Colonel Driskill

Due to some misfortune and losing at a high-stakes poker game, the Colonel lost ownership of the hotel. Colonel Driskill still haunts the hotel to this day, trying to enjoy his namesake creation.  He passed away in 1890 and has been visiting ever since.  People have reported several times the of smell cigar smoke which is said to be the Colonel.  The hotel has been a non-smoking facility for years.  He is also known for playing with the bathroom lights in guests rooms (thiseclecticlife).  A number of years ago a song was written by a lady by the name of Johnette Napolitano.  Supposedly the song was written about her ghostly experience at the hotel.  The song was named "Ghost of a Texas Ladies' Man", and is assumed that the lyrics are about Colonel Driskill (Driskill Hotel handout).  The lyrics and images used in the song do resemble other tales about the Colonel.