New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-07

Or. Cornelius Herr was born In Besancon.
France September .. lsi5 His father was Ger
man Jew while his mother was French. HIS
parents removed TO England when he was quite
Young but after short time the family cam" 20
this city lie was graduated from the College ~
the CITY Of New-York with the class 81 ga. and
afterward received the degree ~ VI. s. from h's
alma mater After an apprenticeship tn the hos
pitfalls of this city he was sent TO Hedelh"rg 10
study medicine He continued lis studies ~
Munich and Vienna and finally AZ Paris. By this
time his father had suffered financial losses. such
that Young Herr was left to shift for himself lie
was poor and unknown. but brilliant versatile and
audacious Just the sort Of man N succeed IN mo
French capital. and So by giving lessons IN Eng
lish and French and writing for the French news
papers. he able TO go on with his studies ana
receive his medical diploma.
In 1870 he appointed assistant surgeon gen
eral General Chanzys Army OF the Loire For
his services In the Army he was decorated with
the Cross OF the Legion 81 Honor on the recon-
,nenda,on Of his chief When tho Franco-Prussan
war was over he returned to this country and mar
ried IN this city Blanca Saroni. n cousin of the
poet Heine The young couple went 10 California.
and DR. Herr soon appeared az member or tho
San Francisco Board Of Health. II was there also
that he started his career as an electrician ana
founded the electrical works which are siill the
pride OF the city In 1877 he went with his family
TO Paris and started brilliant career. He
overthrow the gas monopoly. and provided tho
main thoroUghfares with electric light. lie found
ed the leading electric journal Of tho world LA
Lumiere Elcctrlque" established the telephone
system OF France organized the first electrl" OK
hibition that was held, and finally became as
sociatcd with Rothschilds in putting INTO pra
tice the theory Of the transmission or iofce by
electricity At the same time he rapidly became
grea, social and political figure In the kcpuDhc,
lie was tho bosom friend OF the prominent men OF
tho day and runor credited him with being ne
nower behind the Presidents chair He was sue
cessively raised from the rank OF hhlsht Of 'hS
Legion of Honor to that OF Ohcer. then 10 that OF
Commander. and. finally, when ne was onF IoItg
wears OF age TO that OF Grand Oflcer. Ana sucn
men as Chanzy. Ganlbeita. Ferry ane he M
were his sponsors AT ehch pTomotloh. re ~
&c Maurice and Lazarus OF Italy. 'rlspl sibh'h
Mic breve. shortly before he fell and isndnl, VINO
succe,d a him cancelled The letters patent whch
are still in tho archives ~ Consultd for I,dI No
princely while his charming manners ara mag
ne,ic personality made him great soclal IhN"i -
When in 1892 the Panama buhb!" butsl. III, ~
won't under and was charged with being inphcatti
MADE he ned to London but was arrested unaes
,xtradition proceedings on "a warrant Il"''t 'nt
Frrnch Government charging him WIN u aGr ai'l
.nb, zzlement. As he was cOHIil"i 10 "'., ~ 49,
onen and he vas continued under arrest IN M et
from 1898 TO 1886. Ey special act OF iai"Il''ii III
10 rstTa 2 was permitted 10 attend his bed de anu
49,, tcetnouV The magistrate promptly Ue'l"',i
-, ~ charees were utterly inNalld ana s,.i''';
deserving OF notice and Herr was relfascd ma, -
lss Meanwhile the French doVerhmeh' n@" a ~
,,f,,,cd numerous proceedings hpalhN' hlHi t.,
cnr6sco,ed All his properly. AS ne cIalucd , wa
mis- was persecution and that ne had eeH 49,
t 800 and health he demanded OF the otat.
p.nartment az an American citizen that u pin rv
- latin FOR r. 90 90 against the freich .'o'c'"
nenr The matter IS sun under Amusement