The record-union., 1893-03-18
JULES FERRY Is DEAD.
THE FRENCH STATESMAN SUD-
DENLY PASSES AWAY.
Heart Disease the Cause, Which Was
Due to the Effect of a Bullet
Wound Received in 1887.
Special to the REcoRD-US1ox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
PARIS, March 17.-Jules Francois Ca
mile Ferry, the celebrated statesman, is
dead
NJ. Ferry's death was caused by heart
disease. The affection of the heart from
which he suffered was due to the effect of
bullet striking the rib near the base of
the heart at the time he was attacke ed by
Aubertin in 1887. He was seized with
spasms early this morning, and despite
every effort made by the physicians, who
were hastily summoned, the commissions
continued to grow in violence until at
O'Clock in the evening he expired in
terribly severe spasm.
Nine. Ferry said in an interview with
a reporter this evening: For the last
two weeks Ferry had complained of diff
Guilty in breathing. His sleep was much
broken and his general health suffered in
consequence. In the last few days he
seemed to recover somewhat his former
energy and spirits, although the diff
Guilty in breathing kept increasing. Last
evening he went to bed at 10 o'clock, Be-
fore midnight he awoke with chill, sue
ceeded later by one more severe. A doc
tor arrived at l o'clock, and after treat
ment Ferry felt relieved, and fell into
sound sleep. He partly dressed at $3.50
o'clock, and we helped him to an arm
chair, and for an hour he was in condi-
ton OF such extreme prostration that he
could talk but little. At 1890 O'Clock he
began struggling for breath. This sud
den rally was followed by another sink
ing turn. These alterations of ralIvinu
and sinking continued until O'Clock.
when he raised himself in his seat, looked
at me fxedly, and said: Save me- and
fell back exhausted. His struggle for
breath became agonizing, and the physi-
clans injected morphine to relieve him.
After a few unintelligible words he fell
into a state of coma, which ended in his
death"
He died in the arm chair in which for
years he lad done all writing and read
ing. All members of his family and
Nine. Floquet were beside him to the
last. The news of Ferry's death as
tended the city. None since Gambetta's
death made such an impression. Hun
dreds of politicians called at the house
during the evening and inscribed their
names in the visitors book. The general
feeling is that, although Ferry's election
to the Presidency of the Senate was con-
trary to the wishes of Carnot and Ribot,
his death is a serious loss to the Govern
ment. AS yet names of possible sue
cessors to the Presidency of the Senate
are hardly mentioned.
Jules Francois Camille Ferry was born
at Saint-Die, in the Vosges, April ), 1882.
He studied law in Paris, was admitted
to the bar there in 1854, took part in jour
nalism and Joined the opposition to
Napoleon Ill, being one of those con-
demned in the Trial of the Thirteen in
1864.
In 1869 he was elected to the Corps
Legislatif and sat with the left. He
quickly made himself conspicuous, pro-
posing the abolition of the court that ac-
quilted Prince Pierre Bonaparte and also
the dissolution of the Corps Legislatif as
no longer representing the people.
He voted against the declaration of war
with Prussia. When the empire fell in
1870 he was made Secretary of the Pro-
visional Government of the national de-
Tense, and since then has held numerous
high public offices.
In 1850 he became Prime Minister. but
his Ministry fell a victim to its Tunis ex-
petition policy. In 1888 Ferry again be-
came Prime Minister, but his Ministry
was ended through the mishaps of the
Tonquin campaign. The unpopularity
he then acquired was potent element in
his defeat for the Presidency on NJ.
Grevy's resignation. More than one at
tempt has been made on his life.