New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-25
NT'SCAUSEWAYSAFE
uo-r Lord -4ntrim Has Secured 1t
from the QudTTymcH.
,r,,r-.rA,. 1905 by THE Brentwood ooupany.I

-,-5ss widely published 70 the erect that the
,o-ls-tarned Giants Causeway vas N course q
sss--.-+ion through oUarrytng- The Giant cause
-. longs xo the Earl OF Antrim. and the story
"a, = vas about 10 be subjected 10 dlsin1eersVo7
- me sake OF its stone seems TO have originated
~ an or,ion acquired By tae irish Coiurnnai ba-
s,.,- Company from the earl 10 quarry stone IN
~ Neigh ,orhood Of the Causewsy-thaI Is 10 say
,,,---e q miles inland and about that distance
@-o- tie Giants Causeway Hotel Some ten or
e. ,-esrs sEo Lord Antrim granted long lease
=, --e Giants Causewsy Syndicate, which was OF
--5zsz so- re express purpose of preserving the
~ssez-sv sn5 Of preventing its injury or destruc-
.+o- The SYNDICATE fenced in the Csuseway and
--z-zes small Zee for admission and as long as
-r4< ease Lzsts-t has some eighty years or 50 TO
- -ra-e csn be no tanperinE with the Cause
- IN fact II Is doubtful whether. even II there
see nc such syndicate in existence. there could
ere- b zrv oua-rying q the Giants Causeway It
81 No one would care to risk boats on that ex-
-ased shore Even II il possible. 70 load stone
and u get Il ID n tie top Of the cliffs, near
* four hundred feet high. and convey II 10 Port
--sh would prove so costly an undertaking that no
--acrsczI man would consider il for one moment
BEFORE The beauty Of the Giants CauseVay can IN
z-~ vsv be destroyed. or even harmed By quarry
s-r II would be necessary, first OF all 20 break
rre riae-y-nine years lease between Lord Antrim
srs The syndicate organized for the specific Pur-
pose Of preventing any harm TO the CauseWsS' ana
-reu Il would be necessary 70 invent economic
-zvs o. handling and conveying stone which are
e present quite unknown
While Lord Antrim is comparatively urkno7'n N
America save as ne owner Of the Giants Cause
~ the countess often crosses the Aflanlc 70
E-zv with her brother, the Governor General @
rznzza. and takes s6vantaEe OF these ulps 70
--s-- 1-z-so-,s oz--s q the United States She IS
- -.-+.s,--s s. court lady IN wait
- II Queen Victoria ard has also been retained
- 80 zane ce-a-try by Queen AlexanoTa- H4r
So vIzoount Du2lrce. no al h'ol oSeo . .
.-l-s-,A5 .r1ore-riEht-' spent couple o. seasons
80 e,5 II vas believed ar enc time that
- ..slr = bride IN America expectations.
L,--s7,e- which were not fulfilled. IS he married
re daughter Of : G Talbot NJ r
Tc-s 7r-nl,ce and Of course his father. the
sr1 q. Antrim are e Scotch origin though their
emily hss been settled n ireland since the reign
n Queen Elizabeth. and are descended from JoRn'
-.--5 q ne Isles and Margaret daughter Of King
=-5s-- 4 q Scotland Tbs connection 81 the Nc
-7o--ens % re Isles with Ireland nay oe said
- rzvz bee1- nearly century pr1or - the reign
= Queen Elizabeth, for they played great role
f- ne wars Of The Scots II Ulster against me
E-zltsh ard II the Ezcguinary feuds Win ms
= r-ziEs But so-le Buie Mcdonnell securing oy
f---e he Irish estates % his family. Put a end
~ q his house with The O'Neills BY r-ar-
ing Lady May O'Net-I. daughter q the Earl
-y-o-e. ard made his peace with Queen Eliza
-e-r according 70 rhs latter RS allegiance sh-
FINED hin u al his possessions, notably N
80 estates which his family had Vres-ed oy Sorce
@---- The NcQUIla,s E house still II existence
--s--6e-s q which boast q being able . trace
- =
--~-sz-5 yea-s. Eher the original NcQu--sn emf
z-z-.s --o- Babylon 70 Scotland. The NcQ-i-la-
---7e--v which thus passed y the NcDonrells in
--5e5 ne grand ed castle Of DUnl1ce formerly
<s-ocs stronghold, and today - rhs raos-
------eza-e ruins @ TIE Old World 7 stands I
---- = isolated rock : hundred feet above the
rz-=- G. IRE sea sn6 & connected With the main
.rs-5 n bridge barely -vo feet vide It's age IS +
r1-s--z--- L2oUEh tradition ssc-ibes rs ooasrr-c-
-s-- 2 y Coc-oey Earl q lister, and naturally (
ssrr--e so-se zEcoo--eI-s son was created - +
Es-E lanes Ttsco---r Du-IUce. Of Dunluce Castle
80 Ez-i q Antrim The sixth -z-- died toward /
- e-s q tie eighteenth century without 1a-s I
-s<-s having previously obtained recreation %
~ 9ee-zEes with remainder . MS daughters
--.--ozz-tr1--elv and 70 Ihet- male issue A. his
5=--ss his eldest daughter became Countess Of I
.---z- = her right. married Sir Henri Nane l
Tempest and. having 10 son, but onl- : daughter
f--z--s-E 70 TIE third Marquis Of londonderry tbs .
-=--S0-- q Antrim and IA Tiscounty e DUnllce .
raised u The sixth ezrl's younger daughter, LADY
--z--o--= Mcdonnell From the izrrer's union .
---- Lord Marx Kerr tbs present Ear - Antrim .
* descended 81 -he second generation
Ike 50 many o-he- British peers, especially those
- Sco--z-5 and q Ireland. Lord Antrim has had /
- -=<z-5 his hono-s and estates against claimants
s---s y whom have hailed from Evood, Ind, wlo
szz=-r -tz- they ere descended from The son Of Z
Ger Ee-l q Antrim. who rar away rom Ire !
rz-z years age and settled married and did IN .
,-=z Jersey There IS TO trace. boveve~- = this .
--5-s1 --.-zu-sv son q E Lord q Antrim il the /
=--=-s n ne House % Mcdonnell and. moreover,
--z claimants n question had The misfortune 70
bez- ne surname OF Antrim instead - Mcdonnell .
80, = r1e uz-ro---,ic Of The Ears Of Antrim
EF--s NEW REPRESENTATIVE PEEF-
-,a-6 4sh-ozn, who had r1n 2 dead heat with /
---rz Lord Fa-nham II the race for The vacant /
Esz- n he House Of Lords representative /
-z=- n Ireland NE election -esul-ing n lie vote
-z ~ length carried ~ he prize for in order %
z---Ie ne matter the Crown resorred 70 the odd.
----z-e5erted ye- STATUTORY device Of causing the
-z--es q The TWO competitors for the vacancy 70
= dawn bv Iot n the House q Lords, and Lord /
1 sh-gz-n won and viii now for the remainder Of /
- lie occ1ry sat n the upper house OF me /
-z-tc-aI legislature Westminster representa-
-f-e or the IRISH pee-age = resident Irish land (
---5 living almost entirely Glenahiry. his seat
.- rc-.,-v GALWAY where he OWLS some twenty /
thousand acres and much mora in County 1
waterford MS life has been repeatedly attempted /
zrz vas shot e n leos and 1905. while last /
-=z- : bomb vas exploded 81 his shooting lodge. (
s---elv- zvreckt-E the room u which he usually !
SEPT L vas claimed b. his political foes that /
ms so--z-led sC5lerahi-- outrage had been IN
xt-e=re5 BY The peer himself by reason Of his !
zrt-cos.-v against The Home Rule party, and Ger
rz.r r. that Lord AshtCWn received very little (
z-ts1zc-iou t-or- the government Il connection /
-~-h The e-dez-ors 70 down the perpetrators Of
- outrage. or in The shape o. additional Protsc-
ter n fact. among Tories and Lnionlsts ther= /
tss been much feeling against me government in /
he matter, and this has found EXPRESSION in his 1
election - the House O. Lords
Lord Esn-o~- bears . name and tits that are
sEec-zted n Ireland. For The single vote which IN
fhs memorable debate Of January q. l79e, IN the
DUcl-r Parliament sealed ire doom Of that legts-
la-ure and II Irelandz s5roror7v The vote IN
Zee that vas responsible for Erir's loss of Home
E--@ and Tor her union Errh England vas cast