New-York tribune., 1908-01-15


night being spent in tending the sick and wounded
always as near as possible 10 the actual scene of
conflict, and or many an occasion only preserved
from capture and from destruction by the Red
Cross flag. Indeed. time and again the windows Of
the train were smashed by flying bullets. On one
occasion one OF the cars placed out of service
by a large fragment Of a bursting shell, and from
the windows the princess witnessed many charge
and many rout- To the sick and wounded she
was always known as Sister Eleanor" and the
work which she did such was beyond all praise.
Indeed when she returned at the close of the war
with her train she was overwhelmed with mani
festations of gratitude and OF regard at St Peters
burg. where she has since been object OF uni
versal respect and affection, only at court and
with the members OF the imperial family. but also
In Russian society. For many the families that
to her care out in Manchuria the preservation
OF the life and the recovery Of father. husband
q a brother.
Thanks to this. her marriage 70 Prince Feroi-
nand viii strengthen his position wonderfully IN
Russia among ali classes and these considerations
as as the fact that the princess is very good
useful, accomplished and unselhsh woman VIII
more than compensate Ferdinand for the lack OF
youth and Of beauty on the part Of his bride
LORD BoYNE OF BRANCEPETH CASTLE
Brancepeth Castle. in County Durham, is one OF
the erandest of northern strongholds 1t dates
from the reign OF King John. TO whom II oeionseu
for time. and then owned Tor se'et@4 -
possession of the Lords Boyne through the ma
rage Of the seventh viscount of that lK 10 Eniiii
Russell the only child and heiress OF Nla'lile"
Russell. It was in consequence CT TINS iiiS'
that the Tisceunts Boyne. whose tltIe susee7''
Irish strife and broken heads. assumed Ihe iaiH
% Es,,esafI in addition TO their own patronyrnc OF
Hamilton and the new master of Brancepetn
Castle who has just succeeded to ms Ialhei iio.
ors and estates has been known unth no" as INC
Hon Custavus Hamilton Russell He Is a man oi
NH
,gz ,cpia,-pd distinction as master OF the houAuS
and married couple OF years ago Lazy Mar Isaie'
rasceIes daughter Of Lord Harewooo' oV whom
he had a SON. who like him bears the name OF Ius-
tavus. -, -.
I-;-,o,,nts Tsovne who are also Lords Hamilton
and lords Brancepeth is due TO the fact IiiaL til
founder or this particular branch OF the ou11i
House OF Hamilton was that Sir Freas'lg - ~
-, who served so conspicuousIy under hlng Gus
+.,r,e Adofprus of Sweden. and VINO remains on
record in history enc Of the most an7 COM
r,snders of the Thirty Years war. ne was 'l'-i
ward Governor of Ulster and Whie ms ms Hol.S
e,,. remained in Sweden, where their descenoaht7
. Courts Hamilton flourish to this day. countess
charles wedeI wife Of the new Governor tTehrr,l
IF AIsace-L Lorraine being by birth 0"eolSl
Countess Hamilton his eldest SON. 1Hs't'" "s' -
v,,or, the great Swedish King vas godtather' SET
.,5 = Trs,snd vron his spurs IN the military ser
,-ire Of King William of Orange, took leaoi"s
mari in the battle Of the Bovne. IN the siege o'
Londonderry and in the stormfng Of Athione, ~ il9
;r.- a number Of regiments for King Nlnlalh'
iis -. - known Of which is that bearing
t,,o ,.r,a Of the Inriskillings. King Mthanl re
v-srded him with large grants OF lana III iie-0|r ~
.r5 eventually he raised TO the peas
george as Baron Hamilton OF olacAal.-l.. -, -
,~o,,rty Meath and as Eiscount Boyhe' IN III -
- - - nr1,ieb he played at the battle OF tie
To,,ne From that time forth the LoFas r,s BOY ~
o' - - bean identified with Ireland, thoush
ttefr principal estates, extending over an toa n
some thirty thousand acres are no" co. +ba new
me 15 Povne that the estates of his house are
1arre for the family is what might De oters
o1iac and he has less than eIeVeh oI5ts-.
and sisters all OF whom ineluolns ~ IA a-5o was
- a-+rur of the 1st Dragons -, -
brother 80 in south Africa have liberal al
,o.srcss d. chargeable on the property, rty>--rrov