New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03
NEW MARQUIS OF SLIGO
His Romantic Escape During
the Great Indian Mutiny.

| Copyright. 1913 b. the Brentwood Company
The new Marquis OF Sligo, sixth OF his
! line, has had a most remarkable career.
and has seen considerable service out in
| India as an officer Of the crack Bombay
! staff Corps. He was a twelve months.
old baby when tie great Sepoy Mu,iry
broke out IN India, in 1871. Ills father.
the late marquis, who was found dead
/ in his bed as the result Of hear; failure
on Tuesday morning last. was holding at
the time OF the Arutiny important civil
cmplo. ment in Bengal. He left his wife
| and hts little boy at Morghyr. in what
ne believed 70 be complete safety. while
he himself hurried in response 10 the cell
of Guty TO the scene OF the trouble. 70
his dismay. the rebels cut OF all CHARGE
Of his rejoining his wife and child. aud,
worse still. surrounded Monghyr
Lady Ciick Browne. as she vas theA,
sought refuge with the baby in tic col
lcctor's house. together with the few
other English people in the district, and
during four weeks sustained a siege which
cost the lives OF most OF the defenders.
, through thirst. hunger. disease and tie
onslaughts OF the foe. Lady Click real
lied that her little boy would succumb
if he remained. and she accordingly took
the desperate risk of permitting her de-
voted Hindu ayah or nurse. 70 dye the
child a dusky color with chestnut leaves
and TO make her way with him THROUGH
the insurgents lines by passing of the
little fellow - Ter own offspring.
Three weeks later Monghyr was re-
lieved ly the British troops. Lady Click
Browne being among the very few OF the
gallant survivors Of the siege. But not
until nearly three months afterward were
She ard her husband able TO ascertain
what had become os their child and nurse
or to discover whether they had man.
aged TO get safely through the sepoy
lines around Monghyr ard through me
rebel-infested country 70 safety, or lad
persisted in the attempt. Eventually,
however. tie faithful and devoted ayah
turn ed up with the little fellow, who Is
now the new Marquis OF sligo Ear OF
Altsmont Viscodnt Nestport and Baron
Moun,esgle Al these arc irish nonors
IN addition thereto he owns the United
Kingdom Barony Of Mounteaele, which
gives him seat IN the House OF Lords
Like his father. he i. a Unionist
The late Lord Sligo was we'll known in
this country and paid several visits.
being extensively entertained at Newport
and other smart American resorts.
Lord Sligo, who has a son OF twelve.
and three brothers-Lord Terence Lord
Alfred anc Lord Arthur Browne-all three
familiar agures on this side Of tie Vt.
lantic. is next heir 10 the earldom OF
Clanricarde. through his mother. and on
the death OF the present Lord Clanri-
carde. whose nsrquisate will then be-
come extinct, will inherit considerable
portion Of the Clanricarde estates, TIE
remainder going TO the Earl o, Cork.
whose mother was sister o. the mar
qus.
The name Of Clanricarde is not one
with which 70 conjure in Ireland In
fact. there are few that are more uni
versally execratod. For the present
Marquis Of Clanrcarde who makes his
home altogether In London and who is a
most eccentric individual. has Dersonifsi
all the most CRYING evils az absentee
landlordism. and is probably responsible
for more evictions and for more e,-
patriations Of Irish peasants 90 TINS
country and TO Australia than aty dozen
other territorial magnatea IN ireland. lie
has taken advantage OF every point o.
law 70 Cypress the people unfortunate
enough 20 be his tensntry. his relent-
!essness bong such as 10 excite tEs
angry condemnation OF both OF the great
political parties IN English politics. name
". the Conservatives and the Liberals.