The evening times., 1898-07-29
B1sMARcK's NEPHEw's WIFE.
She Dies Suddenly Yesterday in
New York City.

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New York City.
Franz Wilhelm, Baron Won Puttkamer,
kinsman of Prince Bismarck, soldier of
fortune, duellist and battle-scarred vet
eran of many wars, sat in his home, at
No. 3l2 West One Hundred and Twenty
third Street, New York city, yesterday,
with bowed head and tear-stained cheeks.
He was crushed by his first great grief
the death of his beloved wife Rosa
With his snow-whi,e hair, dragon
whiskers and proud, military bearing the
venerable count was pathetic figure as
he held his head in his hands and cried
pitifully. By his knee stood his brave
little nine-year-old son Yesko, trying his
best to cheer the man whose spirit neither
wounds, imprisonment nor loss of for
tune and social rank had broken. For
him the vicissitudes of life have had no
terror. Born in a palace in Pommerania,
and scion of one of the oldest and noblest
Prussian families he now earns j Scanty
livelihood as a night watchman.
While he was attending to his lonely
duty in West One Hundred and Tenth
Street at o'clock yesterday morning. q
messenger came to tell him his wife was
very SlSh- one hdu COHpidiutu ul q
stomach disorder early Wednesday
morning. and begged him not to leave
her. He hurried to the house full CT
dread.
He reached home just in time. The
Baroness Won Puttkamer. opened her
eyes, spoke to him. gasped and was
dead
DR.. J. W. Ludedn, of No. c3a West
One Hundred and Twentieth Street, WHO
Aal 1aI x-al fnn lot 70
be of assistance. He said the Baroness
had undoubtedly died from an iutes. final
disease but as she had not been treated
by a physician within twenty -four
hours, the undertaken was obliged to
reporfvl the case to the coroner. Later
in the day DR.. Hamilton Williams. coro-
ner's physician, visited the house, and
reported that the woman had died from
natural causes.
Baron Franz yon Puttmaker has had
a most remarkable career. He was born
in the palace of Stralsund and is now
ffty-eight years old. To the Court Of
King William l he was sent as a page.
and in that capacity officiated at the
wedding of Kaiser Frederick III and
Princess Victoria of England. At twelve
he was an ensign in the Fifth Hussars,
the imperial bodyguard, known as the
'Blucher'' regiment. He Tough; duel
at eighteen with young Won Berenspung.
son of the Prince of Posen. and killed
his man. For this he was tried and i'm
prisoned for three years.
Released in 1868. he Joined his regiment
tn the Schleswig-H -Holsten campaign, and
later fought in the Prussianr Austrian
conflict. AT the request of the Sultan of
Turkey, Abdul Assiz, he, with other
young German officers, became instruc-
tors in the Turkish army in 1865. His I'M
Gle, Baron Won kaiser-Zengke, was then
German ambassador at Constantinople;
so Won Puttkamer was made chief of
s;aff and later became chief instructor
in cavalry tactics. At the outbreak of
the Franco-Prussian war he went home
to Germany under a contract 20 return to
the Turkish service at the close of the
war.
This was the cause of his breach with
his uncle, Bismarck When the victori-
Gus Germans entered Paris Won Puttka-
mer rode al the head of the Fifth Hus-
sars. At Versailles the regiment was re-
ceived by. Bismarck. The Iron Chancel-
lor" recognized his nephew.
All, Mr.. Turk, and have you reached
here too" was Bismarck's greeting
Il m proud of you. and want you to quit
the Turkish service and join us perma-
nently."
Il cannot do so.' said Puttkamer "for
have contract to remain five years
longer with Turkey"
Then. If you will not take nv advice
j will never help you further" was Bis
marck's reply.
Puttkamer returned to Turkey and
from that time Bismarck disavowed him.
He fought with the Turks against the
Russians in 1873, became captain and
was decorated for bravery. At the fall
of Plevna he was wounded and taken
prisoner. On his release he returned 10
Turkey.
In 1880 he came to this country. hoping
to get commission in the American ar
my. but in this he was disappointed. He
got position as riding master in Dick
els Academy and married Miss Rosa
Ryor.- a German-American girl After his
marriage Puttkamer was riding master
at Durland's riding Academy.
my title is 500 years old, older than
Bismarck's." said the Baron yesterday
''He was only a count when he married
my fathers sister. I have never asked
them for a favor, and / never will But
] cannot earn enough to properly edu-
cate my son, Yesko. who is heir to my
title, and my daughter. Margaret, eleven
years old. So I will now appeal to the
Puttkamer estate for the first time. 1t
amounts to several million dollars. and is
administered by director elected by the
family