The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-15
THE END OF A ROMANCE.
Death Of a Man Who Hoped With On
Earis Daughter.
From the Nepo York Sun.


From the Ne,o York sun.
BOSTON, Oct. 12.-The death of Thomas
P. Murphy, at the Carney hospital to-day,
closes a romance of real life which has rare
ly been equalled except in novels. Il was
his elopement in 1870 with Lady Blanche
Elizabeth Mary Aununciata, daughter Of
the proud Earl of Gainsborough, and
granddaughter of the seventeenth Earl of
Errol, that firs5 brought his name into
prominence, and made him the hero
in a tragedy in real life Lady
Blanche was brought up in the
luxury belonging to one of EIglend's
prondest peers, but she forsooE wealth
station, and home for loves sake. and died
in exile and poverty in a strange land. She
was the first born of the Earl of Gains
borough, ard was most beautiful woman.
Young murphy was organlst in tue private
chapel of the EIrl of Gainsborough. AID
was dependent upon his slender income from
that source. He was handsome and accom-
pllshed, and easily won Lady Blanche's love
willie ihstI u sing her in music
When the naughty old earl was in formed
OF the betrothal he would not listen to such
trash, as he termed il, and it was not until
he discovered his daughters flight with his
hireling that he realized the truth. The
elop'ng couple were secretly married and
then asked forgiveness, but the earl would
not look upon his daughters face until he
saw her in her coffin, after twelve years of
suffering and hardship. He had disin-
herited her, but repented whe too late.
Young Murphy took mis- bride to London,
| but soon came to America. They could not
| live in England, for the story of their elope-
ment was in everybody's mouth. They
Landed IN New York Door, proud, and friend
less. They tried one thing and then another
hive nd nee yal 70 ,oh o,NI -. E
| sought to add to their scanty income by
| writing. The signature of Lady Blanche
| Murphy attracted attention as il appear n
beneath articles in the newspapers and
magazines.
| Iu some way the old earl heard of his
| daughters hardship, aud he so far relented
as to seod some finascal assistance. Sue
became dissatisfied with New York, and,
| with her husband, moved to North Con way
| N. H., whore they hoped to find the quiet
and freedom they could not obtain in a great
| city. They built a house a short distance
| from the village, out of the money sent by
| her father, and there they spent the re-
naming years Of her life. She engaged in
| artistic pursuits, while her husband titled
| the farm on week days and on Sundays
PLAYED the organ at the Episcopal church
Lady Blanche died about eight years ago.
after twelve years of married life, in which
she was not known to have uttered COM
plant. a cablegram was sent to the Earl
| OF Gainsboreugn, and bis answer was
Send her home to me and let me look on
her face once more" The body was carried
to Portland and thence to England The
earl had forgiven his daughter, but he
would not forgive the man who had won
her love. Mr.. Murphy remained on his
lonely farm after the departure of his wife's
body until short time ago, when he WAS
stricken down with typhoid fever. Friends
secured his admission to the Carney hos
pltal, and there to-day the ilal act in this
romance came to close. He will be buried
| tomorrow