| Show F r TILE THE YOUNGEST E ADMIRAL s I II a aIS I l IS EIGHT MONTHS OLD j s su u n nn n mn th the United d Stats States navy I V has been pointing to the fact that It now has hns In W L I Y Capps 40 lt years Y tho the In Ita Ile history story the tho British navy hRS gone cone It Il considerably better bett r In tho the point of admiralty youth youthfulness youthfulness 1118 Hl navy has fill an n ad adi mil only 8 months montha old What Is more i f Jio ho lit to not a hero Tero rear like likeCap Cap but an on admiral ot of the fleet a 11 afrank trank frank higher than thlU any In the United States navy higher than n a f vice ad nd I or tho the ordinary full admiral nl al hike Dowey This Thle curiosity nn on admiral still stilt In waddling clothes comes comell about aboul In a II curious and interesting ug WilY way Ho Ito Is II an nil admiral ad by heredity The Tho Infant of high rank Is le tho the young youn Marquis ot of Donegal who Is la the tho tar High Admiral of ot Lough n a II I Mary naval command which dates dated from tho the of ot Queen when to over overawe awe AWO tho mho predatory unruly natives of ot I Tyrone Perry Derry Armagh anti and Antrim In Ireland It became necessary to lo main maln maintain mil In tain n II permanent naval force torce upon Ix Lou Lough URh h which was WIS tho the naval bane bano of ot that time for tor that locality force commanded by tho the high nd ad admiral miral hud had many encounters with tho the I foemen named and for tor years yeara it wan wag H necessary to keep 1 lp up n a show of force In ha that region and It survives In name anti and on nn paper imper although not In tangible t form Tho The rank of HIgh Admiral of Lough In Is hereditary In tho the of ot Donegal hence hon e Its lIa present occupancy by hy tho the old Infant Tho The carries carrie with It no pay pa incubi mentH or duties but hut It hoe hast several not nolo notable notable able perquisite dignities advantages and Immunities numbly notably the tho right t to wear swear the tho same uniform ns ae tho the king that of admiral n ot of tho the Meet fleet a II of 79 7 guns gUM from Irom warships and alit fortress the privilege of being balloted for In certain of the oldest and roost most exclusive service clubs In 1 In addition the young marquis Is In I tho the hereditary governor of the fortress ot of cootie castle to quarters In which he hO Is IK at lit all nil times entitled Mont Meet Interesting perhaps of the tho fact tact that hut the young admirals godfather or er Is la nn American citizen Ills mother was born horn In Halifax Nova NOVIl but hill was uno 8 educated Ill In Mass Ills His godfather although born bona In Canada elnada Is Isa I II isn a n I naturalized American citizen who United 11 served nerved erf as ns an nn ensign In the tho Shines navy during the Civil war later Inter lateras as ns a II In tho the volunteer army ormy and In the tho national guard and Is In Isa Ina a II member of tho the Loyal legion lAlon the tho Army nail and Navy club of NOW New York the th Harvard club eluh of ot New York and other prominent American organizations N |
