Savannah morning news., 1886-06-17
MAD KING LUDWIG.
Fatal Result OF the NIonarch's Pas
sion for Novelty.

LONDON, June 13.-The attempt to
throw veil OF romance over the crazy
antics of King Ludwig, of Bavaria, is re-
qarded as amusing 10 those who have
known of his mad course. One story of
his brutality, never before in print, is as
follows: The King sent for n new sOprano
who had made a wonderful success at a
Munich theatre to entertain him by her
singing at his Castle Hohenswanga.
When the singer arrived the King told
her he wanted to hear her singing on
the water just at midnight. They pro-
ceeded TO a shallow lake in the castle
grounds, and King Ludwig produced a
faudy pleasure boat with model some
what between canoe and gOndola. He
seated the singer in the bow of the boat,
and placed himself in luxurious pile of
cushions in the stern. The little craft
was propelled by one oar, which was
skillfully welded by the King. There he
kept the poor artist singing for fully
three hours. AT last she begged to be al
lowed to stop, saying that she had already
contracted a severe cold and was unable
to control her voice. The King sternly
ordered her TO proceed, but she could not
Then King Ludwig said he was going
home, and he supposed she knew the way
ashore. He stepped over the side of the
than three feet deep, and calmly waded
ashore and walked up to his castle. The
artist remained in the boat filed with
despair. For the first hour she thought
the King would surely send some one to
her rescue, but no one came, and after
two hours of waiting she, too, waded to
the shore. She went TO the castle, but no.
body there knew anything about her, and
she was turned away as an imposter.
81 .4,lA A.,w IL s,L
standing her clothes were soaked with
water and bedraggled with mud. Fortu-
nately she soon met hackney coach,
which took her to her apartments. She
Immediately summoned doctor, but the
fatal mischief had been done, and she
died within a week of pneumonia. The
King sent an eXtravagant sum to pay for
her funeral.
These facts were known to the theat-
rical and society people at the time, but
the OF the King caused the story to
be suppressed beyond those circles.
Another series OF his madcap brutali-
ties was the riding at midnight over the
snow and mountains in a luxurious
sleigh, drawn by four Of the finest horses
In Europe. He was snugly ensconced in
multitude of furs and the sleigh was
brilliantly lighted by electricity. He
always commanded his driver to drive at
of the sutferings of the cavalry
guard, which was always in at
tendance, in their efforts to keep
up, although their horses were no match
for those of the King, and the poor uni
form of the guards was shabby contrast
10 the Kings furs. Almost every night
some horse was toundered or some guards
man killed, but the King cared nothing
Tor all this so long as his craving for
Egh 1rsO In h.
same way every act Of the King described
in the papers here, although spoken OF as
royal pranks and kingly eccentricities,
will be found to be caused by His Maies-
ty's unb0unded seltshnesS and bristling
with acts of brutality.
LUDWIG IN PARIS.
The Paris Morning News Of June
says: ''The eccentric and impecuniOus
monarch who sits upon the throne of Ba-
varfa left Paris last night, after few
days stay. Although Ostensibly proceed
ing to Munich, his destination isdn reality
unknown. His ticket was taken for Dion,
may rejoin the Eastern railway
and reach his usual place of Sc
cluslOn. The King during his
stay did not put up at a hotel, but at
the house of a friend in the Avenue
d'Antin, whittier his letters are always
forwarded. 1t need scarcely be added
that the journey to Paris was, as usual,
under the stFictest incognitO, and the
concierge, who on Friday and Saturday
last received a packet of letters for NJ.
Ludwig will have no knowledge that
the guest of his chief tenant was one of
the crowned heads of Europe unless he
reads the Morning News.
"His Majesty appears little altered, al
though hIsleatures reveal some, at least,
OF the symptoms of that mental malady
with which he is rightly or wrongly ac-
credited. During his stay he visited the
Porte Saint Martin to see 'Patrie.' The
theatre, as a rule. is the chief distraction
of the King when he secretly visits foreign
capitals. Last night IL was the intention
of his Majesty to go to the Bouffes Parish
eRne TO see Josephine Vendue par
ses Seurs.' Seats had already
been engaged in advance. The
King, however, was SO annoyed at
finding the salon temporarily closed that
he remained at home all day, dining in the
evening at the Lyon dor, and retiring
early to rest. Yesterday his Majesty was
up early and made several purchases in
the Rue de la PaiX, for which he paid
ready money. The King was only ac-
Oompanied by a former Chamberlain, who
is well known in Paris society, and who
transaete good deal OF business for his
Majesty IN the matter OF JneaLflcal cos
tunes, music, and bric-a-hrac. In the
evening the King visited the Church OF
NOtre Dame des VICTORIES.
although delicacy fOrbids any alluson
to the monetary difficulties OF the BaYarIan
monarch, it is generally understood that
these are.greater than ever. The banker
an Austrian BarOn.of recent creation
who was 20 have negotiated the last loan
has declined the transaction on the
grounds that the royal paper may be
declared invalid and that mis- money may
be lost He is already the creditor Of the
King for a sum Of 100000, upon which
one years interest, at the rate OF. lO4per
cent, was originally deducted. The
loan was granted in 1888. Since then
neither the interest nor the instalment Of
the principal has been paid. AnotherlOan
OF $4,000 Is in contemplation, the chief
agent in the transaction being well
known West End money lender living ia
Cork street, near Burlington Arcade.
The interest IN this case would reach %
per cent, and il is added that a security
has boen found. The money, IL is added,
Will come from Berlin banking house,
the same that was 80 often the creditor OF
tue Prince OF Orange, better known in
Paris circles as plain 'Citron.' These
Oans have been paid up In full. As
strange tinancisl detail, IL NAV be added
mat Ismail Pasha, the eX-khediye OF
Egypt, who was one Of the chief creditors
9l Victor Emanuel holds the bills or the
King OF Bavaria 70 the tune OF G53,OOO.
These have been constantly renewed, and