The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-05
FRANCIS or HArxFELDr DIES.
was n-shans % Ceaas p. Huniinstso
Adopef0 DAUGHTER.


LONDON. Nov. Prince Francis OF
Hatfield " ildenburg. who married Miss
Clara Huntington in 1889. died hero last
night.
Prince Francis Edward Joseph Gabriel
Viz Of Hatxfeldt was born in Marxheim,
Hesse- Nassau. June rs. 1883. On October
-. 1889. in London he married Clara
Hunting ton. an adopted daughter OF the
late Coils p. Huntington OF Southern
Pacific fame Prince Hatzfeldts father,
who is still living. 10 Albert. frst Prince
Won Hatzfeldt- W ildeuburg
Up to the time OF his marriage Prince
Hatxfeldt did liteie to excite attention
He was at one time q secretary Of legation
under his cousin. Count Paul Won HAITI
feldt, who was German Ambassador
in London. He also had some celebrity
a. An ardent but not very successful
devotee Of cards. Throughout the Lon
don clubs. where he was regarded as
somewhat OF a Wit. it was whispered
at the time OF his maria &c that his gam
bling debts amounted To- something
between $500. 900 and 81 .OOooO He was
u freauenter OF watering places such a.
Monte Carlo. Spa. Baden Baden and
Homburg and was very assiduous in his
attentions TO wealthy American girls
Prince Francis first met Miss Hunting
,ou during the winter Of 1850 in Paris.
where she was being entertained at the
American legation by Minister and Mrs
McLane During the summer Of 1850
Miss Huntington travelled through Srasn
with Mrs John Sherwood, and the Prince
followed her there and To \ix-les- Bains
IL was there that the enga cement leaked
n concerned
denied the truth Of the story. On DC
roter ~ the couple were married in 81.
wiifreds Chapel the Oratory. Bromp-
ton. London.
Prentice. whose father was EDWARD
Prentice "a grocer in Sacramento. Cal
He vas drowned IN the great Hood IN
the Sacramento Valley In 1882 Miss
Prentice was born two months later
Her mother was a slster-in- law OF Coils
p. Huntington. who soon after adopted
the girl tpon his death she received
a legacy OF s?0OO.,s0.
A year or 20 after their marriage the
Prince and Princess came TO tins country
He attracted some attention through
mourning the refusal Of credit in excess
~ siO.UO in a gambling house IN sara
Ioga. he ask ed fov s2O.00o credit after he
had lost $1,000 also on credit He was
a freauenfer Of Richard Canfieid's place
IN Saratoga. and in the suit brought IN
field whose counsel he had been. TO re-
GOV ar 100 for legal services rendered
after IN. Jerome raid on the Forthwith
street house. a letter from Delehunty
20 Garfield dated October -. 1871. was
read. which said: The bill for 1899 includes
the Hatzfeidt items The Hatzfeidt
referred IN was said to he Prince Francis
Some comment was aroused by the knowi-
edge Hatxfeidf, displayed OF roulette
at the Saratoga house in 1904. when IN
one night. in the course OF an honr. he
used six systems including the famous
Russian algebra system. Some 81 these
systems require quick skill and a well
trained memory. as they involve deep
arirhmetical combinations and n quick
eve is needed TO where luck IL run
ming. " was said thar Prince Hatzfeld'
did everything but wan.
Count Haixfeldt. thu Princes cousin.
also married an American girl. Miss
Moulton in 1850. The German Court
objected Ia the marriage because Miss
Monlton's grandmother had been an
actress and hs obtained a separation:
but IN 1850 hs remarked his wife. He
met her first in Paris. where her father
was in business with the famous Baron
Haussmann.