The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-13
SACKvILLE'S RETREAT.
WENT FISHING on A CRUISER no
EVADE IRISH VENGEANCE.
General Tibbal1 Tells Additional
Particulars of the Curious Incl
dent.

WASHINGTON, Oct. J2.-That portion
Of Lord Sackville- Vests pamphlet in
which he asserted that Lord Granville,
at the time of the Irish executions in 1883
had. upon the representations Of Lord
Spencer. called the assistant secretary Of
state that he believed Lord Sackyille's
life was in danger, owing to the heated
Irish agitation in this country and that
as a result Lord Lionel was taken on a
ten days cruise by General Sherman
was confirmed from an unexpected quar-
ter TODAY. When the publication was
first made It was received with incredul-
ity here as no one at the state war or
navy departments 20 be found could give
any information. Today Mr. Davis, who
was for a time assistant secretary Of
state under Secretary Frelinghuysen, but
who had retired before this incident oC-
CURED, received the following from Bre-
vet Brigadier General John c. Tibball
retlred)' of the United Stag army, de-
failing circumstances which had hereto
fore not been made public:
up Montalze Street, Sroohlyn, n. Y.
Dear Sir:-I have not seen Lord Sack
VilleS pamphlet, and DO not know IN what
connection he brings forward the cir
cumstances referred to, Che cruise on
the CheSapeake), but do know as a mat
ter of fact that it did occur. 1t was in
the first part of May. 1888. General Sher-
man took Lord Sackville-West and fam
lily on a navy vessel, Ghe TaIlapoosa per
haps), down the Chesapeake on an osten-
Sible junheting trip. They were gone a
week or ten days. Meanwhile 1. as aide
de camp to General Sherman, took charge
Of the British legation in Washington
So far as / know no one knew the reason
for this action. except President Arthur,
Secretary of War Lincoln, General Sher-
man and myself. But I presume there
We're those IL the state department who
were aware of it. Of course the British
minister was in the secret, but l do not
think it was known to his secretaries at
the time.
General Ayres. commanding troops al
Washington barracks, and the chief Of
police, Colonel Dye, We're to a degree
aware of what was going on. The Sc
cret was so we'll kept that 1t never got
into the papers, but. as Lord SacllVille-
West has noN divulged it, I have no
hesitation in mentioning what I know
about It.
Very truly. JOHN c. TIBBELL4
Frey. Brig, L. S. A.
General Iibball IS now on the retired
What Actuated SackviIIe.
NEW YORK, Oct 1.-THE Worlds
London correspondent cables:
1t is the gossip of the clubs that
Lord Sackville's publication was as
much due to anger against Lord
Salisbury as against Mr.. Bayard
Ever since Lord Sackville's return
from Washington he has sought an
{
and lately made a strenuous but futile
application for one of the vacant
colonial governorships. The interest
I ing fact, never hitherto published, may
now be made known that a demand
for Lord Sackville's recall was mooteC
in Washington some months before the
Murchison incident.
When Phil Sheridan was buried. ir
the summer of 1888, it was stated lhat
while every other legation was re-
presented in full uniform at the
funeral not a single member of the
British legation was present, although
/ invitations were issued by the state
I department and the ceremony wa:
/ therefore national absence from
which on the part of foreign repre-
I sentatives could only be regarded a:
! discourtesy.
Because He Was Irish.
/ The fact that the famous soldier
and commanding officer of the Ameri
/ can army was of Irish birth, made thu
/ absence of any representative of TIL,
/ British legation even Extensively dis
courteous. Inquiry showed that Will,
Lord Sackville was away in Beverly
! Mass, the first secretary of the Iega
! ton has been seen in Washington tn
morning of the funeral and that III,
/ invitation had been duly received b.
/ him as we'll as by Lord Sackville a
| Beverly, two days before the cere
mony.
President Cleveland was then urgec
/ to declare the English minister to b.
/ personae non grata to his government
for so fragrant discourtesy, but afte
consideration he decided not to do SO