Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-03
FRANCE WILL HONOR
MEMORY Of MORGAN
Government Troops at Havre
to Give Legion Of Honor
-. Salute at Coffin.

PARIS April 3.-Military 3. honors are
to be rendered to the memory Of the
late ]. Pierpont Morgan when his body
arrives at Havre tomorrow. BY order
of the French government troops will
be drawn up during the transfer Of the
coffin from the train to the steamer
and will render the salute accorded to
members Of the Legion of Honor, of
which Mr.. Morgan was a commander.
The funeral party is due to arrive at
Paris at II o'clock tonight and will
leave for Havre at midnight. Myron
T. Herrick, United States ambassador
to France, and Mrs. Herrick will ac-
company Mrs. John III. Harjes. the wife
of the late bankers French partner, to
the train.
All the usual formalities respecting
the transportation of bodies through
France have been waived by the
French foreign Office at the request OF
the French ambassador to Italy.
Train Crosses the Alps.
BRIG, Switzerland. April 3.-The fu-
neral train conveying the body Of the late
]. Pierpont Morgan from Rome to Havre
on it's way to America crossed the Ital-
ian-Swiss Alps frontier this morning and
proceeded direct through the Simplon
tunnel on the way to Dijon, France
ROME. April 3.-The Eternal city gave
it's last farewell to j. Pierpont Morgan,
whose body was conveyed last evening
from the Grand Hotel to the railway sta
tion and there placed aboard train.
The hearse was followed by carriages
in which rode Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert L..
Satterlee, the American ambassador,
Thomas J. O'Brien: the staff of the en-
, bassy, the attending physicians, DR.. Mel
son Of the American Church, and few
friends. Platoons of municipal guards
acted as an escort. The people in the
streets raised their hats as the cortege
passed.
Coffin on Special Car.
The coffin was placed on a special car.
covered with black velvet draperies, with
silver fringes. The floral tributes from
members of the family. the German en-
peror, the municipality Of Rome. and the
American ambassador were placed around
the coffin.
The German emperor sent message
of coincidence to Mrs. Morgan, as fol-
lows:
Accept the expression of my sincerest
sympathy in your great bereavement.
Your husbands death is loss not only
| for you, your family and your country,
| but his many friends in all parts of the
world shall never forget him."
The physicians who were in attendance
| on Mr.. Morgan issued the following off,
! cial statement
When Mr.. Morgan left New York he
| was a very tired man physically and
mentally. Digestion and nutrition were
| impaired. 1t was hoped that his usual
| trip to Egypt would be of great benefit,
| giving him rest and building up the nerv-
| GUS force, especially as he had no organic
disease His appetite, however, failed
and consequently his strength and weight
| did not improve.
I Weakened by Cold.
MIR. Morgan contracted a severe cold
while in Egypt, which further weakened
him. A state of mental depression and
| feebleness developed. He arrived at Cairo
| in very rundown condition, but during
| three weeks in Cairo he improved men
tally aud physically. his powers of con-
cenfration and memory showing no i'm
pairment. The trip to Rome did not
| fatigue him. and he continued to gain.
slowly for ten days.
"A week before his death his strength
began to fail. He was put to bed Wed
nesday afternoon March 26). He became
delfYills. and extreme exhaustion follow
ed This continued until Sunday even
| ing. when he passed into state of coma
He died at 1905 pm. Monday.
GIUSEPPE BASTIANE.Ld.
M. ALLEN STARR,
.sGEORGE A. DExOM.