St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-03
M. RENAN IS NO MORE
The Distinguished French Au-
thor and Philologist Dies
Suddenly.
His Demise Results From q
Severe Cold Caught Last
Tuesday.
The Steamers Busy Bee and
DaoiZ in Collision Near
Hamburg.
The Captain, Mate and Pilot
Of the Latter Almost In
stantly Killed.

PARIS, Oct. 2.-Joseph Ernest Renan
the distinguished philologist and au
thor, whose serious illness was an
nounced yesterday, died at an early
hour today, after enduring intense suf-
fering. The ailment which resulted in
NJ. Remains death was contracted on
Tuesday last. On that day he went
driving and caught severe cold, which
speedily developed into congestion OF
the lungs. He was slightly better Sat.
urday morning, and his friends took
hope that he would rally and recover
frem the disease with which he had
been prostrated. They were doomed to
disappointment, however, as towards
evening his legs and stomach be-
gan to swell, and he suffered
great agony. His condition Deces-
STATED a painful operation, which
had the effect of weakening the pa
TENTS vitality. After the operation
had been finished Renan fell into a
state of heavy somnolence, from
which he never recovered. He died at
6:20 o'clock this morning. 1t is said
that n. Renan was rational up to the
last moment. and that when he found
death drawing nigh he expressed a
wish that he might have
A National Funeral
and that his body might be inferred in
the Pantheon. NJ Renan died in the
College de France, little way beyond
the new buildings of the SorbODDe.
His children were present at his bed
side when death came, and his suffer-
ings were soothed by their gentle and
consulate miniStrations. No priest at
tended the dying man.
Nj. de treyclnet, minister of war.
Gen. FevrieS, Pere Hyacinthe, NJ. LIE
Conte de Lisle. the poet: NJ. Puvis de
Chevannes. the painter, and other per
sonages celebrated in the political, ar
tistic and scientific worlds of France.
called at the college during the dav and
inscribed their names in the visitors
book. Only few of the very intimate
friends of the deceased weae admitted
to the death chamber. The body will
probably be embalmed.
NJ. LOckTOy, formerly minister of ed
ucation. and NJ. Berthelot, the cele-
brated chemist, wired messages to Nj.
Burgeois, minister of public instruc-
ton and the arts, suggesting that the
remains of NJ. Renan be honOred with
public funeral. NJ. Bourgeois in reply
promised to ask the cabinet to take the
desired action in the matter and to
make the interment the occasion of a
grind z ID imposing demonstration.
5{fhe aempS, in ali obituary article.
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fir hed Writing the '.HiSrory of Israeli
oIs which work hetifs teen engaged
for some tflfie. Theu g.iti': ps expresses
the hope that as mark Of respect for
II generous qualities of the deceased.
sd as a token of appreciation of his
high talents, hi remains be accorded
the honor OF national funeral.
Biographical.
Joseph Ernest Renan, philologist and
historian. was boi at Urnier, Coles
du-nord, GO Fek : q 1928. His parents
wished hi :. -oF The priesthood, and
at an early age he was sent 10 Paris to
prepare. At the close of his classical Z
studies he was placed in the seminary
of st. Sulticele to perfect his theological
7urse.9 While there he showed re-
Ivkable aptitude in the studies of his
tory and languages. He had already
developed, however, too much indie
pendence of thought to qualify for the
priesthood, and therefore he quilted the
seminary to follow the course of his
own mind. In 1S47 he won the Volney
prize for work upon the Semitic. In