BULL, OLE BORNEMANN (ante), d. 1880; came to New York the first time in 1843. He became attached to this country, taking a great interest in its republican form of government. Returning to Norway, his American ideas offended the government, resulting in many lawsuits and the dissipation of his wealth. His wife, a Parisian lady, died; and in 1852, after an absence of 7 years, he came again to this country. Here he put into practice a scheme long contemplated, which, like most of his business specu lations, resulted disastrously. He purchased 120,000 acres of land in Pennsylvania, and attempted to found there a colony of his countrymen. He designed a castle for his permanent home, and erected it on the summit of a mountain, from which there was a commanding view. Before the castle was completed the colonists grew discontented, and about the same time he learned that the title to the land which lie had purchased was worthles. Ole Bull relinquished everything, and again had recourse to his violin to repair his bankrupt fortunes. All that remains as a reminder of his grand scheme
is the village of Oleana, named after him, which clusters around the base of the moun tain capped by the once lordly castle known to this day as " Ole Bull's Folly." After a profitable European tour, he returned to this country; and has made his home since 1809 in Cambridge, Mass. In 1870, he made a happy marriage with a young Minnesota lady. His form was tall and erect even to old age. He was gifted with a remarkable memory and with social qualities by which he made and retained many friends. On his seven tieth birthday, which occurred in Feb., 1880, a surprise party was given in his honor at his home in Cambridge, at which many literary celebrities of the vicinity were present. He was then, to all appearances, strong and healthy. Early in the summer he sailed for his summer residence in Norway, where lie died.