New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-09
THE MONUMENT FOE HUGO'S GRATEs
,rc., ~ n-c.sIoxA1 cornr.roNnr.1 OF I'M T1.nryr.
SQUARE WILD p.INGS or
GEORGE uUGO.

GEORGE uUGO.
Vro-, OCCASIONAL CoERTsroNDT.T OF I'M TRiBrSr-
Paris. Nav 2G-Thc talk Of tho week ha, been
largely aiout Victor HUGO Tic French poet. dram
ailst and novelist ha, been recalled 10 the memory
- Pali.iaus hy several Incidents When returning
from the Montpelier f"'cs President Carnot passed
Hc-aucon lie Wa, taken 20 the street I'm which victor
Hugo was born and stopped for moment in front
q the house bearing modest marble inscription
stating thli great French writer had Dr. - il'
There. Hugo, name Wa also forced upon N" Hii"n
i.on ~ the Pari,innS hy two recent adventure IN
which h.. grandson PLAYED part. tn" latter Va,
mixed up recently in scardal1n- affair ah'u' ih"
money lie had borrowed from u.ur,r~ 20 lavish upon
a woman who had cu,nar,i liu and 20 whom he
rafc costly prcscrt Few day- AGO .'r"e intoxicated
Young ne1 pr,r"r.d ou th' Eoncvi -. ne p A;
and shouting aul othrrp t>e disturbing me peace. An
ID gentleman demonstrated with Thorn. and 'or Dis
reward wa struck and roughly handled hy the t-i'.
composed - oc'r:~ Hugo. -" grandson ~ 'h' pr.
and ;hc son, - Npnon.c D1ud~. ~" writer. and
~ = Trrih-lot perpetual ecrrc'ary - the academy
~ science, Tie police had - interior" IN order 10
quic ne young and 10 rcl"a-' the demonstrating
gentleman.
Public attention also called - Victor Hugo ~
tho quiet celebration the I'D in,' y %" nm
anniversary - Dbl, death. People a.icd Themselves
what had hccu done iu rcrarl 10 tlr erection = a
monument t. TIE memory - tho poet. The paving
pilgrimage. during the Universal Exhibition u the
house In which De died. In the Avcuuc d'Eylau. lad
been condemned hy many 81 M dn..rcr, an III
Judged ~pccuatlpn aid 10 had not proved successful
financially They Look IN vain for any monument 10
Hugo. memory. There arr Nay projects anoft. hrt
none las vet been REALIZED. The best ~ all. hos
ever. is hat Vhcn aim, At binding monument upon
a square u Paris with funds >o-u>A ly popultr SUBJ
scr.puous. \ commission VIZ, appointed -.,u aier
Hugo, death 10 raise funds and u tie first moments
- csthusla-m the subscription, promptly na'i.d the
figure ~ 100000 francs. Nu,t II the subscriber, lo
lpnrcd o. the humblct cl,-c and tie majority OBJ; tho
Offering did not % above 80 ccut.m", or 10 cents
but the enthusiasm cooled 10 lc., promptly than 10
lad warmed mp. aad the fund has not incr.l. Ell.
The -'uiptor kodin. however. is hari Al worh upon
the monument 10 be rai-ei Iiugo'- grave u th"
Pantheon IL roprc,"nt- The cNilcd pct -"at'd h-
Ll- knee, and the wave stopping At hi- feet. lil,
GIT hand support m, forehead. Three s1ir~
resting upon the rock above the pot. ,ud -e.f
~ -p"ih ~ him. Each ~ these tiec tgUr', .. we'll
height
'G9,cernige INA, sclne,, and l- late, moments
make, rev statement. Hugo died ON a Friday
bn th" proc"dln- Friday De- taken .i'k rising
from ne dinner table ~" struggle began tcn bc
tween death ana Jas constitution. which wd- -trour,
ou;i hc uDrr iiu,u eighty three. year, of A-,
From the first DAY ~ illnc- be ;lt that Dr. end Wa
a,ied him DO ,ou feel better he answered I an
dead man" on Monday he persisted ln repeating
thc-c word, and -a'lns In spanish " Death VIII be-
welcome On tuesday hc rallied ,oncwn.t. bat OF
Wednesday and Ihurd" No. wa- very ilL ~ dd
not -pcak except at , pclprt. when De asked for a
drink and l-.cd his Grandchildren and two friend,
who hy hi, bed dc During the ni.ht h., pei,
OF agitation could not be sTpprr-c any longer ly
morphine injections. and the nnoI agony icran on
fiiGa, morning. The dociors declared That h. vas
not suffering ANY PAIN though he f,.,rr.d win such
That no,c ceased suddenly. and victor liuso died a.
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