New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
CASTLE WITH A CURSE
Nsso Ornsrs from america Tictims
of Oldflne Molediction.

- ,Ioee i- Aser.eershs-e Situated o- sha res+
tsnk Of the River Gthan, Il rises, a nobIe pile
rith its mass of towers and turrets. SIS sharp
rstes pointed roofs and eanopies eor-ae- windows
--a an extensive natural plateau surrounded rv
easuiisul woodlands. Dating from the fourteenth
s-tury it has been ADDED % and improved by
ss respective owners during these sve hundred
- odd years. srd its outstanding architectural
features the I've towers all in harmony with
=. original designs, that mark the different own
.-shfns II connection with which they are named
rus the Oldest tower Is known as The Preston
s1a vas built by Sir Henry Preston, 20 whom
rg-z Robert III % Scotland assigned Fy,se for
- redemption OK SIR Robert Percy, brother OF
.s7sprr and taken prisoner by him az ctterb,sr-e
- seton tower, built BY that member OF the
.,rse of Seton who was tho friend and chancellor
q King James VI. Is remarkable for wonderful
.,-ne staircase which revolves cc-izscrev fashion
s-prud massive pillar. the ascent being SO easy
..aa a horse can be ridden up the steps 20 the
.s and 81 butt upen the foundations OF an older
ne which Robert de Bruce used as a hunting
s.rs ana which King Edward I visited
Al sorts of ola Scotch legends cluster round the
,,.ce and the touching tale OF the rrumpeter OF
rrv4es love for Tisty's Annie has more than
-s..ouaI reputation Indeed. behind the Preston
,,vrsr Is al ancient stone figure representing An
s,.r Yenar,ie the trnmpeter, blowing his trumpet
.,wa-d the home OF his sweetheart Annie, whose
,s,euts. The Tistys deemed the daughter Of rich
81 musician Ike Andrew. and ruthlessly withheld
.ss- consent 20 the marriage.
men too Il IS said that q picturesque curse
-ssts upon the castle. imposed upon Il by that
--aste- of magic and spells. Thomas the Rhynler.
..,,-sing 70 this curse the ownership Of Fyvie
Cssrle vii never pass from father 20 son until the
.birs o. three stones. known as the weeping
--ones % IS recovered One OF the stones Is built
.--o the castle walls Another Is enc OF the most
,-sas-red possessions OF Lord Leith, while the
.s.rs which is missing. is currently believed 70 be
,-4-q z. the bottom of a deep lake On the FyV1e
-+,+a This superstition IN connection with Fyvie
-ss.le was vvidly recalled tc mind at the time os
ne death during the Boer war OF Lord Leitns
American born son. Percy. Not but that his
-,-snrs were prepared for their bereavement for
s-Tlv t5enty-Gour hours before the receipt Of the
nrnatches from South Africa containing the sad
.ars people at Fyvie Castle had been troubled BY
shs aDpea-ance OF the Green Ladie" who for the
lost Eve hundred years has invariably shown her
sslf whenever any calamity wss aoouf 70 oVeftaAe
the owners OF the place.
-ps Importance OF this story connecting the
ssarh OF Young Percy Forbes Leith with the legend
eOncerning the weeping stones" OF Fyvie Cas1s
lies IN the fact that Il tends 20 disprove the beneI
shat the change OF ownership Of an ancient castle
a. mansion burdened with some Oldtfme curse. In
,uv -sv dininshes the baneful effects of the lat
ts- Under the circumstances would commend
fhis warning 10 Andrew Carnegie, whose castle at
Eabo n Scotland, is likewise the object OF male
Eirfiou and all those other American u1lAloh-
srss who have either leased or purchased old
ssles or country seats either IN the United King
DON or on the Continent Of Europe Il would be
vel for them before concluding any bargain TO as
sufe themselves whether the place which they tn-
ts1a 70 acquire is not the subject OF some eupersu-
aon and curse c9 which they may become pos
ssssed along with the property. and suffer there
fun n the same manner as Lord Leith-
The after. who made peer last year, puT-
sassd the castle in 1889 with the money which ne
hst acquired here in America as president OF the
Jdet the Illinois and the Federal Steel com1Nlnies
1 sun Of Admiral John Leith R. N. ne served for
Twelve years in the Royal Navy before marrying
Mss January. IN 1sIl. when he settled down TO
Es Of business in America He gs member both
Q. the New York Yacht Club and OF the Royal
Eacht Squadron. being OF the very few men
Eho belong 10 both organizations. and wears on his
breast silver medal granted him fn 1855 for saving
The life OF drowning man in storm by pluns-
hg overheard into q shark infested sea.
PRINCES BODY NOT IDENTIFIED.
Prince Eugene Murat. who met with his death in
Germany The other day in an automobile accident
h described IN many OF his obituaries as having
hsn one Of the half dozen people present when the
chn Of the unfortunate Prince Imperial Of France
vas opened on it's arrival from Africa in order 20
establish the identity OF the corpse InasmUch as
Prince Eugene Nuras was exactly four years old az
ne time. having been born IN 1875, the story is
HaicGl0us. Il was his father, Prince Louis Murat'
WITH the lafter's brothers, Prince Achile and
Prince Joachim. who the witness on that
oecasion and to the day Of his own death-aA
Aree brothers have now been gathered 70 their
aiheTs-he always shuGasred whenever the scene
vas referred 70 IL any way IN his hearing.
Few people are aware Of the fact that the body
Of TIE prince was IN such condition Wnen II
ssached England az 20 render al idea ot its OFF,
I eal Identification out Of the question. There was
70 decomposition and the loss Of blood consequent
upon the princes death wound had assisted the
work Of ernbaiming. But quantity Of a peculiar
kind Of African aromatic leaves had been placed
aEound and n the body ln order 20 render more
scacous the preservation oS the corpse IN the hot
citrate Of that continent and these leaves had had
he eject of turning II coal black Owing
% ihis and TO the shocking manner IN which the
'rHoe had been mutilaSed BY the band OF zulus at
whose hands he met his DEATH the body pre-
eated an appalling spectacle. and 0as totally un-
ecognizabe. In fact. while the coffin contained the
| rEpse og man who had been done 20 death with
hat fendish sa.agery which the Zulus reserve for
hsiE enemies. living and dead, and with which
i aost men who have had any experience of African
i Red Indian warfare are acquainted no one could
~ positively that the coal black corpse was that
ssae prince IN whom all the hopes Of snonarchicaI
1 rance had been centred
l Tue. Dr.. Thomas Evahs. the American dentist
I Napoleon III. who was present at the opening OF
I be eohin claimed 20 have been able to establish
I lie identity of the body solely and entirely by
l he recognition oE certain gold Filings which he
I 1sisted that he had inserted In several OF the
'noes nolars. declaring az the same tine that
ne but himself had ever operated upon the I'm
! psEial lads teeth.
Z This prstension OF Dr. Evans. which Re never
ufed o. repeating as long as he lived. and which,
snce his dea.h has acquired fresh publicity IN HIS
.Fosntly published memoirs. Sc absolutely untrue
1 = fact q. Evans must have placed considerable
l Sl-3-fe On the shortness OF peoples memories IN
olnectloa with the affair For reference 20 the
mes Of tie British Medical Journal" (the leading
agan ot the medical profession IN EnglaHd) OF