The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-05-29
SIR JULIAN PAUNCEFoTE.

came DIR. Thayer, of Johns Hopkins
university, arriving about two
o'clock i'll the morning. The patients
pulse was still good, and when DIR.
Thayer left the embassy at three
o'clock for Baltimore the ambassador
was resting so comfortably that
cablegram was sent to his 'son-in-law,
Mr.. Bromley, in London, that there
was no immediate danger.
Sudden Collapse Comes.
| Soon after three o'clock distinct
weakness of the heart developed and
his pulse began to collapse. He died
SO peacefully that it surprised even
his physicians, who feared that the
asthmatic affection would prove trou-
blesome when the end came.
At the bedside when the distin-
guished diplomat passed away were
Mrs. Pauncefote, Hon. Maude Paunce-
fote, Miss Sibyl and Miss Audrey, DR..
Jung and Mr.. Radford, one of the
clerks attached to the embassy.
As soon as it became generally
known that Lord Pauncefote was
dead, flags were half-masted over the
different embassies and legations.
At the Arlington hotel, where the
visiting Frenchmen who have come
to witness the Rochambeau statue
unwilling are stopping, the French
flag was placed at half-mast.
President Expresses Grief.
The news of Lord Pauncefote's
death brought Secretary of State
Hay to the white house shortly after
nine o'clock, and he spent some time
with the president considering what
action should be taken by this gov
eminent. After the conference it was
announced that the president would
call at the British embassy imme-
diately after the unwilling ceremon-
les to offer his personal condolences
and ascertain the wishes of Lord
Pauncefote's family in regard to fur
ther plans.
The president also sent letter OF
coincidence to Lady Pauncefote. Inn
mediately after the unwilling cere-
monies the flag on the white house
was placed at half-mast.
London officials Shocked.
London, May 26.-The news of the
death of Lord Pauncefote, the Brit
ish ambassador at Washington, was
conveyed by a representative of the
Associated Press to the British for
eign office and the United States en-
bassy.
The officials were greatly shocked
and expressed the deepest. sympathy
with the widow and realization of
the loss which both countries have
sustained.
The foreign Office representatives
were particularly affected, as, appar-
emily, they had no idea that the am
bassador's condition had been crit: .
ical. No action will be taken, in all
probability, except the. sending of
private messages of coincidence, be-
fore Monday next.
Summary of His Career.
Sir Julian Pauncefote has long been high
ly regarded in this country as British am
bassador, which position he took in 1898.
He has been the recipient of unusual honors
here for Is years.
Lord Pauncefote, as the head of the Brit
ish delegation to the peace conference at
The Hauge, was one of the most attractive
and interesting figures. A firm believer in
peace himself, he has done much to averta
resort to arms and to bring about universal
peace.
He was born at Munich in 1925, and was
educated in Paris and Geneva. He received
legal training and had judicial experience.
He became lawyer at Hong-Kong, and
was made attorney general of that colony
in 1865.
From 1874 to 1882 he acted as legal assist
ant to the under secretary of state, first in
the colonial office and then in the foreign
office. He became virtually permanent for
eign minister of England in 1852
In 1885 he was appointed delegate to draw
up an act for the navigation of the Suez
canal, and in 1889 he was sent to America
as envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary at the time of the Lord Sack
vile trouble. Five years later he was raised
to the status Of ambassador,
Lord Pauncefote was at Washington dur
Tag two very critical periods, when the
venezuelan question came up and at the