Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-13
HERRICK BROUGHT
HOME FROM PARIS
:. TOBELA|D TO REST
Body to Be Taken From Sta
tion Late Today for Trans
fer to Cleveland.
NOTABLE TRIBUTE PAID
TO LATE AMBASSADOR
New York Flags at Half Staff as
Remains Arrive-High Officials
and Officers Present.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 13.-Myron T..
Herrick, beloved by two nations, came
back to America today to sleep through
eternity in his native land.
In solemn and stately procession the
body of the late Ambassador to France
was borne up the harbor on Frances
newest warship, the cruiser Tourville,
and later across the city to Grand
Central Terminal, where, late today, it
will be taken to his old home in Cleve-
land.
Flags were at half staff throughout
the city and many thousands stood
with barred heads as the impressive
procession wended its way slowly to
the railroad station.
/, Lindbergh in COrtege.
! In one of the cars in the cortege
was Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, the fly
ing colonel and the late Ambassador
were warm friends, their friendship dat
ing back TO the day when the then
unknown aviator was welcomed by him
to Paris after his historic flight across
the Atlantic. Lindbergh had flown here
from Mexico City yesterday, by easy
stages, to attend the services.
Shortly after noon the long funeral
procession started on its two-mile route
from the pier to Grand Central
Terminal
A coooIaoo rsro,,od a.. ,,,o,, 4l...~t
the drab sky, and whistles of harbor
craft piped a farewell salute. Thou
sands in the street, the men with heads
uncovered, lined the curbs in silent
tribute. Lunch hour crowds from Fifth
avenue houses added to the size of the
throng.
The days ceremonies began whan the
French cruiser, under escort of the
American cruisers Marblehead and Gin
cinnati, came over the murky horizon
at quarantine After dignitaries of
France and the United States and New
York City boarded the Tourville from
the city tug Macon, the procession
started up the bay.
Fires National Salute.
AS the funeral ship nosed its way by
Governors Island and the Statue of
Liberty it fired the national salute of
81 guns, and guns and cannon at Fort
Jay on the island answered. The salute
was the only break in the impressive
silence Of the procession until the AM
bassador's body was removed from be-
meath the shadow of the aft gun tur-
ret of the cruiser when it reached its
pier in the Hudson River.
At this time the salute OF 19 guns for
an Ambassador was fired.
A long procession, started to the
strains of "The Star Spangled Banner"
and the "Marseillaise," left the pier
shortly after noon for the march to the
Grand Central Railroad Station. The
flag -draped coffin was borne on an ar
tillery caisson.
American Army and Navy units and
a detail of men 1rom the Tourville, Paul
Claudel, the French Ambassador; Max
ime Mongendre, French consul general,
and representatives of the State De-
partment and of the city were in the
procession.
American soldiers and sailors were
detailed as guard of honor for the
body during its overnight journey In
special car of the Lake Shore Limited
to Cleveland, where funeral service and
burial will take place Monday.