Evening journal., 1891-04-13
LAST EDITION
LEWENHaUPT is DEAD.
The Count Succumbs to Ty-
phoid Fever This Morning.
MARRIED BUT TWELVE DAYS.

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son-in- law Of Hon Thomas f BayaFd,
died ct his home, No 1917 Adams street,
at 6 80 o'clock this mcrning The cause
Of his death was typhoid fever. with
which he has been prostrated since last
Wednesday. DR.. William r. Bullock
was the attending physician
Countess Lewenhaups Is prostrated
with grief. immediately after the cunt
died the Bayard family was summo nec.
Miss Mamie BayRrd was the fest to re-
spond and arri we'd shortly after 8 o'clock.
She was followed by Mr. and Mrs
Bayard At IL o'clock Levi G. Bird and
Miss Kane arrived and then preparations
for the funeral were begun.
They we're not completed at the time
Of going to press, The family was
SO unsettled by the shock that
little could be done Undertaken
Thomas Mitchell, who will have
charge OF the funeral, embalmed
the body. It will be encased in
mahogany metallic lined casket
and win be inferred in
the Bayard family vault in
Old Swede's Cemetery at o'clock to-
morrow evening Services may be held
in the church, although that has not yet
been decided.
Hon Thomas F. Bayari has cabled to
the Counts relatives in Sweden,
and has telegraphed to the Swedish
minister at Washington, and Baron
Posse. the Swedish consul at Boston
The baron and baroness are on their way
TO this city.
It is thought that the Countess Lewen-
haupt will not consent that the body be
removed to Sweden.
kilograms OF sympathy have been re
ceived from officials Of the Swedish
Legation at Washington
The death Of Count Lswenhaupt was
terrible blow TO the Bayard family aud his
many friends. Ex-Secretary Bayard
feels the loss very deeply While riding
in his carriage this morning be had a
slight fainting spell, from which he soon
recovered.
Not Married Two Weeks.
On Thursday, April 2. Count Lewen
haupt and Miss Ellen BRyard youngest
daughter of Hon. Thomas +. Bayard
were married at Delam0re Place. The
Bayard mansion on Clayton street.
Right Rev. Leighton D. 1oiemaa.D D.,
Ill d bisnop Of the Episcopal diocese
OF Delaware, was the officiating minister
The marriage ceremony was witnessed
by many distinguished people, among
them being Baron Posse, Senator and
Mrs George Gray, Chief Justice Comegya,
Judge Wales Of tho United States
Circuit Court, Judge l. Grubb Of the
Superior Court, and Levi G Bird and wife.
After the ceremony the happily mar
ried couple took up their residences at No.
1917 Adams street, in this city
II was their intention to 20 to Sweden
on their wedding tour in a few weeks,
and visit the ancestral home Of the
Young Swedish no5leman. From there
thsy were to GO on a protracted tour
through Germany France Italy, Switz
erland and other European countries
On the Saturday following their own
wedding they attended the wedding ol
Miss Frances Willing Lockwood OF New
York, and Henry Wharton Of Philadel
phia, in New York. Benoni Lockwood
is Mr. Bayard's brotherin-law.
Sketch Of sts Life.
Count Reinhold Abraham Lewenhaupi
was born at Stockholm, Sweden, thirty
one years ago. dc was of noble family
aud his relatives have figured largely in
the public affairs Of Norway Sweden.
His brother is chamberlain TO the Queen
OF Sweden, and In his exalted position
has the esteem Of his gracious sovereign
His cousin, Count Carl Lewenhaupt, was
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p0tontiaTY to this country while Mr..
Beyard was Secretary o. State. BE wal
very popular among the diplomats a
Washington, and sn especial fayorite o
Mr.. Bayard's He returned to Sweden
When bis relative, the late Couni
Lewenhaupt came to this country, d,
brought with him a personal letter O
Introduction from Count Carl Lewen
haupt to Mr. Bsyard This introduction
led to q close friendship between the two
ana the young Swedish nobieman sooI
became e frequent visitor at the BaygTl
mansion. He soon became quite intimat
with the family, and the marriage wa
the result,
Like Peter the Great Of Russia, Coun
Lswanhaupt had the greatest love 70
matters pertaining 70 marine architeC
ture, and pursued the vocation Of shi
draughtsman more from liking it tina
from necessity
Early in life he graduated with honor
fron the schools of his native land The
be went to England aud entered as an sE
prentice in the Clyde shipyards. Il
showed great skill, and after completing
his apprenticeship came to Wilmington
In May. 1889, he began working a
draughtsman IL the works Of The H0rs b
and Hollingsworth Company in this city
and was cne Of their most valued en-
ployes Ee did work of a high order an
with perfect satisfaction to the firm
Among the men be was universe
favorite although reserved in his man
ner They never bothered tbemselve
about his nobility but familiary ad
dressed him as Count.
A reporter called at The Harlan an
Hollingsworth Company's Office thl
morning and tried to get an interview
but'no one would talk.
"He Was a Perfect Gentleman.D
Mrs. ]. E. Primrose. who keeps
boarding house at No. s02 Market stree
was interviewed by an EVENING JOURNA
reporter this morning Size said:
''Count Lewenhaupt began boardin
at nv house about the 1st of September
1889. All Of his -boarders wer
draughtsmen at Harlsn's He did nc
mix with many people and was of yer
retiring disposition he left my hous
the morning he was married. He was
perfect gentleman at all times. | neve
saw any change whatever in him d
was lovely man. He never wanted
be called Count it was a
ways Mr. Lewenhaupt Taken q
together he was 3 gentleman and OF
of lovely disposition. The
was ne ostentstion about him.
was in good spirits over his approschiu
marriage, but seldom spoke Of it, al