New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-03
OBI1'U AIRY.
JEAN FREDERIC III WALDECR-
A TELEGRAM from Paris brings III the nov


A telegram from Paris brings III the news
G.: tie death in that cav cf Jan Frei ric ia Warrk
Distinguished not only "a traveller aud an artist p
a.o for having passed b nearly decade IA" ns'u'r
boundary or tnf hrrdrcdth yrar ~ Ne "h'' y
C,, Cor,ey.V Lewis, tn obstinate sErrii' ~ I" tie
possibility 81 any hrmL being attaining 10 the sEe :"
100 years wud,d have made OF tLs sa-"
II 4. difficult 10 say for 10 all appearances
there can be no doubt 20 dc ""l"'FA
having 7 born March H. 17G6, and TINT AT nH h'"
y,ssrday he bad tanned tbo Of 100 years 'no,n'
and Il days Sir (;-Orgt Corncwhl LOWS ueii III i'''
when De wadeck lacked yet three years OF being e'"
tenaran aud therefore he not Obliged to examine
, clcde :asbut al any rate hc would no. nave ocn
able to throw MS overheard ~ that OF p'soh
lontr IA the obscure and 20 the lower orders Z" 'o'eJ'
in which doubt IN In our country n0'ap' ",n'o
tke negroes, most OF tho alleged Instances VI "a
IRENE longevity arc found DE Wahiecs. Oh wv
contrary vas born Of AN ancient family OF Pra.'he'
and freia early period ia his life he wac 'hG"son u 80
bors that kept him Ia the worlds eye "hcn "hF ~
years Of nsa Lo went with IGyaant 10 tho C'iN vi
Good Hope, and made explorations IN rouih hiI"A'
When he back to Paris In l7sS' 10 ehsa. ou ''
SELF IN the study ~ art. and worked under tue
Of Dnvid aud ~ Prud'LOn r. this experiences od NV
make him di,tn sui.hed artist, II was NJ ieas' W p
service to him and to tho world since It helped nm w
terward 10 mako authentic record OF objects 'ecn I'D '
travels particularly IN his travels In Central AnerA
In 100 do waiieck present ~ the siege oi Ipuioh'
In 1894 joined the army in tay volunteer anu III
1898 followed tho expedition into Egypt but ~ hh op
scrycr not as soldier After the failure OF Napoleon
Fevrtian plans de waldeck determined 10 travel IN
Africa and aet crd,ngy sci out an expedition having
for It's object tho raversng Egypt from north to routh
He loft Assouen with companions, crossed me pes
ert OF Dongola. passed tho I1ibctelIhhery'
but fatigue and sickness attacked the ad-
yentirrrs four OF them died. and do WaihecR
left alone Wa only able reach the Portuguese ree
mcnts on the after tom months Of danger ana pr
yation. After having revisited France our u"'oNi
r, embarked for the Msurtins then mado turn IN the
Indian Ocean. In 1919 he visited Chui' anu later nauo
an archaeological expedition 10 Guatemala and on hs
return estnblhrd himself In London. Here he occupied
himself with making the Hthog-arhc drawings which
were to illustrate work upon the ruins OF Paiehquo
md Ch.ala. But believing. from his own ob-er'a-
lions that the designs he had employed to put
upon stone were incorrect he determined TO visit Tit
ruins for hnself, and taking position "a mining eng-
neer left England FOR the silver mines VI Itapu1anuA
He remained IN this position only snort tiihe ana -ct
ont 10 visit tho TOieo and Aztec ruins Encouraged AZ
first by the Government be passed three ndbti1ous
years Ia studying IN detail tho ruins Of PaIenque' ID
making maps Of the region, and Ia collecting experiments
OF tbs fora and Falling out With santa Anna ne
lost the greater part OF his drawings and his n0teDOoss
and was obliged to give up lis researches. hhu
returned 10 Europe after twelve years absence in The
New World After his return lie busied himself in Grehs-
olngical studies and the French Government hs
drawings made n Pslonque the publication OF which
WAS begun In sos and for which hc himself after MS
Tooth year made tire Autographs. ". de WaldecE
wos made III, mbtr ~ tue Council OF the Society OF
American Archaeology, and IL 1897 published " age
Arcn6ologiluc ct Picturesque dams r. ucaiaa.'