Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-19
THE TOMB OF JULIET.
How Adeiaitlc's Nelson's BODY Was Laid
IN the Morgue.

How Atleiaidc's Nelson's Body Was Laid
IN the MOrgue.
Paris Dispatch to the Herald.
Adelaide Nelson will no more delight us
with her grace and talent. All that is hu-
man of her lies, or lay till few hours ago
at the Morguc awaiting Christian burial.
Her end was sad and strange, so strange
that for moment it was whisper
cd that she had been poisoned. Two per-
sons were actually arrested on suspicion Of
completely in the supposed crime. Despite
the strenuous efforts made to hush up the
whole affair am now in possession of all
the facts connected with the closing scenes
of the dead artists brilliant and wayward
life. Miss Nelson arrived at the Hotel
Continental four or five days ago, accom-
panied by her cllaperone and companion,
Mrs. Goodall, and by 4 certain .jcune pre-
ntier, not unknown in America, whose pO-
sition in relation to the fair actress is
not clearly defined. Let us call him
her secretary. On Saturday afternoon
Miss Nelson, the gentleman and Mrs.
GOodall took hired carriage at the hotel
and started for drive in the Bois de Bod
lognc. On the way they dincd, rather too
we'll it seems, at Cafe dc IL Paix. On
reaching the Bois Miss Nelson foolishly
took cup Of cold milk at the Pre- Catalan,
and was soon after indisposcd. At four
o'clock she drove up TO the Restaurant du
Chalet, feeling very i'll, and asked to be
shown to private room. A couch was
hastily improviscd for her, and 4 doctor,
named MOnicr, was brought from Passy.
DR.. MoEier applied some mild external
remedies. which appeared to relieve her,
but as they did not master the attack 4
messenger was despatched for the ordinary
doctor attached to the Hotel Continental,
DIR. Gantiilon by name. The latter used
more vigorous remedies and among others
certain pills. What these pills We're is
doubtful. The effect of them was to make
the patient vomit profuscly. When both
the doctors left her she was feeling better.
In the night, however, she was taken
worse. DR.. Monicr was again summoned
at three. Half an hour aftcrward he ar
rived and found her, as ut first he thought,
calm and well. She was dead.
Already certificate of death had been
drawn up and signed by DR.. Gantillon,
stating that the dcccasc was due to drOpsy
of the heart. In the morning the local
authorities were informed and DR.. Man
ucl. of Ncui!!y, was called in to attest the
| death. The sllddcnncSs and peculiar Cir
CulllStiICCS Ol MISS NcliSuI . Ciilt sINith-
| ened his suspicious, and the body was rc-
moved to the Morgue to be examined.
Meanwhile, for precaution, Mrs Goodal
and the ,jcunc premier who had not left the
! Chalet, were arrested, or rather made pris.
0ncrs on parole, being allowed to return
to their hotel. The autopsy was made
by DR.. Brouarlcl in the morning ut the
Morguc. I have not yet seen the mcdica!
report, but DR.. GantiiIon informs INC
that hc has just heard that it is quite bears
out his own statement. Till anything is
proved to the contrary, then, it must bt
taken fer granted that Adelaide Nelson
died OF ,iropsy Of the heart. Tonight
went to sec the room in which the pool
artist acted her last tragedy. It is q rcbi
net l,articalicr Of the common pattern: fur:
nishcd simply with table, = few OAK
chairs, 4 mirror and a green velvet divan.
which was her dcathbcd From the win
dow you see 4 pleasant picture Of busl,y
pines and placid water. II shall not have
this room used for 4 week" said the pro
prictor of the chalet to me tonight. In q
week Amy Robsart will have been forgot
ten. At the NIOrguc her body was claimed
by an aged naval officer. She will bt
buried in the Brompton cemetery. London
ut the end Of the week. The post mortcm
examination attributes her dcathto dropsl
of the heart, accelerated by extreme indi
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