The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-04-14
the AonENzoLlERN "WHiTF IApY.1
Az Istsresting Doconea. R.,at,ns to the
Famess H~ohsnxollsrn Ghost.

In one OF the last issues Of the Rus
sian Archives, a wcll-known magazine
OF the Cars country, appears the
translation OF a document which was
added to the family archives of the
H~ohenzollerns by Emperor Frederick
in 1870. 1t was SEM to the Emperor,
at that time Crown Prince. at his re.
quest, by Count Nostitz, son Of Count
George Nostitz, a Prussian by birth,
who entered the service OF the Car
and died a Major-Gsncral in 1888. The
document relates to the white Lady,"
the famous ghost Of the Hohenzollerns,
who is supposed to make her appears
ance just before the death OF a member
OF the fumily.
Count Nostitz Jr. was sent to Berlin
in 1869, Mt the time OF the centennial
celebration Of the Order Of St. George,
to present King William, later Em-
peror William, the grand cross of the
order. While the Count was in the
German capital Grown Prince Frederick
learned OF the possession Of documents
III tho Nos,itz family relating to the
white Lady" AS everything in ref
erence to the woman who had played
an important part in the history Of the
H~ohenzollerns deeply interested the
subsequent Emperor. he begged the
Count to send him u transcript OF the
document. 1t read, according to the
Russian Archives, ns follows:
lin the year 1896 Count Nostitz Sr.
was adju,ant of Prince Louis of Prus-
STA. On the day before the battle OF
Saalfeld the Prince with his officers
was at the castle OF the Prince Of
Observation-Disclosures. In the even
ing the guests were gathered In n large
room of the palace. The Prince was
charmed at the idea Of a coming con-
test with the troops of Napoleon. AS
the clock struck ~ the Prince turned
to Count Nostitz and said: How hap
Ply l feel to-day! Our ship is at last
on the high seas; the wind is favor
able He had hardly spoken when the
Count. to his great establishment, saw
the Prince grow pale. spring up sud-
denly, draW~his hands across his eyes,
catch hold Of the chandelier, and u mo-
ment later rush into tue hallway lead.
ing to the guard room. Count Nostitz
went after him and saw that the Prince
was following a white apparition. which
suddenly disappeared through the
wall. The Prince examined tho wall;
there WAS no opening. As the Prince
heard steps behind him in the hallway
he turned and SAID to the Count:
Ibid you see it, Nostitz?'
AYES, Your Highness, l saw it, was
the answer.
"'Then,' continued tho Prince, lit
vas neither a dream nor a ghost Of the
BRAIN
There was a third witness present
the guard-who declared that a tio-
ure wrapped in white had passed HIM
He had allowed tit do so because he
believed it to be a Saxon cavalry officer.
The hallway had only two outlets
into the guard room, and the saloon.
where the Prince and his officers were
gathered.
"The apparition made n deep inn
preston On the Prince. He said that
he looked upon it as q bad omen, for
the White Lady only appeared to an
nounce the violent death Of a Hohen-
Eollern.
"On the following day the battle OF
Saalfeld was fought. When the Prus-
sian troops had been put to flight
Prince Ferdinand and Count Noslitz
again saw the White Lady, who stood
on a hill and wrung her hands as in dc.
spair. Count Nostitz put spurs to his
horse and rushed up the hill, but the
apparition suddenly disappeared. A
few minutes later Prince Ferdinand re-
ceived n mortal wound in an attack Of
tho 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
secrecy Count Nostitz was not super
etitioua.n