The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-04
AMERICAN ENVOY
FRANCE DIED APR. |
Myron T. Herrick, Aged IA,
to Be Buried at Old Home,
Cleveland, o.
TWO COUNTRIES MOURN
Caugh Cold Attending FOch
Funeral Five Days Before
His Death

Paris, April 1. - Ambassador
Myron T. Herrick, of Ohio died
suddenly just before dusk yester-
day after a courageous all day
battle against a failing heart.
Death came to the 74-year-olo
diplomat five days after he had
stood bare-headed for two hours
during the review of troops at the
funeral of Marshal Ferdinand
Foch. The best loved of ambassa-
doris to France insisted upon pay
ing the last tribute to Frances
soldier hero and the damp mist
caused him to catch cold.
His condition became suddenly
critical early Sunday and he died
quietly at the American embassy
late in the day.
1t was the smiling, white haired
ambassador who stood at the ell
bow of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
when France shouted her tumul-
tous cheers to America two years
ago.
The ambassadors cold started
the day after he stood in the open
air at the funeral of Marshal Foch.
He walked and chatted with the
Prince of Wales over the long
route from the Notre Dame ca
thedral to the InvalideS.
AT that time it was noticed that
Herrick appeared extremely tired
and his friends urged him to rest
but the ambassador said he was
too. busy arranging details of the
new embassy and for the reception
of Elihu Root, who was to have
been his guest today.
He was visited by his physician,
DR.. Henri Rabeau, Saturday eve
ming. His robust condition was
then expected to pull him through
the attack.
He suffered a sudden relapse
Sunday. Mrs. Herrick remained
constantly at the bedside until the
ambassador died at p. m.
Many incidents which built up
the country's great love for Her
rick were recalled by friends.
His great skill in managing the
receptions for Lindbergh here af-
ter the aviator's flight from New
York to Paris aincluding the fact
that he waved a French flag be-
side the American flag at LIE
Bourget field upon Lindbergh's ar
rival-endeared him to the people
Of France as well as the official.
1t was during the war however
that France placed Herrick Sc
curely in his high position here D..
Two wartime gestures placed him
high in the heart of the French
people.
First, he remained in Paris
when the government fled to
Bordeaux in September, 1924,
when the German armies were
pounding the gates of the capital.
Second, Herrick deposited sew
eral hundred thousand dollars on
the Paris lbourse during the time
of greatest depression Of the franc
August, 1926-and his gesture
of confidence in France had an
immediate effect in checking the
fall of the currency.
Born in Huntington, Ohio, Oc-
tober 8, 1854, Mr.. Herrick man.
aged to attend school and earn a
living at the same time. He en-
tered Oberlin college and Ohio
Wesleyan university, but did not
complete the course. That he
found knowledge outside of college
textbooks, however, is evidenced
by the fact that among the hon
orary degrees bestowed upon him
was that of doctor of laws con-
ferred by Yale, Harvard, Column
bia and Princeton.
Mr.. Herrick was governor of
Ohio from 1903 to 1905. He was
one of the staunchest friends of
President Mckinley, came to his
assistance when he met with finan-
cial reverses.
On his return from Paris in
1914 an enthusiastic group of
friends in Cleveland attempted to
start a movement to nominate him
for the presidency, but Mr.. Her
rick declined these honors, de-