Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-07-04
THE PRINCE IMP RAILS DEATH
The Heir of Napoleon Slain by the
Zulus in South Africa.
Especial dispatches to the Greg gonian.1


LONDON, June ia dispatch from
Cape Town, dated June Sd via Madei.
ra to-day, says chat Prince Louis Ma
roleon, Prince Imperial Of France, ac
companied by other officers, left Col.
Woods camp to reconnoiter. TIE
party dtsmounted in field, when the
enemy crept upon them and assailed
the prince, killing him. His body was
recovered.
The news of his death has cast
gloom over the city, and flgs were
flying at half mast.
\ Times correspondent writing from
ltetczi hill 90 the ID inst. says: The
bod of the Prince Imperial was dis.
covered in field OF long grass. There
were no bullet wouods upon it. but
,here were seventeen wounds made bv
thrusts. The body was found stripped
and the clothes had been taken away.
LoNDoN. Sune 20.-The following
are the additional particulars of the
death of the Prince Imrer al: There
were eighteen assacai stabs in the body
when found, two Of them piercing the
body from chest to back, two in the
side aud one destroying the right eye
A locket with hair, medallons and
reiqnary were fund around his neck
His face wore a placid expression. lie
had evidently Intellectually tried to
mount, ard the leather of the far
tearing, he r'n along the path to where
he was tonnd. Official accounts say
that the Prince with Lieut.. Carey Of
the oSth regiment, six nen and one
friendly Zulu, left Camp at Kelitz'
mountain, seven miles bey,nd Blood
river, on the 1st inst. for reconu 1isancn
The party halted and unsad9led wher
ten miles from camp. lust as the
Pr nee gave the order to remount. a
volley was fred from an ambush in tht
long grass. Lieut.. Carey and fo1r oI
the tr ,opers returned to camp and re.
ported that the Prince aud two troop
ers werc missing. At daybreak th'
cavalry patrol under Gen. Marshal
left to -earch for the prince and wen
to the krsals. Ten miles further or
the body was discovered amorg tb,
long grass 800 yards from the kraal
The body was borne by Gen Marshal
md officers Drury, Lowe and Stewar
Of the 18th lanccrs to meet an ambu
lanc,. By which it was hen hrough
hithcr with an escort There was /;
! funeral parade in the afternoon. Dee]
! sorrow prevails throughout the column
! The prince did no. mount after the at
tack, his horse being restive. but RAJ
afoot. The corpse will le.ve, with es
cort. for transportation homeward.
News Of the death of the prime
reached London at late hour las
night. At about o'clock this mora
ing il was circulated in the lobbies o
the House of Commons when. in repl
to inquiries, Col Aanley, secretary o
state for war, read :hc foregoing oifica
/ telegram.
Lord Sydney. an old and tried frien
of the imperial family. had left 70
! Chiselhurst to break the news to ex
Empress Eugene
London journals, while deeply de
ploring the princes death, regard j
as the end Of imperialism in France.
Prince Napoleon. who has becom
head of the line. is a democrat in pol
tics and is distasteful to.the entire Bc
napartist following. He has two son
II and Is years Of age respectively
Party loyalty may fasten around tn
nAne of one of these sons, but for
time imperial counscls mas. be di
'racted and the possibility of retur
Of the empire appears more shadow
than ever.
Another special from. South Afric
saws that the Prince Imperial had bee
sent forward by the quartermaster ger
eral to sketch site for the next CANT
When ths volley was Gred not sipgl
T7la was so e scea. Tie party i,