New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-14
LIFE AND sCEYERY Nv THE NORTM
wM. BRADFORD ON HIS EXPLORATIONS.

HIS ADDRESS BEFORE THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
SOME or TIE ILLUSTRATIONS.
Chickerlng Hall was filed last evening with
the usual large aud intelligent audience that comes 70
listen To the exposition the wonders OF geography ~
provided by The American Geographical Society VIII
lam Bradford, who Is well known artist
and an explorer Of Arctic beauties, 10 lecture ia
them on the subject with which he Is 80 familiar The
lecture "Lfo aud scenery IN the Far North" was
illustrated by many stereOpticon views, which were
from photographs taken by Mr. Bradford on bis
seventh voyage polar regions TO jog his memory
and thus aid the production OF his fine paintings
Of Arctic scenery. These views were az
hrs exhibited privately FOR the benefit OF few friends
then before the Royal Institution OF London ant the
Royal Geographical Society and now t. the American
public. Mr. Bridforts lecture flowed smoothly along
interrupted occanonaly by ripples OF amusement IN
the audience that would follow some touch OF humor
or bursts OF applause that marked the conjunction Of
more than usually happy description and particularly
striking picture.
"Ipropose" said the lecturer "to give you some ac
count Of the regions wnlch have 80 often visited 10
show You the sights and scenery about which the PRES
cut cruises OF the POars and other exploring ships have
excited SO much interest Introduce You TO the ice
mountains and those '>o!ltudcs. immense, uujrokea,
awful The voyage Wa, made my $50 jnn steamer
Panther, strengthened 10 Withstand the shock
OF lee foes that have shattered 50 many
vessels II may DE Of Interest TO know that among other
devices to then her her bow hed up solid 80
that she had been sawed IN two twelve feet from tLe
DOW she would not have sunk 49,,
Then q Chart flashed upon the screen, ana tue
ships traced up aoLS the coast 81 "Ieeul NI 10
Disco lsand tp,rmlik' anu orl0nT inyrS ,pI
twin icchcrgo; iceberg, that were pretty ana NcoeEss
that were much too grand 10 be pretty Then cane
story of how the GOOD ship Panther compelled mug
"a cold and undrnOuStratlvc iceberg IN Orlcr 10 cc"po
the firy of Storm bold sailor bcstung with hooks
and crpcrs dropping OF tho end OF the jiDboOm Oh tho
ice and Cnttlnng place 10 which tue sui 'to'e Co
be attached. There, was a Peturg sue acconns s
! -
Esqnmau community "th lteN.- ii, 49,,
lvrl. Far creatures IN wonderfully worked srAskn
trousers aud Jackets OF a modified opcrS-OoGhe Ypo
smiled down from the screen with !t t1ain on e 40
Mr. Brad ord dc>cantcd Oh their virtues and Their 90
gue'ry ball. was raey aIS GS' and G deSo
rdtious and were always suffering nom ,In'r
n,",ny IHTst p h Chops U coSSa down from
the screen while his accomplishing rs a. an E'nu,I
'bad boy were rccltcd aud his ability Ia 60 seven
pounds OF BUILDER at sitting yuirantecd
The scene then shifted to Upelniy.k ia. 'N;,
I0pha, the belle OF lho Arctc regions All" 'u StS
OF all the great Arctic explorers, was tod. SH9
suicicnty hrc.like aud intelligent to begin Al once
p,lygot conversation. But anirltlon FOR her g1u.ly
Tie lecturer limited her sulty longing FOR crinone;
and enumerated hali-barrel OF pork and ano her OF
w G,e out j'" Of him. The melancholy pct.
urc OF the Jansen family n, i Sngr o,i,n a.o 81
the ArctIc winter. cut oil from all human fellowship,
had double paihOs when related simply but effectively
by Que VITO had been that isolated little family Gree,
living UP upon the bleak present and the memories o.
cav past In the city of Copenhagen. From tul' li' M
Dor the voyage ot the brave little sup was lo''oT
ont into pcrils of the fields a-alu' l'c
pnreS OF Melville and the beauties al zee 's'.'
inuumcrablc were reproduced by the ma-c oi Po'o-t
ply aud tho stercoptidOn. The mIdhl-u' SUI mJ
through It's deep red haze the mountain lul'' "n
all tho drcary grandeur of the Northern S,'N wa,
hrnugbt home to the audience by the cOmblhed HelCl
of eve aud ear. The incidents OF 4 bear num- 49,
related and each chapter was Illustrated - . un
pirtircs ON the screen TIL the three Shaggy
were shown PROSTATE on tue bood'sprnkrH r."N,
Then copies OF half dozen OF Mr. BrIdtoris im"',7
we're shown, "Whalors Crushed In the zee 100 80" ",
Whnlers An Arctit storm" etc. with running COM.
mentarS from the artist. $500 - f,r
rho ice proved too thick however 10.
even the hardy little steamer After strd--iu?
for throo weeks To cover the distance NAs
so,inC vessels IN more favorable weather have atto
pshcd in two days sIe was wodged hopeesSy mo no
lee winch lowered upon either side To the thickness
hundred feet. Then 10 decided 10 return anu n
Inst view showed her suleny sailing down the Lane {"
towart q region where the navigation Is tleSeI 'Ie
Esauimau songs with unprOnOunceiOc and VI -,
NAMES were sung u, hind the screen by Miss Ruby Sh,
clair as they came into the narrative Inc ho'N''
were "A vast Improvement their names. ,u.,.o,s
A similar lecture Lieutenant Grcey's eNl'p I'm.
will be given on Monday night for the Ochelt,.rv
mander DE Longs monument ut WOODLAND Oo"O'''''