21 SEPTEMBER 1861, Page 1
The Great Eastern has met her usual ill fortune. On
her voyage to America she encountered a terrific gale, lost both paddles, broke her rudder-post, and lay for three days at the mercy of the waves. Everything on board was destroyed, the furniture smashed, the cow- shed driven into the ladies' cabin, and several passengers injured. Fortunately an American engineer suggested a device for working the rudder, and she steamed back to Queenstown, where she lies almost a wreck.
