The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-10-02
SIR MICHAEL HERBERT
British Ambassador to United
States Dead.
After Long and Plucky Fight Against
Consumption Death Came With
Tragic ddenness-UniVersal
Sorrow Expressed.

London, Oct 1.-Sir Michael Her.
bert, British ambassador to the Unit
ed States, died Wednesday at Davos-
Platz, Switzerland, after a long and
.plucky fight against consumption,
which terminated with tragic sudden
ness The first announcement of the
ambassadors untimely end was made
at Wednesday afternoons session of
he Alaskan boundary commission.
Hannis Taylor, on behalf of the Unit
ed States, had finished his lengthy ar
'gument at 3 p. M, and Sir Edward
Carson, the solicitor general, was re-
plying, with international arguments,
dealing with maps and the ancient
Vancouver controversy, which was
halfheartedly paid attention to by
those present and several of them
made preparations to leave the hall,
while the solicitor delved still deeper
in the dry as dust details, when Chief
Justice Alverstone held up his hand
and Sir Edward sat down.
A second later the commission,
counsel, secretaries and spectators sat
spell-bound, as Lord Alverstone, with
trembling voice and tears cOursing
down his cheeks, announced that Sir
Michael Herbert was dead. Maps and
boundaries were utterly forgotten.
With dramatic pathOS the information
al contestants became fellow sympa-
thizers, listening in stunned amaze
ment to Lord AlverstOne'S tribute to
the man, whose death none even eX-
pected Rather than trust to extern
pore expression Lord AlverstOne had
jotted down a few sentiments, which
he read.
In the meanwhile Ambassador
Choate had entered. He had just come
from Lord LansdOwne's room, where
he learned the news. The intense ST.
Ience which followed the delivery of
Lord Alverstone's tribute was broken
by Jacob NJ. Dickinson, of American
counsel, who voiced the Americans
sorrow and proposed an adjournment
of the commission.
Solicitor General Carson followed
and the commission quietly broke up
until Thursday.
Friends of Sir Michael Herbert came
hurrying along the foreign Office corri-
doris to ascertain if the news was true.
On all sides, American, Canadian
and English genuine sorrow was ex-
hibited, which was evidently actuated
by a sense of deep personal loss.
Sir Michael had been at Davos-Platz
about five weeks When he returned
to London from America he confessed
that he felt far from well, but his ply
sicians still held hopes of his conquer
ing the consumption. The ambassador
expected to leave DaVos-Platz week
ago in order to greet the Alaskan COM
mIssioners here; hut he contracted
bronchitis. Of tn S he wrote only
few days ago quite slightingly, saying
it was only annoying because on &C
count of it the doctor insisted on his
not going to London to see his Ameri
can friends.
Lady Herbert intended to leave
Switzerland a short time ago with her
children, but she apparently changed
her plans and remained at Davos-
Platz.
Washington, Oct. 1.-The following
statement by authority of the presi-
dent was issued at the white house
Wednesday:
The president is deeply shocked and
grieved at the death CT Sir Michael
Herbert, both because of his personal
affection for Sir Michael and because
of his high appreciation of him as an
official"