New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-30
A VERY LEARNED EARL.
Hoso Lord Cra5cford's ancestor
Fought His Duel scith Arnold

Lord cEcWforc. who is one OF the most use-.I
snd learned members o. the English peerare Rs
igst presented "a the British Museum in London
q wonderful collection OF several thousand sneoi-
mems % birds. fishes reptiles BUTTERFLIES an6 orner
insects besides skulls ana skeletons galore Sc
,red ~ his recent long cruises on board his steam
Yacht Nalhola. which was undertaken for the
purpose - visiting Tie remote portions o. the
Psc.ac and Indian ooearz-places indeed thar lie
cat q. TIE beaten track o. the o~sine~v ssufn-
vessels. LORD Crawford took with hin, several
~asu-alsts and other scle~tfac co-,0ani7-s ars
Us cruise. which extended over a period OF ~earIv
two wears. has from scientific point o. view been
ere rost remarkable thing o. the KIND since the
famous cruise 90 the CHALLENGER Lord C~-v-ror5's
farsly. The Lindsoys. 30 which he Is The chief is
ore o. Tie most ancient IN Scotland and few
ware aeo De celebrated the 5ooth anniversary OF
tne creation o. his earldom % Crawford Sir David
thirteenth Lord o. Lindsay. "a valiant knight"
having bcla created. proclaimed and beltes Earl
. Crawford NJ Perth on April =. 1855 his lo-Gship
te1r a. &c same time erected into a reeaIity.'
slrcc then there have been twenty-five earis o.
Crawford. tho present one being the twenty-sixth
AID Is curious shat from the earliest times they
Asvs az had some ulcknanes the second earl
having been called the Consanguincous' by Henry
"a TIE fourth earl was known the Tiger"
re ninth was eU-Earned the '1uterpolated Earl"
-be twentieth was 'the Gallant" and was the FIRST
,,.crt, o: the famous Black watch Regiment II
was ere o. the present Lord era words ancestors
-rc twcnty-Jhi-6 Ear az Crawford and sixth Earn
os rzIcarres. who received thirteen bullets through
sis coa- ~ The battle 81 Tloonderoea. George II
introduced HIN to the American General Arnold.
Al. tEe traiJor2" he asked WhereUpon a chal-
-s-ce from Arnold ensued.
The earl consented 70 a meeting on the field Of
honor. Arnold missed him. vaereupoa the earl
walked away.
why don't YOU fire." cried Arnold.
a. youe" the peer exclaimed contemptUously
over h.s shoulder 40. sir. leave sou 10 the exc
....c-cr."
4. was the present oarI's father whose body was
stolen from its tomb AZ Dunecht. near Aberdeen.
BE oied s. Florence, and his body en-
.suteG tarirE one az the Gercest storms ever
known Ia Scotland in this uaaUsoleum. that he had
turt Tor himself year later il was ascertaiued
trat THE mausoloGln had been broken open and that
tle sarloPhagus "a which has body had been placed
Was vacant Livery cnceavor mace 70 ascertain
what had become of The corpse proved futile. but
SIX months later ST. vas discovered by mere
chance concealed within half mile OF the tomb.
Eventually the body snatchers were arrested. ana
were sentenced 10 long terms OF Imprisonment
though 20 this CAV a mystery prevals--at any rate
30 Far cs the public Is conccrned-as 10 the motives
oi their 1hou.lsh act OF Dissertation. lhe maUso-
leeu las row been destroyed. and The earl rests.
aloug with many other LiUdsa5s in the Lindsay
-auso.elm near fiaigh Han at NiEau. wh-lo
pu-echt itself has been sold TO Mr. Pirie. OF tAc
well known firm q papermakers of Aberdeen. The
observatory there which was 30 notable a feature.
ls however. no longer in existence the earl who 10
OF TIE leading astronomers Of Europe. having
presented Us a-peia equipment and all The lustru-
ulerfs end telescopes 10 the crown Of Scotland.
Dl.h hIs rudy locks beard and mustache. his
keen face. aquIine uos-, freckles and blue spec
-alles with which he is popularity reported 90 have
been born LORD CraWford presents personality
which Is aegress.vcIy scotch lie does not, how
ever affect the kilt bat is invariably seen dressed
r blue generally In blue sack coat. with his left
haaG always concealed ia the left pocket. lis
slass, son .s knoUn south OF the Tweed as LORD
Ba.carres tl0Lgh Ia Scotland the Master of
L-lGsa.. arc has already MADE q name FOR knlsclf
ir the House 81 Commons. de Is a manly young
chap entirely free from side is popularity known
Bs4 and never touches & drop OF wine or
fplrts lie Is descended from that Sir william
BEaGsh4.gh q Haish who lived IL The reign OF
KING coward ~ and PLAYED the leading role II a
romance that has furnished a theme 70 many q
novelist D1rins his absence IN the Holy Land
VIII TIE Crusaders his wife sought and found an
oihe- husband and on his return the Crusader hus-
baEc hearing ~ The second marriage. Immediately
proceeded 20 say tie usurper. the lady doing pen
G1oe by walking barefoot once a week 70 cross
near The town o. EalGh.