The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-15
COURT GOSSIP
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which he named Omdurman. The animal
carried Kitchener during that terrible
battle against the Mahdi, and ultimately
went with his master to South Africa
during the Boer war.
Mention Of the South African cam
paign recalls that in 1904 the Second
British Life Guards, then at Knights
bridge Barracks had the most remark
able horse in the British army, known
to the regiment as Freddy Of Paarde-
berg This animal was the only horse
out of 200 taken to South Africa during
the Boer war which returned home mt
for service again. Freddy went through
six engagements without receiving a
scratch, and went home in capital con-
dition, being decorated by Queen Alex
andra with a silver medal bearing his
number. ID. 36. this medal, together with
six bars, being attached to his breast
plate Freddy Of Paardeberg died last
year at the age OF eighteen, and his
medal. with the clasps. is to be seen in
4 case in the officers mess anteroom al
Regents Park Barracks, London.
Among other famous warehouses might
be mentioned Copenhagen, the Duke oil
Wellington's chestnut charger, which
carried his famous master through the
PenInsular war, and bore him eighteen
hours at Waterloo. On that day. too
Napoleon rode Marengo. After his mas
Gter's flight the animal was found wan
dering dIsconsoRtely on the battlefield
and he was sent to England. He sur
vived Napoleon nine years, and wher
old age and pneumonia combined to end
his career. his skeleton was preserved
and Is at. the Royal United Service In
stitution in Whitehall
The late Lord Furness was a man Of
remarkable ability. It was essentially
business ability, combination OF
shrewdness and foresight, with resolu,
ton, promptness in action. and skill in
administering and organizing. as we'll a:
the diplomatic skill which lies in hand
ling men and "greasIng wheels" Lord
Furness cultivated the art OF getting or
with everybody. and much Of his success
in life was due to his efforts in this di
rection. Men OF his type are not usually
keen politicians, and least so when they
are on the Liberal side, but Lord Fur
ness having once thrown in his lot with
Liberalism. stuck to the party in bust
ness-like spirit
His general rule Of life made him con
spicuous in conciliating labor interests
II was a matter of business with him tc
eliminate friction in the relations be-
tween employers and employed: but II 1:
rather characteristic Of him that the
promising scheme Of co-partnershiI
which he designed for this purpose
broke down through the other side com
ing to the conclusion that they had moi
got the best of the deal. Probably 6
good many people who had business re-
Iations with the late peer arrived eventu'
ally at that conclusion.
Lord Furness purchased the Cundall
Grantley, and other estates in Yorkshire
and he gave $500 for Lord Ashburton''
property in Wiltshire. He owned about
500 acres. He had carried out great
improvements at Grantley Hall. neal
Ripor. which was his principal residence
II Il point always TO be remembered &c
his credit that. although all his life q
Methodist. he supported the Established
Church on his estates. He was patron Of
seven livings, and in more than one case
he considerably increased an incumbent
inadequate stipend.
PT.ASECB.
Copyright 1917 b. Court Gossip syndicatsl