The evening world., 1894-09-08
BOURBON HEIR DEAD.
CONTINUED from Fra Pnoe.,

the great unknown in the presence Of all
the Princes and Princesses Of the royal
houses of Orleans and Bourbon.
Then the watchers left the DEATH
chamber, and upon the gates Of Stowe
House was posted the following bull
letin:
THE Comte de Paris gradually sank
during last night. He suffered no pain
and quietly passed away in the presence
Of his family and the Princes and Prin-
cesses at 40 this morning"
The remains of the Comte de Paris
will be burieo at Weybridge, Surrey. but
the date Of the interment is not yet
definitely decided upon. The last sacra-
ment OF the Roman Catholic Church was
administered to the Comte de Paris
by Mgr. Ahulst. Rector of the
Catholic Institute at Paris. whose
mother was one Of the ladies in waiting
upon the wife of Louis Philippe
A very large number of messages
were despatched from Stowe House to-
day, after the death Of the Comte Dc
Paris. to distant relatives and friends.
1t was at first reported that the body
Of the late head Of ne House of Or
leans would be inferred in the mauso-
leum Of the Orleans family. built By
King Louis Philippe. in the chapel at
tached to the ancient castle at Dreux,
twenty miles from Chartres, in the De-
partment Of Eure-et- Loir
II was announced this afternoon, how.
ever. that the burial would be at wey.
bridge. Surrey, and from this It was in
ferred that the French Government was
unable to grant the necessary permis-
sion for the interment at Dreux.
The Comte de Paris was we'll known to
most of the leading officers on the Fed
eral side during the rebellion, having
served with distinction as an aide on
Gen. McClellan's staff. On the occa-
sion OF his visit to this country In oc-
tober, 1891, he was shown every posi-
BILE courtesy by the commanders of the
Loyal Legion, Gen. Daniel E. Sickles,
Gen. Butterfeld and other distinguished
old soldiers, who had camped and fought
with him many years before.
Louis Philippe Albert d'Orleans. Comts
de Paris was the Oldest son OF the Duo
last King Of France. who died chi!diess.
The Comte was Due dOrleans but he
resigned that title in favor Of his son.
Claimed the crown Of France: but during
the latter part of his life he disavowed
all intentions Of any efforts to obtain Il.
Ts G sna was Mas eR n0, YEARS od wh Aas
revolution OF February. 1s4S, broke out
He was educated at Claremont, England,
BY his mother, who died there May IL
The greater part OF the Comics lifs-
was spent in exile. He married his cou-
sin. the ;, daughter Of the Due S, dMontpssHn'.
daughter married the King Of Portugal.
On the breaking out Of the civil war in
this country the comte de Paris offered
Government. When he enc arrived here he
was twenty-three years OF age, tall and
strongly built and Of gallant presence
the rank d captain an on the sts o9
Mcclellan, then In command Of the Army
Of the Potomac, and served with him
he resigned his position and returned to
England on account Of the brewing. trou.
BILE between France and the United
s.sssss Of s noSs By the
Of active service the Comte de Paris
smelled gunpowder more than once. and
In several engagements ACQUITTED rha asn MIN,
at Lees Mills. near historic yorktown.
Va, was the first serious engagement In
which the Comte took part.
paign was with Gen. Hooker and his
first exploit was at the battle OF VIII;
tamSburg. A Few days later the fedeIdt
troops needed reinforcements, and the
Comte de Paris was sent to McSlei-
Ian at Yorktown to demand them.
The expedition was very dangerous
one. The young Prince. nurtured In ease
and elegance, never fiinched, but ac-
complished his mission with extraordi-
nary success and despatch
The Prince at Gaines's Mill.
Fair Oaks was the next battlefield, but
Gsiness Mill, which occurred some
the young French Prince nobly won
his spurs. In this encounter 35 900 Fed
eral troops met the attack OF twice the
number OF Confederates.
This was probably the last active war
fare in which the Comte de Paris was
engaged. Many evidences of his bravery !!
are related, among others his insisting
Confederate pickets at Yorktown IN
order to obtain a view of the Union gun
boats taking up pontoons of Yorktown
He seemed not to know fear. and was
the admiration of the army.
The Comts resigned from the FedeEfi
Army about the time OF Louis Napo-
Icons trouble with Mexico in order 70
be in position to offer his services 70
OF late years he had taken but little
part in the affairs of the world, interest,
Ing himself mostly in his family, ana
leading a quiet. secluded life in England.
His death leaves his son, the DUO
dOrleans, the representative OF the OF
ieanists. The Due d,orleans Is twenty
turning to France. after having been
sequent imprisonment, created the i'm.
precision among the French people thht