The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-07

Grandfather. the Earl OF Perth and Mel
fort, and Finally Diea OF Privnuon.
LONDON. Dec. 6-viscount strathallan. heir
presumptlve to the earldom and Scotch titles
OF Perth. died last night OF Influenza. 1ie
was formerly Major OF the Sixth Dragon
Guards. from which he retired In 1882 az hon
orHTy Colonel.
The death of vlscount strathallan recalls
the romantic life and tho sad death OF young
Lord Drummond. the last male descendant OF
the long line Of Earls OF Perth and Meliort.
The etory OF how this young noblcman eloped
from London with n tradesman's daughter.
and endured poverty and bodily suffering
rather than forsake his wife: OF how. after
working for years at anything he could ind to
do. he died OF consumption in a hospital in
this city-this story. which closed six years
ago. has long been forgotten. with the death
OF tho young lord. however. tho direct sue
cession to tho titles and estates or Forth and
Meifott ended. and the Viscount OF Strath-
ALLAH became heir presumptivo.
IA the clerk writes upon tho records OF
tho house OF Perth and Mefort "Dicd. Dec. D.
Niscount Strathalan." ho adds to mage so
replete with romance and human interest that
n is well worth the while to take from II the
story Of Lord Drummond's life. even though IL
lie an old one.
The house OF Perth is one OF tho oldest
in Europe. The present Earl Is tho four
teenth Earl OF Perth. Tradition carries the
line as far back as Maurice. who In tho
eleventh century came 10 Scotland from Hun
gary with Edward AthelinG and Margaret who
became Queen OF Scotland.
George Drummond. Earl OF Perth and Mel
fort, Lord Drummond OF Stobhall and Month
fex. Niscount Meliort and Forth. and Lord
Drummond OF Rlckertoun. Castlemaine. aud
Galstoun. in Scotland hereditary ThAne OF
Iennox and hereditary Steward Of Menteith
and Strathearn: Duke do Melfort. Comte do
Lussan. and Baron lie Nalrose In France. is
v " ms male issue ali his es lis
death will fall to the Master Of Strathallan. tho
32,yeGriot son u the ma MAJ IN, Tho died In Lon
The present Earl Of Perth and Melfort had
The other bore the title Of Viscount Forth.
married. in 1855, tho daughter Of the Hon
Sex SEX fRsy had a child. who "ptliysi them.
Upon the death OF his parents, this child, who
The young heir wen, 70 live with his grand
taSntS year he e s love Win RI Eliza ~ Sheaon
Harrison, his grapdmother's maid. She was
Fix years older than Lord brmmmSnd. but In
spite Of those drawbacks he grew to love her
it was afterward told-althouGh the old Earl
was charged with having spread the story
y
cnachman and had married him in a country
church Deserving him when she found n ne ne
story. however, and the young lord gave abso-
luteiy no hecd to It.
Mrs: Cape!I died. and tho Earl OF Perth went to
the funeral; Intending to take his heir home
with him. T2 his great surprise tho lad re-
his mind 70 go to Amsricn-. The Earl sus-
pectod nothing. hut withheld his consent. be.
cause he thought Drunimund was too young
nearly S six feet high. and had a strong viii Of
espS ST Nth Mss a n9k S1.'F tho
They vent e yerGooI and 1.i.O were msTreG
the young lord had sold bis horse before start;
ing, ana this. with the little money that the girl
saflcisnt. to pay for their passage, and when
they reached this c'ty they, were almost pen:
niess. Tho British Consul, at the request OF
the Earl, tried in vain to persuade Drummond
TO return home.
The couple went to Breslnu. l. l.. whore the
young man obtained work A. a farm hand, and
his wife IA n servant In tho same family. They
Earnings when he was Ia ken sick The girl
n"rsed him tenderly. and 10 recovered. They
, S W az or i1 TnlIey ana after While. in
this city In a family ON Madison avenue.
coRn@ay ansS lex S'Y so SY Rs gave gave up his
EH"S In this city after year and went With Win
EE wG to 70 me as
They lived in small weather-t eaten hut on
the shore OF the Great South Ray. BY hunting
snt li.h!ps he provided ior hi; family when
and in distress. they were happy. To a SuN
reporter VINO visited them in 1919 in their lit
other. Lady Drummond was yet young, and
the roses in her cheeNs had not faded. Lord
when he gained rossesslo lon d til. great EariIs
estates. including Castle Drummond; he should
SIN want Elnce to live In that looked out
nut @is:or!anrs came upon him; His son
died. II Is r"ln'lyes were constantly urging
hin to iprsLS" hiI wife anil return to Castle
Drnmmond lie wanted TO return, but his In
America until his wife was recognized ns the
Nt~cnuntcss. The Earl however. would not
young man that II HE VIII ever came back to
lnpland sue would 10 arrested for bigamy.
severe and brought in only scant living. 30.
H. l~S!. the Niscount decided To return to tho
stg aea again, ir t S&iHsd Pare as sassm9n
Mhltfnrl ! 60 Here he w9rSed hard ior two
yemHrpr1i and when - Z, ST n" Arm falea he
came the darkest day-. Care aud privnton
bad stolen hi wl'es beauty. Tut his devotion
thing tina. he could hnd TO d." walking many
miles 10 earn few pennies Ills vito also
men robe, for y broadway house
Tive iscount had made many, friends and
The Ear never, sent hinl ~ penny. Occasion;
ally he received n remittance from kind oil
Au0t IN the other side. In 1872 he obtained
Ep.nrr IN the counting room OF newspaper.
bat owing 20 hiS u"rioGt "nl attacks Of sickness
H. was soon 'orrrd to give II NJ
About this time Acting Consul General
luage who had often leirieudei him. had
DrumUuut sent to 81. Lakes Hospital. sour
ishmeut and rest restored the young not lsmHn
tod cuLd tliop in which hs frlt able to work. 81
he soon l"i' tHe hospital and returned to his
wife and daughter, Who were then living in
po"r rooms NJ Willow street, BToOklyn.
lTumMpnHs health, however soon failed
again, and, tecoming utterly discouraged, he
Logan to dTigS heavily. This was the hittsTest
tra 81 al. Has wife rluug To him with all the
= shown
u years that were uast, and str0ve to bring
HIM 10 Iral1zr what lac was doing. But nis
spirit WAS tTUA su.
lie went I" his triends and solicited money
which he spent Tor drink, Mr.. John Is. IrriAud
lawyer at "a lTOadWuY, who had become 40
Quaintsd with the \iscount at Brookhaven.
of en- lent him niy cents or dollar To buy
something t. eat for his family alter all his
other nancy had been spent Tor rink.
lie lived on in this way until the beginning
OF August. 1887. when he was taken with a
violent hemorrhage. MIR lloAre again sent
him 70 IT. Luke's Hospital Hiswif. aud child