The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-10-21
Madam Ida Pfeifcr.


travel has made not only her name but her
face familiar in every part of the globe, paid
a visit to the Tribune office yesterday, hav-
ing understood that it is the most complete
newspaper establishment in the country,
and spent some time in inspecting its vari-
ous departments. Madam Pleifer is about
fifty years of age, rather under the medium
size, and of that apparently slight build
which is usually combined with great powers
ofendurance. Her face is mild and benevo-
lent in its expression, yet her keen, bright
black eve CONVEYS the impression Of re-
markaby energetic and enthusiastic nature.
Two years spent under an East India sun
have given her almost a Creole complexion.
She is quiet, genial, and unassumiug in her
manners, and seems admirably fitted by ma
ture to encounter all climates, and make her
way among all races of mankind.
This is Madam Pfeiifer's fourth great
journey. She first visited Turkey, Pales tine,
and Egypt, and then, after an interval of re-
pose, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland. Mr.,
Bartlett, the English artist. who was her
fellow traveller in Palestine, informed us
that he had never met with any one who
bore the annoyances Of travel with so much
patience, or was sustained by so much quiet
energy and selfconfdence. In June, 1916,
she sailed for Brazil, visited the Indian
tribes of the interior, and resided some time
in Rio Janeiro; she then doubled Cape
Horn, explored Chill, and sailed for the So
ciety Islands. Thence she went to Canton,
Singapore, Ceylon, and Calcutta; traversed
the vast interior of India sailed from Bonn
bay to the Persia Gulf, and ascended the
Tigris to Bugdad and the ruins of Ninevah !;
crossed over into Persia, visited the Cauca-
sus and southern Russia, and finally return
ed to Vienna by way of Constantnople and
Athens, after an absence of three years.
We have seen it stated that she accom-
plishcd this remarkable tour at an expense
of less than 81 900.
Her published accounts of her travels now
began TO attract attention, and helped to
furnish her with the means TO undertake new
journeys Early in 1881, she received a
grant of $500 from the Austrian govern
ment, and in May of that year sailed from
London for the Cape of Good Hope. 1t had
been her intention to undertake an eXplora-
of the interior of South Africa, but she was
obliged to relinqush it on account Of the
expense. She then sailed for the East Indies,
and after touching at Singapore, proceeded
to Borneo. Not content with visiting the
Dutch settlements on the southern part Of
the island, and the dominions of Rajah
Brooke, at Sarawak, she penetrated into the
interior, among the Dyak tribes, where no
white person had ever been before her. After
spending several months in Borneo, she visit
ed Java, Sumatra, and the Moluccas. In
Sumatra, she spent some time in the king
doms of the native Malay princes, in the
northern part of the island. She speaks of
this part Of her trip as having been of unu-
sual interest. She desired extending her
trip to Japan, in the Dutch vessel which
left Batavia during her residence there, but
was prevented by the fact that no women
are allowed to accompany the Dutch to
Nagasaki, or to land there.
After year and half in the East Indies,
Madam Pfeiffer went to Australia, and after
short sojourn, sailed to California. She
visited the most interesting parts of that
State and Oregon, and then took passage for
Lima, from which place she made a trip to
the head waters of the Amazon. Thence,
through Ecuador, by way of Quito and
Bogota, she travelled northward to Panama,
and took passage from Aspinwall to New
Orleans. Since her landing in this country
in July, she has ascended the Mississippi to
st. Paul, sailed on all our great lakes, and
visited Canada and Montreal. Now, after
an absence of three years and half, her
long and eventful journey is drawing to a