Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-07
NELSON'S LAST HOURS,
TWELVE HOURS OF MORTAL AGONY.
paris Figaro. Annnst 11l


TWELVE HOURS OF MORTAL AGONY.
(Paris Figaro, August III
On Saturday, according to her habit
m'ss Ne''son went to tho Bois. She had
with her her two attendants and =
ne'ghhor in the hotsl, Mr.. Collinrton.
who lived in No. l67. She wss entiral,
dressed in white, and wore : straw het
trimmed with Iscs. She stopped for !
moment at the dairy Of tue Pre- Cstelan
woere she took cup of milk. Il wa
''e cold milk which made her sick, Al
wo have said in onr Coxstils, that ID.
l'g"'fnl drink IS sometimes very dan.
ser""s, especially ia summer. However
that may be, at tho end Of fsw min
nte' the young lady was in a state of
suffering. She ordered her coachmsn T.,
STOP and descended ut tho Nonva.r.
CHALET du Rond-Royal. She entersa and.
"'Ae'' lot q parlor to rest in. Thsy gave
her ono on the first floor, furnished with,
sofa' ''de-table and diuiug. table
She stretched herself upon the .ofs.
where her attendants arranged the mir,
lows under her bead. She then a.ked
tor some tea. 1t was then half mast ! P
NJ. The cup Of tea mixed with brspdv
which she took, not having alle-..t.s,
her pain as sho hoped ii von,d NJ.
N'''"on n made them h-,n ,ng hor r1, .om. nas' 4.'
le"'. Tho pair >, h.r ..em... ,'ao VIZ
..: ~ ..'ore violent, and was accom-.
~ ."d with nervous fits and a desire -
v'm't' By tho advice of the people who
attended the sick lady, tho proprietor Of
the No"veau Chalet, N. Lefay, sent for
Dr. Monnior, who prescribed catsplasms
on tho chest and continuation of tha
tiIlenl. Miss Nelson seemed for an in.
slant benefited.
But toward half past 9 O'Clock, q now
crisis occurred, more violent than those
preceding. Miss Nelson implored tho
attendance of the doctor of tho Cont.
mental hotel, DR.. Gantillon. They has
tened to his house, Rue du Mont -Tbstor
No. II, and brought him in the landau.
He gave at once q prescription. Tho
remedy prescribed was in the form of
pills. Miss Nelson took two Of tbem
Ibero was again period of relief. Then.
az it was evident that Miss Nelson conld
not be taken back to her lodgings, DO.
cause they could not lift her without
causing her new pain, they placed a
mattress on the sofa, in order that she
might pass tho night there. Tho maid.
worn out by fatigue and excitement.
herself at her side in order r.
take some rest.
Toward midnight there was a now
crisis, more terrible than any of the pre.
ceding. A prey to tho most terr;b,.
agony, which nothing could relieve. III.
lady twisted herself about i.
'onvuIsions, tearing off the upholstery
from tho sofa. They ran again to call
DIR. Monnior. hut some time wa. nac..
'ary t" awake him, b allow him to dres.
ana to bring him to tho Chalet. When
he arrived. at $3.50 A. NJ, Miss Neilson
had just breathed her last sigh, twelve
hours after the first attack.
M. Lejeune, Commissioner of n.
Seui'ly Police, was informed. He cam.
!" the morning, accompanied by tb.
official physician, and, after the narr.-
ion OF the circumstances of the death
hey decided that an autopsy was neces.
'ary, and that the body should be taken
20 the Morgne. Tho transfer took plac.
'nder particularly heartrending circum.
stances The body Of the young womsn
vas shrouded in sheet and rolled in .
'acking cloth, and was then tied m and
placed in wsgon, where it wac sc.rna-
y concealed from public view. Thsn
wo carriers and an agent of tho polioo
Mounted Tho wagon and departed. Il
vas thus, at O'clock in thu .f,..
'oon, that Miss Nelson, who had co,n.
o the bois in her magnificent l.nSa"
'rav"rsed the whole Of Paris to IT,
d0rgue. w 'lo
MISS Nelson lived at London. in Viz.
"rla street. A telegram wss sent thar.
o inform tho different members of h.r
amily of tho fact of her death, Admiral
ilyn, who is living Mt this time in Par;.
nastened to the Chalet aud arrived thar
q, .lst as they were taking away tho bodv.
ne grief of the old man was extreme
axe . man demented, he caressed th.
nrnlture that poor Miss Nelson hsS
cen and touched for tho last time y.
ouid scarcely be torn away from Tia
'arlOr. --0'41 WIG
Tho autopsy was made to-day bv Dr..
His verdict was that Il -
natural death. 1t is probable that -.
morrow will take place tho funeral ~
'er whom they called the Sara Bern =.
ardt Of England, Of the tragediennl @ n
vhose deat), was more bitter t6s.a
those shat she played in hael16