New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25
THE EIRLS Of C1ITHNESS HER hIN

\ DEACONESS IN BOSTON WHO WOULD BE LADY
SINCLAIR At THE COURT OF ST. JAMES.
Boston, Jan. - Spccal)." The cable IL ,patch from
London under date Of January 90 announcing the
death of James Augustus sinclair. +. Il. s., sixteenth
earl Of CathncsS has peculiar interest for we'll
known Boston lady and her host Of friends Throughout
New England" says The Journal 1.-THE lady referred to
Is Cecilia Il Clair Elton, superintendent Of the Ep>co
pal Church Association, at No. Hamilton Place, BoS
ton. The predecessor u the sixteenth Earl OF Cath
ness. who Of the most popular Of the great
scottish land owners. died very suddenly At Edinburgh
Nav -, I--9. by hi, death the Tarony of Barry
os"ll. amodcrn pccragc Of the United Kingdom through
which the Earl> of Caithnc,, held seat In the House
of Lords. became extinct. y, the fifteenth Earl died
Unmarried and left no hu>man, the old scottish
Earldom OF Caiihnc-, came near falling extinct II
became necessary trace back the line If descent for
eleven generations in order to find heir 10 the tile
The passed 10 Mr.. Jane, Augustus sinclair
Who descended from ofshoot Of the fourth Earl
Of Caithncs,. lie became the sixteenth Earl. but en-
Jo,cd but a short tenure He has left four ana
four daughters The title passes TO Lord Bcrrodalc
the oldest lie ha, been farmer In Dakota for
some years.
Int 10 return 10 Mss Elton and her connection 9TH
Tie family Cecilia Il Clair Elton /, the grand
daughter Of sir Arthur It Clair. who Of the family
81 orkney and Ca!thnc,,. Her grandmother. Lady
Cecilia II Clair. Of the famous belle, of Bat
more. Md Many II Mis- Eton's friends here. who
are familiar with her history very DESTROYS that
her claim 10 recognition should be established, and
think II no than Just that she should
/ share in the title and property. Journal repre-
sentative called upon Miss Elton Thursday afternoon
aud found her be a highly cultivated lady with hair
,Ii-1y tinscd with gray, easy and delightful con-
vcr-itionali,t a woman who would grace the highest
walk n llfc. When asked to speak Of her history and
TO SAY whether not she Intended 81 attempt To
ESTABLISH, any claim recognition she at first he>itat
ed about saving anything for publication, but hnnly
consented t. ,pcak briefly about IT, i have, of course.
seem said she, tho announcement Of the death OF
Right Hon. James Augustus sinclair. or - clair, a.
II should be- aId which | much prefer. lie
was sixty -thrcc years Of when lie fell helr
/ To- the Earldom. AID, of course, the
tito viii fall to the oldest Of hi four sons
before their tenure ha, elapsed >lall be IN my
Srayr. Although | am a direct descendant; nave
no r.lt, under the LiN the other side. II were
visiting I'D scotland / would br Introduced al court
e. Itdy sinclair and at court should drop the name
of Elton. \. -iy. under the law there, everything
soc, to e. 90 oldest son. am connection OF the
| IT, Clair family through my grandmother, Who Wa
Lady i. thlr ~c was Il baltimore belle III
Arthur came over here on visit. fell IN love win
her and married her. | was born IN Philadelphia,
worked her, a dcacoueS, among the poor. III" SEX
and the ling u the ho, plti and took charge of those
ry,ui, orl, hccal-c my health began Ia fail me. lut
am - oUirr to hc known through my connection with
| those rooms than hy any title OF nobility, because
nv heart and soul arr here.
There +, uo better blood, even among the long
d..c,udri scotch peers than the Earl> Of '1ithner,
can claim They 20 back IN perfectly trceahe
nr for Ten ccuturlc, 10 Slrrc, the Norremal. VINO
hcc6nc Earl OF orkney, Ca.thnc,, aad shetland In