New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-25
WITH CONWAY IN THE HIMALAYAS.

AN ARTIST IN THE HIM IA Az One B{ Huadr Cd
Original Sketches Made on the Journey fp'
xiii 36. Macmillan q 60.
Those who love to read about mountalh-ciinoie'
with its thrilling adventures and hairpreaoth es-
canes from imminent dangers Will De interested III
this volume The book is a sort OF pendant 10 'he
work already famous, OF Sir William conway on
r1,ma,avan exploration. The artist-author franKy
confesses that he almost discouraged by MS
outIook as an artist in London, ana was OH INC
,ont OF abandoning his studio for farm or cat
lie ranch when, owing to the intervention Oh
friend Jack Rondebush, he obtained piace III
Sir william then Mr) Conways expedition 10 cen
&C., As,a The party went TO India In cargo
steamer and the author found novelty every
In crossing the mouth OF the PERSIAN uuii no lu
IN. frst time saw the phosphorescence OF the trcpi
cal sea The ship seemed to cut her way through
49,, oo,den green fire and expanses OF strange,
.r..n uouid bronze The waves from the BOWS
.nt orr into darkness like flaming serpents laziiy
rolling in OIL 80 ,, thar.
vent to Lahore and Srlnagar ana Ahgi'' a' eao.
.,aye approaching nearer and nearer TO the vast
vn,o,n sol,tudes which they were to penetrate
This book relates the experiences OF one VINO haa
never been away from England. He does not pre-
tsnd 70 be above surprise and almost eveis'""'e
.urnrised him. especially the jackals. ne iounu
that the noise OF these creatures had 10 De en-
aured In India. But all else was Forgotten "hen ne
-. In eight Of the snow-covered mountains. bis
nrst attempt at climbing he described as iai'uie'
an ascent Of 1000 feet proving more troup,eso 1
than one OF 10000 feet Few weeks ia'e'' 49,
r,t,ude q. native carriers, the explorers a' last
-. ~, on tourney which turned out to be one OF
the most Iaborious as well as one OF the mosI su'
cessful in the annals of mountain travel
rha u,maIavan ambitions Of Jack Rondeousn
we're easily satisfied On one occasion lie s,appcu
into a crevce in the ice and wouid nave uis"p
. - Glacial torrent but held fast by
-. rarrowness of the cleft. He was rescued with
some difficulty. He thrilled MS companions ~
.tstine that the warmth OF his pooy ihei'eu ''o
a.. and he felt himself gradually slipping cow"
..rd tho stream which he could hear roaring at
the bottom OF the glacier. A little later nc us
a and the rest of his vacation was spent
n, Ind,a Crossing streams in general one OF the
trials of the journey. These were spahneo py
bridges Of twgs twisted into ropes. one LOT inc
feet and two for the hand-rails. Ihese oriusc'
.u,ure free from end to end, and their OSCILLATIONS
were frightfu III.
On far grander scale, the experience Win
800 ma Ice was like that In the Alps One differ
.nce was In temperature. In the Vaieys anu "a
vines the heat was torrid at MONDAY WIN hism'S
and mornings like those In Arctlc regions Inc
danger from avalanches was never absent. But
IN ante of all dangers and dnicuIties the Ua'-
alters after much other climbing succeeded m sur
mounting a peak. Pioneer Peak, BOW feet IN
height Thoroughly worn out, they decided 10
return home But that night Mr. Conway MT.
Mccormick ara Zurrissen. tne i"'"o"s ,p
euide slept near the top OF the mountain whch
they had conquered. nearer heaven. thought the
author than any other living creatures on earth.
The efforts Of extremely fallibe mortais to pring
on the golden age BY force always end dsastrousiy.
There is only one fate for the managers OF such
q movement. They havegto Kill those VINO DO not
FANCY their ideal OF human happiness. and thus
they aIwayr end by being themselves slaughtered
In brief that is the lesson OF Thomas March
'sThe History OF the Paris Commune OF 1871 tMac-
milan Il co.,. The story Is a hideous one OF riot
and massacre alternating with real war The con-
&rsst n wholly In favor Of process OF
civilization compared with violent working out OF
social theories Mr.. March casts no such lurd light
ON his theme as Carlyle for example. cast on the
French Revolution. On the contrary ne is almost
painfully matter-of-fact. For telling just what
happened without any literary fourishes commend
NJ to his Of the assassination OF the Arch
bishop Of Paris He chronicles events In the exact