New-York tribune., 1909-02-12
DYED THE BABY BROWN.


Lord Terence Browne who has arrived here from
f1hgiand, and who is d frequent visitor t the
United States. is a younger son of the Marquis of
ohgo one OF the veterans OF the Indian Mutiny and
former Minister Of Finance TO the Governor Cen
eIal OF India, at Calcutta. The marquis held
civil appointment in Bengal when the nutiny broke
out. IN 1901. He had left his wife and his then
twelve-months-old boy Monghyr in what he be-
heVed to be complete safety, but to his dismay
tle insurgents cut Off all chance Of his rejoining
them. and. worse stiH, surrounded Monshyr His
wife and her baby sought refuge in the collectors
house. with the few other English people in
district and during four weeks sustained siege
"hicl cost the lives of most OF the defenders,
through thirst. hunger disease and the onslaughts
or the foe Lady Sligo, she then was, Lady
Ciick Browne. realized that her little boy would
succumb if he remained. and accordingly took the
desperate chance of permitting her devoted Hindu
nurse TO dye the child dusky color with chestnut
leaves and to make her way with him through the
sepoy lines by passing of the little fellow her
own offspring.
Two weeks later Monghyr was relieved by the
English troops. Lady UHck Browne being among
the very few Of the gallant survivors of the siege
But not until many weeks afterward were she and
her husband able TO ascertain what had become
OF their child and its nurse TO discover whether
they had managed to get safely through the Sepoy
lines around Monghyr and through the rebel in
Tested country to safety had perished in the at
tempt. Eventually, however. the ayah turned up
with the little fellow VINO is the Earl of Alta
mont, elder brother of Lord Terence Browne.
Lord Altamont is soldier by profession and served
through the Afghan war. but has now retired from
the army. making his home in Surrey. where he
has charming place at Haslennere, and devotes
himself TO travel and yachting The British
Museum owes to him those columns from the
Treasury Of Atreus. at Mycene. which are the
pride OF the archaic Lord Terence Browne.
like his father and all his brothers has seen ser
vice in India. and may be regarded a scion
Of of those houses of the British aristocracy
that particularly identified with England's
great Oriental dependency.
The Browne family first came into prominence
when Queen Eliza beth's sovereignty was asserted
over Ireland, and John Browne. a lawyer. is on
record having drawn up the articles Of the
treaty. by the terms of which the Chieftains and
freeholders of Mayo agreed to accept English laws
and tenures- So we'll did he do his work that by
way of a reward he appointed Sheriff Of
Mayo. but was in course of time assassinsted by
the B1lrkes then the deadly enemies Of the
Brownies many matrimonial alliances having, how
ever. taken place since then between the two
houses His great grandson. Colonel John Browne
taken prisoner al the siege Of Derry. but man
aged to escape TO Limerick. where. when the Stu
art cause was finally lost. he drew up the terms
Of the capitula tion in Iavverlike style He mar
ried a daughter of Thecbald third Viscount Burke.
and established himself Westport House. in
County Mayo which the home of the Mar
uuis Of Sligo to this DAY. II this Colonel John
Brownies grandson who became Lord Monteasle
OF Westport and Earl OF Altamont as a reward
for political services. and his grandson, the thrd
Earl Of Altamont. created Marquis OF Shso On
the occasion OF the Union. in 1880
MAROTJSE DE FONTENOY.