The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-03
PRINCESS sALm sALm.
Interesting History of n Romantic. ChecE-
cred and Eventual life.
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| rnteresting History of n Romantic. CAecx-
cred and Eventual Life.
Several queries have been made Of
late as to what became of Princess
Salm Salm, an American lady whose
venturesome character elevated her
feom the common people to the rank
of Princess. Newspaper stories have
| cen published from time to time about
Der, but none contain full and cor
rect account of her life and final dis
appearance from the eyes of the world.
The last days of her career were a
! happy conclusion of life full of ro-
raantic associations. Through the
kindness of l.. Z. Hinckley. now resid-
ing in this city. but who was born and
raised in the Princess native village,
| the Call is enabled To give some inter
esting particulars of her life
| We'll i remember" he said to n
reporter, "when vet child in my ma
tive town of Philipsburg, Province of
Quebec, listening to old Captain Henry
! joy spinning yarns in his little cob
/ bler's shop. We called him Captain.
/ but he was privateersman in the
American service, and finally settled
down To mending shoes and harness
/ His wife was au Indian squaw-a
Cherokee. believe-the pet of all the
4 little children and a female doctor.
They Were married many years and
had n family of two sons and four
daughters. but died some years SINCE
'rhese were the parents of Princess
Salm Salm. quite illiterate and without
2 Il
/ the same there. Adelaide Joy. the
| Princess. was n remarkable child. and
! even then would ride bareback horses
through the country without any fear
She could shoulder a gun. too. and
spent many day hunting in the woods
| School was matter of small impor-
tance TO her, so at fifteen she went 10
/ work in private families This monot-
onous life was badly suited to her ad-
venturous spirit, and Mt seventeen she
went to St Albans, VT, and thence
South with Charani's circus as a tight
rope walker and equestrienne. under
| the assumed name of Agnes Sinclair.
..It was rumored that she was mar
ried to n performer, but she was GER
tainly married to some officer of the
/ Federal army after she had left the cir
Gus when the war broke out She trav-
eled TO Mexico with this officer. and
there met Prince Salm Salm. who ac-
companied Macmillan Salm Salm
was Prince of province or princedom
i'm Germany. and was sentenced to be
shot with MaximAian, but through her
/ pleadings the Mexican authorities par
/ doned him. with the understanding
that he should Immediately depart for
Germany. 1t was never known what
became of the American officer. but
the Princess then accompanied Salm
Salm to his native land. and they Ii ,ed
/ together there in peace till the out
break of the Franco-Prussian war.
Then the Prince fought with the Prus-
sian army and fell before Metz She
died about three years ago in Germany.
aud left two sons, who are young men
now.
During Ler lifetime she never for
got her parents. A letter would be
received regularly every three months
by the postmaster of Philipsburg. and
il contained n remittance with another
letter for the old couple. Her picture
and that of her husband and children
were suspended in the little cobbling
shop and would be shown with pride
by the old father. The postmaster was
always instructed not to disclose heI
identity to that of the people. lest il
might ruin her social standing in
Europe. After her death she was high.
ly spoken of. and her charitable acts
during the Franco-Prussian war are
still remembered.
when a domestic servant her natu
raj desire for adventure and the stage
induced her to study Shakespeare. and
she purchased large volumes of hi:
works In her palmy days, when Phil
ipsburg had been parted from her for
ever, these same books wrapped up olt
shoes and the illustrations adorned the
walls of the shop.
''1he Princess was a dark brunette
very Handsome and engaging in man
ners, still she was not a woman whc
depended on natural gifts or graces a
objects to gain her ends. She died a
the age of fifty-five to sixty years
The whole family are now in goo,
cir cumstances. One son, Henry Joy
is now a prominent physician of Chi
cago; the other. George, is purser o
, Champlain steamer. Mrs. Mendall
; sister, is owner of the Mendall Lith
: ographing Company. of Chicago, and
in her own way. made a success o
life. She married a Nottingham, VIII
died quite young. leaving a small busi
? ness, which she then managed, wit
+ good results. She now has severa
houses on Dearborn avenue and
5 reputed very wealthy. Another siste
/ is married to n Philadelphia banker
. and the fourth is the wife of Unite'
g States official in Mexico. George re
sides in Philipsburg with his daughte
! aud guards the old homestead, wher
! reunion of the family is sometime
held. San Francisco Call.