The New York herald., 1874-08-18
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY AUGUST 49, 1874-TRPLE SHEET

| looks above fOrty-hve years Old. 1 was greatly
| in terested in observing the behavior Of people
| who mad never before seen live King. This was
! certainly great day ior the good people OF
Thorshavn. They all turned out in their Sunday
| best, which was not much TO boast Of but their
| best for all that. They crowded the church and
70 when the King entered just before the service
| began, and manifested their loyalty by solemn
staring. The town does not contain above 1000
people and they must all have crowded into the
little church to watch the behavior OF their King,
for there was hardly standing room for another
soul. The service was conducted alter the Lu.
theran form, in an extremely dull fashion, by man
from whom had expected better things. He is in
deed, quite famous as collector OF Morse lays but
especially those of the Farce Islands. An who are
fond OF Morse literature will always recall the
name OF Dean Hammershaimh, who, II he did not
preach good sermon, did at least interest by his
earnestness and learning The King listened with
close attention, and this may have slightly en-
barrassed the worthy divine, who, speaking ex-
tempore, might well have been embarrassed in the
pr essence OF Royalty ana by the unusual occasion.
HAS DIR. OK BEEN HERE2
In fact everybody in this town seems to have lost
his head. II you say good day to q man he Is sure
to say good morrow, and they are all running
about In state Of wid excitement as II hunting
for something they cannot And. Every house has
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wnite-the famous Danebrog-noating over 1t, and
these with about a dozen vessels and any number
Of fishing boats in the harbor, all sporting the
tional coors, give the place very gay ana festive
look. And the town Is quaint ana Origi nal
enough to be interesting without any such ex-
| hibition Of gayety. With few exceptions the
houses are one story high and covered with turf
and so close are the houses together
that one might pasture his sheep on
the tops Of the houses and trust
| to their getting from one pasture ground to the
other by sprngng across the streets from roof to
roof--for the houses are joined together in the
| most strange and intricate manner. They are all
| in heap Through some OF the streets men can
scarcely pass two ABREAST. This is altogether mex
| plcable and unnecessary except upon the ground
that people like to live as near to each other as
they possibly can. and society Is better than pota
! toes and nowers, and yet did see some nower
gardens that were very pretty and If only little
more than four degrees south OF the Arctic circle
there were patches Of potatoes that looked quite
| fresh and vigorous in appearance.
sLIGHTED BY THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.
| I never saw SO small a space OF ground covered
| by SO many houses, and YET there Is not IN the
whole town a street through which you could
| drive a one horse cart. But that ID never likely
to happen as there are no horses on the islands,
| and believe, never were. They have some cows
| ana goats and sheep; saw two dogs and three
| four cats. There are plenty OF ducks and some
| chickens and any quantity of fish. The smell
| OF which pervaded the innermOst sanctuary Of
| the church. The people live mainly on fish and
| by fishing and to the core seemed 10 be permeated
| with o fshy aroma. 1t Oozes from them like
water from porous pot, and If His Majesty the
! King was not glad to get into the open air and
breathe again more diluted atmosphere, am sure
| I did.
ROOM FOR HIS MAJESTY, ROOMi
| The King did not, however, seem to be in any
! great hurry. When the service was over he
marched down the aisle attended by his youngest
| son, Prince Valdemar, who accompanies him on
the voyage tand fine looking young fellow ne is),
| and as he passed he bowed kindly to the silent
greetings OF the people. There was no demonsrra-
tion OF any kind until he had passed from the
! church, when there was rush Tor the door and
| the great crowd gave-a huge stare. This solemn
| admiration OF the people struck me as the very
highest expression OF respect l have never seen
| anything like 1t. The good natured kindly King
moved among rhem and they seemed to wonder
| why he was simple like themselves. Perhaps they
! would have woke mp to some tokens Of demonstra-
tion had he put on some kind Of kingly airs and
made great fuss, but as he did nothing oil the
kind the poor, simple islanders were quite
| amazed.
A MELoDRAMAT1c INCIDENT.
Why, only yesterday the Lord Mayor, or Ampt-
mann, believe he is called, Tell down dead
| after he had delivered q formal speech OF welcome
to the King, so much was he overcome by seeing
that, In addressing royalty for the first tlme he
was addressing only man like himself although,
no doubt, much handsomer. This dramatic Incl
| dent took place almost beneath an arch which the
loyal Farvere had erected above the landing, and
had inserted upon its front, peeping out from
among green moss, in the brightest cOlorcd
! nowers ''Weicome." The arch Is there to-day !;
| but the poor Amptmann was not equal to the
mighty event. and his neart burst at the very feet
of his royal master. 1t was too bad OF him to spoil
! q ceremony in such fashion, and the good people
recognize its impropriety by still keeping their
! nags nuttering In the air, as If it were no less
holiday that their head man was dead. The result
of all this bad business is that cannot get hold Of
! either the Amptmann's speech or the Kings re-
ply, and so have 10 leave you in ignorance OF what
either contained, further than that l am as
! surcd by the Postmaster (who, like every other
! Official, is this day dressed in an extremely ILL
| fitting uniform, very new and adorned with very
new buttons and very new gold ace and having
! q very new look all oyer) that the Amptmann said
that Tnorshavn was very much honOred by the visit
OF His Majesty, and His Majesty said was going to
say IN repy--but did not say It, owing to the man
he was about saying it to having lalen down
| dead-that ne was deSpiy SenSibie OF the h0nOr.
| On any other occasion the sudden death OF an
Amptmann would have been remarkable event
in Thorshavn but when such lestlv vites are going
on it clearly TO be looked upon by the people
as an exhibition of bad taste.
HOW THE KING VOYAGES.
have visited the Kings ship, the JyllaBd, and
had long talk with Captain Malthe Brunn, VINO
commands her. The King was not on board, but
saw his private cabin and can speak certainly IN
confirmation of his well known reputation for
simplicity in taste and habit. We are by no
means luxurious in this little yacht Of
ours, but he has nothing much better. After the
ceremonies in Iceland he Is to visit the Geysers,
and shall see more OF him, and have no doubt
something concerning his movements I'm this,
what seems most errstic voyage for King will
interest you, and there is PROBABLY monarch In
E,nnno otrinr nIol I,u