New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
COUNT GLEICHEN'S MISERY
HIS TWELVE HOURS OF NETWORK.
PATHETIC DESCRIPTION IN MURRAY's MAGA'
ZINE.

PATHETIC DESCRIPTION IN MURRAY's MAGA-
ZINE.
Count Glcichen is the son of Prince Victor Hohen
lohc by his morganatlc marriage with Miss seymour
the youngest daughter Of the late Admiral Sir George
Seymour. Prince Victor is the nephew OF queen
Victoria, being one of the children Of her step
sister FeOdore nee Princess Of Leningen The Prince
served in the British Navy during the Crimean war;
and holds the rank Of Rear-Adnlral' Desiuc'
that of Constable OF Windsor Castle lie mas no
fortune of his own, and is dependent on the Vueci
who allows him $4,000 per annum ana inc use III ii
suite Of apartments In ST. James's Palace. HIS son.
Count GIelchen who is destined, like his father, 10
become a pensioner on Her Britannia Majesty ;
bounty, served time as a page oil hohor IN 'i'c
royal household, and was then presented "lth con"
mission in the Grenadler Guards. lie accompanied
Lord WOlseley the memorable Nile cApedltloh' "ho
signally failed to relieve Gordon at Khartoum' ana
published a description Of his deeds OF valor III thc
Soudan which was severely criticised by the few news
papers which deemed it worthy of a passing houce'
Young Count Glechen, being the issue OF Hi'
handed marriage. is not recognized as MEMBER Vi
prncely family at any of the Continental Courts
The title of Count Gleichcn is one which has be
longcd for many years to the princcly fahiiN Oh
Hohenlohe and, in the present case, has frequently
been borne by sons and daughters Of lcfthandcd mar
riages contracted by members Of the mousse Inc
most celebrated Of the Count GleichcnS Is 'ilaC MS
torcal one whose virtues are commemoratcd On
tablet in the cathedral at Cologne Ihis FAMOUS
warrior and still famous husband went 10 lno
Crusades leaving behind him his young and beautllu
wife. Wounded and made prisoner by the Safaocn''
he was tended in his forlorn condition by a IoVeN
saraccnic damsel whom under the circumstances ne
found 1t 20 be necessary to marry. changing MS rchg'
for the purpose The new Countess GIclcheh alucu
her husband to escape, and the happy couple hasueu
to Germany, where they were received DS 'ouiI''H'
Gleichen No l. Instead Of being jealous as 80 many
wives have been the amabe lady received her nus
bands second wife as a dear friend to whom she
owed the happiness Of seeing the Count again. The
Count lived happily with his two Countcsses for
many years.
This strange history of Count Gclchen has been
made the subject Of an opera by Mahzocch' Win"
was performed last year at Rome. In the opera
however the two wives represented, not a hNiHI
amcably together, which. according t. the memorial
tablet in the Cologne Cathedral, they really dd' but
a. torn by the cruel passion Of Jealousy ono OF
the most remarkable Of the lyric drama called
III Contc GIeichcn7 is indeed duet, wherein tho
two ladies revilc one another after the manner Oh
fish faes danes dc Ia halle
Young Count Geichcn's e. perlencc in New-lbrk Wa
not, a., he describes In Murrays Magazine" pleas
ant one why, il Is easy 10 see -
Last February l arrived in New-York from Canada
via Niagara ana Buffalo was ON my way non i
and I'm order To- see something Of the town. timed NY
arrival 80 a. L. allow y-cu whole dd5 I" ''' IT.
b.tltlcs. WISH ia spent the day IN Canada instead.
The train arrived GOOD time, " a. ia, al ulc Jtr
scy cts station. and there VA a.hrd Oh n4lp'ls
the checks for ny trunks "nere %a ,' ,r S,
ne and saw them "a second later WhiIcd away duo"b
ton, OF other luggage. Not knowing DO Tie 'a't
what and babe mental last farewell 10 my trunks
fcINcuty hOpns that they mBh arrive III 80, .
Tncy did, ~ a matter Of fact, but i"uo Tor thc'r
v.hcrcaboit, lay heavy on my mind all the day.
The next thing to do was 70 dispose ~ ny sei 80
landing stage. and directed INTO a small Dus
labelled metropolitan Hotel Broai~dy. We hal
not gone ten yards before we stopped. 10 crown 81
carts and wagons, Tie bus stay Cd there some time,
and il va, not until put my head out ~ the windo"
y q %'t tna We had icc on the wrong side Of tie
water from New York proper and tat We were ~"
On biz fcrryins stage nearly halfway across inc
it wa' bright cod morning and a. far a, , eye
could reach, tie hIfbIr WI- warming Wlui H. an
shipping. Dozen, OF cAuh'IoihaN 10 'hts 81 any -,
with curiOu, Indian name> were rushing about w
each other or with rs was n'rfel To- me, i'F h'rH
Thought OF getting out Of au\b d} else "N., t't't
,tcamer wan amid v ,SD &,p l" ~ a' ' a.ros
at the top. one end Of the SEQ saw
worked piston rod up and down -traisl,' whilst On,
Other end had crank mnlinI down %i,'" "",' +"
should pos but in This outlandl,h fashion, Instead ~
tell. -tIppo~' II Z. for the sake u novclt'.
Arrived on terra frua IN NrU York town. the 'bus
made il, way through the crowded street, toward
broadway The houses I'm these lower street, are MOI
pretty. They are low painted IN every gang, c2i''
under the sun and are COY erred with sarhf a''ct.,'
Iucuta and they look though 'a"y "cir intended 10
lat for siX month, only. Inc s,i,ei1 th,n-'t' "a,
Wagons 70 give forth conflnuou- aud cir hreh Z
rattle. This, added 10 ne intermittent -.rccn Oh IT,
elevated railway overhead, and the p"rpc'hh c'ntnS
If the tramcar bells makes din onl} 10 De- guessed -
by people who have NOT been there The, 81" thi,
din is The cause Of The universal t"anF and specially
that Of the NOV Yorker, who pitches hI' voice some
where about the upper G-othcrE.-e he wouldn't be
heard. This theory is u be believed