New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-19
THE FIRST WAR ARTIST.
la'cEography OF "C1mear" Simp-
soa-T'iac Scotch Traits.

,-r--. bored with convictions and opinions. and
,ss rcr.iniscerces arc not clouded with ooutro-
,..-s.es and rcscrtnents. The autobiography of
x-r.sr- simpson. Familiarity known as ~Crimean"
s.r--son is published tails week by Mr.. Fisher
80. ard q; IS q Gel Eltfui book OF adventures
led .v-th unaffected simplicity. Fis lie was
.ras with incidents and variety, Tor he sketcheI
80 battles O. she Crlmea. explored India after
80 -.ut.---. accompanied Napier 10 Nagiaia.
,os arrested rs C. Sly during the Franco-Ger-
ri va. witnessed the exciting scenes Of the
r--r.une. was fred upon En- Khybor Pass and
.---r---- escauc6 assassination with Cavacra-i
= CahaI he travelled fax aGcld in times O.
-ssre Is well as Of war and exhausted The re-
s-r-ces or human experience In civilized and
,-e-h1-oas countries lie illustrated events and
su7c-iors as Ear removed in time and character
a. the ke-tcl expedition. The Duke Of New
r-s--e's tCGr 10 C.rc1ssia. The opening OF the
g. C--al ty the French Empress. the exca-
,..,o-s of s. Charles warren AZ Jerusalem and
~ D. Sth-la--au- IT -Tyccnsc. the Vatican Coun-
I'd -f 1850 -le indian tour OF TIE Prince o.
wales tLe operations CT The Afghan Boundary
C7-.I sz-ca arl q series of royal marriages. il-
ruz..e tL-se % the Car Of Russia, the En-
-e--- c. China. Prince William Of Prussia and
.-e Princess louise During forty years his
re1-l vas never idle. and his sketches were
CONTINUOUS record az stirring events and rict-
p
-a-tr5 be E--- careful diaries. 50 that ne was
.-a1le- % l-s r-E age 10 piece together the rec
t-ac-.--s rr busy -fl and 20 make ~ an
f--fe--.- ard exceedingly vivid autobiography.
TIE pathetic story -- -l.s Scotch artists s--ug-
re- --.-h poverty 5us--5es CIR. andrew C1raeg-z's
s-.rus.as-a over libraries and Art schools Will
AN simpson WAS tae son 90 q poor uleohanic n
c,asr-v and received no e5uc1ticn except z
Few months tuition En- Fe-th writing school.
lie was employed when Only fourteen in q small
'..ho--1rElc ce1ce. where BE polished stones
r-cr-s printing .r'z. delivered messages and did
rough vc-k il designing. lie attended free
ro--ves q lectures l- The Mechanics Institute
and made use 90 tickets fo- one or TWO libraries.
Ce-er there was neither oil rC- candle az his
fathers hunaie lodgings and he would be COM
PEELED 10 read IL r.Elt Ly freight. Having an
tssa q becoming an engineer. he attended even
.-r classes En- mechanical drawing AID was
tou-E ~ seven years .-se1-l-e as an c7-
prentice .- --r-c -tloS-a-t-c shCr where he
began WIKI architecture plates. r-act-sel o-0o-
--e-- and slz.-.-eT from nature. Eis employer
.e-- SIR r---.= and Do made steady progress.
Is ro.-e without -.r dinner he saved penny
@ a1v and was enabled O. luy ---0-E e. Tie dry
s.st- tbs was i.a beginning C va-e--o-cr
ra.1-.re v.-t ..... 5.I * was -o- long before
be was --.-e bis hand an portraits. lie made
gov and scenes or -rc Clyde. attended The
school q Design ana rlle-e5 his courses Of
reading When Ee was twe--y-Seve1 and was
r-- earning more than = week he went Up
70 London. where his work was exclusively
pictorial end confined 10 chalk lie had 10
lcar- his trade over again. but Il was not long
before he established his position as an expert
workman When the Crimean way came on
i.-hog-a1hs found q ready sale When the news
o. the bat-le q the Alma was received ne made
sketch from newspaper accounts and put Z
upon stone. This suggested 20 him what could
be done by an artist who was on the ground
and was witnessing the siege operations. he
mentioned the plan 70 his employer and received
commission 70 60 a. once 70 the Crtnea. Re
packed his po-tuarteau al z moments notice
AID started for Se5astOpol-the pioneer way
artist
AIMED with letters % Introduction 20 the
Duke q Cambridge. Lord Raglan. Sir Edmond
Lyons a-5 Captain Peel, the Scotch 6raushts-
-,sr did not wait 10 present them, 5Gt. CT land
irr ar Ba-ak-aya. turned his face toward Sc
basta-ol and nearly walked into the Russian
lines he passed several camps and finally sat
sov- % make his H-st sketch. remaining fo- an
hou- s- an exposed spot. where he might have
been shot ~ any moment n his earliest visit
tc The trenches he passed the Woro1zof Road,
which had been named The valley OF the Shad-
ow of Death" since Il ran along deep hollow
ron sehastopol. a-d the shot and shell fred
from The 1Ia-akos and the Redan rolled into
e. Ee sketched a gun belonging 10 TIRE Naval
B-Eade introducing the sailors who were serv-
.-e e. and also Captain Peel standing with half
rs bcEy above The p1-apet. When he com
paf-e5 because Il was TOO quiet day in the
battery Captain Pee ordered the gun 70 be
tsc and speedily there were two shots from
.s 7~--e l-r a shell errurk The pa~apet- burst
ru-si5e and threw Up shower % earth and
stones TIE artist was sitting where he had
been sEe-ch.-c. and the portfolio OF his knees
vas covered with earth and dust This was
ia frs. experience under Gre, and he frankly
confessed thar ne was not calm as JUnor
vtoss paper was covered 81 the same way
v1ls Re was writing 70 NapoleOn's cictat-on
CURING siege and quietly remarked that he
r1-le be saved the use % sand IL drying his
Tx Ee soon became Indifferent 20 danger. and
i- order 90 see var IA al trs phases went IN
saS our the trenches and visited The most ex-
rlze5 o---os-s and rife pits He worked on
land and sea. IN the French IS wei as The Eng
L-4 cau.rs and IL The fleets under both flags,
ste BE- was enabled 20 Illustrate with effective
-salEu Both t1e military and naval operations
---- ere final fan o. Se5astopol While never
las-.-..g e. expose himself Tor the sake Of OBJ
rr.rT Striking sketches. be was not a com
.--aI- -c-lsez t1 IRE one OF the largest guns
- personal recreation. and Cl-y once LEI OF
f.--, ana then LarIless-v il the Az. lie cl1
rs, however. accept Lord Clarence Fager's dis
Elimination between The Eava- otlce- and The
G-s- .- action The o:-cer would be doing his
cl-y AID would be- a hero II shell struck him,
Whereas the artist having no business there,
No-ll De- ca bed a fool - he were hit. "Crimeal"
simpson was always willing 20 take the risk