The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-09
BOURBOyS WITHOUT HEAD
Grandson Of the Citizen EiAs"
BTeatheS His Last.

and Who Might Perhaps, Have Been
Kiug of the Realm of Franoe-Sketoh
of His Life 1History and Reminis-
oenoes of Stowe House.
London, Sept S.-The Count Of Paris
died at Stowe house shortly before 8
| o'clock this morning. He began to sink
visibly at midnight, but at intervals was
clearly conscious, recognizing the countess
| and his children as they bent over him.
| and murmuring words of affection for
! them. All the members of his family
were around him when he died. The
| body will be buried at Weybridge, Sur
rey, but the date of the funeral has not
been fixed
THE FUNERAL WEDNESDAY.
The funeral of the Count Of Paris will
! take place on Wednesday. On Tuesday
the body will lie in state in the marble
saloon of Stowe House.
The official medical certificate says
that death was due 10 intestinal obstruc-
tion and exhaustion.
Louis Philippe Albert d'Orleans, Comte
| de Paris, son of the Due d'Orleans, and
grandson of Louis Philippe, King Of
France, was born in Paris, Aug. "a, 1888.
He was ten years old when the revolution
of Feb, lS4S, broke out, and witnessed
the stormy scenes in the Chamber which
| followed that event. He was educated ab
Claremont, England, where his mother
died in 1858. In 1861 the count, accom-l
panied by his brother, the Due de Char
tres. paid his first visit 10 America. On
their arrival they found the country in.
throes of the civil war The two princes
offered their services to President Lin
coin, and were attached to McClellan's 8
staff, with the rank Of captain. Serving
on the same statf was their friend, the
late John JACOB Astor. The princes, who
were known as Capt Louis Philippe
d'Orleans and Capt Robert d'Orleans,
assisted at the siege of Yorktown and
fought with great gallantry at Richmond.
The following year they resigned their
commissions and returned to France,
bearing with them the good wishes OF all
their brother officers.
The counts second visit to this country
was paid in 1890 The chief object of his
Journey was to see Gettysburg and other
battlchelds of the civil war, aud to visit
Washington and the Niagara falls. He
was received with great cordiality.
Among the most notable incidents of his
few weeks stay was a dinner given to
him in New York by over one hundred OF
his old friends and comrades of the army
Of the Potomac, when he was toasted as
"Our Comrade, Capt. Louis Philippe
d'Orleaus." Before leaving for Europe
| the count extended his tour to Canada,
spending several days in Montreal and
Quebec, whore he was received with en-
thusiastic hospitality. The count, whose
writings on historical and social ques-
ti0ns have won him considerable reputs-
tion in the thinking world, is the author
of an elaborate history Of the civil war
MEMBER OF THE FREECH CHAMBER.
At the close Of the year 1871 the couzt,
after some delay, was admitted as meza-
Der of the French national assembly at
Narseiles, under President Theirs. On
Dec. o. 1872, the assembly voted the res
titution of the Orleans nfamily's prop-i
erty, which had been confscated. Ia
1888, upon the death of the Comte do
Chambord, the Comte de Paris was for
mally recognized by the royalists as the
heir TO the throne In 1886 the govern
ment passed the expulsion act, forbiddlng1
residence in France to heirs of the royal
J family, whereupOn the count and his fam
: lily left France for England, where they
have since resided.
STOWE HOUSE.
Stowe House, where the Comte do
Paris has resided with his family since
his exile, was the seat of the late Duke
, of Buckingham and Chandos. The duke
left it TO his oldest daughter, Lady Kim
loss, who is married to Capt. Morgan,
and IL was from Lady Kinloss that the
? place was taken by the count. A consid-
erable sum had TO be spent in redecorating
and refurnishing, for about half the
house, which resem bles an immense bar
racks, had been closed for over forty
, years. Since the sensational sale of lS4S,
which followed the financial crash Of the
second dukes affairs in lS47, the place
had never been properly kept up, and
, many of the rooms are empty. The gar
dens and parks are extensive, but neither
notably picturesque nor in good order
p They are described in "Coningsbyn and
also (but IN a very different spirit in
| "The Book Of SnObs." Lord Beaconsbeld
| greatly admired Stowe, as the palatial
!, style Of the house, and the temple, col
Z umns, urns and other ornaments Of the
q gardens, were exactly to his taste, and in
: ls4S he endeayored to induce the late
Baron Rothschild TO buy the place ''as it
?. stood. e., with all the contents Of the
y no use.
INTERESTING RENINIsCENCEs.
The mansion has interesting remin-
. iscences for the French royal family. On
: the east of the large park is building
:, called the Bourbon tower, which is sur
= rounded by trees that were planted by
q the exlled members Of the house Of Bour-
. bon when on visit to Stowe house. The
following interesting inscription commem-
crates this event: The almighty and
most benehcent God grant that the royal
house of France, returned to the land or
= their ancestors, may strengthen and in
crease the peace of Europe, its laws and
r. morality That the Bourbons, rendered
more illustriOus in adversely by their
y valor, did not disdain to be commem-
r grated the oaks bear testimony, which
d were planted here on the 18th Of January,
> lsOS: Louis XVIII, King of France and
# Navarre Charles Philippe, the kings
k brother; Louis Anton, mis- nephew ;
n Charles Ferdinand, his nephew; Louis
y Philippe, Duke of Orleans; Louis Charles,
Q Comte de Beauiolais; Louis Joseph
f Prince Of Conde; Louis Henry, Duke OF
3 Bourbon which (oaks) George Marquis
3, OF Buckingham, commends TO his descend
@ ants
g MEETING OF MINISTER'S.
g Paris, Sept. S.-The Goulois says a
y council Of ministers will be held to-day TO
= discuss the question OF permitting the in
K terment of the body of the Count Of Paris
n at Dreux, in the event OF a request on be-
e hal. of the family for this pr iyilege.