Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-23
A LOST EARL.
Lord DrummOnd Turns Up as "A Porter
in New York Shipping House.

80 - ~NO" III n AlOuSes
At the instance of lady belonging to a
wealthy and respected New York family.
and old friend of the Lady CapeI-whose
name is withheld at her request-says a
New York special to the Philadelphia
Press, correspondent has been engaged
for some time past in an ihvestiga-
ton as to the whereabouts of Lady
Capels son, Lord Drummond, heir to the
Earldom OF Perth and Melfort, and kins-
man of Queen Victoria, who eloped to
America with his governess twelve wears
ago, thus incurring the resentment of his
noble relations. This scion of an ancient
house was found to-day working as a
porter in the Broadway clothing house of
Carhart, Whitford & Co.
A young man, coatless, heated. and
with collar loOsened, came forward and
extended big brown, toil-stained hand.
You are Lord Drummond, / believer
said the reporter.
II am" said he, little surprised, but
IN no wise disconnected. He was fully
SIX feet tall and 'sPlendidly built. had a
hneiy shaped head and full regular fea-
lures, with closely cut light hair and
moustache.
His story, as gathered from himself and
other sources, is as follows: George Fssex
MOntiteX, Lord DrummOnd. only son of
Malcolm, Niscount Forth and the Lady
Mary Capel, nelce of the Earl of Essex.
was born September 3, 1856 At u wears
or age he was an orphan in the care of
his grandmother, the Countess of Perth
and Melfort, who confined his education
TO a nursery goYerness, named
Harriet Harrison. Possessing the
entire confidence of her master
and mIGfrncC tho l..
were much together, without exciting
suspicion. When it was learned one
morning that they had mysteriousIv dis
appeared, the effect was startling. Mat
tiers were not improved much when the
young couple returned later in the day.
ana Lord Drummond shyly announced
that he was married to Harriet. and
prayed his grandfather's forgiveness and
blessing. The ancient Earl stormed AFT
what he denounced as a degradation Of
the noble name, and angrily forbade his
young heir to ever enter his house again.
The bride and groom took steerage pas-
sage Tor America and arrived at Castle
Garden almost penniless. The Young
Lord vowed never to desert his wife or to
return to Scotland until he returned as
Earl of Perth, and his wife was received
as Dentted her new rank. He assumed
the plebeian name Of George johnson. and
Il
wholesale flour house in South street
where be remained working steadily for
about two years until his employers col
lapsed in the panic of 1873. Except while |
on voyage to the West Indies in a !
schooner year ago Lord Drummond has
been in the employ of Carhart, Whitford
& Co. ever since, advancing a little, but |
still half shipping clerk and half porter. |
ana eVincfng much more inclination for |
than mental exercises.
The peerage of which the Young shin.
ping clerk is next heir antedates the dis |
cOYery Of America. The first Lord Drum !
mond was distinguished statesman and !
Ambassador Extraordinary to England. |
His gTeat-grandfather, the second Lord |
Drummond, married Margaret, daughter |
Of the Duke of Albany ,and granddaughter |
lf King James ii. The fourth Lord Drum |
nond, Ambassador from King James III. |
70 the spanish Court, was created Earl of |
Perth. Burke ignores the marriage of the !
present Lord Drummond