The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-18

PARIS, Oct l7.-Marshal McMahon
died at 10 o'clock this morning at Cha
teau La Foret on the Loire. Marshal
Mcmahon was able to partake OF food
until yesterday. During the night the
sufferers strength gradually declined
and he grew weaker until the end came
peacefully at the hour mentioned. The
family were present at his death.
Marie Edmond Patrick Maurice do
MacMahou, Due de Magenta, was born
at suly, July IS, 1908, deriving his de.
scent from an Irish family who risked
and lost all for the last OF tho Stuart
kings. He entered the military service
OF France in 1926, at the school OF st.
Cyr; was sent to the Algerian wars in
1880; took part in the expedition to
Antwerp in 1892; attained TO the rank
OF captain in 1888, and, alter holding
the post Of aide.de-Camp to several gen
erals and taking part in the assault OF
Constantine, was nominated major OF
foot chasseurs in 1910, lieutenant colo.
mel OF the Foreign Legion in
1912, colonel of tho Forty-iirst
OF the line in lS45, and general OF
a brigade in 1S4S, When, in 1856, Gen.
Canrobert lett the Crimea, Gen. Mac
NIahon was selected By the emperor to
succeed him in the command OF dlvi-
sion; and when the chiefs OF the allied
armies resolved on assaulting Sebasto-
pol, September s, they assigned to Gen.
MacMahon tho perilous post OF carrying
the works Of the MalakoT. For his
brilliant success on this occasion he was
made General Cross OF the Legion OF
Honor, and in 1856 was nominated
Knight Grand Cross OF the Bath. He
took a conspicuous part in the Italian
campaign OF 1859, received the baton
OF marshal, and was created Duke oil
Magenta, in commemoration oil that
victory.
On the breaking out OF the war with
Prussia, Marshal MacMahon was in
trusted with tho command OF the First
Army Corps, whose headquarters were
at Strasburg. On August 6, 1870. the
Crown Prince OF Prussia attacked the
united army corps OF MacMahon, Failly
and Canrobert, drawn up in position at
Woerth. MacMahon had under him
$4,000 men in all, and occupied strong
defensive position on the slopes OF the
Vosges, but the French line was turned
by the Prussians at two points, and
their left and center broken, notwith-
standing desperate charge OF cav
airy which was ordered by Mahon
as a last resort. MacNIahon retired on
the following day to SaverBe, next to
Toul (l3th), Rheims (2lst), and Rethel
(22d). On the 30th his forces were again
defeated by the Prussians, being driven
back from Beaumont beyond the Meuse,
near Mouzon. He was chief in COM
mand at the battle OF Sedan September
~, but received n severe wound in the
thigh at the commencement OF the en-
gagement, whereupon the command de-
yolyed on General Wimpffen, who
signed the capitulation. MacMahon
was made prisoner oil war and con-
veyed into Germany.
Having recovered from his wound
Marshal Mcmahon left Wiesbaden Tor
France, March lS, 1871, and was nomi-
mated in the following month comman-
der-in-chief OF the army at Versailles.
He successfully conducted the siege OF
Paris against tho commune, and ably
assisted NJ. Theirs in re-organizing the
army. In December, 1871, he was re-
ouested to become candidate to repre-
sent Paris N the national assembly, but
he refused to accept the nomination.
On Mr.. Theirs resignipg the presidency
OF the republic, May "a, 1873 he was
elected TO the vacant office by the
assembly, and formed Conservative
ministry. November 10, 1873, the
assembly entrusted him with the exer-
else OF power for seven years. A pro-
lonred crisis was peacefully brought to
a close on December II, 1877. The sena-
torial elections OF 1879 gave the Repub-
licans an effective working majority in
the upper chamber. The cabinet was
at once pressed to remove the most con-
spicuous anti-Republican generals and
officials, but Marshal MacMahon re-
fused to be party to these measures
and on January 80, 1880, resigned the
presidency being succeeded by NJ.
Grevy.
Marshal Mcmahon was conscious to
the last and calmly bade adieu to his
family.
No Hope for the Leighton.