The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-01-18

A dispatch from Chiselhurst late last night
stated that his condition was unchanged
Another. forwarded this morning, but
few hours before his death, announced that
he had passed better night. but that his
symptoms remained the same"
CONFIDENCE IN THE Rx- EMPEROR STRENGTH
LONDON, Dec. ., evening The sudden
death Of ExEmperor Napoleon took every
body at Chiselhurst, Us well as London, by
surprise. The Empress, relatives, attend
ants and household, even the physicians,
dition that the Prince Imperial WAS permit
ted to retumto Iolwlch toresume his stud
were unprepared for it. The Emperor had
passed "a comparatively comfortable night.
His strength seemed undiminished, and at
a consultation early Ill the morning it was
thought he could bear third operation,
which Was fully determined upon. SO great
WAS the confidence felt in the patients con-
les. DIR. Gull went to London yesterday,
and many Of the Emperor's personal
friends, who FASTENED to ChiselhuPst at the
first alarm, had returned to their homes.
THE CRISIS.
There Was no reason whatever to appre-
bend u fatal turn III the case up to . m,
when new and dangerous symptoms sud
deuly set IN. The Emprrors vital forces
seemed to leave hun all at once, and he
commenced 10 sink with alarming rapidity.
Telegram was instantly dispatched u
MoulwIch Tor the Prince. DIR. Gull WAS
summoned from London, and Father God
dard, the EInperurs spiritual adviser, WAS
sent for M the greatest haste Ia administer
the last sacrament al the Church. The
EmPcrurs private chaplain WAS also in
formed Of the danger, and started for Chs
elhurst. All arrived 10 late. The Prince
was not L. SEE his father AGAIN alive. DIR.
Gull and the clergyman Just recched the
park gates ~ the Emperor expired. The
Empress who has been most constant in
her attendance, was at his bedside Ia the
last hour. The medical advisers, sir Henry
THOMPSON ana Drs. Curvisart and Corer,
! the Emporurs friend, DR. Conneau, and
several members Of the household were
also present
Since the Emperor death, the residence
at ChlSelhurst has been strictly closed To
all but his nearest friends aud relatives.
The physicians state that his death re-
suited from causes independent Of the sur
gIcal operations to which the patient was
subjected.
The event produce sa deep impression in
London, where the Emperor was always
personally very popular with the masses
The evening journals publish long obitu-
aries full of eNpressons of mourning.
New YORK World special
LONDON. Eng, Jan. 9.-The Empress
Eugcnie weePs continually, and refuses
consolation. Louis, the Prince Imperial,
"A ho arrived after his father died ia nros-
trated with grief
The Emperors death was caused by en-
h"liSm. Ii was So sudden that the last sac
ramruts were not administered, the priest
arriving after all was over. The body will
be inferred at Chlselhurst until it can he
removed to France. Universal sorrow pre-
walls IA London.
HON THE MINIS l. RECEIVED IN PARIS.
PARIS. Jan. 3. evening The news Of
the Emperor death was receive al a late
hour tins afternoon. IL Is not possible tu
estimate the elect here The lmperiallSts.
III course. are profoundly affected, and APP
pear To- regard the event As final blow to
their hopes. The only evening journal
which has any editorial on the subject is
the neSSug,r Il, PdilS. an influential n
nance organ. II closes brief article with
the following tribute The disasters
which have made shipwreck Of the En-
pIre vii not cause to be forgotten the great
services Napoleon has rendered to the ma
tion iii re-establishing order and develop
lng the prosperity Of the country
None II the other evening papers had
time ty az more than print the announce
nlent without comment