Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-10-19
The Fute of Sir John Franklin.

More interesting Tan the news of confer,
eucc, OF peace settlements, or of new wars: Is
the intelligence brought by the Cara'ia,
fully confirming the fate Of Sir john Frank.
lin, and making pubic the last record OF the
ill-;ated expedition. Sir John franklin Sailed
OH his Arctic voyage in May, 1915. He was
last heard from in July OF the same year.
Relics of his party were subsequently found
among the ESquimaux, who reported seeing
some Of his men alive in the spring OF 1850:
and finding the dead bodies some months later
in the season. The screw steamer Fox, sent
out i'll quest OF tidings OF the Franklin
expedition, has returned to England, with q
record of the abandonment Of the Erebus and
Terror iu April, Isis. The record also states
that Sir Johu Franklin died June liti, 1911.
The New York Commercial says:
Fer years no Que has doubted that the
Franklin expedition was entirely lost. Mean.
time his wife, with devotion, perseverance
and selfsac.iice that is worli.E2uHr, HIS sci
on foot aud encouraged one expedition af..r
another 10 make search Tor hcs husband. Her
tervrrt appeals and her drtcr.ni {! example
have aroused a wild spread sympathy, a..d
chivalrous men in England ard ii America
have freely given time, treasure health aud
lie i.sc,f to further her plans, to reward, il
possible, her steady laith and constant love,
with intelligence Of !. nostivc import. Sine
has now the melancko satisfaction of know.
iAg that Sir John Franklin died year before
the failure OF the expedition, and three years
before the hours OF despair and suffering,
when the horrible silence OF the Artc winter
closed in upon the last remnant of the hardy
and heroic men, who have given their names
to Immortality.
Sir John Franklin was born April 10th,
l1s6, and was consequently I'll years old at
the time of his death. In 1901 lie served as
midshpman al the battle OF Copenhagen. In
lsu2 aud lsD3 he served in the expedition to
explore the coast of Australia. In 1905 he
took part iii the battle Of Trafalgar. In the
war of 1872 be was wounded in IN engage
ment with gun.boats at New Orleans. In Isis
he made his first expedition to the Arctic seas.
In 1919 he commanded an overland cXpedl.
ton from Hudsons bay to the Arctic ocean.
In 1925 he commanded q second overland eN.
pedition. In 1929 he was knighted. in 1850
he rendered important service to the Greeks,
then struggling for independence. In 1886
he was made Governor of Van Dieman's
Land, where be remained till 1913. In lS45
he started on the expedition from which he
never returned.
AN OLD ESTABLISHMENT, But New FIRM.
In looking over our old files, we found an
advertisement of Mr. John p. Setze, dated
Dec. Sd, 1924, and we believe that he was
very recently the only merchant doing busi,
ness in this city, who was in business at that
early date. MIR. Setze was, at that time, in
the clothing and hat business; but in 1921,
he opened dry goods store, at the corner OF
Broad and Mcintosh streets, where he con- CO,
Quoted the business until very recently The
past summer our old friend and nelghbor re-
tired from mercantile pursuits, and lelt the
field to bis sons, Messrs. j. d; A. J. Setze, who
from their long service in the store, strict in
tcgrity, and courtesy, entitle them to the en-
,irc patronage which their father enjoyed.
Their establishment has been, during the
summer months, greatly improved, and hand
somely filed up, while their stock of goods. is
large and xaried. In conclusion, we inTite