Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-07

9ailg Nirsiaian.
From the London News, Oct. II.
The Franklin Relics.

VI reilcs tnut mas over Doen VnrOWn opon 10 tnclT
inspection. the authorities of the United Service
Museum having devoted room to the precious
remains lately brought homo from the Fish kiyer
by Captain NJ MClintock, and purposing to admit
visitors without restriction on all tho ordinary
days Of exhibition. The room is at the farther
end of the building on the ground floor. and tho
relics arc neatly arranged in glass cases. and tick
eed with NIL tho Information that could DO obtain
cd or surmised respecting them The detailed
list has already been furnished but somo deduc-
tions must be made, Is few objects have beeu
claimed by surviving relatives Of the hapless Arc
tic voyagers. Eaough, however, remains To graf.
iiy sympathetic curiosity, and we have no doubt
that few exhibitions, no matter how attractive,
ever excited more public interest and attention
than will these few simple weather.worn frag
mcnts of what once belonged to tho brave and true
men who, within the dcsoNtion OF the Arctic cir
ce had sustained we'll tho character and hon
or of their country. Ono or two groups Of moro
favored visitors found their way into the room
on Saturday last and we could perceive that
some of them were moved even to tears ms they
pondered over the glass cases, and cnleavored to
dcsipher the fragments OF writing or print that
still remained in the wcather-worn books and pa
pers.
In the first case is the "cnsgn" Of one Of tho
ships reduced almost to shrcds, but still preserving
its colors, aud reminding the spectators OF the
many checrlcss days upon which it must havo
i!u,tcred sadly, but still proudly. from tho mast
Of tho icc-bonnd vessel. In tho corner Of the
is also IL thin lin cylinder, stained and
,imeworu- Tho casual spectator wonld hardly
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