New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-01
Lcr5 and Lacy Lisncat-ock.

ne E58n. Charles Stewart Rolls. VINO Kgsas
fziiled in such shock ng fashion the other
tzv a. t-a crest aviation meet at Bourne
s1.oot-. n England was SO well known
81 America. where lie was . frequent Wis
flor. tEac 4 Few words concerning his
family may be 81 interest He was the
zllr5 son % Lord L3anEaitock. ana al
2Eouzh the iacter's Heerazte : Of rnode-n
origin. having been bestowed on aim as re-
entity as in 1Sa2 i'y Queen Victoria. yet
tae fanny i al ancient ole ans his Mon
-lso~t,-s-l.-s, country place, the Hendre, pro-
s.--slce5 Hen3ref. which in Ntls. means
+se Sid home. has been II the possession
u sfe Rollses Tor over three hundred and
--rry ears. The mansion Itself dating from
See It has had many royal visitors. be-
tsinniTss with Charles ii. vvho spent d couple
q nights there while flying from the VIC
to-loOs armies Of CroTn well: VIII le Edward
vi. and n particular King George and
Queen Mary, have stayed there on several
occasions.
The house. wonderful medley OF ga5los.
lowers and turrets. Is fun Of all sorts Of
interesting relics. including tortoise shell
dressing case or lir-S francis Il France,
Workbox used by Queen Elizabeth, which
she embroidered herself, the Identical hat
which Napoleon wore At the battle Of
Waterloo. the chair a. which Milton sat
when he p-rate Paradise Lost; the Young
F-s-en6er-s waste, al embroidered By the
5sd5es OF TIE Stuart court a. s. German.
re sets q silver and porcelain presented
= me English nation % Lord Nelson: a
silver teapot and tea Ern given by Sir
william Hamilton ana as wife. the fran
hist beeueifri LADY Hamilton. 10 Nelson.
for Use Do board the FeJGFeyaut. and hast
hui Uo- least some magnificent cid Spar
1Sh plate Eoyr hundred yeaTs Gid. ZhICl
Eas taken OVER 20 South America Tor sac
~ 81 TIE tine o. tbs Spanish Wars OF the
Succession. a. TIE close 81 the seventeenth
Century. and remained concealed there IL
Fhe mint Al Lima entirely forgotten for
nearly -Uo hundred years. dntiI purchased
~ Lord LIsnSattock during ore OF h = pro-
iouEed cruises on board his beautiful steam
yacht. ne Santa Mazda. which is almost
a vel known II foreign waters as Lord
E-asse--s sunbeam
-or6-and LADY Liangattccz are both ve-y
-a-h. she being 9 daughter Of the late Sir
charles aIaolean. chief OF the Scottish clan
C Nsclean- ard a great heiress. 7 was
owing 20 this thai their son Charles Rcils
was able 20 indulge IL al these aviation
experiments which, according 70 ms own
E-kGGW5 eJEusDL cost him many thousands
O. pounds and which resulted in his death
So much has been written about the fatal
&C dent thas il Is unnecessary 70 add any
thing - tire matter saZe PEI aps Just one
- TWO small personal touches Yet never
tne'esS Characteristic Of yhe man One was
-ha- before any flight he Was most partIcu-
iariE serupulous about his personal appear
auce and a. Tastidious Ga such occasions
- Re -as careless about Il when examlI-
tIg and working AT the machinery. Re
-ea5 zcd every time that he made a fight
taa- be was challenging death and he
wished. Ike Colon+I NewcotEe, TO die - q
crg-iemau.''
On 5he night before his death he was
dining vvtth Lady ABBY rthar Is 70 SAY.
Tie present wife Of Sir William A5dy and
lot re divorc6c cf that name. and while
st table there was some discussion a. 10
The danger Of e.-ire. whereupou he made
-he remark There are more ways OF
CE-D@ tlan flying q remark WHICH &C
q-l=d special sigujtic1nCe on The foIlow-
-I- afternoon. when lie was 50 suddenly
killed .usc nalT an hoyr before his parents.
of "hom Pr was the ravori1e sen. arrived
~ Isc--aeEnoIl-n 20 witness his exploits.
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