The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18

Field Marshal to reorganize the Indian
army. He is married to a daughter
OF Col. Schneider Of Furness Abbey,
very charming woman. who. alike when
her husband was in command OF the
Quota division of the Indian army and
afterward at Aldershot. endeared her
self by her kindness OF heart by her
consideration. tact and hospitality. to
all of his subordinates.
Sir Horace styles himself Smith
Dorrien," whereas his brother is Dor
en-Smith." Asked to explain this dis
crepancy in the order of their surnames,
Sir Horace declared that the family was
not quite sure in which order the names
/ came, and therefore rang the changes
on them so that at least one branch
of the house might be correct. The two
brothers owe the addition OF the
name of Dorrien TO their ancestral
patrbnymic OF Smith to the fact that
their mother was the only child and
helress OF Thomas Dorrien of Great
Berkhampstead. one of the great terri
torial magnates OF the county OF Hert-
ford The elder brother that Is to say,
the king" OF the Sci,ly Isles, now
owns Ashlyns Hall, the old country seat
OF the Dorriens. in Hertfordshire. but
makes his principal home at Tresco Alb
hey. on the largest OF the Islands OF his
archipelago.
Tresco Abbey Is most picturesque
mansion, built on the foundations. and
to a great extent with the materials
/ OF the ancient Abbey Of Tresco, which
dates from the time of King Athelstane,
who In 936 granted It to the great mon
as,ery OF Tavistock. in Devonshre. for
use as a branch establishment Among
the relics OF the monks are the ancient
Abbey fishponds. bountifully stocked
and which run to some Nifty acres
After the Reformation the Scilly
Islands were leased by Queen Ellzabeth
to Sir Francis Godolphin. and remained
in the possession OF the Godolphins
as a fief Of the Duchy OF Cornwall
until 1895. when the flef passed into the
possession OF "A Mr. Augustus Smith,
uncle Of the present king" who on
his demise without issue left the prop
erty to his brother. the father OF Gen.
Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien and Of his
brother.
While the Islands were in the posses
sion OF the Godolphins they underwe Mt
many strange vicissitudes. Charles IL
l'Ilh NlI'4tFA AAAHlt az fl llt ulSdSll Jus
I defeat OF the Royalists at the battle OF
Worcester. From thence, too. Sir Rich
ard Grenv..le and Prince Maurice OF
Bohemia the nephew OF Charles l., con-
Quoted many bold huccaneer.ng cx-
ploit in behalf OF the royal cause, unit
driven out by Oliver Cromwells great
admiral, Robert Blake.
Up to the close OF the Godolphin era,
1,nt 10, ha 10 Of , r..
reign OF Queen Victoria, the islanders
lived by fishing, and particularly by
wrecking, regarding themselves as en-
titled 10 all fiotsam and jetsam by vlr-
tue OF the royal grant to the monks of
Tresco Abbey in times of old, Of all
wrecks. except whole ships, and whales
There is every reason to believe that
owing to this wrecks were promoted
rather than guarded against by the isl
anders. For the Scillys in former times
were an object OF dread 70 all mariners
by reason OF the extraordinary number
OF vessels wrecked on the rocky storm
beaten shores. among the best know.
disasters OF this kind being the loss o.!
the flagship OF Admiral Sir Cloudsle,
Shovel and OF four other cruisers OF hi,
fleet IN a single night. There is scarcely
a cottage or house on the island thai
does not contain in the materials OF IL
construction and in its furnishings al
. adornments relics memorial OF som
maritime disaster. the very bell of tn,
. Church OF 81. Agnes. the principal plac,
Of worship on the archipelago, constl
, tuting part and parcel of the plumber o
a wreck.
1t was the first OF the Smith dynast,
! who, realizing the evils Of this form o
> livelihood, succeeded in divertng tn
: activities OF his subjects into less ne
, farious and nj the same time more prof
/ table channels. Taking advantage G
' the wonderful climatic opportunities o
= the Islands, which in spite of their ex
e posture to the wintry blasts OF the At
I lantlc enjoy an exceptionally mild tenn
perature, almost tropical In characte
I during the summer he set the popula
r ton to growing flowers, and thanks I
{ this the islands export nowadays ship
Q load after sh!pload OF beautiful flower