The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-08-03
HOHENZOLLERN GHOST
AN INTERESTING STORY Of paus-
SlA'S ROYAL FAMILY.

The "Uhitc Lady" who Makes Her APP
pearauoe just Before the Death OF
Member of the Household and Her
Interview with . Prince.
In one of the last issues Of the Rus
sian Archives" u wcll-known maga-
zine Of the Cars country. appears the
translation of "A document which was
added to the family archives of the
Hohenzolerns by Emperor Frederick
In 1870 II was sent to the Emperor.
ut that time Crown Prince, at his
request, by Count Nostitz, son of
Count George NoStltz, prussian by
hrh, who entered the service OF tho
Car and died q major-gcncral in 1888.
The document relates to the white
Lady" the famous ghost OF the Ho-
henzollcrns, who Is supposed 10 make
her appearance just before the death
Of u member of the family.
Count NoStitz, ir.. was sent to Bcr-
lin in 1869, at the time Of the cpntcn-
NAL celebration of the Order of st.
George, to present King William. later
Emperor William, the grand cross Of
the order. While the Count was In
the German capital, Crown Prince
frederick learned OF the possession Of
documents in the Nostitz family re-
lating to the white Lady" As every.
thing in reference to the woman who
has played an important part in the
history Of the Hohenzollerns deeply
interested the subsequent Emperor, he
pegged the Count to send him a trans.
cript of the document. II read. ac-
cording 70 the Russian Archives" as
follows:
I'm the year 1906 Count Nostitz son.
ior, was adiutant of Prince Louis Of
Prussia On the day before the bat
tie of Saalfeld. the Prince, with his
officers was at the castle of the Prince
of Schwarzburg RudolStadt In the
evening the guests We're gathered in
large room of the palace. The Prince
was charmed at the idea OF coming
contest with the troops OF Napoleon.
As the clock struck II, the Prince
turned to Count Nostitz and said:
How happy | feel to-day! Our ship
Is at last on the high seas; the wind
Is favorable He had hardly spoken
when the Count, TO his great astonish-
ment. saw the Prince grow pale,
spring up suddenly, draw his hands
across his eyes, catch hold of the
chandelier and a moment later rush
into the hallway leading TO the guard
room. Count Nostftz went after him
and saw that the Prince was following
a white apparition. which suddenly
disappeared through the wall The
Prince examined the WALL there was
no opening. AS the Prince heard steps
behind him in the hallway. he turned
and said 10 the Count
Ibid you see it, Nostitzy
Yes, Your Highness, saw IT, was
The answer.
Then continued the Prince, II
was neither a dream nor ghost OF
the brain
"There was third witness present
the guard-who declared that fig
ure wrapped in white had passed him
EIe had allowed IL to do so because he
had believed 1t to be Saxony cavalry
officer The hallway had only two
outlets-into the guard room and the
salon, where the Prince and his officers
We're gathered.
1.-The apparitiOn made deep i'm
preston on the Prince. He said that
he looked upon il as bad omen for
the White Lady only appeared TO ar
nounce the violent death OF a Hohen-
Zollern.
"On the following day the battle OF
Saalfeld was fought. When the Pr,rs-
sian troops had been put TO fight,
Prince Ferdinand and Count Nostitz
again saw the White Lady who
stood on a hill and wrung her hands,
as in despair Count Nostitz ptr spurs
to his horse and rushed up the bill.
but the apparition suddenly disappear
ed. A few minutes later Prince Fer
dinand received a mortal wound In an
attack of the French cavalry. Count
Nostitz tried to carry the Prince TO a
place Of safety, but was also wounded
and sank senseless to the ground.
Count NostitZ never spoke in all his
lifetime of this occurrence, save 10 his
son. and to him he commanded Sc
crecy. Count Nostitz was not super
stitous"
Emperor Frederick sent a hearty let
ter of thanks to Count Nostitz. jr., for
the copy of the document. declaring
that the family would always preserve
1t as relic.