The times., 1899-04-19
THE PRINCESS SALM
SALM soon TO Leave
She Is Greatly Pleased With
Her Visit Here.
Thinks Washington the Finest City
in the World.
--.A-
The Capital Today and rs She Saw
1t During the Civil
War.

Princess Salm Salm. after visit of about
three weeks in Washington will leave for
New York in day or two. She is stopping
with her sister and niece. at the Hotel
Varnum. She goes to7New York TO present
to the Blenkers Veteran Association, com
posed of members of the old Eighth New
York Regiment, three flags presented 10 her
husband, Prince Salin Sam, at the close of
the Civil War. Three other flags of the
Sixty eighth Regiment, of which her hus-
band was colonel, will be presented at the
same time TO GoverDUr Roosevelt. Thirty
years ago the Princess was a prominent
figure in Washington. She was married
on August 30. 1862 in St. Patrick's Church,
this city, to Col. Felix Salm -Salm a Prus-
sian prince, and staff officer in the Army
of the Potomac At that time she was
barely sixteen years old. Her husband was
thirtytwo During the war she was a ia
miliar figure in the streets of Washington.
She was a superb horsewoman. and ybde
the finest of steeds in company with her
husband, and the officers in camp across
the Long Bridge.
This is my first visit to Washington
for thirty years, said the Princess last
night. Il should never have imagined
that such a change could have taken place.
When l was here before Washington was
village. There were no cars, there were
not even any streets Pennsylvania Ave
nue. was long line OF mud with none OF
the magnificent buildings | see today. l
think Washington is the most beautiful
city ! have ever seen, and l have lived
in all the capitals abroad. | am an en-
thusiastic cyclist and the streets here are
the finest / have ever seen. Every morn
ing since | have been in Washington on
this visit have taken long bicycle ride
This morning / made a tour of the city on
my wheel, and 1 was delighted with the
way the city has been beautiaed. | rode
over places which in 1864 were marshes
Or creeks. The Library is the most beau
tiful building have ever seen.
''ln 1864 there was nothing there but a
great field cut up by the army wagons.
When I was here before there were only
two big notes.-the National, where l
stayed while my husband was at the front,
and Wizards There were not many
stores. Now there are many of the most
magnificent hotels and business houses
here that can be found throughout the
country In place OF the one or two large
and old-fashioned omnibuses which at
tempted TO carry the large number of pas
sengers seeking transportation over the
fearful streets. there are now the latest
pattern of electric cars representing the
very best system of rapid transit
When look over the city of today and
| compare it with that of almost forty years
ago realize that wonderful transforma
| tion has taken place. The village Of mar
| row and muddy streets has been transform
| ed into city of beautiful boulevards. IL
| is now what you people so appropriately
call the city of magnificent distances"
At the close of the war Prince Salm
| Salm went Immediately TO Mexico, where
| he Joined Macmillan Princess Salm Salm
| followed her husband after lapse of six
| months When Macmillan was shot they
were both exiled by the newly-established
| Republic. The prince was sent to Europe
while his wife was separated from him
without ceremony, and after g voyage of
| hardship landed in New Orleans. From
| there she went TO New York. later joining
her husband at his castle at Westphalia.
Shortly after this the prince re-enlist-
ed in the Prussian army and served with
| gallantry. He fell during the Franco
Prussian war at the battle of Grovelotte.
Princess Salm Salm viii return to Europe
on the 9Th of June.
The princess said last night that she
was born in Canada and not in Cuba, as
| has so often been stated.