The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-05
GREAT GUNS Salute
MYRON HERRlCK FOR.
LAST time AI'BREST
Z Salute the Body Of q Friend
Of France Cruiser Cap.
tain Declares
SAILORS WILL STAND GUARD
star-spangIsd Banner Tunes
Mix With Funeral Marches
at Harbor Ceremony


at Harbor Ceremony
Brest, France. April 5.-tR-The
body Of Myron T. Herrick. American
ambassador to France, bade goodbye
70 French soil today and aboard the
Tourville, finest Of French cruisers.
started the long trip back to America.
The farewell, however. was to France
and not to Frenchmeu-until its ar
rival April Is ct New York the oooy
win remain In the hands Of men
Of the country he loved and when
loved him.
Commandant J. M. G. Abrial. cap
tain OF the Tourville, accepted his
charge with moving military terse-
ness.
I'm the name Of my country !
salute the body Of Z friend Of France.
He IL now In my charge and VIII
reach America safely"
The reception Of the body aboard
the cruiser was brief but impressive.
A salvo Of 10 guns-the ambassador
ial salute-shook Brest roads aS q
small starieking crane carried 1t to the
Tourville's deck frsm that Of the
gunboat Dolmen which had brought
1t from the wharves.
Sailors Stand Guard
The Tourville's band changed from
| Chopin's funeral march to the Star
Spansled Banner. Then six husky
French sailors lifted the coffin shoul-
der high and bore It into the ardent
chapel" where two French sailors
will stand guard without interrup
tion In watches Of four hours until
New York u reached.
There was Z moment OF. farewell
and final salute. Brigadier General
william Harts, military attache q
Paris embassy, and the other Amer
leans bade goodbye to william Schot'
ten, the embassy's third secretary
who will be the only American X
accompany the body.
Then they boarded the Dolmes
again and the Tourville lifted It:
anchor and began the long voyag'
to America, q voyage which Is to b.
made ut about hall the speed o
which the Tourville Is capable 80 .
not to reach New York ahead Of tn
Aquitania, bearing the ambassador
daughter -in-law, Mrs. Parmley Her
rick, and some Of his friends.
i Crowds bare Heads
As the Tourville passed out tn
Brest harbor immense crowds stoo'
with heads barred on both shores an
watched 1t speed awsy at 1880. jus
four hours after the body arrive
, from Paris. It was flanked by tn
. destroyer lynx and the torped
, | boats Toureg and Hova, and escorte
by six seaplanes.
Il When It vas IL miles out ther
. could be heard the booming fins
. salute Of 10 guns. The ship had Ion
| since passed from sight, however.
Z haze and drlzzling rain driven b
J. . northwesterly breeze.
. In the brief interval between Il
I arrival here aboard . special trai
/ from Paris and the transfer TO tn
Tourville another impressive ceremou
took place, Is imposing In . sma
J. way Is was that at Paris yesterda,
Ships and harbor defenses gave tt
; ambassadorial salute OF 10 guns 1
8 the body was removed from the trai
j, and placed In the private receptio
; room Of the railway station viii
French infantry stood ct presel
arms and . marine band played tt
Star spausled Banner and "Au
Champs"
Brief Eulogy Delivered
II Rear Admiral Pirot, commander /,
\ the naval base at Brest. delivered
\ brief eulogy, to which Brigadier 0el
y eral william Harts, American mil
tary attache ct Paris, responde
). Others around the bier were Lou
3 Pontana, prefect Of the Brest regio
= Harold Collins, American consular o
: ficer In charge. General Duraud, ~
= Rear Admiral Herr.
q The Colonial infantry battali<
= = band played la Mort Dase" - Il
= cortege started toward the harbor.
= platoon Of mounted Republica
: guards leading the procession VIII
= the cortege reached the Avenue Pre-
Fl ident Wilson II halted while . nav
: band again played the Star 0pan0
Banner with uuffled drums q
= muted instruments. A group
s French veterans In civilian cloth
y. stood at the Place President wills
s and saluted Is the body passed the
- Once again the Star Spangl
Banner and AUX Champs" We
= heard at the pier Is the body Y
~ taken aboard the gunboat Dolme
Q" It's flag at halt mast and with strea,
g ers Of crepe from both uastheal
y for transfer to the Tourville. An Il
y mense crane. accustomed to trar
81 porting 30-ton guns and 60-ton bo