The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-16

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DEATH or MADAME IDA PFgIPPyg.

We learn BY the Vanderbilt, arrived yesterday thai
THIS lady, known al over the world As the great female
tras lier recently died in Vienna She was perhaps tho
most 0nderful woman OF the age for she had
thai any oil the celebrated mon Of the Middle Ages
indeed che present. for she had not only visited the
continents of hSrope Africa and Asia, but America and
the Polynesia; 81 had trayersed over 10000 mites by
wa,es and IS 900 land In appearance she was slight
and rather under the middle size; her complexion yas
somewhat tarkened by exposure TO weather and the heat
the climates IN which she travelled She was generally
regarded plain looking buS an English gentleman who
met her at Vienna, said ~ cai.ao understand how any
one who has seen her whlo convessng say Her
smi'e is particularly ana captivating Her soul
beams from her eyes, and oonpars her smile
thing less than the sungh, dartng from behind cloud
She is very unassaning in her manners; snmated asd
easy in her conversation. She spoke OF her travels
in an unaffected style, aud her thoughts few
in moment from part Of the world 10
tho opposite, whenever she related story aud WISHED TO
draw contrast between different people. She has been
where no white man has dared to venture-am,lst
cannihals in both hcmspheres-and laid three OF ny
fingers IN scar the upper part OF her left nff.
cd by a cannibal Of Patagonia" Madame Pfeifer vas
born at Vienna in 1897 In early childhood she displayed
traits OF character which oreshadowed future strog
minded woman" Al illustration Of her isy Of purpose
is not without interest. When Napoleon resdinga
Schonbrunn after his entry into Vienna, he hole
grand review of his troops at which all the uhabautso
Vienna went from desire to the greatest generaiof
his time. Ida, who then eleven years Old had learn
ed from books and persons By whom she surrounded
to look upon him as tyrant and opprcssor Other
country, and she consequently entertained the moslia
tense hatred towards him. She had refused TO 70 Win
asked BY her mother but the latter, not wishing to le
deprived Of the pleasure, took hcf daughter BY force
tho review They obtained good station, from whence
they could see all that passed Az length the pro
ccssion began 10 move ana a body Of officers were
riding by, Ida, order that her eyes might not Is
uted with the sight OF the sue ,rorghy detestM
turned her back towards thom. The Emperor was MT
however, amongst them. Her mother, annoyed al cr
obstnacy took her by the shoulders and her bk
again. but Ida, determined not to look him. rcsouuy
closed her eyes, and kept them sh, till the Emperor aid
all his retinue passed In her preface to her fst
she tells OF the ntense desire FOR travel she expi
cnced during her childhood but which circumstances 20.
vented her from induging. In 1920 she married Dr. |
Pfect, OF Lemberg By this union she had two sons, ao
Of whom followed the musica profession and studied u
DIR tho grea, Mepdessobn; and the other became me
chant On the death OF her husband the desires of Ter
youth were renewed IN al Their yisor ana she hourt
them up and establishing them in life she was not acG
contrary to her duty in following the bent Of her inc'n
tons she knew that dangers, difficulties and des
might befa her. but should any OF these happen to he
during her travels che would thank COO for the hou
she bcgs her readers not TO mpue to her in her travel
desire for notorety alone 10 judge her by the
mon opinion that such life 10 not betting woma
When she had, by several years OF strict econom
amassed sufficient sum, she set oil on her first pgris
age to Jerusalem and the Holy Land; 'for, said si
~ always felt the most intense longing tread the SIT
rendered holy by the footsteps OF Redcemer 81
returned safe, filled with delight at her and pp
Used her first work, entitled ''The Travels of venn
Lady to the Holy Land" work OF great interest, a
bearing the impress o. truthfalness in every line. u
stated her thirst for travel she visited the cxtreue
north Of Europe, Iceland, Norway Sweden and Dcnmat
the result Of her adventure beins published in Pcsth
1916 She carried into execution project of maSg
a around the world This she accomplish
during the years 1916 and 1913 She left Vienna May
1876 and arrived at ko JaEeIrD after stormy passa9
Sept. Is Of the came year. After travelling throut
the BraZls Ida went round Cape Horn, travs
led through Chile, visited Otlhetc, set sai III
China, and then went TO lndia. Thence she went T. |
the Tgrs t. visit the interesting ruins Of Babylon al
Nmeveh then wandered through Khoordistan all |
Persia passed the Caucasus and travelled through "
south OF Russia thence 10 Constantinope, and throu
Greece, home. When remember the dangerous |
&c woman travelling Alone amidst the most
tribes on the face OF the EARTH passing from coantryo
country, troia tribe T. tfbe Drawing dangers tatg
hunger and irst; and Il Il indeed impossible 10 wthll
admiration from tho lady who couc Undergo all thc
trials and hardshps, aud display courage that fa
of the opposite can boast Of But her very helpless
her best protection. In 1851 she sailed frm
London for the Cape Of Good Hope and thence took s
for Singapore 10 visit the islands ct the Indaa archpci
go after this she wen, 20 saravak in Born.o, hcne
through the dangerous untry OF the Hayas 10 the Dutc
ssons IN the inferior and on the west OF the stand
Amer visiting the hoiuocas, she went " calornis
thence home. During all her lournoy,Dgs she enjoyed c,
cccnt health and said herself tina, she possessed ncrv,
and Of steel" 1t shonid BE- added that she did
travel TO obtain reputation but for her own saisiaeic
and improvement