New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-15
ICELANUS ANNIVERSARY.
DIR. HAYES NOT SUCCESSFUL IN FORMING An ExCUR-
SION PARTY.

DIR. HAYES NOT SUCCESSFUL IN FORMING An ExCUR-
SION PARTY.
The millennial anniversary OF the establish
ment Of the Republic Of Iceland will be celebrated IN
that island during the first week OF August Cyrus W.
Field and l. Hayes, the Arctic explorer have been
chosen to represent the American Geographical Society
at the celebration Mr.. Field has just returned from
California and Will sail for England on the iIth ins In
tending 10 20 by steamer from Leth in Scotland TO the
Iceland festival. DR.. Hayes has been trying 10 get
together party Of eight sail to Iceland in schooner
He told a TRIBUNE reporter on Friday that he had
secured the staunch schooner Mary d. Leech, and
would have the sole conduct OF the excursion
Four gentleman have agreed TO JOIN tne
na1tv and injuries have been made about the trip By
nearly $50 Others but most Of the nqurers DO not IKE
the notion OF seafarDg in schooner IL ne does mol HI
I'D the required number eight within ten days or
abouts Dr. Hayes will abandon the enterprise, and VIII
sail for England the oath nst and go 10 Iceland from
Scotland by steamer The expenses of the excursion
party would be- about Ogo IL originally intended
10 sail on 10th Of this month"; but delay III FORMING
the party will defer the departure till the emo OF the
month The first place touched at Will be Ha'lia1'
whence the schooner will sail for Greenland After re-
manning to give the passengers an op
portunity something of life and scenery In Green
land the schooner will sail for Iceland
On the first day of August the anniversary celebration
will be gin at the capital Reykavik where the King OF
confer free constitution upon Tue
landers On the second day there will be revived the
old custom Of assembly Of the Of the
different districts OF Iceland each district being called
sisc aud the head sort Of sheriff, being called
ssel-mann The assembly will meet on the lava plain
of shlngvaa level six miles by eight formed by lava
from the famous volcano skaptar Yoka The Allthing
or assembly OF whole people Will celebrate me an
niyersary on the L0gbOrg Low-mount There Will
he fates reoicngs and other anniversary exercises
during the remainder OF the nennal week.
DIR HAYES purposes remain with his party IN Ice
land for three weeks after the ceehraton visit
ing places Of interest in the country They will go to
the eysers and 10 Mount Hccla which DR.. Hayes de-
cares he shall try ascend feat never yet accom-
pllshed. The hight OF the mountain Is $3.50 feet Dr
Hayes asserts that August Is very agreeable mohln III
Iceland without excessive heat uncomfortable cold
After seeing the notable features of Iceland the party
will return this country, possibly stopping AT LADra-
dor on the way. -, -,
DR. HAYES anticipates that there will he large gath
erng OF persons OF high position from The Continent OF
Europe and from England. The King Oi Denmark ana
the Danes who 90 with him will sail from Copenhagen
Those no go from Great Britain will 90 from Glasgow
ana Leith in Scotland. from which ports there Is
weekly steamer TO Iceland In tue summer Inc oc
cason, SAYS DIR. HAYES, Is looked upon as OF great
interes and Importance 1t is the first instance
in history OF the celebration OF is thousandth hnni
yersary By a which has preserved Its original
form OF government FOR that time. =" IL should DC al
cause although Iceland nominaliy belonged first 10
Norway and then 20 Denmark, 10 has been IN eEect =
republic beginning The Republie was rounded
IN s74 by old Jlrs and MOBILES OF Norway VINO were
driven away their native country Dy tue tyranny
OF Harold Hartigr"