The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
LORD DEAD
WAS EN0IIsH AlgBAsSADo1 TO
 UNITED STATES.
Expired % Peacefully That it Sur. prissd 1vsn His rhysfcians When the End Same -9kstcA
 of Ills Career.

Washington. May 24-Lord Pauncsfote Brit,sh Ambessaior to the United states d'ed at the Britlsh embassy this mornini Iat g:s0 o'clock. stms improvemsnt had been noted h his condition during the pas. week. tu this received sudden check last evening lvhtn 1t wssf noticed that he was expe.
 rencins dificulty in breathing
 | Dr.. Jung, his physician. was immedi. ateIy sent for and he decided upon a con sultstion with local physician. in the
 resntime teleersphins for pr. I. osler.
 of Baltimore. x
 Tn his stead came pr. rhaysr of Johns
 EorEins Institute. arriving about 2 o'clock
 thls morning.
 The patients pulse was stiil socd and
 when Dr. Thayer left the embassy at s o'clock for Baltimore the Arnbassador .was
 resting 90 comfortably th4t | csblesram
 vas sent-to his son-in-law, Mir. Bromley. in London. that there vas no immediate
 dar ger.
 Soon after o'clock distinct weakness of the heart developed and his pulae bs- ran to collapse. He died so peacefully
 that 1t surprised even his physician. who
 feared that the asthmatic affection would
 prove troublesome when the end came. At the bedside when the distinguished
 diplomat passed away were Mrs. Paunce-
 ftte. the honorable Maude Pcuncefote,
 Miss cybil and Miss Audrey Dr. Jung
 and Mr. Radford. ono of the clerks at tached to the, embassy. ba
 No arrangements of any kind have been
 made for the funeral. Al soon ss It.; be- came generally known that Lord Paunce- ,fote was dead, flags were haif-massed ever the different embassies and lega- tons.
 At the Arlington Hotel, where the visit- ing Frenchmen who have come to witness the Rochambeau statue unveiling were stopping. the French flag was placed at haif-mast.
 Tho news of Lord Pauncefote's death brought Secretary of State Hay to the White House shortly after o'clock. and he spent some time with the President. considering what action should be taken by this Government. After the confer cree 1t was announced that the President would call at the British embassy imme- dfately after the unveiling ceremonies to offer his personal condolences and to as- certain the wishes of Lord pauncefots's family insregard to further plxns.
 The President also sent . letter of con- dolence to Lady Pauncefote. Immediate ly after the iinveiling ceremonies the lag on the White House was placed at half. mast. N
 liens were informed of the sal event. Exprsssions of sinters sympathy and re- .prejudites and national differences were tpt away as the representatives, of the ether great nations of the world at the ss spitai spoke In terms of deep sorrow and high tribute of the deceased AnibAssador fire m Great Britain. The ofice of dean of tho diplomatic corps at Wathinkton now devolves upon Mir. von Holeben. the Ger man Ambassador. and he viii direct the diplomatic body's action. The entire in body attired in the full uniforms of their ranks and pay their last tribute to the deceased.
 The. late Lord Pauncefote will have a state funeral. Mir. Raikes. the secretary and charge of the British embassy, called upon Assistant Secretary of State Hill to advise with him respecting the funeral afrangeWents. and these were entrusted to Dr.. Hill in their official features. A tentative arrangement has been made which must be approved by Lady Paunce- tOtcs TUE PfoNtucS ttht tue FcuiAtnS or the late Ambassador shall be taken from the embassy at 11:45 next Wednesday to St Johns Episcopal Church. where ser vice will be held at 12 o'clock. probably conducted by Rev. Dr. Mackay Smith. now Coadjutor Bishop of Philadelphia, but recently rector at St. Johns. The honorary pall-bearers will consist of Mir. won Hollenben. M. Cambon, Count Cas- sini, scnor Aspiroz. and Signor Mayor des Ranches, Secretary of State Hay. Sena- tor Frye. President pro tenn. of the Sen- ate. and Speaker Henderson of the House of Representatives. After the church services, the remains will be conveyed to Rock Creek Cemetery. escorted by military processio and at the cemetery they will be placed in temporary receiv- ing vault. It will be determined before the Pauncefote family returns home whether United States 'warship shall carry the remains to England.