The Washington times., 1929-04-13

.HERRICK B 0 D Y
IN N /, ME / By
Indy

NEW YORK. April I3 u.N.S.p--
Solemn tribute was paid by Nation,
State ana city today to the memory
OF Myron 4. Herrick. ambassador 70
France, as the body Of the great
statesman arrived In New York
harbor aboard the French cruiser
Tourvilie. The warship caFrying<
the body slowly steamed up the
bay this morning, escorted BY the
United States cruisers Marblehead
and Cincinnati.
Waiting al the pier where the
TourvfIIe was dne to dock shortly
eral, State and city officials. and
q great tlhrong OF layn1en and
wome1a-there to honor the mem
ory OF the man who had done so
much to cement cordial relations
between the United states and
France.
Conspicuous among those to meet !.
the body was Col. Charles Al. Lind.
bergh, Americas flying "ace,1 who
had regarded Ambassador Herrick
as almost father since the fatefuI
day when he landed at lie Bourget
Field in Paris after llis epic non.
stop flight from New York. Lind.
hergh flew here yesterday So an to
De on hand.
Flags AZ HaIf-Mast
Flags on ali public buildings were
ct half mast, by order of Gov.
FNenklin ID. Roosevelt. They viii
remain half-staffed until after the
funeral in Cleveland on Monday. !
Shortly after o'clock the city
steamer Macon left for Quarantine
to meet the Tourville and the
United States cruisers which are
escorfing the French warship to IT'S
pier. The American cruisers Mar
blehead and Cincinnati Joined the
Tourville Off Nantucket Laghtship
last night. On board the Macon1
were prominent New York city Off
cials and F'rench-American citizens.
When the French warslnip docks
the casket, draped in the American
and French colors. was to be taken
ashore. From that time until It
leaves on the Lake Shore limited at
Grand Central terminal for Cleve-
land at $50 p. m impressive cere-
monies were to be held.
II Guns Salute
A salute of 81 guns was fired as
the Touryille passed Fort jay en 5
route to the French line pier at !
Fourteenth Street. Az the body IL
carried ashore the band from the
Tourville and the New York City
Police Band aboard the Macon al
Tentatively win play The Star.
Spangled Banner and the MAR.
seiIIaise. =
Governors Island win fire guns
at one minute intervals while the
hftflY d, ,g.,Ss,
taken to the railroad station. The
coffin win be carried ashore bv
eight French sailors, and, as the
gums sound down the bay, The
eortege will form
Lindberg.t In Party
Among those who win form be.
hind the cortege will be Walter r.
Brown, President Hoover's repre-
sentative; Mayor James J.. Walker:
Grover WhaIen, chairman Of the
mayors committee; Colonel Lind
bergh; Wilbur j. Carr, Assistant
Secretary of State, reprer anting the
State Department; Paul Claudel, the I
French ambassador; Maxine Mon
gedre. the French consul general:
the com ,anding general Of the Sec
ond Corps Area. Mai Gen. Hanson
z. Ely and staff the commandant
of the Third Naval District, Foaar
Admiral Louis r. De Steiguef and
staff. and representatives of 0sgarN
cations and societies in which MrE
Herrick had an interest.
The military escort will be COM
posed of one regiment Of infantry
and hand. United States Army: q /
contingent of sailors from the Tour
vile; three companies of United
States blue jackets and 4 band: and
q company Of United States Marines.