Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
Gambetta's Wound The Immediate
Cause OF Death,

cause OF Deatns
PARIS, January 2d.-Setting aside the old
story Of pistol.shot fred at Gambetta by
the mother of his son, which is strongly
denied, the most plausible version is that
after having received an accidental wound in
the forearm he became impatient ct his de-
tention at home, which was intensified
by the alarming stories of more
nature which his enemies
INDUCED in. The wound was healing
nicely, but his desire to appear in public to
silence his enemies grew 30 that he requested
DIR. Lanne,ongue to stop the suppuration,
which he did, although he pointed out the
danger Gambetta was running, but to which
he was deaf. He only desired TO appear in
the Chamber once, or az least in the room of
the committee of which he was Chairman,
which he believed would put an end to the
outrageous reports in circulation. The
doctor, against his better Judgment,
did as requested, and in few
hours the pus from the wound
being debarred its natural outlet, took
another course, burrowiug uader the skin
towards the shoulder, and soon manifested
itself in two large phlegmons under the arm
pit They caused him the greatest pain.
He had arisen from his bed hoping to be
able to take a tip to Paris the next day;
but he had to retire at once when q slight
fever appeared. This was subdued in two
days, and hope began to revive; but on Sun
day night before Christmas Gambetts. who
was always great eater, dined heartily. and
becoming excited during q political discus
sion, suffered relapse, the fever again APP
pearing. In the meantime the pas had
worked its way downward, and now showed
itself in an abscess in the stomach. Later
on, other assesses appeared, grew in eizs
and nearly blocked the cacum. This pre-
saged the end.
Leon Gambetta was born at Cahors in the south
of France in 1888 Sent TO Paris by his parents in
his 18th year to pursue the study OF law 1853 found
him still without a profession and his income cut
off, He then procured the position of secret ry to
the famous advocate Cremieux. In 1867 an grafton
on the occasion of popular demonstration, in
which he arraigned the Empire, made his name
known throughout France, and at the next election
he was chosen to represent the workingmen's quar-
ter of Paris in the Corps Legislatif. When the
Prussians surrounded Paris he escaped in balloon
and organized provisional government at Tours,
which was subsequently dissolved. He was elected
to the National Assembly, where he became the
most conspicuous man in France. He created the
Republique Francdtse, which has become power
in the land. After the election of Grevy to the
Presidential chair Gambetta was made President OF
the Chamber of Deputies. He finally became Pre-
mier but resigned when his famous scrut, de liste
scheme defeated.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
PARIS, January 2d.-There is some idea Ct
Gambetta's funeral until the 10th
inst, and the Senate and Chamber of Depu-
ties may attend in body. 1t is estimated
that 5000 persons visited tbs house at Vile
dAvary yesterday. The people were admit
ted by groups of five or ten into the hall,
whence they assembled to the small bedroom,
where the body is lying. The visitors in
cluded Ministers, Senators snd other func-
tionaries. The room is poorly furnished.
The body lies on q small iron bedstead, COM
pletely covered by sheets except the head,
which rests on two pillows. The face Is pale,
the hair gray. Gambetta appears fifteen
years older than he really was. His friends
seemed utterly beside themselves, some aged
men weeping. There were few flowers on
the foot of the bed; otherwise thers were
none Of the emblems usual 10 France Oh such
occasions. A painter was seated at the foot
of the bed sketching the scene. The autopsy
showed that death was the result of peri
typhlitis. Surgical operations would have
bean dangerous and upjustiiable. No lesion
was discovered in the organs except the in
THIRD DIsPATCH.l
PARIS, January 2d.-The decomposition
OF Gambetta's body, hastened by the muggy
weather, has bsen fearfully rapid. Tire as-
pect Of the face has become SO shocking that
the idea CT having the body lie in state in
the Palais Bourbon has been abandoned. The
watchers by the corpse have to keep wad.
dings saturated with disinfectan,s in their
noses.
The Raging Floods.
VIENNA. January 2d.-All traces of the
quays and banks of the Danube are lost, their
places being merely marked by eddies in the
torrent. A great quantity of water is still
expected from the upper river.
WIEsBADEN, January 2d.-From Mayence
downward the entire plain between Mann
helm and Worms is an immense lake.
VIENNA, January 2d-fhe Danube is
rising. The race course is flooded as far as
the exhibition building. At Frankenthal,
Bavaris, 5000 persons have abandoned their
homes.
AMSTERDAM, January 2d.-The northeast.
ern portion of North Brabant is submerged.
and hundreds are homeless, over 500 houses
being destroyed by the foods.
Thirfy-five Persons Drowned.
FRAHKFoRT, January 2d.-A boat convey
ing passengers to-day from Oppar to Zudwip-
hasgr was dashed against trse and thirty
five persons drowned.
Murder by Wholesale.
STnNEPIEID iQuebecl January 2d.-At
Little Ridsau, East Hawkesbufy, hired
man murdered r. W. Cooke ana wife, the
eldest daughter and one $ IN Cooke vas
murdered with an ak ia the barnyard. Mrs.
Cooke and daughter were strsngled ia the
wocdshed. The son George was killed in bed
with an ak. The other son had thigh
broker, but may recover. Fannie Cook,
coming to her brothers assistance, receives q
severe wound Ia the breast, but may recover.
Tbs murderer is az large.