The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
The Cause Of his Demise-Prepara-
lions for his Interment.

PARIS, Jan. 2.-There is some idea
of postponing Gambetta's funeral I'M
til the 10th, so the senate and chamber
of deputies may attend in a body. 1t
is estimated that three thousand per-
sons visited his house at Villa Dave
ray yesterday. People were admitted
in groups OF five or ten into the hall,
where they assembled to the small bed
room where the body is lying. The
visitors included ministers, senators,
and other notables.
The room is poorly furnished, and
the body lies on a small iron bedstead
completely covered by sheets, except
the head, which rests on two pillows.
The face Is pale, the hair grayer
than formerly, and the beard
entirely gray. Gambetta appears
fifteen years older than he really was.
His friends seemed utterly beside
themselves, some aged ones weeping.
There were few flowers on the bed,
otherwise there were none of the en-
blems usually seen in France on such
occasions. A painter was seated at
the foot of the bed, sketching the
scene. Other artists, for illustrated
papers, were similarly occupied in
rooms.
The money Gambetta leaves has
principally accrued from his newspa-
per.
A correspondent who made tour
of the streets of Paris yesterday says
there was real CONSERVATION in the
Bourgeois, the trading quarters and
the artisan districts. There was in
difference among groups of workmen
and one person was even exclaimed
against for saying the republic had
suffered a great loss.
Clemenceau will probably take
Gambetta's place. The Clarion, a
Royalist organ, sees the finger of God
in the death of Gambetta. That
journal revives the old story
that Gambetta was shot by a woman.
Rochefort, in Intransigant, publishes
an article headed END of Savior"
reminding those whom Gambetta had
threatened at Belleville that they can
now sleep in peace. Further details
of his death state that Gambetta was
impatient to see the end of the year,
which he considered unlucky for him.
His body will be embalmed and re-
moved to Paris to-day. Gambetta's
fortune is estimated to be under 75O.-
600 francs. The Voltaire and Paris
Telegraph express grief at Gambetta's
death, and refer to his deeds when the
country was endangered. The Soliel,
OrganiSt, dwells upon the blow that
opportunism has received, but refrains
from saying anything against Gam
betta's memory.
The autopsy shows that the death
of Gambetta was the result of pepity-
philites peSicolite. Any surgical
operations would have been danger
Gus and unjustifable. No lesion was
discovered in any organ except the in
testines. The post norton examina-
ton was held in order to contradict
rumor that his death was caused by
bullet in the abdomen.
The corpse will be in state in Rue
st. Denis until the funeral. His sister
has gone to Nice to obtain her fathers
consent to permit state funeral, the
cabinet having decided that it shall be
similar to that of Theirs and Gre
maux, as members of the government
of national defense. Parisians have
decided to close their shops the day of
the funeral.
NEW YORK, Jan. "A Paris special
gives the following version Of the
causes leading directly to the death of
Gambetta, as related by friends of the
dead statesman: Setting aside the
old story of pistol shot fired at him
by the mother of his son, which is
strongly denied, the most plausible
one is that, after having re-
ceived the accidental wound In the
forearm, he became impatient at his
detention at home, which was inten-
sified by alarming stories regarding
his condition, which filed the press,
and by others of more annoying ma
ture which his enemies INDUCED in.
The wound was healing nicely, but
his desire to appear in public to silence
his enemies grew so that he requested
DIR. Lannelongue to stop the suppura-
ton. WhjchunID aried up, though he