The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-18
DEATH OF JULES FERRY.
The Recently Elected President of
the French Senate.
sKETCHoF A REMARKABLE CAREER

The Twice Premier and One Time Can
didate for President of tI.et Republic
Dies suddenly-Twice Driven From
Power, He Again Came to the Front.
PARIS, March 1s.-Jules Ferry, presi-
dent OF the senate, is dead.
M. Ferry's death was caused by heart
disease. The affection of the heart from
which NJ Ferry suffered was due to the
effects of bullet striking a rib near the
base Of the heart at the time he was at
tackled by Aubertin in 1887 He was
seized with spasms early in the morning,
and despite every effort made by the
ply sicians, who were hastily summoned,
the convulsions continued to grow in
violence until at o'clock in the evening
he expired in a terribly severe spasm.
Nine. Ferry said in an interview with a
reporter last evening: For the last two
weeks NJ. Ferry had complained of diff
Guilty in breathing. He would start up in
the night occasionally gasping and chok-
ing. Several times he left the table and
hurried to a window to get fresh air. In
the last few days he seemed to recover
somewhat his former energy and spirits,
although his difficulty in breathing was
increasing, and Thursday evening he was
determined to go to Senator Poirrier'.
ball, but eventually persuaded him tor
main at home. He went to bed at Il
o'clock. Before midnight he awoke in
chill. He fell asleep again, but rested
uneasily, finally awakening in another
chill more severe than the first one. sent
for the doctor at once. He arrived at 1
O'Clock and Immediately gave NJ. Ferry in-
jections of morphia and ether. He also
applied cupping glasses
"This treatment was continued until
o'clock, when M. Ferry felt relieved and
sank into sound sleep. He slept until 9
O'Clock. He was partly dressed at $50
and we helped him to his study armchair
He remained in it an hour III condition
of such extreme prostration that he could
talk but little. At 1880 he began strug-
Cling for breath. He sprang from his
chair with sudden energy and paced the
room calling for air and complaining that
he was suifocating"
The statesman Passes Away,
shortly after moon be chilled reneot edlv
for air. left his chair and walked rapidly
up aud down the room This effort was
followed by another sinking turn. These
alterations of rallying and sinking con-
tinued until o'clock, when he raised Him
self in his seat looked at his wife iixedly,
exclaimed, 'save me" and fell back ex-
hausted. His struggle for breath became
agonizing and the physicians injected
morphia to relieve him After few un-
intellgibe words he fell into a state of
coma, which euded in death. He died in
the arm chair In which for years he had
done all his writing and reading.
All the membery of his family and
Nine. Floq,iet We're besi de him to the last
His last few minutes were apparently
painless.
The news of NJ Ferry's death astounded
the city. No other event since Gambetta's 3
death has made such deep impression
J,ast yeel, NJ Ferry resipned the nrpsi-
dency of the Estafette newspaper and the
presidency of the National Republican
association that he might devote himself
entirely to his duties in the senate. The
general feeling is that, although his cleo
tion to The presidency of the senate WAS
contrary to the wis ,.es of NJ. Carnot and
Nj. Ribot, his death is serious loss to the
government.
His Assistance Needed.
In the case of another cabinet crisis he.
I'm his official capacity, would have been
! tbe first man to whom NJ. Cnrnot wouId
have been bound to turn for advice. 1t
| was with such an event in view that M.
| Ferry,s suuporlers in the senate com
pelIed his election in the room of NJ le
Rover. who was believed to lack The drali-
tips necessary for such a part in the next
| crisis.
With NJ. C8rnot ms PRESIDENT NJ Rbot
es premier. NJ. Casimar- Pericr as presi-
dent of the chamber of deputies and NJ,
| Ferry as president of the senate, the Oppor.
| tunists felt that they had four of their