Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-25
AT HALF MAST FLAGS
FLY FOR PAUNCEFOTE
Death of British Ambassador
to United States.
SKETCH or LIFE AND SERVICES

Lord Pauncefote Was One Of Great
Britain's Most Trusted Diplomats
and Had Represented His Country
at Washington for Many Years.
Washington, May 24.-Lord Paunce.
fote, the British ambassador to the
United States, died this morning at
$3.50 o'clock. About 2 o'clock this
morning he suddenly developed a very
weakened heart condition and a con.
sultation of his physicians was called
They were unable to rally him and
he died peacefully, not having regain.
ed consciousness from the sleep he
fell into during the night
He died so peacefully it surprised
even his physician, who feared that
the asthmatic affection would prove
troublesome when the end came. AT
che bedside when the distinguished
diplomat passed away were Mrs.
PauncefOte, the honorable Maude
Pauncefote, Miss Sybil and Miss Au.
drey, DR.. Jung and Mr. Radford, one
OF the clerks attached to the embassy
No arrangements of any kind have
been made for the funeral AS soon
as it became generally known that
Lord Pauncefote was dead flags were
half-masted over the different embas.
sizes and legations At the Arlington
hotel where the visiting Frenchmen
who have come to witness the Rocham.
beau statue unveiling were stopping,
the French flag was placed at half,
mast
The Rt. Hon. Lord Pauncefote, of
Preston, G. G. B.. G. c. M. G., the first
ambassador to the United States and
the dean of the diplomatic corps In
Washington, was born In Munich, Ba-
varia, "a years ago and was the issue
of one of the most ancient of British
families whose history Is found in the
Doomsday book. Educated as a law.
yer, his governmental services began
in Hong Kong as attorney general in
1865, and after much valuable colonial
experience he came to Washington in
as first ambassador. His service here
has been }one unbroken record of sue.
cessful diplomacy. The Bering sea
negotiations were among his earliest
work of Importance. and it was his
familiarity with that difficult subject
that led to his selection by the foreign
office for the post at Washington.
The arbitration treaty negotiated
with Secretary Olney as the forerun.
ner of the great work accomplished
at The Hague, and it may be said that
1t embodies some of the most impor.
tant principles of the great general
convention regulating arbitration af
terwards framed by The Hague con.
ference. Then came a number of
reciprocity treaties and arrangements
involving a vast amount of study and
work, all Of which were perfected as
far as the executive branch of our
government could cooperate with
Lord Pauncefote
Soon after Secretary Hay assumed
office Lord Pauncefote began the work
which he himself regarded as the
greatest accomplishment of his busy
life; namely, to forever set at rest the
questions growing out of the old Clay.
ton-Bulwer treaty, and entered with
energy again upon negotiations, the
result of which was the framing of the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty recently rati-
fed. For these valuable services the
British government did Lord Paunce-
fote the honor to three times extend
the term Of his service at Washington,
which would otherwise have ceased
when he attained the age of 20 years.