter
estedin the ship—directors, share-holders,
and friends of the passengers—were on
board. About one o'clock the engines
were set in motion, and the huge. monster
Ite,gen ,(o.,Moyp SIOWIy down the,Nereey
amid. thp- Fawning .of cannon and the
chaerkof the tens of thousands of speeta
ters,,covering the wharfs for miles. After
three_deleek, we crossed the bar, and stop
ped to dischargethe pilot and all, who were
not destined for New-York. We then soon
steamed away at the rate of about twelve
miles an hour. The afternoon and evening
were of , ilpLaud beautiful; and Lneverrslept
on boardlt iitere there was id little
rhotioe. Early on Wednesday morning,
the llth, we passed Queenstown; at noon
me- had oroade three hundred and seven
miles, from the time we left Liverpool;
about two o'clock
,we passed Cape Clear,
and soon after lost sight of land, steaming
away, most majestically, toward New-York.
This &gilt ..thb wind. f;eslienedia little,
but still the motion was slight. Thursday,
morning, I rose early, the clouds were thick,
though the sun was struggling to ..break
through them, and the wind was quite fresh,
and before twelve o'clock it Was, what seem
ed to'itie, a tremendous gale; clouds were
thick,t he,rain dropping, the sea very high,
and he, scene, altogether, beginning to be
really fright: Q. The ship now beaan to
roll very much; tbe passengers became se
rious; some much alarmed; the Captain
looked most anxious, and I felt now, as, if I
knew something, pf what was, meant by a
gale on' the Atlairtie. The gafe 'increased
and became really terrific; the chip rolled
tremendously, and everything loose on deck
and in the ship, began to dash about with
fearful violence. About two o'clock every
thing, looked terrilikly,
,afarming,; , the small
boats, of which there are twenty-eight, fas
tened and hung, mainly on fried davits, be-
gagto be torn from their fastenings • one
hung suspended toward the bow of the
steamer. I stood and saw it dashing most
furiously against the ship. An effort was
made to ,save it; ,Iyat nothing could be
done, and it was cutawayand sent adrift.
lii rapid succession, one after another of
these boats was dashed to pieces, and every
vestige carried into the sea, until six were
entirely gone, while two men were seriously
injured.
The scene became _wilder and wilder,
and the stoutest hearts trembled. The
cow-house, containing two cow's. stood di
rectly over the ladies' sabre ; this was lit
erally dashed to pieces, and the cows driven
backward and forward over the saloon,
until they were so diSabled that both were
killed and thrown - overboard. One was
dashed through the skye-light over the sa
loon, and hung
,partly thrpugh. All t is
while we are keerling on ourdirect course,
at about our usual speed, say thirteen miles
an hour,. as nearly as I could learn.: A
fearful crash is now heard in the engine
room, creating great consternation among
those unaware of the locality of the
noise. The gale is now so terrific and the
noise so fearful,: that an unusual sound can
be heard only by those near. It was feared
that the engines 'had given way. It was,
however, only the glass covering, which
had fallen on the angina-with a most fright
ful crash. The engine was instantly stopped,
to prevent any injury while the fragments
were being rarnoved. Almost
.
witethis, a noise even more frightful
still, is heard in the engine room; but this
is soon discovered to proceed from a large
quantity of sheet-lead rolled up, of great
weight, which has commenced rolling and
dashing furiously, fronrside to side, :a Ilya
ship rolls. The captain now tries what he
ought to have tried hours before, to
. put
Mi
the'head ofr ship to the wind, but titter
; one 'paddle-whiA . gives way. The
engine having'been once more started, an
attempt is made - to set the jib-sail to aid
the steering, but the large iron stauncheon
or bit holding the pulley, fastened to the
deck: hy.four large iron -bolts, was wrenched
from: , the deck and dashed against the side
of the r Vies' 5a18413,-and tile sail was torn
into ribbands in a few moments. Greater
efforts are still made to get the boat's head
to' the wind; sixteen men are put to the
wheel they are exerting every pffort, but
all in vain. Suddenly the' ether paddle
wheel gave way, and the rim and spokes
are torn and dashed about in a terrible Plan
ner, scraping and tearing thnsi les of the
intsel so fearfully that there are strong
apprehensions that holes might be made in
the ship. The rudder poet, (not a pin, as
Ea been stated;lW;hieli — thii - riat"day" was
found to be broken off down near the secorid
.dicif Undoubtedly biae ithaut Ibis time,
though it was not known,, as, ; believe,
either to-the,
.not
ithe men, at the
,wh‘l, 'This post was a solidplece'of iron
ten bitiches square. I examined it after
wardoted. where it broke it was wrenched
and completely 'galvanized, and was soft
and crumbling.
The ship was. now in the trough of the
Siaiand tlemendbay--uttarly
unmanageable. , .1 stand amazed and ap
palled at the scene, and make my way down
to the grand saloon. This saloon really
was grand,; ger,geOui affeluinitolis in the
highest, degree, as manVof.yeur readers are
'aware. Some half a • doien 'very large and
-elegant-mirrors—someof- F them-- seven-. - feet
by fourteen—surrounded 'the 'saloon; rich
lothgefiltioVecilitied everfavitilable space;
a large stoviEslliddiin tb3, centre, and a
marble-top table stood against a grin:lke:pipe
passing through AtiOther,pirt of ,the saloon.
An'erer:a piana, : occupied :a zilch in-the
4 1iidite-liiilkokni; affairs and tallies
appropriate places thiPPglithe 'Elation ; large
and elegant chandeliers hung from the
'ln short, there , was a gorgeous
magnificence shout this grand saloon that
was striking 'to &hold. 'As I entered it,
l a, large number ofla,dies and, children were
seated, some oti: . khe loio - go and some, on
thp. t ile%holdivg v as best v .thcvr.eould;
men Were ,Af t ete-:4ll 3 'seerkied . the
verMrliohitleatiob: otConetertiation, The
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composed as I ever was in my life, Vet I
felt that our situation was_ becoming every
moment in the highest degree critical. I
seized an iron railing near the entrance to
the saloon and opposite the smoke-pipe, and
almost at the same instant a tremendous
sea strikes the ship, dashing her over at ea
angle of at least forty-five degrees, and all
the women and children in the-saloon were
dashed with great violence from one side of
the immense saloon to the other, and catch
ing at the tables and lounges. Those were
all torn loose from their very alight fasten
loge, and dashed from side to side with the
living mass, crashing and °
'wreckino- in
piece, more and more every time they
crossed the saloon. The scene was fright
ful in the extreme. I stood appalled, re
ally expectingthat every, one in the saloon
would be killed, or seriously maimed. The
rolling of the vessel was so rapid, that, to
render assistance was utterly impesSibile.
After'the living mass, with the broken-fur
niture, had been dashed -across the saloon
thrbe or fonr times, I spring to extricate; if
possible, two ladies from what seemed cer
tain death, and was thrown with -great vio
lence against he smoke-pipe, bruising me
severely, and spraining one of my 'Wrists. I :
happily saved the ladies; and the rolling of
the vessel subsiding a little, got them to
their state-room, which was near; and to
my great joy found that they had no bones
broken, very severe bruises from head to
foot being the only injuries received. Hus
bands and fathers now came rushing to the
saloon to the relief of' their wives and chil
dren, and"all' ae soon as petisible were taken
to their state-rooms, as the safest place;
and, to the astonishment of all, even the
parties themselves, when• the ship's surgeon
came to examine the wounded, although
more than, twenty-five were injured, not
more than one or two were found - with
broken bones. To one witnessing the whole
scene, as I did, it is most extraordinary that
a large number were not
The rolling of the ship contioued With
terrible violence; the furniture of the sa
loon, including a heavy stove and large
marble-top table, other tables, lounges, and
chairs,..still dashing across with great vio
lence ; and to heighten the consternation,
a gentleman attempting to cross the Saloon
was dashed V against one 'of the immenie
mirrors, which fell on the floor, breaking
into 'a thousand pieces, and severely cutting
the gentleman, as well as injuring doe or
two others on the opposite side of the
saloon. The deck immediately below the
grand saloon was in . an unfinished state, and
of course unoccupied. A large turiount of
crockery, loose and in crates, was stored
there ; this was daShed to pieces, with the
most tremendous crashing. Indeed, though
the danger from this source was not great,
the crashing produced as much clamor as
anything else.
As soon as could, I made my way from
the grand saloon to the dining saloons,
passing by the bar-room and the general
store-room for the eatables. Here the scene
was frightful - and appalling--demijohns,
decanters, bottles, all smashed, and ale,
porter, wine, rum, whisky, and brandy,
were mingled and mixes; and gave old
Neptune such a surfeit of grog as he sel
dom ever swallowed before; and the more
he drank, the more outrageous he seemed
to become. Barrels of sour, tea, coffee,
candles, and soap, were bubbling and boil
ing in a cauldron which left all the wild
witch-work of Macbeth in the shade. In
the dining-room, tables and chairs were
smashed to pieces, as in tbe grand saloon,
and nearly the whole of the crockery-ware
utterly destroyed, the fragments flying rap
idly, with the rolling of •the vessel, from
side to, side. ,
I now 'Made my way on:deek, at the risk
of my life, and there lying in the recess
at the head of the stairs was 'the cook, who
bad been dashed across the deck with great
,
violence, against a stanchion, and broke his
leg in three places. No tongue or pen can
describe the awful sublimity and terror of
the scene now presented. There lay
the_hue'e monster, in the trough of the sea
--rudder and paddle-wheels gone, the wind
blowing "a. perfect gale, and waves mountain
high—rolling and dashing in the most vio
lent manner, and-, drifting -rapidly away to
the North—the Captain on the bridge,
every officer at his place, (except the first
officer, who was said to be sick, but who I
strongly suspect could net approve of the
course of the Captain, and desired to avoid
all responsibility in regard 'to results,) and
the same number of men sail at the wheel.
I now saw the darkness gather around
me with feelings of great gloom and sad
ness. Most of the passengers went to
their state-rooms for safety, but not for
rest ; a considerable number, of whom I
was one, remained in the saloon all night,
on the only fixed lounge, and truly a 'sad
and dreary night it was. Perhaps at two
o'clock in the morning, the gale was at its
height; still its abatement was so gradual,
that a landsman could perceive little differ
eine for many hours. The Captain never
left' thebridge during the whole of that
dreary night. Indeed he had scarcely left"
it during the whole of Thursday 7; and one
of our Pia:S - 646.5, Captain A. W. Schuttz,
nobly ; stood, by him, at his own request,
.(his first officer not being on duty,) during
that dismal night, constantly with him on
the bridge, or going to learn and report
the state of the barometer, and see that the
men were standing firm at 'the wheel, and.
cheering and encouraging all on ditty.
On the morning of Friday, the 13th,
everything still looked wild and dismal. I
was on deck as soon as it was light. The
donkey engines are, all at work pumping
out the water which through portholes and
in various ways has made its way into
,the '
ship, in some compartments to the depth
of five feet The very sound of its rush
ing through the ship is frightful.: The
men are kept at the wheel, although the
Captain now knows the rudder is breken,
and their presence there is of, no use; but
they are kept there to prevent fright among
the passengers.. The captain and some of
his officers and engineers consult; some
thing-must be tried. It is resolved to throw
overboard a large, spar, heavily loaded with
iron, fastened to a large hawser, and
.en
deavor tb steer by this. A spar weighing,
four tons is Prepared and thrown over
board,' 'with great difficulty; but it IS - an
entire" failure and soon the , flap Ping of the
rudder cut the hawser, and the s var was
lost. We have now drifted perhaps one
hundred miles to the North out of the
track of vessels, and if some means cannot
be devisee 'by which our ship • can be
steered, it may be long before we meet with
aid. Our provisions , and stores` ( - being
largely de4royed and saturated with salt
water, „ (our only bread being now sea
hiscuit,) we may soon be on short allow
ance. But this is not our greatest alarm.
Our crew—numbering in. all, including
stokers 'and stewards, nearly four hundred
---ia,composed of the very 'escouring of
the Liverpool Docks ; they are now in a
state of great insubordination—almost of
mutiny. The engines being stopped, all
the stokers are idle, and a determination
has alreadrbeiiffollied hyllietTe - iffid” the
crew, to take , all -the boats and save
themselves. , Should we mune: into such
peril' as lo drive, us to the heats, they
f certain could and would do this, .and
leave the passengers to their fate first
dispostag of the Captain, as they no doubt
Would do. Our circumstances axe, .there
fore, in every view, deeply solemn, though
there are no wild demonstrations of"alarm.
• With few exceptions, the ladies behaved
with 'more fortitude, courage, and cOmpo
, sure, than the men.
In the afternoon of this day, a meeting
of the passengers was held, the object of
which was to keep a lookout •for fire, aid
the .qappin anrpraetieak•vrity ll in ,hus-
Viitaing our stores, and quieting and as
sisting the passengers, .an - d cornmuni
eating with the , ,Captaiti aso , as to pre
vent him from being annoyed by every
one running to him, while so intently-oc
cupied on the deck of his ship.— This day
closed in sadness and gloom . -; with Seattbly
a ray of hope. A little before ditrk,:We
were thrown into the greatest consternation,
by the dashing of a, chain cable of many
tons weight, and a huge tallow cask, fr 033 1,
side to side of the vessel, as she relied still
in the most frightful manner. Indeed the
noise produced by the dashing of heaVy
substances against the side's of our empty
iron vessel, is znoStrfrightftil; by this'dash
ing,, several holes were Made iii the sides
of the vessel, but above the water
line: ''During thiedreary flight there were
many aching hearts and sleepless -eyes.
There were on board a number of
,clergy
men of different denemin4tiens, and prayers
were offered in the greneparlor, two or,
three times daily; which fended' mildh
cheer - I - Jan& 2. tliffiltirgezAhdp - assen - pre
Though I learned the Captain often cursed
the ministers in 'speaking tf, their prayers
and religions'servied; I believe no class of
men on board did half as much to cheer,
encourage, and keep, calm the passerwers
during all our dangers.
Saturday morning r'sas again on deck as
early as I could see, the gale Much
abated, but the sea was still rolling with
our ship in the trough—resting now in a
South-west direction, and' sloWly gaining
some of what we yesterday lost. Being
Without rudder, our chief hope now lies in
having some vessel in sight, as our greatest
distance from land has not exceeded, at any
:time, "three hundred;miles. The sun shine's
out cheerfully: Although our situation is
sad and gloomy, the countenances of -the pas
sengers look much more hopeful. .
Captain Walker is trying a plan by,
which he hopes to be able to steer the
ship; he passes am immense cable , chain
around -the 'rudder =below the water; one
end of this chain is brought up around` the
stern of the vessel on'each side by means of,
a pully fastened to each, end, by which he'
hopes to steer the vessel. But after arranging
the chain; with great efforts, it iwan utter
failure, as far as steering is`cencerned, but it
answered a valuable purpose in Preventing
the rudder from stretching the lines whenin
motion ; and it also had the effect of satis
fying the passengers that efforts were.mak
ing to steer the ship, and I think this was
the design of the Captain. Thus far all the
efforts of the Captain, however, and his en
gineers, to repair' the steering apparatus'
and render the ship manageable, utterly
failed. But now a new hope is inspired in
the bosoms of those aware of the facts.
There ,was on,. board,- as a,passenger, an.
American Civil Engineer, Mr. ,Hamilton,
E. Toile, of Neii-HamPshire tin" hal
anxiously examined the, condition of the
rudder, and conceiving a plan by which he
believed the boat "could be steered, went to
his room and drew it on paper, and ex
plained it to some gentlemen on board.
They urged "him to counnunicate with the
Captain on the subject. -He felt great' del
icacy about doing .so i
,and ; declined. One
of our passengers; however, Captain A. H.
Schultz, of New-York, who, during the
OeleAree,,,of our peril, had' rendered most
important aid, went to the Captain and told
him there was a gentleman on board, who
thought he had a plan which would render:
the boat manageable, and asked if be 'would
tell him; he treated the matter lightly; and
-declined. On being further pressed, how
ever, he consented to see Mr. Towle. The
Captain listened to his explanations and
plans, and at once-thought Ahem, practica-
Ile, and placed a gang of firemen at Mr.
Towle's disposal, and furnished him with,
such chains as he required. Mr T. stripped
and went td 'work and continued his unin
terrupted, personal efforts
‘ aod. supcsvisinp,.
for more than „hoeing 'hchiri, when' hi's OP
forts were crowned withperfect success, and,
he reported to the Captain, before daylight,
Sunday morning, that he might start his
engine as Soon as he pleased, with the.most
perfect confidence 'that his rudder• would
work. For some cause, however, the Cap
tain did not put his engine" in Motion for
more than' twelve Iniura afterwards, but con
tinued to work with his chains. Why this
delay, it would be difficult to tell ;= from
what I, myself, afterwards heard the Cap
tain 'and Chief engineer say; theY had not
the magnanimity to acknowledge the value
of Mr_ Towle'a services, hut were deter
mined not to appear dependent on a ,Yan
kee for rendering the ship manageable and,
saving fhe passengers. The fact, however,
remains, deny or evade it as they may, Mr.
Towle did repair the rudder, so as to bring us
to pert; while the Captain and hii engineer
labored, 'without the slightest success, for
nearly two days.
During ! the — whole, of • Saturday 'the''
weather was comparatively pleasant. But
another :disastemse a far as the passeuguia
are concerned, is now discovered. Most df
the baggage was left, by order, on a lower
deck, in a large- compartment, probably,
sixty feet,. square, through which we en-':
tered when we came on board the ship.
Into this copipartmenta large quantity of
water bad found its ,way. The rolling of
the vessel daslie.cl this mass of baggage--
trunks, boxes ' portmanteaus, drinking-cans,
hatboxes, - and oil ,such articles of luggage
as may be- suppoied incident to about fett4
hundred passerigers—with great _violence
from side to side, of the immense nompart
went,. and smashed'.everYthing to .pieces.
The water mingling with the Mass, it was re
duced to a perfect pulp—ladies' elegant
dresses torn to' tatters '
so that identity was
impossible; jewels and g01d,.-enviable quan
tities ef,' which were among the
gage, were scattered among- the debris.
Such a scene of utter, destruction I never
sa,vv. Many of the. , passengers had lost
every article of their clothing, except what
was on them. Some of the ladies having
been long absent from their homes bad
wardrobes of ,great• value. But the: loss
tell heaviest on the poor steerage passen
gers, many of whom lost everything they
bad. As the darkness again gathered
around us, while we .were - drifting at; the
rate of ,some • two miles an hour, to the
South, with no ,Inunediate prospekt - ,
gaining the control of the ship, a very:-great
seriousness" and "deep 'anxiety ; ,. Pervaded
the:paesengers.'clung to ti . tq'ilir t e
of, Sighting a friendly sail; and as darkness
came on us.we threw' up rockitkaud b, rued
blue lights.
~At nine o'clock a very solemn
religious exercise was
loon, when many earnest prayers from many
hearts went up toithe Father ofaercies, that
he would sencFuS deliverance in some way.
Just as the service closed; %sit' God had
answered, even while we Were yet speaking,
the sweetest sound I ever heard, rang
through the saloon—" A sail, a sail." A
rushed on deck, and then running up, cloge
by, us, was a little brig, of about one hundred
and fifty tons burden. If it was a weakness,
—I confess to this Weakness—r wept fer
very joy. Our Captain led him, " What is
your name, and' where from ?",The prompt
reply from the brig was, "The Marne, of
byyrtimght?"
next inquired dur Captain:'
was the pronipt mnawert;
joy pervaded every heart Leved ones' em
braced each other for Very joy; while tears
of-gratitude-and—joy r flowed-from- many
eyesi.q She was a little hiib , and cekd,
really do good:lit:Veil:We-till actual dis
tress • but then' he lay lik6a•thing of life?
no, like an' angel of `mercy,' by our' iidn.
We felt that we were not alone in the midst
Of a vast ocean , ; hut these new friendswho,
if they could not save us, could" at'least carry
to our friends the sad newsyas to whenltnd
how we Were lost: , of the passenger
now, few of whom had slept any-
during
trAiWieV 4 iVehitglitsisktiVEHOPlltAlitiiNel
4 ,
rooms, and with a sense of security, not
sia
felt ,Sibhe our' disaster commenced, slept
till morning.
Sabbath morning: the•sCe, was- compara
tiVely the - ffeathet flee. AB' Soon
i
`ilk'W„ts tight I vas oh deck, and there, by
stir' ;6144;:1ay that blesiettlittle brig, like a
life-prieserver,; - and as: I looked at her I
could'' not refrain my tears. O'per'ations
still seeined . tob'e Oink on with the cable
chains with the, view" of steering;_ but I
believedit is Merely to keep the passengers
quiet;:and to -have some pretence to fall
back upon in case Mr. Towle's plan succeed
ed, so th'at the Captain might rt ot appear to be
entitelpiependetit, on- an American. Dur
ing the,,day three religious services were'
,conilimiecl, The morning , service was, as
signed. to *myself, and I never preached to an
audienee wholistened with greater interest;
most cifllie ladies being seated on the car-
Pet on'tlie floor. - Between five and six o'-
clock. P.'.14.., ,one screw, engine was put in
motion; our ship , answered-promptly to:the
IVe turned and headed for Queens
., • ..,, •
town, steaming away at the rate of seven
miles an',:liour,` which, before morning wan
gridda.lly increa,sed to aboutnine miles per
hour. 'Every face was then lit up with joy;
and our evening service conducted by the
Di. Pate=of New York City, was
one of unfeigned ' thanksgiving, for our de
liverance..
Monday morning was calm and beautiful
and we are r ploughing rapidly toward.
QueeristoWn. At ten A. M., to our great
joy, we met,,,the Persitt, which left Liver,-
pool, four days after we did. She sees our
distress, comes toward us, and we speak to
.her; but,;aa° We need no assistance, she
•
, soon. turns away again, on her course to
New..York,-.-carrying to anxious friends r ,
the news.of our safety. in the •evening
,welfad a, meeting of the passengers in the
:grand Saloon, to' determine'on some expres
sion of • our views in regard to the incidents
of .this ..most unfortunate voyage and a.
Committee ,was appointed to prepare suita
ble resolutions, to be submitted to another
'meeting before making port.
1 , gayly' on Tuesday we are in sight of
land ; and early in the„afternoon we are ap
.
; proaching Queenstown,, and boats are com
ing,
to, us. Another Meeting of the passim
gers is called, and the committee submit
;the following resolutions, which were unan
imously adopted, with the exception. of one
; or two; to which there was one or two
,negatives
"The following resolutions were passed
at a general meeting• of the -passengers of
.the Great Eastern, held on' , her return to
port, 17th of September, 1861:
Reselpecl "flat we recognise with,
gratitude the kind care of Almighty. God,
'itCprotecting us during thu peril' of 'the
=storm, and bringing is at lait safely out'of
" 2. Thatoveifeel it to be` our imperative
duty to sTaije`ithill the gileeti - *Sant was
sent to sea thoroughly unprepared to face
the storms :which every one must expect - to
meet in crossing_ the Atlantic ; and, that, if
it had ,not been. for . the- extraordinary
. ,
strength of the; hull, and the skill which
was manifested in the construction of the
vessel' andi niigines, in all human probe,.
bihty every Soul on board Would` have per
.
iShed.
" We call,particular attention to the bal_
lasting of the Great Eastern, the state of
her paddle-whe.els, the position of the beats,
the inSecure and most perilous, - Character of
her internal - fittings, and the careless Way
in which she was stowed, owing to which
i
carelessness, n fact, a large portion of our
luggage 'hia'bfien most recklessly arid utter
ly. destroyed.-
" 3. That , we desire to express .our: satis
faction' withlhe conduct of the Captain,'
especially since' the occurrence of the disas
ter Which overtook the ship,' which has been
Marked by-a high degree of courage, fer
tility of resources, energy, •untiring perse
verence, and nautical skill, to which the
safety of the ship and paSimengers are in a
great mesure attributable.
4. That we would also acknowledge, with
deep thankfulness, the, sense we entertain
of the Valuable scientific Suggestions ofene
of the' bin 'passengers, Mr. Hamilten, E.
TOWle, 'of Boston; United States Civil
•Engineer, made imorder to repair the in
juries sustained by the steering apparatus
of thi'Vessel, and of the patient attention
with which, with much personal inconve
thence, he assisted Captain Walker, until
the ship was enabled again to proceed.
5. Thatgorne suitable testimonial of our
appreciation of the skill and services of
Mr. Towle be provided, and presented to
him by the passengers?
"'6' That we i:tgret being obliged to COD-.
s demn, in the strougest - terms, the confusion
and mismanagement evident in every ar
rangement relating to the comfort and con
venience of pataaengers or all" ClasseS, and
we have ,been grieved by the waste and
wanton destruction which we have wit
nessed.
That , feelisig that there is ground for
the gravest possible censure, we respect
fully urge that the Board of Trade should
be asked to make immediate inquiry into
the. conditionof the- ship when she went
to sea.
- "8: The names of the 41:lommittee ap
pointed to yrotect , and consider the interests
of the passengefs,nre—l*jamin F. Angel,
New-York;,,Thom B. Forward, Liver
pool; Montgomery Gills, New-York; D.
IVPLeary Easton i Pa.; Cecil Mortimer,
London Phelan, Paris ; 'and. Cor
nelius Watford London.
" That the unanimous and heartfelt
thanks of this meeting of the passengers
on the Great Eastern be tendered to the
Captain of ,-the trig Magnet, of Halifax,
Nova ;Scotia.; for his ready .response 'to.-our
appeal to:s atand — isy in • disttess, on the
night of isitturaay,'the 14th inst, and the
folloWinr , day
Between four .and five o'eloek P. M. on
Tuesday,,, September 17th, we, came to
anchor in Miter bay„at QUeetistown, to .
the inexpressible joy of all the passengers,
many of whom immediately left the ship;
in -tenderap.which”were : already4longside ,
Pilots were present, and the' tide served
but the Caplatn,"ronotne'reason, would not
go into the iiiher`i;arbor. "The'next day
went onshore, but left my baggage, as the
Captain assured,qur he-mould come in by
the •next , tide., lie..did not, however, and
the wind increasing, all communication
with the ship , w - as cut off during,tliewhole
of Wednesdu, tho 18th. On Thursday
the gale became so severe that, fearing to
be driven on Shore, to the great grieVand
consternation of the passengers still on
board, the Cniitain put to sea, and went
out some twenty miles; and during most of
Thursday and Thursday night the passengers
suffered. almost', as much, and were in al
most as mu.Ch danger as during the pre
viou,s, gale. So anxious were' those. on.
Shore for her ilifety, and so many fears were
entertained, that a strong appeal was made
to Captain SelYmour; of Queenstown, agent
for the steamer Edinbut(fik then in the
harbor, and ~bound to New-York, to 'detain
her and have.her 11..4ml:tear-the Great , East
ern, in orden to render, assistance. should
she again'' Weenie disabled;;and' with this
request 'the :'rioble ,and generous 'Captain
psnaptly. complied, . and_ detained the_Edin
burgh, until,. Friday morning. The gale
abating;:lidvfeverPthii , 'aredtt . Edsarat ‘3re
lui*d to her moorings early`, the `same
Morning.
During that day. many more of the pas
sengers went on' shore; and 'on Saturday,
allthat remained; left the ship, and on Sun
day morning was safely anehcired inside,
the Queenstown harbor.
Thus ended the mostedisastrous trip ti the
Great Unfortunate?' has fret Made:" . The
loss i to, COMpany'rause he' i)eVyi
giert ."rlieara- oetiLiTatei c aßtzn..kop.
what I knew of the extent of the injuries,
MrWWI lIP P Wig liWe'Al.....Cm.m. +.------
The . nn betof (er'
and of -the :losses in every way, $250,000' attendants :Pon
e t ., 13 .. sir P reaching in tlke
will not indemnify the Company. Wheth- . German
.-
a g in the field Is said tnbe about
er this terrible disaster Sonia have been. man 60 /` 46113 '
avoided, in the, existing, condition of the i 40,009. _
ship when encountering. Mich a - gale,. tuff.
be . chilaidered donbtfitt. I feel constrained,' I
i E A - - ' r ...- -
however, to Confess my own deep and sol- 1 ',it IN AA , 1 1 - ' , .
entn, convittion, and the. - sa,ine I know is the I
. 1
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conviction of a very large portion of the I -
passengers, who are not - either interested W IreLESAIJE Alti:1) 31.
*7411
(1-11-421.:MS '
g P 17Cr ''
in the ship, or particular personal friends '. _ - • . .
of Captain Walker, that the disaster could 1 114 Siiiithfield Street; Tittelmik,
haveheen avoided if the ,Captain had,early 1 -
, 0..A.s Yoa.SILLE A
in the day on the 12th, before the gale, had I
become severe, matenally diminished the i Choice Sabacticol
speed of the vessel, and turned her bow to i . „n.„....... ' - .es 4 ,4 i
the wind. This could have been done 1 . Ogt i tall" 4. -.'
trip BLACK, 4,44 v.,.
with perfect ease, at an early stage of the ato,nourinak mire viv.a.nokrinn u s o ; _; ,
terrific gale. The temptations were very NEW os - LsAns Annnnsi-NED s
lickiz e ic a. rww p s
strong to induce Cap"..in Walker to keep ' r l . • 0 * 31°1.4=6 App •••
her at full Speed on her direst - ceurse. The . 11 .1 th trsr z t 7,l..„•prempayaueuaed on I. p l i ,t eßa
NetoLork, a new steamer, waa•to have left itrm.A.d. • . ~.... -
Liverpool theday:after the GredP.Easternh: pfJBLIPATIoNs °F 11x1
li nn,
Her tonnage is 2,560, and- 550;horse Bresb rian Boar 'Of
er. .She was repOrted to have made •a good 1l• ,
yted. • PftbcaHti
Passage. The Persia tuns : to sail- four days ' ; ..puRING Jay, [Apt:,
Clow
after us ; her tonnageAs 2,078, with9oo- ,THE-LETTERS p a g e l t irt i anrie l l;.a l l L c nr mi etnie
horse power. It was known that she had ~ _ 1
'ta....ivlrj,,ractuei and interesting , work, brrlOca MID ;_!18 1 :
taken--in coal of-an extra quality, aratit preserved and tranriiittedrtpsosafaroth'wile I se nE"Yr u r b :
Was presumed would do her best. Th is r.' s : t , t . R . - L g r t. 7 o i'',L44,e' e r , volume in blank cloth, full sheer , Or
was Captain, Walker's first voyage. in the - halfcalf. S
FOB YOUTH 1840 ulninit t ifFlL
. , .
Great Eastern.' Should she make an un-:, SERIE. .
_,
* • or "maim. roavianAzzesz ,
commonly quick passage, it would estab- Pi ,, I,7 2 N 3 t ee Li nr 4, 3 War.36 c4its- .
lish his own reputation as well as that of - THE LOST BRACELET. By the' a n ther or ..tittle
the ship. But though • a stranger to his 710/a," ,rameanaawfaw..,Chriennesatitoeit," .2c. iFpi
• i • • 100. Price 15 and 20 cents. ....
ship, to is rs and 'his crew
-- utau e uP Address orders to inNTHOOP OASOFWX:
of the - Very dregs of Liverpool -and to the ' 221 Boutneas Correspoudent. •
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
capabilities of the-ship, he kept her on her 1 For sale in Pittsbargh 'ar thePreSbYter b 4n Malt'
course at very nearly , the speed of the last ' ROM', 57 Hand St"et" fe2l-tf
fair day—both engines working until the jrOIIN A. RENSHAW,
. ,
gale became so Severe 'that the ship was ob- •
Family Grocer and , Tot Dealer,
vionsl3i in denier; then, he attempted =tai '• .-:
turn her head to the wind, hut i t w g t 0.,.„• Takes pleasure in announcing to his fiends-vial =custom.
3 I ''' I that, he has recently removed to theater! andliPa#9= w
late. The -leverage on the rudder , was ter-? ' ,' house, • .
Tilde; and - when sixteen mew were placed`at i CO/1181 of 'liberty and .11attd.StreeU,
the , wheel., -in , such a.;' gale, the boat .at full -T! (A few,doors oone..his pliinspinA)
'An speed, a crash of the paddle• wheels, the en- nowdt=egepl32treCitte'laeased!tiße'xt kby Finditilipl.ske
Ones or the rudder, ought to have fleplited., sortment to be found in this city,-of .. . ..
inevitable. It was .-so ; the rudder-post, ' CHOICE FAMILY-GROCERIES, -
which was ten inches square, twisted off, Foreign and Frlstic ts MV..,...ts , 7e 88 (..,,,,,iP t cr'; D 41 1.1
and, the peddle Vbeels also`' - gave -gave way,and t at T e k Pr lrbi e si r ti v rui at r 1 - iii -- ;stio Housekeephig
articles a Loisekesie s mfrstrvF amil yleft"the ship in the troughof the sei, at the i 1E ; a rertare or necessary
mercy of the winds and the, waves, ~ ail may be purchased at reasonablevicas.
placing in- fearful jeopardy the lives of : „ , , 4 /,'r: THOLEggX AND D I N_ ,TAIlt - la _
..
nearly eight -'hundred hundred people. Whatever • ui r h t l tr" c'lma il ,li f tain d ',' i Pi",, ex t e!m le°- LW' 61 my 8"e": far
may hive been Ins previous reputation as a , -10 To A, ll .jusuAlvi ,
.caseshowsthat'' 47-11. ' '
seaman, the "historyof this
Captain Walker was not the man for the
place ; •and it will be long before- be can
regain the confidence of the public' as the
commander of any shiy, and prObablYnev
er as• the einimander cif'the Great Eastern.
None of the .qualities of a high; toned:
oentleman were 'displayed by Captain Walk
er,Anit their abSeridewas painfully.felt,hy
the eithibition of coarser qualities,
can never receive the confidonee and
respect of the public..
As to the ship herself, this disaster has
proved her Bull and'her engines to , he un=
surpassed by 'any thing aftear; snail' her
, • .`
nidder-postiS made at least two fe ed" in
ameter—her paddle. heels twice as strong
as before, andall her interior fitted up and
fasteneck in a proper manner, she may yet
be the' Qufeen of the Ocean A PASiiI4O.ER.
Germans in the 'United, States..--It- is esti
mated, though we think leo:largely,. that,
the. number' of German speaking; peoplo in
this 'edirrtrY is 5;000 000. More-than-half
are Protestants, Mostly nominally Dither=
ans, though many having been designated
with State Churches, now give but, little
attention to religious nfitteu. They had
been a 'religious people, .and undoubtedly
in this free , Country their infidelitywill
greatly diminished, The BaptiSts 'have
about 50 German' churches,. the_' 'United
Brethren, ;and other denominations have
some representatives among -them., The
Methodiat . Episcopal. -Church "lips
churches valued at' $567;460, ivithiatiout
20,000 members and 'probably 100;000
•
,
TUE- WE •
„ •
THE 11.0NOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO., 'HIVE ;PORISALE
1,200,000 ACRES OF RICH FARNMG I.;ANDS,
In Tracts of Forty Acres and upward, on Long Credit anitat Par ?Aim.
MECHANICS, FARMERS & WORKING MEN.
THE attention of the enterprising and industrious per-
Ilion of the canal - Enmity is directed to the following
statements and liberal inducements offered them by the
:tuition CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, as they will perceive, will enable them, by pro
per energy, porseverence and industry, to proVide com
fortable homes for themselves and families, with, com
paratively speaking, very little capital.
LANDS.OF
No State In the Valley of the btesissltipieflims so' great
an imineement to the settler es the State of Meets.—
There is no portion or , the worliPishere all or the 'condi
notes of climatened soil' so adnikrably combine to pro
duce those two great-stapies,`COnw tusilWtmer, es. the
Prairies of Illinois.
.
TAX. SOIMIERIT PART • .
Of.the State lies 'within the zone•of the cottorrregions,
wale the soil is admirably adapted to the growth of
tubaecoaxidltemp; tied the wheat is wor th
, frcandiftem
to twenty cents more per .bushel than that •raLqed
further north.
Blmi•waaPro PRATI?n7.L&NDS.
The sleep rich
.loam 0r1..14e prairies. is .eultivaled,..erlth
pueli
,etuotlerfni facility that - tho farmers of the,-Fasiern
and 11irlitle States aro moving. to Illinois, in gp.ista
bora. !The area of is about equal to,that ,of
England.; end tbo goil,isiso.rich t4at it Nil sp p por t
tinPlY PeciPle, ,
..mAfitllitiCAND gOtitItEINIOOI,ZETI3
Theo langs, arvettatiguourito a railroad 70p.miles .111
length, tivhich connects )-Ythotti * er and navlga
ble
lake Saud rivers, thus ailbStiingi en unbroken 'eoui
municaticin with. the:Eastern aud ..!uuthein Uttilkets: '
AFFIZCAriYON OF OAPMiL
'thus far; capital coul:lablir have been applied to de
veloping the 'aoU; the great: rerources of the , State•
erial wild: iron are a'inestuntenehed: 'ibd invariable rule
thet'fle'rei-ohaiti6ll witem frioli and
fuelare cheapest, will follow
and la - the t',ll%)rw; ot'tho lout tea yeilVs' the natural
laws and rieceseitirtii - 41be'eiie Wiirazt the better that .
at 'I 1%1113.41 1 1.4 thbusandp'iibrie will bo cagagod
in the tat or mole iiv , ' , A4l464' . voianutdotiiritig era:
ramacular.4-o F
-8100 1 920,0q0- et;,private espitak.. hew: Awe; ex.
pendia on le ridiatittaiti ittigois:lrilitgieh as
Oflha Itrirenet*al thew' `tiiirbi;rvith
a vianabiej laxids , ,lgo;to-imeinish the
State Eapans s , the 2.0:13iAR11 7ICIFITIIIII4 raust; eonse4
qiiently eveirdayLdaerossti.., • • •
, rIgIEIsTATEPEIR.:
'the Sten Debt. io only $1.0406,398'14, and mitlinz ;the
threelearnlins redtiCed $2;959;Wi :80
we may innionably. expectdbat brim yenhig it.wma t e;
coaio extinet. . , ,
d6Aribtlire of' landsi soil; clinada, p}vuatioaa6Pricfnftfuniftimas off Pivineif, can In
. ..
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amoiteo.
,Trr„, er,
• , . - -'PCISTIEmt. •
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Virkorthermunes gpithe.,Vown N iArinii4 3 , - , -. R.._: .. , . . i . .....--;... , .‘015-1 ,
oitols'ebsitiatUalirp,td iscsiv , paireis , A)3.Bi - 116 " ''—' - ' 4 IS 2 .L. CI S i-v e #' :lll/i t t". *4 l . "' — Atiii — ifi ' :1- ty.' . tilni.."7
dtritnEl44'; 4i4;.1 0i.:44 at ,Y,44 ,- I - , k.! E.,..,P l ). , ,Afig9ramir .4. n • . 1;77: 0 ,.. u a 1 , 7 9 ',
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8010 Niiiillfaeturet and Dealer in the&flowing net
finds o 4 3toofing
lst. Gum Nlastie Cement, Felt and danvai
2d. Ininrmial'elt, Ceinentand - Otaireltitoollne
Tatentptglisb..asishaltiyeF.elt
All INre dnd "FriarFroOf, 'arid iftifivtisted.
Roaflng-Material; for with - prhitadi inatt*tionitfor
wing.
01r , Oince ieltateilts Jtinisotthrotilitand, • •
45:19mithileliLlitreet,..PittsbaishoPai.. 1
14 - .33,—,This Gum OgM:piT isicurqsalled. as, a z pail# for.
Metal Roofs, listing twice as long; and etiealsaiqliannonnnon
paint;- also as &Taint tb:prossent dampness-dB BrieldWalbt
dea3-ly . WM. JOTINSON.
- • -
JOHN D. WOOED—, 2,41.F.13 11,,itt'09191!,
XAN71161;0111'124728 :ELY
.Straif.,Goo,ds
..wmgzsmx.-ANR.-,sswa, ,
`l`3l, W 04) d.! Slott art , -.T4ll4ll.cairgik- -,
nave:now on.hand fortiming salesi as large and:eomplette.est
!assortment of Guods. as can be found. in any of the Eastern
of •
'Par, Silk; 'and. Wool , Hatg;
,of everYptyle anitquidity; CAPS of isferyvizdity.and'lsdist
!fashions; Palm Leaf, Straw, Legh(irn, and Panama HATS;
Straw - TI
2 811 k 'ONNETB, .ete.; ate.; Personefsilidthielii
:putublem ehherbi,Whol.esale or .Retail, will find it. to their
rniivVyifstie to 'oiir Wick.
• -
''" :Pon Brilliancy :: and ;Economy, j
SURPASS:BS .ALTL, OTHER ILLI3I4LtISATINI 0.148,n0w 4 in
tharkit burn in all stylei Of coil
lectlyAfe, iodine Irom aThoffeveira odor. lefturnficture4
and for sale by
W. MACKEOWN,
fon-ly 167 - Lnixiirr Prrysimura.
MERCHANTS', H9I'EL,
1 4'6' N 01411 iF-ost rth- 'Sttere 6 ti,
PHILADELPHIA.
0: WHIBBEN &lON, Proprititois.
Mal , ly
PRESENT POPMMON.
The State is rapidly tllla4-irp -with'peptdAttert ;.;F:
868,025 persons having lawn added since 7950, making
the presentpopidation.3423,663, a ratiworiOSper-ceni:
in ten years.
ii.MU'=TITRAL PIWDITM
The Agricultural Products or Illinois greater.are.rthan ;
those orany other State. ,The ProductS seat out during
the past year exceeded 1,6(30,00(1 torts. The wheat crop
or 1860 approaches 35,000,000 .or hushols. tha
earn crop yields not less than 10,0111:1;000 basbels.
'man=• or-863:r,
Nowhere can the industrious' sedate such
mediate Maths toe his labot : asnobn these - prairie
they being eel:posed of a ileoii; rich loam, the retitility
of which is emu-passed by any ea the globe.
ACT#JII. 41115117
. ATORS.
Since 1854, the Companyliaire sold 1,301000 acres;
They sell only to net miltivatersi and.eVerY , contract;
contains an: agreement= to i calttVate. :The 'road: bas
been construeted through these lands it an:expense of
sao,coopoo. -130850, the population . 'nftthoforty-ntne
ecninties ithiouglt which It ;plumes was: 0n1y8a5.,5885
since kwhich 479,203 *have. teen added, inutlartgi-tliti.
whole population 87.4,891.—"-a *quid ida,per'ne , t •',
EVIDENCES- or; rAciaelganr..
As an evidence of the thrit:tmf it:snyiim
stated that 000,000 tons of freight, including 8,600,0dV
bushels of grain and 2511;000rfitirfeltrorflour, were for the linelast year. „
I Mechanics and workingmen wilrtind the free school
System encouraged by thOTState, mittentitniiedi Witlya
largo revenue forthe:support schools.: ,Their,chy r ,
dren earlive in . sight ofthe.shuroh schonlhonss,
and grow op with the , prosperity of the leading Stater the 'Great *Steen Empire. in
PlattrANTE
Tho prices of these ,lands to42s;per.
acreemceording -to - location; Flrgknlass
fanning, lands sell for abzintAlo or 412 per acre, ; nnd
the relative expense
:of snhduint Prairce land coin
pared wood land Itisn the ritfro eff to' loin
faviit
or the ferincr The Urn& Of Stile forlhe-hu' 10,4theial
laridswill be ". i '
ONE YE&B,'S INEKELEsT ativium,
at Mx pei : ceitipiiiiimoixid six ,iitiorrftmotqfkiltAir,
per dent.; payable two, 4theee,, leet4;l- lye .4ata,
size ears term Aate =of : sale ; and.feui eiotat:forpkittet
pal; payable bvtoee,. Ilvo, sir- atuttirapealeitte froati
date: et% tate ;s•,the cionieact atipulatowthatoikteetle.PE
the' tiactepurobabed ,khalt.bedenced mad oxilayated,
each :alia everryetzfoi livo,yeate Vronilbp Mom ot
file; so Ithat at Cho-end} atitee,,yeate; anoihair shah
be toned and eader'cultbation. s ,
" •na °PM NVILL ZiNa grED„
keen3ho *eluaitort*ir 60 . 'she
be at &ilies per acre, When'the'aikis 3 ilde *rill *
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