Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-11-19
Death of Madame Pfieffor

Death Of Madame Pfiefor
We learn by the Vanderbilt. which arrived on
on Yesterday, that this lady. known all over the
world a. the great female traveller, recently died
in Vienna She was, perhaps. the most remarka-
bic woman Of the age, for she had travelled moro
than any of the celebrated men OF tho Middle
Ages, or, indeed, of the present. for she had not
only visited the Continents OF Europe, Africa ana
Asia, but America and the Polynesia. She had
itraversed over 10000 miles by water and 1900
iby land In appearance she was rather slight.
md rather under the middle size; her complexion
was somewhat darkcncd by exposure to weather
and the heat of the climates in which she had
travelled. She was generally regarded as lain
locking, but nm English gentleman who met her
at Vienna said: IL cannot understand how any
one, who has seen her while conycrsing, can say
so. Her smile is particularly sweet and cnpti'"-
ting. Her soul beams from her eyes, and can
compare her smile to nothing less than the sun
light darling from behind cloud. She Is very
.unassumng in her manncrs-aniInatod anu easy
in her conversation. She spoke OF her travels III
an unaffected style, and her thoughts flew IN
moment from ono part Of the world to the oppo-
site wherever she related story and wished to
draw q contrast between different people. she
had been where no white man has ever dared to
venturc-nmidst cannibals in both hemisphere
and laid three of my fingers in scar on the up
per part Of her left arm inflicted by q cannibal of
Patagonia Madame pfeiffer was born in Vienna
in 1907 In early childhood shc displayed traits
Of character which foreshndowed the future
"strong minded woman
An illustration Of her fxity Of purpose is not
without interest When Napoleon was residing
at Schonbrunn, after his entry into Vienna, he
was to hold grand review Of hi, troops, ut which
all the inhabitants of Vienna ware present. from
desire to see the greatest general of his time
Ida who was then eleven years old, bad learned
h,t, I'm urn
rounded. to look upon him as tyrant and an OPP
pre.sor Of her country, and she consequently en-
tertancd the most iniense hatred towards him
She had refused to go when asked by her mother
but the latter, mt wishing I" be deprived Of the
pleasure. took her daughter by force To the review.
They obtained good station, from whence they
could see all that passed. At length the process
sion began to move, and as body Of officers were
riding by, Ida. in order that her eyes might not
he polluted with the sight Of the man she 81 tho
roughly dctestcd, turned her back towards them.
The Emperor was not. however amongst them
Her mother annoyed ut her obstlnacy. took her
by the shoulders and turned her back again; but
I1a determined not to look ut him, resolutely
closed her eyes. and kept them shut till tho En-
peror and nll his retinuc were passed. In her
preface her first work shc tells of the intense
desire for travel she experienced during her child
hood. but which circumstances prevented her from
INDUCING. In 1890 she married Dr. Ftei Ter, of
Lcmberg BY this union she lind two sons, ono
of whom followed tho musical profession, nnd
studied under the great Mcndelssohn and the other
became n merchant.
On the death Of her husband the desires of her
youth we're renewed in nl ti,eir ,igor, and she
thought that having fulfilled her duty to her finn
lily, in bringing them up aud establishing them IN
lite, she WAS not acting contrary to her duty IN
following the bent Of her inclinntions. Sho knew
that dangers difficulties and even death might be-
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