The Portland daily press., 1883-01-03
GAMBETTA.
Further Details of the Statesman's
Death.
a SECRET CARRIED TO THE
GRAVE.
NComments Of European Newspapers,

| poning Gamhettas funeral until the 10th inst.
SO that the Senate and Chamber of Deputies
may attend in body.
1t is estimated that 5000 person visited the
house at Vile d. Avray yesterday. People
Were admitted by groups of five or ten into a
passage whence they ascendel to the small bed
room where the body is lying. The visitors
included ministers, senators and other func-
tlonaries The room is poorly furnished. The
body lies on a small iron bedstead, completely
covered by sheets except tho 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 ne really was. His friends seemed utterly
beside themselves, some aged men even weep
ing. There were few flowers ON the foot of
the bed; otherwise there were none of the en-
blems as usual in France on such occasions A
painter was seated at the foot of the bed
sketching the scene. Other artists for illustra-
ted papers were similarly occupied in the
rooms.
The money Gambetta leaves was principally
accrued from his newspaper.
A correspondent who made tour OF Paris
streets yesterday says there was real consterna a.
ton in the borrgeoise and trading quarters In
the artisan districts therewas stern Indifference
among groups OF workmen and one person was
even exclaimed against for saying that the re-
public had suffered great loss
The London Times's Paris correspondent
thinks the immediate effect of the death of
Gambetta will be to draw the republicans tc-
gether. Some new element he says will prob
ably be introduced into the Duclerc ministry
bringing up the ministerialist in the Cnam-
Der of Deputies to 800 or $50, thus hiding for a
time the fearful gap which the death of Gam
BETA has made
Most OF the special correspondents who dis
cuss the subject think that NJ. Clemenceau
will most probably take Gambetta's place.
Further details of Gambetta's death state
that he was impatient to see the end of the
year, which he considered had been unlucky
for him. The body will be embalmed and re-
moved to Paris today.
Gambetta's fortune is estimated under 75O,-
900 francs.
The autopsy shows that Gambetta's death
was the result of pepityphiite pericoite. Any
surgical operation would have been danger
GUS and lDjustfcable No lesion was dscov-
cred III any of the organs except the intestines.
NEW YORK. Jan. "A special cable from
Paris to the New York Times evidently ln-
spired says:
No doubt is permissible that the shot which.
directly or indirectly, caused Gambetta's death
was fired by lady well known in Paris, and
whose pseudonym of 'Leonie" conceals the
name of an aristocratic jewish family at Bor-
deaux. She abandoned her husband cnunsel-
lor general of the department of the Gironde,
for Gambetta, and in 1868 went to live with
the latter. She had one chid--a son by him.
Gambetta disliked this boy. who was sckly
Two years ago the woman's husband died, and
she demanded that Gambetta fulfil his promise
OIL marriage, which he refused TO Go. He
agreed to provide for the boy, aud placed him
in college at Dresden. This was the journey
which the European press commented on SO
strongly last year. After their return TO Paris
ho and she led cat and dog life. eliminating
in the shooting He abused her vilaly and
brntally, and seizing revolver she shot him
in the arm. He kept the secret 10 his grave.
PARIS JAN IA post mortem examina-
tion OF the case OF Gambetta will be- held in
ore er to contradict the rumor that his death
was caused by bullet in the abdomen The
corpse will lie ID stale in Rue st Didier until
the funeral. The whole OF the troops IN Paris
and MaFseilles- -hnve been ordered to attend
the funeral.
PARIS, Jan. 3.-The body of Gambetta will
be tazen Tomorrow 10 Palais Bourbon, where
it will remain until Friday when the funeral
will take place. The interment will be in the
cemetery of Pere la Chaise.
The Figaro says, THE republic has not lost
grHSt mag hHt it955tnIn i955tn ef efARa9AA
sfdihpet OF which the sound expires when the
instrument is broken.
The Gaulois says, "Gambetta was beginning
10 see that radicalism, not clercalism was the
enemy. He tried to grid himself with the
waion end By poisoning the blood Of the nation
unless the surgeon resorts to the lancet at a
favorable moment. The day will soon co,ne
when the republi, will find that with Gam
BETA 1t has inferred the best of itself.''
Inc Clarion (Royalist) sees the finger OF Coo
IN the death OF Gambetta That journal rs-
views the story that Gambetta was shot bv 4
woman who came to Vile d'Avray threaten
ing suicide, and from whom he endeayored 70
snatch revolver. "
Kochefort in the Intransigeant publishes am |
irticle neade END of Savior" reminding |
nose whom Gambetta threatened at Belleville |
nat a., they can now sleep IN peace
ihe Voltaire, Paris and Telegraph exnrass |
;riei at Gambetta's death and refer ti his
leeds when the country was endangered. The
'oiiel (orleanist) dwells upon the blow that on
,ortunism has received, but refrains from saw
ng ANYTHING against Gambetta's memory.
BERLIN, JAM 2.-The Borsen Courier saws
is certain that the death of Gamb tia deIiv'
y france and the peace of Europa from a
teat danger. '"
LONDON, Jan. 2-The Journal De- ST Pat.
eeoourg without dsputng tue great part nlav-
NY Gam0etta says his greatness was on the
Th and his position seriously menaced
trio while France loses one of her most ilIns.
;nte,cn ,Snildren, the loss does not ieopardize the
in'eiss of the nation. 0'-0 '"o
THE LATEST
;nfictag gopsy proves that the pistol wound
.ba csns month ago had no connection with
.'-o Gambetta's DEATH