Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-09
COLONEL BoNApARTE DEAD.
He Was Grand Nephew of the
Great Napoleon.


Colonel Jerome Bonaparte, brother Of
Charles j. Bonaparte of this city. died on
Sunday night at his summer home at
Pride's Crossing, near Manchesterby-the-
Sea.
The end was not unexpected, Colonel
Bouaparte having been in rapidly falling
health ever since he arrived at Pride's
Crossing about three months ago. Liver
trouble was the cause.
Charles j. Bonaparte was with his
brother when he died.
Colonel Bonaparte was born on Noyem-
Der g. 1880, in Baltimore. He was tne
third Of that name In the United States,
being the sou of Jerome Napoleon Bona
parte, who was the only son OF l,rlnee
Jerome, king OF Wurtcmburg, and ms
wife, the famous beauty. "Betsey' Fat
terson. He was thus the nephew Of the
late Prince Napoleon, generally called
'Plon-Plon,' and a grand nephew OIL
Colonel Bonaparte was graduated from
West Point IN 1882, and until his resigna.
ton of his lioutenancy In the United
States army he served on frontier duty,
with the mounted rihemcn. He entered
the Imperial French army on September
8, 1851, as second lieutenant of the Sew
enth Dragons. He became Chef d rs
cadron, Third Cuirassiers, August 70,
1855. and was transferred March 10
1851. h the Dungeons de fImperatrice,
He served ia the Crimean war against
Russia 10 1880 as engineer at Baiak-
lava, Inkermann, Tchersia and the siege
OF Sehastopol, for all of which distinguish
ed active services he was decorated by
the sultan Of Turkey with the MedJidie
Order, made knight of the Legion OF
Honor OF France, and received the trl-
mean medal from the queen Of England;
He was IN the Algerian campaign OF
1861, engaged in several actions with
the Kabyles; in the Itahan campaign
engaged at Monticello. Solferino and va
ri0us outpost affairs, receiving for his
gnllantry the French "NIetaille dltalie'
and the decoration of military Nnlor
from the King Of Sardinia. He was
in garrison at various posts In lS50-Oi
and ia the guard of the empress OF
France In 1912. On the fall of the
empire, he. with difficulty, escaped with
his life from the commune In Paris.
AT the close Of the war in 1871 Colonel
Bonnparte returned "a this country
and married the same year Mt Newport,
Il. l., Mrs. Caroline Reloy Edgar, for.
merly Miss Appleton. granddaughter OF
Daniel Webster He continued to live
in the United States until the fall OF
1870 WIFI lt hsAA " A@hlliN ttAN
sided some time in Paris He returned
to the United States in April, 1873. ow-
ing TO the last illness OF his grandmother
He reached Baltimore few days be-
fore her death.
His only child Is Miss Loisette Bona
! parte. Last year at their cottage, llar'
| rison Housa, on Harrison avenue, New
port, the parents of their daughter gave
several entertainments IN honor of theil
| daughter. Miss I.osette has been quite
| prominent in Washington society. There
| balls have been given by her parents &c
her on several occasions.
The occasion Of her debut in Washing
ton was great event, and was attended
by all the exclusive society circles OF
the capital. 1t Is said that Colone
| Bonnparte paid as much as $500 for tn,
hail room at the Arlington hotel, which
was the scene Of the festivities. Mrs
Bonapartc is q woman of about 80, o
commanding appearance.