Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-18
LAST FIGHT is WON
Death Of Field Marshal and Ex-
President MacMahon.
sktTca OF HIS CAREER
Wa . Descendant OF Ha Irish King.
hs Victories and Dcfeass--was
Presidens or France

PAkis. Ost l7.-Marshal MseMahon.
ex xpresidsnt of the Tspablic. died al 10
o'clock this morning. lie had been ssri-
ously III since 0-tober 2. aud his death
vas not unexpectsdiy.
4 Patrick Maurice De MacMahon. duke
of Magenta. Was born In Sully. France.
Ju4y Ii ls0a He Was direct descend
ant u Brian Boru. the famous irish
king who conquered the Danes At Clon-
tart. Young Patrick Maurice entered
the military school at ST. cyr in 49,.
lie served in several African campaigns.
lie sacceeded General csnrobert as
commander of division in the Crimea
IN lsd5. and lei the assault on Sebasto-
pol September 5. carrying the works of
Miiakof General MaeMahon took a
leading part IN the Italian campaign In
iss9. when be won the baton OF a mar
shal. and was created duke OF Magenta
in commeration Of that victory. he was
In&dc goyeTnor.gsseral q Algeria in
/ ,o4 aud attempted 20 found an Arab
kingdom. but faded.
In Franco o-prussian War.
In the Franco Prussinn war Marshal
Mac cMaLon had command u tho First
army corps. Ills forces were defeated
at Noerth by the army OF the crown
prince of Prussis on August G, 1870. At
the battle of sedan. on September |, he
was chief in command. but was wounded
az the beginning OF the engagement and
the command aevolv,d ON General
Wimplien. who signed the capitulation.
49, As.f A...tfnls..s. ..sr s..d ,ars
dent of the republic on the res gnEtion
OF NJ. Thiers on MAY ~. 1873. retiring on
January ~. 1879 Little has been heard
of him since his retirement. lie had
left the palace where he lad dwelt as
lord of French taxes With clean hands
and became content 20 be simple spec
tator II the struggles Of the new born
republic.
Ancestors We're Fighters.
The Mac Nahons were always fight
ing race. and the name is prominent IN
French military annalp. One Of his an
cestors was at Waterloo. John Baptist
Mac Mahon, the rarshal's father. was
sept TO France FROM Ireland 10 be ex-
amincd as a physician. One OF them
got him place ut the head Of a great
hoe eital at Autun and introduced him
to "A crippled old woman there who
was worth 3.Oo0.0COf. The doctor cared
for the old woman until she died and
then found himself heir TO all her for
tune. Then he married great lady.
Que Charlotte lie Belin d'Eguilly. who
was the widow OF one nobleman.
daughter of another and niece aud heir
Of a third. John Baptist MscMahon
married in l1of. and they had seven
children. The second sou. who bore the
last two titles named. fled 10 brussels
during the French revolution and mar
ried lady OF the great Caraman-
Chimay family. niece also OF Mira
beau. Their third son was named
Marie Edmonde Patrice Maurice Mac
MAhon. He was born at Auiun in lS0S
and became the Grand Old Man II
France
Memoirs OF the Marshal.
On July 20. 1892. the cable reported
that Marshal MacMahon had completed
his memoirs. but that be would not
allow them 10 be published until after
Lis death. They are 10 four volumes
and cover the time between the Algerian
campaign and the establishment of the
French republic Nine. la Marechale
Mac Mahon will have charge OF their
publication.
She is said 10 have wept bitterly when
she quilted the Elysee. They told a
story about her illustrative OK her devo-
ton 70 her husband. When the French
army was engaged in tie Italian cam
paign. Mime. dc MarMahon happened
C.nc day 10 be with the Empress Eusenie
when the telegrams announcing the VIC
,0ry of Magenta were received.
The empress began to read the dis
patch from her husband aloud. Il gave
a sad list - the generals who bad been
killed aud Wounded, winding UP with
the woftis. And Marshal MacMahon-."
Thcreupon. Nine de MacAahon uttered
shrek 81 despair aud sank back hall
fainting. hut was instantly revived by
the concluding Words OF the phrase.
mas been created marshal OF France
anr duke of Magenta