The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-01
HERRICK DEAD;
FRENCH NATION
PAYS TRIBUTES
American Ambassador Dies
Suddenly: Caught Cold =
at FoCh Funeral.
BY RALPH HEINZEN
United Press STAFF Correspondent


United Press staff Correspondent
PARIS, April 1.--Ambassador My
ron T. Herick OF Ohio died suddenly
at the American embassy just be-
fore dusk Sunday. after a courage
Gus all-day battle against a fail
ing heart.
Death came to the 74-year-Old
diplomat five days after he had
stood headed for two hours
during the review of troops at the
funeral of Marshal Ferdinand Foch.
The bestowed Of ambassadors to
France insisted upon paying the last
tribute to Frances soldier hero and
the damp mist caused him to catch
cold.
France Mourns
Led by President Doumergue, OIL
cial and unofficial France mOurned
with America today. Herrick prob
ably was the most popular diplo-
matte representative in Paris and 1t
was the smiling, White-haired am
bassador who stood at the elbow OF
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh when
France shouted her tumultOuS
cheers TO America two years ago.
Paris newspapers carried black
borders this morning, an indication
of the nations great esteem for
Hcrrick. and Lc Petit Journal cX-
pressed the public'S regard for the
man who refused to leave the
threatened capital during the dark
est Of World war days.
The body will be taken to the
United States for burial.
Mrs. Parmcly Herrick, the am
baSsadors daughter-in-laW, who
was at the bedside with Herrick's |
French private secretary, Madame
Salembier. and his valet Walter
Blanchard, when death occurred,
asked that no flowers be sent to the
services which will be held here.
Official France was anxious to cX~
tend suitable honors to the ambaS-
sador who had served here under
four Presidents.
On Links Friday
DESPITE his cold. the ambassador
played a round of golf Friday with
Colonel r. Bentley Mott. Herrick
commented at that time on his own
poor health. saying:
I'll either have to give up work
or golf SOON
Hc was visited by his physician,
DR.. Henri Rabeau, Saturday eve
ming. DR.. Ferreyrelles. q personal
friend of the ambassador, accom-
panied tho physician, and they lett
him apparently so much improved
that his robust condition was eX-
pectcd to pull him through the
attack.
AS France paid tribute to the am
bassador today many incidents
which built up the country'S great
love for him we're recalled.
His great skill in managing the
receptions for Lindbergh here after
the aviator's flight from New York
to Paris-including the fact that he
waved a French flag beside the
American flag at LIE Bourget field
upon Lindbergh's arrival-endeared
him to the common people of the
nation as we'll as the officials.
The publicity given the fact that
Lindbergh wore the ambassadors
pajamaS also appealed to the French
sense of hunor.
But it was during the war that
France placed Myron T. Herrick Sc
curely in his high position here.
Two wartime gestures we're re-
called by the press today-geStures
which the ambassador wrote into
history.
Remained at Post
First, he remained in Paris when
the government fled to Bordeaux in
September. 1914, and when the Ger
man armies pounded at the gates
of the capital only to be hurled back
by that other man who is now lost
to France, Ferdinand Foch.
At that time Herrick had printed
posters in which he said the Louvre
and other historic treasures and art
museums of Paris would be placed
under the protection of the Amer
/ ican flag. But the battle of the
Marine avoided the necessity of post
ing the announcements.
Second, Herrick deposited several
hundred thousand dollars on the
Paris Bourse during the time of
greatest depression of the franc,
August. 1926, and his gesture of con-
fldence in France had an immediate
effect in checking the fall of the
currency. Herrick used the funds
voted by congress for purchase Of an
embassy site.
Later he acquired the choicest
property in Paris for the embassy
at the northwest corner of the
Place de Ia Concorde. and was busy
on plans for it at the time Of us
death.
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