The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-19
DEATH OF MADAME IDA PFElFFER, THE
GREAT TRAVELLER

Madame Ida Pfcifer the great traveller, died at Wen
the AZ ut after her return from the Maurtius
which she had visited last spring She was born in vi
emma, 1884, and married 70 Dr. j. Pfeter, Of Lornberg
in 1920 but her husband and two dying she set
out journey to Jeusalcm after which she published
account of her pilgrimage. She next explored North
ern Europe clear up to Iceland then she TO Brazil
round Cape Hon to Otaheitc China, Japan, and much
Of Asia. Resting awhile, she published another book
and left for the Cape OF Good Hope and the Hotentot
country She carried her explorations some two hundred
miles into the interior living the savages on terms
Of amy and enjoying excellent opportunities for obser
yaton. Returning to the Cape she sailed for Singapore
thence Bornco where she resided month among
the fierce tribe Of the Dyaks; then went the noun
ans to visit Sungau and Lnde and after several visits
10 the settlements bent her steps towards Java where
she received hosptabc entertainment went thence to
Sumatra lived another month among tribe Of canni-
balls and away entire, although they proposed to
eat her. md only sssnnted thcrcrom, she AYERS
by her representations that she old and necessarily
tough.
The islands of the Archipelago all visited by her,
and the Sultan Of Tenat afforded her all possible fac
lies for exploring his particular island The lady rode
through his dominons in conveyance drawn ~ twen-
tyinan power, ssbe described IT, for his Majesty own
ed no beasts Of burden except Afterwards, she
went to the Calebes an having finished her sghtsee
ing there returned to Java and embarked at Batavia for
san Francisco The voyage was pleasant, and Madame
Piefer reached California in September, 1853 She ys
itei the wet diggings" examined the quartz forma-
ons won't up to the Crescent City, lived among the In
dinns in Oregon, down TO Acapulco and viewed the
the coast to Lima and made the tour of The Peruvian
mines. Thence she went ID Guayaqnl, and thence to
Quito and in this stage of the journey suffered nmer
pcrils and hardships the rainy having set In
and the roads rendered nearly mpassabc Once she fell
overheard from canoe and owed her life to her skill in
swimming. Quito offered temptations to dctain her,
and after short visit she returned to GuayaQul and do
parted thence for Panama
Crossing the Isthmus to Aspinwa she took steamer
passage for New Orleans and then began her trip through
the United States, which ended in November 1884,
actly four years ago. From Orleans she went to Arka
sas then up the Mississippi to st Louis thence to the
Falls OF ST. Anthony; thence, by way of Gnena. Chea
60 Milwaukee, and siult St Marie to Lake SUPERIOR
arriving in September 1854 Returning London at tho
close of 1854 she prepared her notes Of this extended
tour for publication, and the narrative simple and in
terestng Her last journey undertaken about year
ago She revisited Africa and attempted to explore Mad
agascar but prevented from the fulfnient of that
part of her plan by the wachful jealousy of the Queen
who subjected her to sundry indigneS, and finally
PEELED her from the territory
Madame PIeffer, with all her roaming propensities
not or bold woman In person she was be-
low the middle sze had dark hair and brilliant eyes,
always clad with extreme plainness, and in manner was
quiet and reserved In letter written to friend few
years ago she describes herself "I smile she says
'when think Of the many who knowing only through
my travels fancy that my character, manners, my
figure and movements like those of man than
woman. How falsely do they charge me! But you,
you know me, know that those who expect to find me
six feet high, with bold imposing gait, and dagger
and pistol in my belt discover in the very reverse and
that in everyday life palmer quieter and more
served than thousands of my who have never
left the seclusion of their native villages"