A cable dispatch received by the family of Fürst Wittgenstein, at
Castle Wittgenstein, reports that Prince Adolf Wittgenstein, who was
on his way to America, suddenly died on board and was buried at sea.
I uttered a shriek, and spent the whole night kneeling by my bed and
sobbing.
The next morning, with the forlorn hope that possibly the tidings were
false, I wrote to the family, and received from Adolf’s twin brother the
following reply: