Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-05-31
LORD PAlNIEFlJIE DEAD.
The British Ambassador at Wash
ingthn Passes Peacefully
Away.
HIS WIFE AND FRIENDsA THE BEDSIDE.
President Sends Letter Of COndOI-
Ience to Lady PauncefOte ana
Later CalIs-A Biographical
Sketch Of the DIpIo-
mat Who Served HIS Nation Wen.


Later CalIs-A Biographical
Sketch Of the eDistInguishedD DIpIo-
mat Who Served HIS Nation Well.
Washington, May 25.-Lord Paunce-
fote, British ambassador to the Unit
ed States, died at the embassy Sat-
urday morning at 5:35 o'clock.
The improvement which had been
noted in his condition during the past
week received q sudden check about
six o'clock Friday evening, when it
was noticed that he was experiencing
difficulty in breathing. DR.. Jung, his
physician, was Immediately sent for,
and he decided on consultation with
local physician, in the meantime
telegraphing for DR.. Osler, of Balti-
more. In his stead came DR.. Thayer,
of John Hopkins university, arriving
about two O'clock Saturday morning.
The patients pulse was still good,
and when DR.. Thayer left the en-
bassy at three o'clock, for Baltimore,
the ambassador was resting so COM
fortably that cablegram was sent
to his son-in-law, Mr.. Bromley, in
London, that there was no immediate
danger.
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 physician, 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 become generally
known that Lord Pauncefote was
dead, flags were half-masted over the
different embassies and legations. At
the Arlington hotel, where the visit
ing Frenchmen who have come to wit
ness the Rochambeau statue unveil-
ing are stopping, the French flag was
placed at half-mast.
The news of Lord Pauncefote's
death brought Secretary Hay to the
White House, shortly after nine
o'clock, and he spent some time with
the president considering what ac-
tion should be taken by this govern
ment. After the conference it was
announced that the president would
call at the British embassy immedi-
ately after the unveiling ceremony
to offer personal condolences, and
ascertain the wishes of Lord Paunce-
fate's family in regard to further
plans. The president also sent let
ter of coincidence to Lady Paunce-
fote.
Biographical.
TRt. Hon. Lord Pauncefote, of
Preston, G. C. B., G. C. NJ. 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 founded in
the Doomsday Book. Educated as a
lawyer, his governmental service be-
gan in Hong Kong, as attorney gen.
eral in 1865, and after much valuable
colonial experience he was sent to
Washington, in 1885, first as minister
and afterward as first ambassador
His service at Washington has been
one unbroken record of successful
diplomacy. The Behring sea negotia'
tions were among his earliest works
of Importance, and it was his ia.
miliarity with the difficult subject
that led to his selection by the for
eign Office for the post at Washing
ton. The arbitration treaty negoti
ated with Secretary olney was the
forerunner of the great work accom-
plished at The Hague, and it may b'
said that it embodies some of thu
most important principles of thu
great general convention regulating
arbitration afterwards framed by
The Hague conference. Then came
number of reciprocity treaties an(
arrangements involving a vas
amount of study and work, all o
which were perfected as far as th'
executive branch of our government
could cooperate with Lord Paunce
fote. Soon after Secretary Hay as
sumed office, Lord Pauncefote begaI
the task, which he himself regarded
as the greatest accomplishment o
his busy life, namely: to forever Sc
at rest the questions growing ou
of the old Clayton-Bulwer treaty, ant
he entered with energy again upol
negotiations, the result of which wa
the framing of the Hay-Pauncefot'
treaty recently ratified. For thes'
valuable services the British govern
ment did Lord Pauncefote the homo,
to three times extend the term of hi
service at Washington, which woult
otherwise have ceased when he at
tanned the age of 20 years
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