Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-17
I'd EDITION.
GREAT MEN CALLED.
Death of Gounod, the Composer, and
M'Mahon, the Soldier.
Fog CAUSES 4 RAILWAY DISASTER.
Bodies Recovered From the Rich
monds Wreck.
OTLTETO NEVUC
Fog CAUSES A RAILWAY DISASTER.
OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
MARSHAL MCMAHON DEAD.
Frances IllustriOus Soldier Answers
the Last Roll.

Frances IIlustrious Soldier Answers
the Last Roll.
PARIS. Oct. T.-Marshal Mcmahon is
dead.
Marie Edme Patrick Marice de McMahon
Due de Magenta and a marshal OF France.
/ was born at Sully. on the river Loire, July
/ Is. 1S0S. His ancestors were Irish. They re-
moved to France in 1851 and united theiI
fortunes by marriage with the French no
| bility.
! AT the age of seventeen Patrick Maurice
Mcmahon entered the military school OF St
Cyr. He was sent to the Algerian wars In
1880, attained the rank Of captain in lSSS
and. after holding the post of aid-de-camp
and taking part in the assault of Constan-
tine. was nominated major of the foot chas-
seurs in 1910. lieutenant colonel of the for
eign legation in 1913. colonel IN 1876 and gen.
eral of brigade in 1s4s. He was selected by
the emperor in 1855 to succeed General Can
robert in command of a division in the
Crimea- For brilliant service in the assault
on Sebastopol he was given the Grand Cross
OF the Legion Of Honor.
Gen. McMahon received the baton of q
marshal for conspicuous work in the Ital-
! ian campaign OF 1853. In 1864 he was made
governor general of Algeria. He will be
best remembered, however, by his services
! in the Franco-Prussian war of 1901. He
was cOmEldnO the nrSt army
corps, with headquarters at Strasburg. at
the beginning of the conflict. He had under
| him $1,000 men when the crown prince of
Prussia attacked the French army at
Woerth.
His line was turned by the Prussians and
he was compelled to fall back. He was
chief in command at the battle of Sedan,
| but received a severe wound in the thigh
! at the beginning of the engagement and 1t
| was Gen. Wimpfen who signed the capitu-
| lation. Marshal Mcmahon was made a
| prisoner of war and taken to Germany.
| After his recovery from his wound he re-
| turned to France and successfully conduct
] ed the siege of Paris against the commune.
| On May "a 1873. he was elected to the
presidency OF the republic. He formed a
| 0nservative adm ration. which car
| rted the young republic safely through a
period of prolonged crisis. The national
| assembly In November, 1873. voted to ex-
| tend the presidency to seven years.
| On May L. 1877, Marshal MacMahon wrote
dent OF the French council. with incapac-
/ ity. The latter resigned and new cabinet
was formed The chamber Of deputies was
dissolved by a decree Of Marshal MacMa-
hon June 25 1877.
Re-electioas which followed resulted in
republican majority. The latter refused
to vote the supplies and Mcmahon was
compelled to bow to the popular will and
form = new ministry under the preSiden cy
of NJ. Dufaure. When the republicans de-
manded the removal of the leading anti
republicans among the generals and off,
Gals. Marshal Mcmahon refused to be
a party to such measures. and resigned
June 3d. 1879. He retired to private life and
mad not engaged in politics in the last four
Ma shall Mcmahon married Elizabeth
! Charlotte Sophie de la Croix de Gastries in
March. 1854 The Marechale survives. There
are also three sons and daughter living
/ The ducal title descends to the eldest son.
Marie Armand Patrice de McMahon who
| is in the French army.