Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-25
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 Sem
ate, is dead. N Ferry's death was caused
by heart disease. The ELECTION Of the heart
from which III. Ferry suffered was due to
the effects of bullet striking rib near the
base of tire heart at the time he was attacked
by Aubertin in 1857. He was seized with
spasms early in the morning, and despite
every effort made by the physicians who
were hastily summoned the convulsions con-
tinusd to grow in violence until at six
o'clock in the evening he expired in terri
bly, severe spasm.
Nine. Ferry said, in an interview with
reporter;
'tFor the last two weeks II. Ferry had
complained of dificulty.of breathing. He
would start up in the night occasionally,
gasring and choking. Several times he left
the table, and hurried TO a window to get
fresh air. His sleep was much broken, and bis
general health suffered, in consequence He
showed an unusual lscx of energy and an
evasion TO going out except when his official
duties called him. / almost forced him to
drive for little while overy pleasant morn
ing and evening. In the last few DAYS be SEEM
ed to recover somewhat his former energy
and spirits, although bis difficulty In breath
ing was increasing, he was determined to 90 to
Senator Poirrier's ball, but eventually per-
suaded him TO remain at home. knew that
an evening 10 a crowded ballroom would
aggravate his trouble and although he said
he felt better than at any time in the last
week, he admitted that his health needed
careful nursing IL he was not TO Q disabled
for his public duties. He went to bed at ten
O'clock. Before midnight he awoke In q
chill. He fell asleep again. but rested un.
easily, finally awaking in another chill, more
severe than the first one. sent for the doc
tor at once. He arr lived at one o'clock, and
Immediately gave M. Ferry injections OF
morphia and ether. He also applied cup
ping glasses
This treatment was continued until FIVE
o'clock, when NJ Ferry felt relieved and
sank into sound sleep. He slept well until
nine O'Clock. Other physicians were then
summoned for consultation. As NJ. Ferry
wished to get up, they did not insist upon his
remaining in bed, although they forbade him
TO cave the bedroom and his study, which
adjoins 1t. He was partly Dire. sed at o 80
and we helped him to his study armchair
He remained in it an hour in a condition Of
such extreme prostrat!on that he could talk
but little. At $50 he began struggling TOR
breath. He sprang from his chair with sud.
den energy and paced the room, calling for
air and complaining that he was suffocating,
This sudden rally was followed by another
sinking turn. NJ. Ferry y In his chair with
his eyes closed, too weak to speak with his
wife or his bro her Charles. Shortly after
noon he sgain called repea teddy for air, left
his cnair and walked rapidly up and down
the room. This effort was followed by an,
other sinking turn. These altern ,tions Of
rallying spd sinking continued until Ave
O'Clock, when he raised himself In bis seat,
looked at his wife fxedly, exclaimed, Save
mer' and fell back exhansi ed. His struggle
for breath became agonizing, and tie ply
sicians injected morphia to reli-yehim. Alter
a few unintelligible words be fell intoa ate
of coma, which ended In death. He died In
the armchair in which Tor years he had done
all his writing and reading