The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-09
THE LATE PRINCESS MURAE
Wen Remembered In Hordertour. n. y
Where She Once TnnrhI snhnni

"heFe me Once Taught School.
The death OF tho Princess Lucien Murat in
Paris. two weeks ago. In spoken OF by the corro-
spondents as n serious loss to the society OF the
gay capital Her death has also brought u remit
nlscenccs Of her in Bordentown N j.. whore
sho lived with her husband for so many years.
Prince Luricn Murat who died last April. was
the son Of the Beau SdJrer, Joachim. KIM of
Naples. and his wilo Caroline sister OF Napo-
leon l. After the fall Of his uncle he lived for
some time with his mother Mt Trieste but ro-
du'ed circun stances. and constant annoyanccs
from the Bourbon police. soon CON PEELED him to
enigrutc to America. He settled IA n modest
farmer nenr Bordcntown. and married Miss
Caroline Gcorglna Fraser. Ho was not
successful In business. and the young
couple had to take pupils. They had
nve chlldren-Princcss Cnrolino. married
70 bhron do Chassiran. and now dcnd; Prince
Joachim. married to tho daughter Of Prince do
Mngram Princess Anna. now, Duchess do
Princess Dadian Of the Caucasus md constantly
ight ting MS cr"1itors; and Prince Louis, now
Others, nrc natives Of New Jersey In isiO.
rectng the empire, the Murats returned to
France became suddenly rich. and have over
since occupied their wcll-known position in
L;ucen returned to France before hs family
II, N ls4s nnd at once came forward at the cleo
n
nation OF his is still preserved:
to '' FSsc sSS r .y ycs. OF esS wa: permitted
who secs his mother was granted to me tSs r@pnb i
Bansed by the enemies OF France bring you from the
Institutions
This declaration OF republican sympathies
did not prevent him from accepting the Dccem-
Der coup dttdt and the empire.
Old sam Wood OF Bordentown. who was
Prince Iucicn's coachmun, remembers the
Princess very wei as do most Of the elder viii
lhEcrs. IL was only after the Princes eNtrava-
gances had exhausted his means. and his al
pwance had been cut down to 81 200 year
that his Wife WIS ompellcd to open her school
Her pupils were fifteen young ladies from Cuba
the villagers. The eldest son. Joachim. was
best known by the nickname OF Som
he DSiawar%e 'oV when muG tte im no swim tn
only u years old. The ex-coachmnn
himself $ 2 mighty swimmer; and in his lime
combined, In 1910 he took the Strachan silver
medal at the intgrnationnl contest. on the Ser
this medal-a piece about the size OF ninety
two cent dollar, containing a bas-rclief Of q
swimmer struggling between two swans The
mll Jrrseyman was at that timo valet to joseph
Bonap9rte who lived in splendi III mansion in
OaysnHlsh square. sam says he has often
Do re-memhcr Prince Mu-rat," said sam
to reporieri with a strong nasal twang. aud
should say did; Idrove his horses. and lived
Joseph Bonaparte's employ for seven. There
wasn't q finer man in all Jersey than Prince
MnTst. remember him weli-a round.
OF all kinds Of mischief His uncle Joseph
used to give him all the money that he wanted.
and Murnt used to squander II IA fast as he got
II, His time was spent in shooting and fishing;
when he wasn't doing that he was horse racing
and betting on sport OF some kind. The third
| year that he came over here he spent $50 900 in
| four months. At one time no kept forty horses
| for driving and racing, He bought about 100
acres OF land on the Trenton road north OF
| here. and fitted IL mp In the French style;
| brcK mansion house in front. and the barns.
| stables. and outhouses OF stone or brick form
| Ing a square in the rear; Inside he kept his
| horses. cattle. stock. and everything else. He
| lived So high and spent money 30 fast that his
| Uncle Joseph couldn't stand IT, When the old
| gentleman went ~ Europe in 1889 heard him
| tell the Prince that he would give him $500. 900
II he'd stop sporting and gambling and live
a quiet life. Murat wouldn't take IL on those
terms. He wanted tho money out and out.
and said he wasn't going To be fettercd with
| conditions. He was as fond OF hunting AS no
| was OF the girls. and that Is saying good deal.
| When he WAS rugged out In his velvet shooting
suit. with launty cap and fowling piece, he
was might. handsome fellow. and you couldn't
| blame them for fa ling In love with him"
| Tho Ahndndch de Gothd has the late Princess
As" Of the Lords Of 1.oyat." chiefs OF the Clan
l,dy's death. says " Her relationship to the
| Frasers Of Loyat may. perhaps. not altogether
! b. beyond criticism: but what is certain IA that
s"lf sacriice when the welfare ~ one she WAS
| attached to was nj stake. The Princess Lucien
was ms simple in her greatness rs she had been
| out any afiectation, and splendor rather bored
| h"r. She always had tho most unmistnknhle
| Joachim. Prince Achilie. and tho Duchess de
| MouchyL and would have been happier, proba-
! bly,. IN New Jersey. provided she had ample
| Court circle al the Tuictios."
She was married 10 the Prince Luclen In Au-
gust 1881. and survived him only lIttlo over