Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-25
PRINCE MElIssANo.
Details OF His suicide alta Paris Club
.-Ihn AhaEnmies.

The ObSCuuics. 49,
The suicide OF lruce MeliSsano. duke.
OF tarracioli. IN the Ccrclt Imperial of
which he wa. a member, and wnCrc hi
hdd a bedroom, is 10 bc aScribed to his
name being posted as that of u dcfaul,r
on the chmucNglass of the card room.
The prince was nipKnamcd Mcli>Sc dC,
Carmcs, was n persona friend OF the ~,
Ring aud queen of Naples. and very
fond of ltaham confectionery, which he
used 10 eat daily nj the corner OF the
Place dc la BourSc and the Rue Quatte
Scptcmbrc. He was a small and eileml,.
nate looking man OF 40 or there
abouts, and had the hagGard face
of Il pcrovcring gambler whose LOSSES
have greatly balanced his
gains. On leaving college he visited
Paris rs a tourist, and bvCamc II pcrman,
ent resident, His fortune was never SO
great aS report said, lie made gambling
for which he mad u strong taste, u prOiy,.
sion At tirft hC was bold aud fortunate,
and then became nCrNaus ami unlucky
His Italian liGhWrs. of heart forsook him
and he constantly provoked quarrclS
This led to the cammit,Cc of the CerCc
dc In Rue Royac lew years ago, rCfuS-
ing so admit HIM still, hovcrcver, his
flat in the Rue d Antin continued TO be
called DE Passage aux princes, because
most OF the illuStrouS pcrsonagos wlo
come here TO amuSC themselves used t.
go to Prince CarraciolIS card parties.
Sons of millionaircs aspiring To social
distinction were glad TO be admitted TO
play with them. lhe prince had to sell
his beautiful art furniture but
was able To keep his unique
collection of walking sticks. Lntterly he
resided altogether at the Ccrcle Imperial,
where he was several times posted as II
dcfaultCr. The first time hC saw his name
on the chimney glass he gave the mirror
blow with his cane, which smashed it.
The second time his name was put UP
while he was running about trying to OBJ
tam 10000 francs 10 pay gambling debt.
When he came IN with the money he
found be had been 'cNccutcd ten nm
utcS before, He protested, and the com.
mittcc decided in his favor. The third
time he was a dcfuultcr for 100 louis. He
told the other club men who had wit
messed his disgrace that he was going to
blow his brains out, but they smiled in.
credulously. A few moments later the
report of n pistol was heard, and then he
was found lying dead beside Il little table,
on which there were letters to his credi-
tors and to his friends. One of them was
TO n royal parsonage, who, when he Wis.
tied Paris, used to go to Prince CarraCi-
olo'S card parties
The obseuuies of Prince Melissaro
were celebrated to-day at the Madeline
entirely without pOmp, but there were no
manned rites the church having chari-
tably assumed that the unfortunate gam.
bier had committed suicide while labor
ing under an attack of temporary insnn-
ity, The invitations to the funeral were
thus worded: "Ihe family of Caracciolo
Melissano have the honor TO appriSc
YOU of the sad loss which has bcfallcn
them in the death of Alberto Caracciolo,
prince of McliSSano, who departed tins
life on the 9TH of October, 1886, at Paris,
at the age of 10, aud they request you to
attend the funeral services and burial.
The obscquies will be celebrated Friday,
the Sth inst. at noon precisely, in the Made
leine, his parish church Pray for him.
His friends will meet at the church" The
body of Prince Melissano, which had
been transported on Wednesday to the
vaults of the Madeleine, was taken into
the church few minutes before II to-
day, IN tae presence of a police commits
sary. There being no member OF the
family in Paris two of the princes com
patriots acted rs chief mourners. Very
few of the old chums of the deceased at
tended and the royal parsonage TO whom
he wrote n note few moments before he
shot himself was not represented by so
much us floral crown or bouquet.
The wee president of the Circle lm-
peral and y few members of the Pommcs
de Tcrrc, Rue Royalc and MCrlitonS
clubs attended. There were two wreathS
and bouquet on the coffin. a closed
crown was on 'hc ,lrapcries of the cata-
falco. Very few candles Were lighted,
and the church was undraped A low
mass was celebrated by the vicar, and rs
there was no music, was speedily got
through. All those who came to the
funeral dropped of at the church door
when the collin was being taken to the
plain hcarse that awaited ii to convey the
body to u provisional tomb at Ferc la
Chaisc.- Paris Correspondence London
News October 9.