Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-20
DEATH on LADY FRANKLIN.

GOLD MI. TUESDAY. JULY 20. is7s
DEATH on LADY FRANKLIN.
Sir John franklin. the lost Arctic e.
plorsr. was the husband Of two wives,
both Of whom. for sslf-saerihcs and de-
vstsdnsss. deserve and have received
The homage Of mankind. The nrst vas
Eleanor Pardon. the daughter Of an en-
insnt Enelish architect In 1873. after
Franklin bad made IN extended sxplo-
ration Of the northeastern coast OF North
America. and returning. publishsd an
account thereof. they were married. In
1926 he was appointed 70 tho command
Of another Arctic expedition. When
the day for his departure arrived. his
wife. although lying S the point Of
death. insisted that he should not dslsy
his voyage. and gave him asa parting
gift . silk Gag. which abe requested him
70 hoist whom he should roach the Polar
Sea. He never saw her again. for she
died tho day after he sailed. Five Year,
after, no returned and married Jane
Ghfin. the Lady Franklin whose death
10 Just announced. On the 26th Of Nay.
lSi5. seventeen ysars after. Sir John set
saii from Shssrness. In command Of the
ships Ersbus and Terror. TO discover the
Northwest passass. One hundred and
thirty-sight persons. including officers.
comprised that fatsd expedition. In
July Of that year. they were seen BY .
vhalsr in Bafin's Bay. after which. not
one Of the number vas seen alive by
civilized men. In the Spring Of 1850. .
party Of forty men were seen by the
Esquimaux on King Williams Island.
and . few months later the savages
found their bodies noar the Great Fish
River. From articles picked up by the
natives. IL IL certain that these men were
. portion. and probably the last sur
vivors. Of Franklin's expedition. lie.
himsslf. hal doubtless already perishsd.
for the Esquimaux described no man
among the party a. old a. franklin.
From that day until her death Lady
franklin devoted her life and fortune to
. search for hsr husband. or his re-
mains. Tho British Government. after
sending out several expeditions 70 the
Arctic regions. gave up the search ~
fruitiess. but win devouon unpai'
aiieied' q Ia'n neio'e' ana PersiS'sne'
undaunsed ~ disappointment iady
Franklin equipped and aidsd expedition
After expedition TO the Polar sea. up
to her death she never gave mp hope.
not psrhaPs that her husband still lived.
but OF hnding traces Of his burial place
recovering his remains ana removing
thsm TO England. In every snof' Al
"'''e '.P'o
Tered. Even wnho iy'ng ON wna' mas
proven her dsaih oed' . was ueSouns
The almost exhausted remnants oil her
once large fortune TO The equipment OF
nsw expedition. With faith sublime
In Its unaifsrao'e ehAraeter' purpose
noble, unosnding' anu tenderness
reaching sven 10 tho gatss o. DEATH
LAZY frankie 70 'hs shu'
For thirty ysars' throssh ai'srAaaonS
Of hope and fear. sometimes obtaining
what seemed clue 70 the tate
Of the lost navigator. only 70
have II rudsly sn"iched from her
grasp by failure. this indom-
liable woman hoped. prayed. suffered
and struggled in tho enort 10 which her
life was devoted. What . Psralylins
ems OF hoPelessness and utter failure
must a. times have Overwhelmed hef'
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