New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-08

the family and Is said to DO excellent collection OF
the kind usually found In the museums.
The festivities OF yesterday to include fecep-
ton ct the harbor far from o'clock session Of
the Geographical Society at O'Clock, and banquet in
one Of the hotels at $780, The city put its holiday
dress and was gay with nag and the ships in the har
Dor were particularly gorgeous. went to the harDor
Mt noon and found large crowd in waiting and large
delegation of distinguished citizens standing around
rather unessily and evidently troubled about some.
thing Flags streamed everywhere, and the landing
stage where the guests TO arrive was covered with
an awning Of flags and had been profusey Ornamented
with nowerpots, small and garands. that but
little of the bare wood visible very pretty notion
was to place these floral and arboral products where
they would catch the Of these Arctic voysgers and
tell them more plainly than words could do that they
were no longer in region Of perpetual and never
melting ice.
The steamer that brought the party from Chrisania
should have arrived at but she did not. small
steamer carrying the reception committee left the
wharf at III o'clock aud proceeded down the Elbe and
while everybody looking for their speedy return
there telegram saying that the boat would not
arrive before O'Clock. The crowd slowly dispersed,
and IN little while the landing place quiet as
usual. Seven O'Clock with steamer means o'clock at
the least IL became evident that the evening meet
ing of the Society must be put of and possibly the
dinner likewise. Seven O'Clock in this instance meant
103 o'clock, at any rate that the time when the
Finmarken drew alongside the wharf aud landed her
passengers. The reception committee was on board,
having halted at favore restaurant some miles down
the Ebe There were fireworks and general reiocings
at the landing when the Fnmarken arrived there were
two three short speeches OF welcome and then the
party drove in carriages to the hotel where the dress
coated guests and members were In waiting and had
been standing and sitting around since little after
o'clock 1t III at nghtrather late dinner hour
when all preiminaIes arranged and the President
and Secretary Of the Society led the two chiefs OF the
expedition to the diningr0om.
About persons down to the feast which was an
excellent one though suggestive at midnight Of I'M
pleasant dreams At one end Of the hall was festoon
of the flags Of the various nations that have been ds
tinguished in Arctic exploration and opposite was
picture Of the Tegethon among the icebergs In the
position where she finally abandoned. At the head
Of each bill Of fare there photograph card sze)
of this picture. and below 1t was small map showing
the route of the expedition both the advance aud the
retreat No other ornaments were on the walls, and
entire absence OF those ornamental pieces
that fond Of placing on our dnnertables, and
which form an important item In the cost OF public
banquet.
Dr. Kirchen pauer Burgomester OF Hamburg is Presi'
dent Of Society. and consequentyithe
affair assumed civic character in his hands by reason
of his official position. He Is tall man. or at any rate
appears TO be- incines stoOp little, 10 not far from
60 years Of age thin though rudy face with heavy
which time has whiened. and as to the
upper half OF his head, Is bald as door-knoD Dr.
the Secretary Of the Society, an active,
energetic man Of IS or 40 Capt Weyprecht was seated
between these two ocias at the left of the President
who had Lieut. Payer on his right Next to this gentle
man was Prof. Harms, superintendent OF Public In
struction in Hamburg and VicePresidenc OF the Geo
graphical Society. He has very American-iookhs
face with long be ard of ron-gray hue; ne might
taken for agent Of insurance company OF the
old and digniaed school, or . wel-todo and leading
citizen in an interior town in Ohio. Tho contrast
between these men and tho two guests was quite
marked Capt weyprecht is tall and compaetly puit'
without being stout or thin should set him down Ior
an age OF 40 years and should say that no nad poem
steady sober worker all his days. The lines OF his rore
head are rather deeply marked, and there Is On et'
preston of sernuess and rmness about his race wcn
dminishes sometimes vacancy when MS FEATURES arc
in repos. and he 10 neither conversng with anybody nor
thinking OF anything in particular He 10 blonde OF
ths Danish kind you would never pick MIN OUT ior al
Austrian His hair is light brown, bis beard ID OF tha'
blonde hue that approaches whaness ana MS oyoofo"
ara Al light that you can hardly distinguish 'ue '
little distance and then mainly py 'ns iaos 'a" nv
arc less dark than his skin. Lieut. Kay ~ ~ ~,
years younger than weyprecht' sniano. ~ s =,
.,.ture. bas mobile face with peculiar s'Ate' 10 Il
,oo.tn =, .oms,hine distant and indstinct blonde
~. - q, an. than the other, and wears his Desrd iul'
with heavy mustschc. .,
na,s =, ,hsm came in tho clothes that had evidently
-vsd tb.m for travel; weyprecht In pea1scket Oh
that made him look like tho nrst omoer Oh al
...n .,.amsr when dressed for everyday work. and
An anti of black velvet far from new put py no
means sbabbv Weyprechts shirt was OF coored sun
hut PAYERS was white, though nearly ooncesied ~
atrsgrlins neck.tie When they spoka 'ness was