The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19
KENYON Hotel Clerk Owns Watch Carried
by Napoleon During Battle of Waterloo

possiblv few people are aware OF
i fact thai the great Napoleon ever
..scssed a watch. In fact some peo-
a are loath to accept the statement
.at he did rs true, but there IS proof
he had that he carried handsome
a somewhat clumsy, watch during the
smorab!e battle OF Waterloo. The
/ atch in question, which is now the
rpcri7 Of i. J.. Loughbcrough. day
,rk AZ the KENYON hotel. IS Il work
All. 1t is enclosed in gold case.
IA tie watch itself is IN three sec
me- il required twenty years To
.ke II. and il runs today Just as we'll
Iit did when ii was The iimepiece of
otd Louchborough. Count La Lem
,sznpa, thr Vicar of Kitchen. and when
MAS carried by Napoleon.
The history attached 10 the watch
Lad almost like fctiou. In l76S, y
,rc1smith named Whjtcsidc, residing
England. began the construction Of
is watch and another exactly like IL.
reuty years later. in l7SS, the two
.;shes were completed and were of
|isd for sale al 4 price which today
bid seem ineTcdulous. Seeing IT one
IA Lord Loughborough. the man who
-cfvarl drafted the high treason law
4 England. purchased 1t. and carried
|ioT many years. Later be gave II 10
PERSONAL friend. Count La Lemprc-
'ss Of France. Some time later the
nDt was appointed aide dc-camp 10 Ma
.eon aud was with him through the
.iority o. his wars, which have been
rensivaly detailed in history. Napo-
rn lad = timepiece Of his own, upon
irh, according 10 history, he absolute
relied for The time of day But while
|ssged IA the battle of Waterloo, his
atch was either lost or stolen. and he
|. Immediately offered tho use Of the
ach belonging 20 his aide dc-camp.
mt Lem pIeauna. Tho watch was an
furate iimekceper. and the general
tdly accepted the loan. All dur
d ;fat hj3::ric cacOuG:eI the watch
st;ed In Napoleon : pocket.
'Innc passed en-. Ma aDU:cou was cN
n. aud his friend. the count, was also
r,sEed from rance. Ic.Ving Ms ma
be land. ihe count journcycd 10 Eng
nd. wbcr, he became teacher OF Ian
|aecs III Oxford university. position
held NJ 10 the time oi his death, IN
III. When npop his dcath-hed. the
pnt presented the valued watch 10 the
'uphter of Lord Loughborcugh, and il
|naincd 10 her possession until 1889.
|hfn il bccalGe the property of the
ikar of Kitchen, whose name was K.
longhborough. This official later
1tare the FIRST assistant 10 the Dean
fantcrbury. and he carried the time
PEG pntil his death in 1902
For snort time Sir Loughborough
kAsou, ihc famous architect, who was
pgiicd by Queen Victoria for having
'slgned palace for her which eclipscd
thc efforts of his competitors, ear
n the waten, bGt rs he was an uncle
me present owner of the watch. IT
p never allowed 10 pass ont of the
Nds Of The family except during the
Fe Napoleon carried il and when it
q lhe property OF the Count La
55;;.'SC1.iJ
pon the death Of The Vicar of
ehen, the watch was held IN trust
The, next Il, j. Lougborough Of
and as the young man was then
Il years of age, IL was stipulated
u continue TO he held in trust for
lntll he became Of age. Some years
M. Loughborough secured the
zen from England and had it safely