The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-04
mASsHAL NEY.s GRANDSON.
What He Says of the Story About an Ancient
American Tradition.

AmeFlCau 1TaOiAon.
Eew York World.
One of the most noteworthy members of the
French delegation now in this city is M. Napo-
leon Ney, grandson of the famous Marshal and
president of the Commercial Geographical Soci-
ETY. of Paris Born in 1850. he was educated at
the military school of ST. Cyr, and on the out
break of the war of 1870 was appointed as lieu
tenant on the general staff. He greatly distin-
guished himself on several occasions, and re-
eeived the Cross of the Legion of Honor for his
courageous conduct in the field In 1879 he was
promoted to the rank OF captain, and was sent
by the War Department on special missions to
Turkey, Greece, Spain. Portugal and North AT.
RIGA About four years ago he married the
daughter OF an exceedingly wealthy Brazilian,
and retired from the army
M. Ney has been greatly comprised during the
past few DAYS to note the !. asst amount of inter-
fate OF his illustrious gran dfather, and to rep
resentative of the World alluded to the we'll
known story frequently published in the Ameri.
can press according to which the celebrated
Marshalt succeeded in escaping to the United
States, and after spending many years in South
Carolina as school teacher. finally died in lS46
at Charleston. nj. Nev absolutely denied the
truth of the above story, and likewise designated
as unfounded tue assertion that If the coffin OF
the Marshal at the Paris Cemetery of Pere-la-
Chaise were opened it would be fonnd empty.
ut is perfectly absurd said NJ. N+y When
my grandfathers remains were finally trans
ferred to their last resting place, at Pere- la
Chaise, the coffin was opened and the bullet
holes in the forehead were distinctly visible"
AS to the romance widely published in this
country according to which Mai. Michael RB-
dolph. of Lees legion in Revolutionary war,
went from this country TO France, joined the
French army and became the great Marshal. ID.
Ney asserts that the mother OF bis grandfather
was the daughter of the we'll known Paris bank
or, NJ Aaguie NJ Ney. having been asked by
the World reporter for his impression on Ameri-
ca, he sat down at a table and wrote the follow
ing reply to the question::
''Llmpression sur les Etats Uns que lavais
des les premlers jours. est aujour dhni defnitive
ct ne IN await pas trompe je suls tres content
d'etre venu en- AmeriQue, surtout foccasion
dune solemnite qui me laissera des souvenirs in
effacables J'estime que la grande Guvre de
Bartholdi ct les fetes don't ellie a etc Occasion
cimenteront dune maniere indissoluble. famitie
de denx pays entire lesqnels il ny a, CONNIE pa
dit exec cement NJ. de Lesseps dams elo-
quent discours, 'aucun souvenir penible ct dou-
loureuX' Tout faiSant la part de
Ienthousiasme de la Circumstance, je cros
fermement que Barthodi a plus fart
pour cimenter ramitie de deux peoples que
vinet de diplomatic meme la plus habile
Je suis neurenx d'avor fait la coInaiSsance de
PAmerlque J'y reyiendrai, car un seiour chez
psnple actif OF trayailleur, dams lie pays de
'sef-help ct du go-ahead,' est dun enseigne-
ment profond pour nous antres peupes Eu-
rome on la centralisation est a ourrance, on les
c!toyens sont tenus rutelle. IL v a aus Etats
Unis beaucoup voir, comprendre. at ap-
pliQuer dams toutes les branches de ractivite
humane. Je reviendrai done lei pour mieux
etudier questions. ct je remercie attend
ant dn fond du coeur les hommes distngueS
avec lesouels je me suis trouve rapports pend
ant mon sejonr New York. pour leur amicale,
cordiale ct atfectueuse sympathie.
NAPOLEON NEY."
TRANSLATION.
My first impressions about America has been
entirely confirmed. am delighted to have come
here, and especially pleased to have taken
part in that never-to he forgotten ceremony of
Thursday. / convinced that the great mas
te.1 iece of Bartholdi and the public rejocings of
tbs past few days will cement the bonds of
friendship between the two ADMINISTRATIONS,
III. de Lesseps so eloquently put it. between
whom there painful or sad occurrences
enthusiasm called forth by the occasion, / firm
ly believe that Bartholdi has done more to
strengthen the friendship between the two great
nations than twenty years of the cleverest
di "lomacy would have effected. | am delighted
&c have become acquainted with America. and
shall come back here to make a longer stay A
sojourn amongst a people active and labor
Gus, the land of self help and "eo-ahead,"
can only serve a great lesson to MS Europeans.
where Capitalization is the only thing aimed at
and where the people are treated as wards and
children. There much to and to learn
here. to understand and to apply in all the
various walks of lif1. l shall therefore return
here to study some of these questions in detail
Meanwhiie | wish to express my heartfelt thanks
to those distinguished men with whom | have
been brought into contact during rhy stay at New
York for all their cordial friendship and unparal-
leled kindness