New-York tribune., 1922-11-14
.Bellarny Siorer, ,
tx x-Anbassador
TO Austria, Dies
Former Congressman From
Ohio and Minis er 10 Bel
gium and Spain Succslmbs
While Asleep i'm Paris
Sought Health Over Year
Resignation Asked by Roose-
yelt for Unwarran ed Use
OF Dear Maria Letters

PARIS, Nav. 12.--Bellamy Storer. of
cincinnati, formerly Representative in
Congress-, U. S. Minister to Belgium
an9 spain, and Ambassador to Austria.
died in his sleep last night at the hotel
u this city where he and Mrs. Storer
had been living for two weeks. He had
heen comparatively little in the public
eye since his sensational removal from
the amhassadorship at Vienna in 1905,
and Tor the last year and half had
peen seeking restored health in Eu-
rope. Last summer he and Mrs. storer
were at Cimtez, near Nice. whence they
"ent 20 switzerland and then to Italy,
coming to Paris fortnight ago.
Mr. Storer was born at Cincinnati
on August rs, 1847, the son OF Judge
Beliamy and Elizabeth (Drinker) Stor-
er, and was graduate at Harvard in
1887. Following his fathers profes-
sion ne. spent two years in the Gin
cinnati Law School and was graduated
in 1859. He was admitted to the Ohio
bar and attained eminence and marked
success in practice, chiefly at Cincin-
natl. From 1891 to 1896 he was Repre-
sentative in Congress from the 1st
Ohio District, the seat now for some
years occupied by Mrs. Storers
nephew, Mich olas Longworth In 1897
'99 he was United States Minister to
Belgium, and in 1S99-1902 Minister to
Spain. In the last named year he was
appointed by President Roosevelt to be
Ambassador to Austria Hungary and
filled that place until March, 1906.
Career Abruptly Ended
He married in 1886 Miss Msris
Longworth, daughter of Joseph Long
worth, Of Cincinnati, and aunt ot
Nicholas Longworth, who married
President Roosevelt's daughter, Miss
Alice Roosevelt. AS Mr.. and Mrs
Storer were both devout and zealou:
Roman Catholics, the appointment tt
the Vienna Embassy was considered
particularly app opriate and certainly
most acceptable to the Austro- Hun
garian Court. Unfortunately, it led tt
a painful incident which abruptly
ended Mr.. storer's public career.
Monsignor John ireland, Archbishop
Of st. Paul. was then being pat for.
ward by many of his friends as a can.
didate for the Cardinalate. Mr.. anc
Mrs. Storer interested themselves ir
the matter, Mrs. Storer being especially
active. Knowing the warm friendship
that existed between Pres dent Roose.
welt and the Archbishop, she sought
to interest the former in the cam.
pafgn, and there was some correspon-
dence between them on the subject
which, because Of the relationship be
tween them by the marriage Of thy
Presidents daughter to Mrs. Storer's
nephew, was intimate and even afFec
tionate in tone. Nothing was known
Of this to the public, and a great sen.
ssation was caused OH March 90, 1905
by tho publication of 81 n tie from thi
Secretary of State. EIihu Root. recall.
ing Mr. Storer from the embassy.
Unwarranted Use of Letters
Some weeks later Mrs. Storer made
public letter which Mr.. Roosevei1
had written to her in 1900. while he
was Governor of New York. expressing
the pleasure he would feel in doing
ANYTHING for Archbishop ireland an
adding that, while of course he would
not be justified in meddling in any
way with the affairs of the Vatican
he was glad to write to her fully and
frankly of his great opprecjat on OF
the Archbishop. Following this nj.
merous other Letters were publ shed