The Worcester spy., 1899-03-02
HERSCHELL DEAD.
British High Commissioner Passes Away
at Washington.

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Washington, March Lord Her
schell, one of the joint high commits
sioners from Great Britain, died here
at o'clock this morning. Lord Here
schel fell on a slippery sidewalk and
broke one of the pelvic bones, several
weeks ago, and this probably caused
his death
Lord HerschelPs death came without
warning. Except for the pain incident
to the fracture of his leg he had been
in excellent health and spirits and up
TO almost the hour of his death there
were no premonitory symptoms of the
coming end He had received visitors
every day and had enjoyed seeing h!G
friends and talking with them.
Among his callers yesterday was his
friend Sir Julian Pauncefote, the Brit
ish ambassador, who remained some
time talking on various subjects, and
departed feeling sure that everything
possible was being done for his lord
ship and that it would be only a short
time before he would be able to leave
his bed.
A little after o'clock he called the
nurse and said he felt i'll and COM
planned of great pain in his chest be-
iNN NIlC liCd1l III. w. W. JOilIlSOll Was
hastily summoned and after a hurried eX-
animation dispatched messenger for
DR.. Maddox, who Joined him in a few
minutes. The patient, however, did not
yield to treatment and at five minutes
after Z o'clock his lordship breathed
his last. AT the time there were with him
his private secretary. Hedworth Will
hanson, w. c. Cartright, secretary of
the Joint high commission of which
Lord Herschell was president. DR.. john
son, DR.. Maddox and his nurse. In an
sWer to Inquiries the physicians said
they were unable to give the exact
cause of death, but the symptoms, it
was thought, indicated that it was
angina pectoris.
Farrer Hereschell first baron of that
name, one of the joint high commits
sioners from Great Britain on the An
glo-AmericanCanad joint commits
sion recently in session at Washington,
was born Nov 2, 1887. He was a son
of the late Rev. Ridley Hereschell of
London and Helen, daughter of William
Mowbray of Edinburgh. He married,
in 1876, Agnes, third daughter of Ed
ward Leigh Kinsderley. They have one
son and two daughters living. Baron
Hereschell was privy councillor, a
Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, doc
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ty lieutenant for Kent and Durham, a
justice of the peace. captain Of Deal
Castle, chancellor of London Univer-
sity, and was appointed British mem
her of the Venezuela and British
Guiana boundary arbitration tribunal
in 1881. He was knighted in 1880 and
created a peer in 1886.
Lord Hereschell was educated at Lon
don University, where he graduated
bachelor of arts with classical honors.
He became a barrister in Lincoln's Inn
In 1860, queens counsel in 1872, bench
er of Lincoln's Inn in 1872, recorder of
Carlisle from 1873 to 1880, solicitor gen
eral from 1880 to 1885 and was lord high
chancellor in 1885 and from 1892 to 1896
In politics Lord Hereschen was a
| liberal and he represented the city OF
Durham in the house of commons from
| 1874 to 1875.
Lord Hereschel was a man of small
stature of florid complexion and wore
the side whiskers which are usually
characteristic of the English barristel
! after his elevation to the bench. He
arrived in the United States on July q
| of last year, accompanied by his son
| Archibald Farrer Hereschell, as a mem
| Der of the joint high commission ap,
pointed to consider the questions af
| fecting the United States and Canada.