New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-03
NJ. RENAN DEAD.
u,,r FRENCH PHILOLOGIsTS LIFE ENDS
WITH PAIN.
,r.ru DUE TO ooNGE:roN OF THE LUNGS

hour 70 day. after enduring intense suffering. Inc
',,nent which resulted in NJ. Rcnan's death was
N.ractad an TUESDAY last. On that day he went
-. arvino and caught severe cold, which speed
~. deveoped into congestion Of the lungs lie
=, ~ .,ichtly better on Saturday morning, and his
,.;onds took hope that he would rally and recover
.oro the disease with which he had been pros
.oted They we're doomed to disappointment,
hoxever as toward evening his legs and stomach
hsCan 70 swell, and he suffered great agony. His
..rditon made necessary painful operation,
rbich had the effect Of markedly weakening the
~.,,ent,s vitality After the operation had been
rr.,formed, NJ Renan fell into state Of heavy
rfomnoence. He continued to grow weaker and
~.aker and died at $50 o'clock this morning.
Il is said that NJ Renan was rational up to
A.. last moment and that when he found death
a,.winq nigh he expressed wish that be might
hove q National funeral, and that his body
,nicbt be inferred in the Pantheon. He died in
.ho College de France, a little way beyond the
., buildings of the Sorbonne. His children
u,sra nrescnt at his bedside when death came, and
his snHerings were soothed by their gentle and
constant ministrations No priest attended the
svins man NJ Renan ha long suffered from
.snrlcation Of diseases including rheumatism
~s cont BEING conscious that he would soon
die he made all arrangements for the publication
:, tho final volume of his History of Israel,
A Eve wears hence, of some volumes OF reini-
niscences.
NJ De Freycnet. Minister Of War: 1enefal
Favrier Fcrc Hyacinthe NJ Leconte De Lsie'
,bs noot; NJ Puvis De Chavannes. the painter
and other personages celebrated IN the poii'lcai
a,,;stc and scientific worlds of France. called at
the college during the day and inscribed tiieif
80. ~" on tbe visitors book Only few of the
o. tho death chamber The body will probably
y. amhalmed. NJ Lockroy. formerly Minister
a, Education. and NJ. BerhelOt the celeora'eu
chemist telegraphed messages TO NJ Bourgeois
,tr;ster Of Public Instruction and the Arts. sus-
costing that the remains Of NJ Renan be honoreu
ritb q nublic funeral VI. Bourgeois III repS
,,omised 70 ask the Cabinet TO take the oesifeu
,c,ion in the matter and to make the lnter'he"'
rho occasion of grand and imposing dehioh9""
ton ,i;,
The "Temps.r in an obituary article euloSizlnS
Renap. saws that he had finished wr'inS '"0
"Hst,rv of Israel" on which work he hau oee''
o,cagod for some time The Temps expresses
the hone that as mark of respect for the gehei-
ons onalities Of NJ. Renan, and as token OIL
appreciation of his high talents, his remains "
accorded the honor of a National funeral.
London, Oct 3.-The Paris correspondent VI
"The News says: NJ htndn ""S ~
hora diad from the results of influenza, aggra-
waited by a weak heart and chrome ar''iri0o
,bapmatisn. often rendered acute by his natura
.,.ors;or ~ nhvsical exercise He insisted upoT
snendinr lis summer holidays in his native Dri'
1anv tbe moist climate of which was unsuite-
N his state of health. When his wife protes'e'
IN favor of drier climate, he replied that "
,y.. the moral atmosphere OF ,Brlttany THAT
suited him best, and that he felt happiest thefe
The first severe sh ok to lis health occurred years
-. osuInno from the fatigue of composing u
funeral Grafton and serving as patiotarca
~. ,oetb Of a November blast for NJ CuVlIhe
f7eury. His heart always weak ai'cr~"iu
His wife brought him from Rospomahoh u a,
IN September by easy stages IN orocr u
near doctor. His heart was ~ "'""
that he did not dare 10 nc 'o""'
s.as;,c be woul die on the journey
He rallied after few days rest, and was aoie 10
,ots dior, walks 10 Luxcmburg He occup!e
himself in nutting his literary affairs in order lie
said N his wife that after five years his memoirs
oould offend nobody. In his last days ne Lad manF
friends All his family were around him al tie
end He suffered severely from renal dlSor' CT
which nocessjta,ed painful operation Ills lace
,n death looks inenably serene, and conveys an
idea ~ mower which it failed to do in lie. III Is
doubtfnl whether his life would have been the
cbarminr ramble through reality that ne lounu
il but for the help and sympathy OF three women
his noble hearted sisters ht"ite an. s;.or ,yhn
Cornu the latter the Emperors foster Sister; WIZ
nrccurad for him the histOrica mission 10 H9ii'
And hi, admirable wife whose mind, 50 me n /
enlight"ned qualified her 70 e & ms kiIdiS co'ip''
ion literary counsellor and 1rlend. ...
Tho pa ris correspondent Of iAc Times says
while in Brittany NJ Renan was troubleI VII.
Insomnia and ID 4s be sr' rgh 'p pcaans s TO him. Foa
hours before death NJ Rcnan turned to ms Wiz Wiz
and said Why are you sad TCaIse nnG rssiqncd'
be reenonded We undergo the laws OF tna, M
nature whereof we are InanHe7la'' .h re
nerisb we disappear: but heaven ana ca'ti' i'
main. and the march Of time goes on '''
SKETCH OF Ills CAREER c...o
NJ Renan WAS born at Treguer. Dcpar meht oi ooeea @
du-Nord IN Fcbrua p, IT, III NJ ven. 70
destined for the ecclesiastical profession anu "ei'
Paris in order 10 study His abilities having '-
attention he was chosen at the terihm" ~" "
classical studies TO follow the course III 'roa '"'o y
N. :, min4rt ~ sam --nlp!c". "iFrc NO
taste for the study OF languages ana phoaopy
studied the Hebrew Arabic and Syrlac i""e
Ru, HE ,nd.,e,dence OF thought did not accord VIII"
the necessary qualifications for the priesthood anu W
quilted the seminary in order to be be''er "D',
pursue his own course. In l54' ne ga'heu "'' ,,I
Prize for a menore upon the semitic ahguas'o' ~
has been published under The n,le OF hlN'oi'V ;,
era,a q, Srstomes compares dcs Langues seMlupueS'
He took his degree in philosophy III loi7' ho
iessorshp in the provinces was offered hn'' o' ~
preferred TO remain in Paris, where he icit ''" II.
had a future before him, and where he was e"'"e
In writing for several periodicals. ihcluui's :" r
ucular the Liberty Of Thought" III 1919 "e PIo n
usbed t,vo uorhs one on the semitic languages tie
other on the study Of Greek in the Middle Ages. Inc
latter publication gained for him prize from 'ne ~ IN
stltute, and a commission from the Academy Vi -"
scriptons to travel for literary purposes IN tay' III
the Italian libraries he found materials TOT tio ,o'"
Kc was soon afterward 10 produce unuer INC "'' "
sAverroes ct rAverroisme" 1852.
n, 1a,1 NJ Renan was attached TO tho Manu-
script Department in the National Library ana IN
1856 In acknowledgment Of his phiiologicaI iaoorS'
he was elected a member Of the Academy Oh 'nScfip
tons, in place Of Augustln Therry lie was at ''"'
time contributor to the " Revue ASiauQue uio