New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-18
SCHONHAUSEN.
A VISIT TO THE BIRTHPLACE AND OLD
HOME OF PRINCE BISMARCK.


though not geographically through Schonhaus'n.
This was the birthplace and for great part OF
his life the home, Of Prince Bismarck; ana to IT
he still returns often. though now as vSi'of
only He gave it la. year, or year before 10
his eldest son. Count Herbert not, a. was after
ward said, as wedding gilt. for the transfer
was made before the wedding was thought OIL
Count Herbert WIS his son-that was enough
and II II were not enough the younger bi'il"ioN
was also, for many years AMI IN dincr"i' o'P",r
ties hs fathers right hand man, ana such IT.
romaincd while Minister of Stat" for Foreign
Anars-perlaps more then than ever. And 1t l.
M Schanhauscn with his Austrian bride. who l.
half Enclish also that Count Bl'marcK now IlNc'
Berlin secs no moro OF him than OF MS lath'r'
and tho 1nblIc service, which had no more capable
servant among the men OF his generation, SVH
notbinc either, Since his fathers disgrace Count
ucrh,rt has been. IN the American plras' oat OF
notifies 70 the immcasurablc SURPRISE at ilIst OF
Tho vonthful Emperor, who thought he could tnrn
of the father. with rather less ceremony than an
ENGLISH gentleman would 10 a d"m'su"
servant. and yet keep the son. But, in TINS az III
como other matters, the Emperor founh hniNe'i
mistaken. Nothins even - this day, occaSiohS
him 90 much astonshmcnt as tn" CONSCIOUSNESS
Of his own mistakes. the fact that other P''.
nile consider them mistakes. The frequency VI
them seems never 10 diminish his surprise
Tho station of Sch6rhausen is two hours oN
rail from Berlin: the hous" when gives i'S n''
IN +bc vi]la7c-or borrows it, know not WINCH
"a seven or eight minutes driv" from inc io'rN
station a straight sunny road pe'w'-" Ei
folds leads 20 the village, where " Turns a'''
broadens into street on either sl'e VI ".. ."
arc n few rcl-roofcd. slecpy-lookinr houses III"
village hos in memory Of its fcudai orlgih' "s ~
y. I.ill
outsidc the gates Of the house. Turning sharpN
,r+ 90 clio st,cct we iass on the left what may
ho o;tb.r y lodge pr a farmhouse. or poth' Il
,ro.,ov NJ hnildings fills or ncloScs the space We
o,e 4rovorsne. in moment we are nj tn" 1foh'
1nor and hucn Bavarian hoarhounI STALKS up
o. tho victoria and makes friendly advances u
,bo fun strangers before WI have sou foot on 'u'
doorstep. ~ III.
n rou will recall the beginning of Prince r''
,rorck's life as a PruSsian squire OF shp'fi"'
kind il will help you 10 form notion Oh ""''
Sch5nhouscn Is like Not castle. not great
house mansion built with sl'npllci'y OIL e'','
The actual fabric, with It's immensely thieN ""'',
dates I'm great part from the "nd OF the
century. Parts are much oldc'. Ih'fc ms ",."
n house or in earlier times. ronVeh' mere W.
many centuries Whenever the ground Is '''
turbed bricks and other fragments OF an "ncH'''
edifce come 10 light. The ORIGINAL date WIS "oo"'
1900. In the Thirty Years Var the wh'ic WIS
DESTROYED: then rebuilt in whole or IN part NOR
.h.n orco The old cellars still extend far under
meath tho terrace and there used 70 DE- p'T"'P~
still is. Il one tried, Communication underground
with the church. .u
me- bo,sc and the estate camo into III" posses
sion ~ the Bismarck family. much aglinsf thcif
will in 1860 The property they thcn owncH az
troctod the attention ~ the Elcctor OF that d'N
and he coveted H. and sine" there was moi inc"
rnch other law than that Of the strongest ana th''
Elector was strongest the BisnarckS hah 10 SUI
render their old home. They received III cNcha''''
Sch5nhauecn. and have been hero ever since. ~
GOOD estate not great one. Inc houS''' vi Univ
stories il without prctNnson OUTSIDE or III roo''A
comfortable cncompassed and ovcrHha"o""" w
trees and room or two darRencd pN "iein' nv
tot,v ono in the right hand corner where the fin
cat horspN hcstnut in North Germany rises Tar
above the roof with two Others hardly less nhc'
rr.,os 90 7 said IN all sides and much shrubbery,
and II is not too easy without guide TO ina one
uov amid the many buildings for farm purposes
which show in what practical spirit the cstat"
has been managed.
An orchard Of old apple and other fruit trees
cytends far on tho right. gate 10 the left ieaoS
TO water, marshy stream whence YOU may near
the croaking Of frogs. and by the stream i
gray old moss-grown statue pcppcred with bullets
The Prince used il in fines past as target anu
vac good shot. The garden is large ana ram
bling and there are graves among the bushes ono
of them that Of an elder brother with an IN
scrjption setting forth that his early dea'h WIS
the ONLY sorrow he ever cansci his parents II
1. a German feeling and a German custom. this
hurvino of the dead near the family, instead OF
az n distance ard among strangers-as If they
&c oil IN ho .
Tie high road divides the csfat" mo TWO parts
Formerly il was all one; then vas split between
two brothers one Of whom parted with his shar"
Tho Germans handsomely bought it back, and
gave il TO Prince bismarck
On grassy space in the garden are number
of old cannon taken from the French at S'rAs-
burg and elsewhere; some very curious. MoS
curious OF all arc two Of Louis MYTHS. time
covered once with fcur-dc-lys. The Republicans
Of '93. who cut off another Louis's head, could
not tolerate the royal flower, and dill Their bcs
10 scrape them off hut only those on top. TN
dnrreoth they are not touched. Such was tn
extent of this vanda sincerity. Count BSm'rc'
told us that these trophies were frequently visc,
by the butcher who comes 70 buy cattle oil th'
farm: an old soldier with a soldiers low" for SIc'
ROLES OF war and victory. To others also they
are IL not exactly oyablc. full Of historic inter
est We thought them. like the tapestry from IN
council chamber fitting gift from the old I'm
pcror 70 his Chancellor. The two together sym
bolize bis public life
4 large square hall divides the house inside
drawing-ro and dnng-room on one hand, II
brary and mornng-room on the left; other rooms
also. A staircase at the farther end leads TO
similar upper hall. with, TO the right larg
room, now the boudoir Of Countess Bismarck, an
next II the room where otto Won bismarck
SchInhauscn was born. Into this. Though no"
private and furnished In way which wonl'
certainly have surprised young otto with n deli
cato feminine elegance that tells its own story
we were allowed TO look. The sun was streaming
in, yet there is legend that ghost walks here
history OF this dsembodied spirit or any reason
WHY il should still visit the place. unknown. Blu