New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-12
PAYERS PICTURE oF"SrARTATToy c0HBp
From - corresp0ndenes q ~ Aondon TImes.

From Psris Correspondence Of The London Times
7 saw tO-dav-befOre it starts for Vienna,
where IL will be exhibted-Dr julius Payers great
picture which Is OF such glorious though painful, inter-
S TdI SF %ReS Dr. S Payer as 10
Inns expedition. They VIII represent the death OF
Franklin, the abandonment of tho ships,
..stsryation Cove" The picture have Just seen
depicts the death of eight survivors o. the eXpedi-
ton facing Esquimaux Bay five leagues from where they
would have been saved. The English pubic stl
her how the return OF the two Austo Hungarian ex-
pedtons oil $40 and 1874, Payer TO England at the
Invitation of the Royal Geographical Society," aud how the
p1s-Ibe interest He then TO work collecting materi-
ais and details for mis- pictures de saw the venerable
Lady Franklin Captain Crozers berothed most OF the
leaders OF the subsequent expeditions the Admiralty au
thories and in short, everybody who could give him
gone to Admiral Watson at Chatham to examine some
Old vessels OF the Erebns and Terror kind, he was
nvited 10 breakfast OF the old ships which he
visited; and nquring at dinner how Franklins cabin
in the Ercbus was earpoted Lady watson rose ana cn
Payer as being Of exactly the same pattern Every IA
city indeed, was offered him He was shown models OF
the scientific instruments, or the uniforms OF the crews
and portraits OF the chief members OF the expedition lie
had previously studied for two years under Professor
Alexander Wagner at Munien Thus prepared ne set TO
work, aud in twelve months produced starvation
Te picture measures about 1877. by 14ft, and gives
in life SIZE OF the last survivors OF the expedition
Sill alive II Is moonlight which shows with Increased
effect the terrible solitude Of the The field OF hard
,ysnis tinee On the left toward williams Bay, spark
les large eTpanse Dol OF Ice. On me rght
In
besp of corpses; while in the distance two other
bears The boat tilted up at end and is in
rs whole length. Captain Crozer bare 4eaded his hood
Falling over his shoulders his face anxious but resoute
Inusket ia hand, is leaning forward the boat and
hxedly watching the bear, against which no Will en-
deavOr to defend himself But, alas you feel that that
benumbed hand will alter and you understand the tran
quily Of the bear IL contenphteS the dead D0dIes
stretched beneath its eyes
Almost al Crohers feet the body Of man on his back
HIS hands cenohed with band his eyes, shows by
it, poson that he has died In horrible agony. Near him.
ON b face lies Dr. Stanley, holding IN his frozen hands
te PRAYER Book from which he has read some passages
when his companions In suffering were IN agony around
him TO The left yards from tho boat his legs hid
den I'm the snow sleeping his last sleep, lies man who
now Loaf for science aud humanity The body has melted
the 0W and all around the ice reflects grim shadow
OF tha mOoness body one OF the bodies that at the
riohf extremity ia swollen and hdeOus; but the others
hl of painful melancholy, inspire no gloomy thOnSnts
Won EEL won are before solitary ana eartul Datte
0cd. bu one with duty and science for It's object. anu
nd for ia witness In the PROV OF The boat the Engsh
,g rolled M stands against the snow. The general
ZONE of the diapery duh and disccOred rs would De
me case after exposure in such climate Accessories
ra gn with uniform fidelity to nature, are scattered over
the spot and In the foreground, on the left You see
emergng from the snow the remains 81 the OON Whlch
contained the documents already mentioned 49,
such IA the appearance or this touching picture Is
Tie Torgou IA scarcely dstinguishable from the Ice.
few stars arc dlmy dscenibe TIE work reveals great
artistic talent az well ardent sympathy in Frankns
enterurise ri will not be exhibited m England until rs
e0mpnon pictures at Leaf % them Is completed
ras IN HVan VauT4