London Times - Youngest Royal Hunts Boar Solo
| 02 November 1892 – London England
In a private hunt staged on All Hallow’s Eve, nine-year old Prince Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert, grandson of Queen Victoria, became the youngest Royal to complete a solo boar hunt. When asked about his experience, the Price replied, “It was really cool. We got to go on lots of adventures – the mine and the lighthouse were my favorites. And we saw buccas. The hunt was okay. It seemed pretty easy.” The hunt which took place on Trescaw Island in Cornwall was marred by a tragic train accident which claimed the lives of Henry Bridlesman, Master of Hunt and a Royal household staffer of many years. The accident, caused by a storm-felled tree, also claimed the life of Samuel Drudge, a rear brakemen for the Royal Line and Phoebe Gooding, a young mystic in the employ of Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia. The train is undergoing extensive repairs in London. In related news of Cornwall, the much-anticipated “Gwinnett” coffin – a copper masterpiece of unknown manufacture – was reported destroyed in a mine accident. The mine – visited by the Prince only days earlier – collapsed after the water lines keeping it dry failed. Only small crumbs of copper were found upon fixing the pump and excavating the site. The mine proprietor, Reginald Gwinnett is said to be recovering from a complete mental breakdown. The prince’s adventure also led to the death of Francis Franklin, a blind inventor of lightning rods. Mr. Franklin was allegedly killed by Eliza Curry – another mystic in the employ of the Royal family. Details are sketchy, but Miss Curry was detained by the police in Bodmin after an altercation on the train. According to local constable Emmit Mathers, Miss Curry managed to escape from the jail the night of the incident – most likely with the help of an unknown accomplice. Her whereabouts are unknown. |