The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-23
FELL FORWARD
AND EXPIRED
Late Account of the Sudden
Death of Minister Buck.
SYMPATHY OF THE JAPANESE
REMAINS ARE BEING BROUGHT
TO THIS COUNTRY.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.)
TOXIC. Japan. Dec. 8. (via san
Francisco, Dec. 22.)-As cabled,
Colonel Alfred e Buck, envoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenipotentia-
~ to Japan, died suddenly of heart
failure on the 4th inst, while attend
ing a duck hunt as the guest Of his
Japanese majesty, the emperor. These
duck hunting parties are annual state
affairs. TO which all the highest diplo-
matte and state officials are invited.
The scene is at any one of the ira
perial preserves where ponds nave
been specially banked to insure a sup
ply of the wild fowl. These are driv-
en- by hunters, or heaters, toward
deity arranged nets which each guest
has part in manipulating, with re-
suits varying with luck and skill.
On this occasion. the royal shinhama
preserves near Toxic was selected Tor
the assemblage, which was composed
of some Of the notable domestic and
foreign officials and many ladies' The
party arrived at Shinhama at 1880 a
n. and at once proceeded to the net
ting of ducks.
Suddenly Fell Dead.
Colonel Buck was standing at the
western side of a pond, net in hand.
waiting for a signal when he suddenly
staggered and fell to the ground He
was at once conveyed TO the rest house
where various means were tried TO call
him back to life. A physician arrived
from GyotOku and attempted to restore
Consciousness by artificial respiration
and stimulating injections, but in vain
hospital at Konodai arrived on horse
back but his skillful treatment was
unavailing also.
In the afternoon the remains of the
minister were carried to a legation on
a stretcher, followed by Mr.. Ferguson,
secretary of the legation. NiscOunt and
ViscOuntess Tanaka, Baron and Bar
oness SannOmiya and others. Mrs.
Buck was not present at the duck hunt
ing party owing to an iIdispOsitiOn.
Much Sympathy shown.
The wide sympathy shown by the
japanese government and the press
speaks strongly for the high esteem in
which the dead diplomat was held. His
majesty, the emperor, dispatched
Chamberlain Hireno to the United
States legation to convey the imperial
condolences with regard to the demise
of Colonel Buck. Her majesty, the
empress, also dispatched Lady KitO-
jima TO the legation for the same pur-
of the diplomatic corps and japanese
officials also visited the legation to ex-
press their condolences. The remains
Of the minister We're nbalmed and the
funeral service, which viii be of an i'm
pressive character, viii be held at
Trinity cathedral, Toxic. on next Mon
day morning the Sth inst Afterwards
the remains VIII be escorted by Jap
anese guard of honor 10 the station en-
route to Yokohama, where they viii
be met by citizens, escorted by a corps
Of japanese marines, win proceed to
the United States naval hospital where
they viii be deposited in the mortuary
vault pending the arrival of the steam
er Korea, on which they viii be con-
Veyed to San Francisco. The Korea is
/ scheduled TO leave Yokohama on the
oath inst
Mrs. Buck will accompany the re-
mains to their last resting place. which,
it is said, will be at Washington, D. c.