Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-27
MADAME BONAPARTE
LYING SERIOUSLY ILL
Brought Here in Private Car
From Her Summer Home at.
Bar Harbor, Me.

Nine. Jerome Bonaparte. widow OF Col.
jerome BOnaparte, a grandson of Jerome
Bonaparte. brother of the first Napoleon.
is seriously i'll at her home here. 1927 h
street northwest. Nine. Bonaparte was
brought to Washington Monday night
from her summer home at Bar Harbor.
Me- The journey was made in a private
car, and with Nine Bonaparte were her
son. Jerome n Bonaparte. and her daugh-
ter, Countess Won Moltke Huitfedt of
Denmark. and her physician and nurses.
At the Bonararte residence today il
was said that Mime Bonaparte had
passed a restless night and seemed to be
about the same as yesterday. She has
been extremely i'll for some time.
Nine. Bonapartes maiden name was
Caroline lie Roy Appleton. and her home
was in Boston. She is granddaughter
of Daniel Webster. Her first husband
was Newhold Edgar. and her two chill
dren by her first husband are Commander
Webster \. Edgar. L. S. n, and Miss
Constance Edgar, who is a nun of the
Visitation Order in Baltimore, Md.
Marriage in 1871.
Nine. Bonaparte's marriage to Col.
Bonaparte took place in ISL. and their
Countess Won Moltke Huitfeldt They
spent the summer with Nine. Bonaparte
at Bar Harbor.
When Col Bonaparte married lie had
just returned to his native land. having
served with distinction in the French
army. seeing service in the crinean war.
the Italian campaign and the Franco
Prussian war He barely escaped with
his life during the commune.
Ia WAS graduate of West Point and
afterward went to Paris with his father.
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte. Both re-
ceiyed great attention from the emperor,
Louis Napoleon. and the young officer, re-
signing his commission in the United
States Army. was appointed sub-leu-
tenant in the French ranks.
The paternal great-srandmother of the
present jerome y. Bonaparte- of this
city was Miss Elizabeth Patterson OF
Baltimore, whose marriage TO Prince
Jerome Bonaparte. the Youngest brother
of Napoleon |. made most interesting
chapter in Franco-AmeriCan history. Ii
took place on Christmas eve. 1907. with
the Right Rev. John Carroll. Bishop Of
Baltimore. and afterward archbishop.
officiating. \ civil marriage also took
place.
Opposed by Father.
The marriage was furiously opposed
by the father of the bride, William
Patterson. a merchant of Scotch-Irish ex-
traction. Jerome Bonaparte went to
New York in command of French
frigate and to Baltimore to visit friend.
He was introduced to Miss Patterson.
who was not only beautiful. but had
most fascinating manners and many ac-
compishments. His offer of marriage
was made through the Spanish minister.
and Notwithstanding the opposition, the
fair bride-elect declared that she would
rather be the wife Of jerome Bcnaparte
for an hour than any other man for
life
After a year spent In this country the
couple embarked for France, but Nine.
Bonapartc was prevented from landing
by command of Napoleon, who would
not recognize the marriage. Nine. Bona
parte sought refuge in England. where
short time afterWard her son. Jerome
Napoleon Bonaparte. was born Her hus-
band. after vainly endeavoring to have
Napoleon recognize his wife. married
again ny d!ctation of the imperial VIII.
Nine Bonararte returned TO America and
later went back to Italy with her son.
whose education was finished. however,
in this country. He married Miss Susan
May Williams of Baltimore. Their two
sons were the late Col. Jerome Bona
parte and Charles Joseph Ronaparte. the
latter former Secretary of the Navy,
whose Baltimore home is fun of most
interesting historical souvenirs.
Died in 1879.
Nine. Bonaparte. the discarded wife
of Jerome Bonaparte lived TO see her
husbands family twice ruined and over
thrown. She died in Baltimore, 1879, liav-
ing lived in a quiet boarding house for
many years, Notwithstanding the great
wealth she had accumulated. Her father,
in his will. made but small provision for
her. leaving her only some houses and his
cellar Of wine, along with the reproof
that her folly and misconduct had cost
him much money. On the birth of her
son her husband sent her l.0oo suineas.
From Napoleon she received S20.Np in
cash and $1oHD year until his abdica-
ton. These sums were the foundation
of her immense fortune.
The marriage of Miss Louise Eugene
Ronaparte and Count dc MOltke Hurt
feldt took place in this city in 1896 The
bride. who is granddaughter of the ex-
Empress Eugene of France, and her
namesake received a diamond crescent
brooch from her. The couple have lived
abroad, although making trips from time
to time to this country.
Nine. Bonaparte has lived quietly of
late Years the winters in her X street