Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-22
MRS, MACK AY.
REVISED DETAILS AS TO HER INTERESTING
AND STRANGE HISTORY.
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Louise Hungerford, with younger sis
ter, who is now the Countess OF Ielfener,
the wife of an Italian count, left New
York when about twelve years old. John
Hungerford was journeyman barber in
New York, but enlisted in the Mexican
war; later he was employed at his trade by
one George W. Ciprico, whose shop in San
Francisco was known as montgomery
Baths and the chair that Jack Hunger
ford used is pointed out to the customers
of the Ciprico barber shop to this day.
Mr. Ciprico advanced $500 in gold to his
employee, who Immediately sent for his
daughters. When Louise Hungerford and
her sister arrived i'll San Francisco they
went to the house of Mr.. Ciprico, who took
them into his family, they being nearly the
same age of his own daughters. Here they
were treated as members of the family, be-
ing taught Italian and French and music
by the daughters. They lived with their
benefactOrs six OF seven years.
In 1866 Hungerford opened a barbershop
on his own account at Mokelumne, Hill,
Cal, and Louise, who was then about
nineteen years old, acted as her fathers
houSelleeper, they having one room in the
rear of the shop. He was proprietor OF but
short duration, for he soon ''busted'' up in
business. During this period a Dr.. Bry-
da City, about 100 miles from Mokelumne
Hill, paid attention to Louise, and she
was married to him after short courtShlp.
DR.. Bryant, being a man OF diSsolute hab-
its, died two OF three years afterWard OF
delirium tremens, leaving Mrs. Bryant no
means of support for herself and daughter
Eva, now the Princess COlonna. Her
fathers failure in business and her hus
bands death compelled her to seek service
in the family of Jonas w. Walker, broth
er of the late Ex-Governor Walker OF Viz
ginia, and there she met for the first time
J. w. Mackay, superintendent OF the Bull
lion mine at Virginia City, Nev. Louise
going into the service Of Mr.. Walker, had
tried hand at keeping boarding house
for the miners.
Mr.. Mackay was comfortably fixed and
could provide her home, such as the
miners used in those days, simply cabin
widow Bryant. Her father in the mean
time had gone back to his former ''boss''
and procured employment and helped to
pay the youngest daughters board. Mrs.
Mackay was cook and general housekeeper
and laundrywoman, and helped entertain
her husbands co-workers in the mines.
Mr.. Mackay soon after attained great
wealth, and Mrs. Mackay and her sister
had the advantage OF a good common
school education and could speak fuently
Italian and French, through the associa-
ton of the Ciprico family, who were re-
uldTKdDly we'll CuuCdGce. IulOC u 0lio
daughters of MI. Ciprico are school-teach-
ers in San Francisco to. day. When Mrs
Mackay, her daughter Eva, and her sister
went abroad, it was to get away from her
former associates. When she returned for
the first time to San Francisco she called
upon the Ciprico girls. but from that day
to the present she has ignored her former
teachers and benefactors.
The people of San Francisco who know
the facts as above stated are indignant at
Mrs. John W. Mackay's ingratitude to
family that had done so much for her in
her early days Of poverty and somewhat
adventnresome life.
John Hungerford-now known as Colo
mel Hungerford, of the United States army
was formerly known as "Jack Hunger
ford the barber" He was a good artist,
and there is no disgrace attached to his
business. Louise earned her daily bread
as a boarding house keeper. But the
worst of ingratitude comes in to those who
took care of her and gave her the advan-
tage of an early education. This we think
the worst of crime.
The above is true history of the b.
nanza Queen of European society.