Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-11
GAMBETTA DEAD.

TIC shESIDE1 "a EkaC GCa8CA
III. Gambetta died at his residence at
Vile D'Auray At midnight New Years
night. He was quite conscious to the
las. Toe death agony lasted two hours.
Spuller, EtiennC and DR.. Frenztl were
present to the last moment. The phys
icians who attended Gambetta state
that his death was due to py@nia, oaus
ed by suppressed erysipclas. A clot
OF blood formed ia the heart and suf-
located the deceased. A plaster cast
Of his face was taken In the morning.
The death Of Gambetta created i'm
mense sensation groups gathered
on the boUlevards discussing it, Presi-
dent Grevy was much affected by the
news. Gambetts left no special tesla
ment. He made private will Satur-
day. The papers reporting his death
are selling IN every street and crowds
are struggling to procure them. Tele-
grams were sent to President Grevy
and other authorities Immediately af-
ter his death. Gambetta died in q state
of Inconsistencies, but in the course
Of the afternoon he explained: 81 am
lost. Ii is useless to di8simulate. But
| have suffered 50 much that it Will be
a deliyerance."
For nearly twenty hours before
Gambetta became unconscious, he
complained that lie was tortured with
pain, as if ball Of red hot iron were
inside of him. He had recently be-
come asthmatic, and it was therefore
not permissible to ventilate his rom
properly. Several times during his i'll
ness he spoke to Bert, member of the
Chamber Of Deputies, upon some mat.
tiers weighing on his mind, but always
briefly. Rauc and Spulter were sum
moned to his bedside for TIE purpose
Of receiving q communication but the
syncope preceding death had begun
when they arrived
The Republique Franchise states
that 1T o'clock in the evening the
doctors present in the room with Gam
BETA perceived the abcess had busrt
internally. At 1915 o'clock Gam BETA
recovered consciousness sufficiently to
thank his friends for their attention,
which he did with perfect ealmness.
The Repubhque Franchise pub
fishes the following acknowledgements of
the passing away Of Gambetta: Early
Sunday morning there was q notable
change for the worse in Gambetta's CON
dition. Nevertheless he was allowed to
cherish his illusions of ultimate recov-
cry. At 80 he was able to have his
bed changed without great difficulty
with the assistance OfDr. Etienne and
some servants. The doctor, who up
IN, thIg bod Hoo,
was unable longer to conceal his APP
prehensiOns. In the afternoon the dis
ease increased in violence and the.
patients strength was visibly diminish-
ed. Some personal friends warned in
time, went to the Vile D'Aurav and
there learned there was no hope.
GambettI's father-in-laW and sister
we're sent for; also some other friends
who had not previously received init
nation Of Gambetta's approaching dis
solution Death agony began at 10 D.
m. At II the patient lost conscious
ness, and ct II :j5, after UtteriDg feeble
means, he expired, il may be said,
without suffering and without knowing
that death was Sc near. The cOnduc-
tors Of the Republique Franchise have
received kilograms Of coincidence from
all parts Of France. The Council of
Ministers decide that Gambetta should
he buried at the expense If the state.
BIOGRAPHICAL
Leon Gambetta was born Of Gan0ese
Jewish parentage ut Cahors, on Octc-
her 80, 1888 He was admitted to the
Paris bar in 1850 In 1868 joined the
ultra liberal party, and became some
what conspicuous in a limited sphere
for mis- denunciatiOn5 of the policy of
Louis Napoleon. He was an associate
Of Rochefort, and protested loudly
against his imprisonment, and also
Against the famous plebiscile of the
emperor in 1870, as a violation of the
constitution. After the surrender of
sedan lie urged the deposition of the
imperial dynasty, and was one of the
foremost among those to proclaim are
public. During the investment Of
Paris by the Germans, ne escaped from
the capitol by means Of a balloon, and
1T Tours ard Bordeaux he assumed
charge OF the interior, war and finance
departments. He denounced the sur
render Of Metz by Marshal Bazaine as
IN act Of treason, and was largely in
terested In prosecuting that unfortunate
soldier. He Issued degree from Bor-
deau5 III January, 1871, DISTINGUISHING
all iunctionarles of the empire, at as
election which he called for delegates
to constituent assembly. This de-
cree was declared null and void by his
associates at Paris. He was elected
to the assembly in 1871, and has held
a seat III that body ever since, from
one constituency or another. He was
q consistent opponent of the admins
tration Of Marshall MacMahon until
near the close Of his term, when he de
Tended him from asp0rsions Of disloy-
atty to republicanism, and urged him
not to resign his office. In this course
he was freely accused Of treachery,
for he took advantage of the over
throw of MacMahOn to advance his
own ambitions. On the accession Of
President Grevy he was elected TO
form cabinet, and himself assumed
the premiership. He remained in that
position till about fifteen months ago,
when he was compelled to resign. He
has since that time taken q more
moderate ground on political questions
with an evident desire to conciliate
some Of those he had estranged by his
extreme views. His authority as an
oracle has been gradually slipping
away from him, however. and his
opinions have had less weight than at
any time since the revolution of 1871.
The Washington Star says: "The
pleasant coincidence Of three sisters of
3 family in society is likely to be often