The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-25
AMBASSADOR Won
STERNBERG DEAD
Germany's Representative to
United States a Victim
Of Pneumonia at
Heidelberg,
SUDDEN DEATH A SHOCK
Baron Had Been Told That Malady
of Long Standing Could Be
Cured--Baroncss an
American.

Heidelberg, Germany, Aug, 2i-Baron
speck Won Sternburg, the German am
bassador to the United states, died IN
the Hotel Victoria. in this city, at
about midnight last night The imme-
diate cause OF death was Inflammation
OF the lungs. The first symptoms
were noticed Saturday, and they reach
cd their elimination in thirty hours.
The baron was In u weakened condi-
ton and unable to withstand the at
tack. The baroness, who was Miss Lii
liam May Langham of Louisville, Ky.
was with her husband at the end.
The baron and baroness came here
from Hamburg at the end Of last
month to consult with Prof, Vincenz
Czerny, a skin specialist. concerning a
maady from which the ambassador
has been suffering for some time. AZ
ter prolonged examination of the dis
eased part on the left side Of Baron
Won Sternburg's head, Professor Czerny
affirmed that the trouble was not a
cancer, but lupus, and that he could
cure II. Both the ambassador and his
wife were greatly cheered by this opln-
ion, which was communicated to the
foreign Office at Berlin. A reprcsen-
tatlve of the foreign Office came here
to see the baron. and, upon his return
to Berlin, the favorable news, It is un-
derstood was transmitted to Emperor
william and forwarded to the German
embassy at Washington.
Baron Won Sternburg IS described as
having felt that his long agony was
nearly over, and that In no great while
he would be well man again. Al
though he had suffered many dsap
pointments with regard to his illness
the baron took fresh courage ana spent
the last fortnight in the full convlc-
ton that he would soon recover. His
; wife also shared that hope.
II had been arranged that Baron vor
sternbprg should 70 to Berlin the mid.
die Of September, to be received in au
dlence by Emperor William previous t,
his return Ia Washington. II wa
thought desirable that the ambassado
be at his post during the concluding
weeks Of the presidential campaign.
Baroness Won Sternburg tnis after,
noon received the following telegram
from Emperor William:
II am deeply shaken by the unex.
10 nfpfHH pf
= your husband, and | desire to expires,
to you my heartfelt sympathy.sI los
In him valuable friend and a distin
guished dlplomatlst. who has rendere,
important service TO me and the Faith
erand. and whom It will be most difi
cit to replace May God give YOU, i
your great grief, His heavenly consola
ton WILHELM"
Berlin, Aug 2i,-The foreign Office
upon receiving a telegram from Hcidel
berg. announcing the death there q
Baron Speck Won sternhurg the Ger
man ambassador to the United States
sent a cable dispatch to Count Her
mann Won Hatzfeldt- Wildenburg, TN
German charge daffaires at Washing
ton, instructing him to inform Pres
dent Roosevelt that the question Of
successor to the baron probably woul
not he settled until Prince Won Buelov
the imperial chancellor, saw the emp
error, which might not be until the SCI
ond week in September. Various dipc
matte changes in prospect are to h
gazetted In October and among thel
probably will be a successor to til
baron at Washington,