Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-03-24
jules FERRY DEAD.
Carried off Very Suddenly By
Heart Disease.
His Trouble the Result Of An Old
Wound Received at Aubertin,

Jules Ferry, president OF the French Sen-
ate, is dead NJ Ferry's death was caused
bv heart disea.e The effection Of the heart
from which NJ Ferry suffered was due to
the effects of a bullet, striking rib near the
base of Il heart at the timehe was attacked
by Aubertin in 1887, He was seized with
spasms early in the morning, and despite
every effort made by the physicians who
were hastily summoned, the convulsions con-
tinued to grow in violence until at SIX
o'clock in the evening he expired in terrl-
bly, severe spasni.
Nine. Ferry said, in an interview with
reporter:
"For the last two weeks NJ. Ferry had
complained of diflculty,of breathing. He
would start up In the night occasionally,
gasring and choking. Several times ne isi'
the table. and hurried TO window TO get
fresh air His sleep was much broken, and his
general health suffered, in consequence; ne
Showed an unusual lack of energy ana a1
evasion to going out except when his otnclaI
duties called him. / almost forced him 10
drive for little while every pleasa 1t morn
inc and evening. In the last few days be seem
ed to recover some what his former energy
and snirits. although his difficulty in breatn-
ing was increasing he was determined ogo W
Senator Porrier's ball, but eventually per
suaded him to remain at home. knew tnas
an evening in crowded ballroom wonid
agoravate his trouble, and although be said
he felt better than at any time in the lsst
week he admitted that his health needed
careful nursing if he was not TO o disabled
for his public duties. He went to bed az ten
o'clock. Before midnight he awoke in
| chill He fell asleep again, but rested un-
easily, finally awaSing in another chill, more
severe than the first o le. sent for the doc
TOR at once. He ar ived at one o'clock, ana
immediately gave M. Ferry injections OF
morphia and ether. He also applied cup
ping glasses" ,4u euo
o'clock, when M Ferry felt relieved ana
sank into sound sleep. He slept well until
nine o'clock. Oth'r physicians were then
summoned for a consultation. AS M. Ferry
wished to get up, they did not insist upon his
remaining in bed, although they forbade nun
to cave the bedroom and his study, wnlcI 6d
adioins it. He was partly DIRE SEQ at Joy
and we helped him to his study Armenian
He remained in it an hour in condition o.
such extreme prostraton that he could tall
but little At 1890 he began struggling Iol
breath. He sprang from his chair with SUD
den energy and paced the room, calling fol
air and complaining that he was suffocatiing g
This sudden rally was followed by anothel
sinking turn. NJ Ferryl y in his chair VIII
his ewes closed, too weak to speak with nj
wife or his bro her Charles Shortly afte
noon he again called repeatedly for air, lef
his chair and walked rapidly up and dow
the room. Iris effort was followed by an
other sinking turn. These altern 'tlons o
rallying and sinking continued until nv
O'Clock, when he raised himself in his seat
looked at his wife fxedly, exclaimed, say
mer' and fell back exhaust ed. bis strugA
siciaps injected morphia to reli vehim. Ate
a few unintelligible words be fell intoa at
of coma, which ended in death. He died
the armchair in which TOR years he had don
all his writing and reading.