Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-06-29

n. Carnot remained conscious To the
last. He realized that his life was rapidly
ebbng, anil twice he said: "Je Men
yrais."
Doctor Ponce leaned over the bed on
which the President was lying and said
to him: "Your friends are here, Monsieur
lie President"
NJ. Garnet replied: Il am grateful for
their presence" and in less than a minute
he gasped for breath, there was a coz
vulsiye shudderng of his body and the
President of France was dead.
GLOOM CAST OVER A GAY SCENE.
The recei of the news of the assassina-
ton caused a great sensation at the Grand
Theatre, which was filed to the walls by
the elite of Lyons. The theatre presented
brilliant scene, the handsome toilets of
the ladies being offset by the gay uni
forms OF the many military officers pres
ent. All we're waiting with impatence
the arrival of the President, and all were
unable to understand the delay. Sudden
ly man entered the theatre, crying at
the top of his voice "The President has
been assassnatedw
The most intense excitement followed
this abrupt announcement. Women
screamed and several tainted. Many men,
without waiting to secure their hats,
rushed out of the binding to confirm the
news. They found all the streets leading
TO the palace filled with excited throngs, |
and in a few minutes they we're convinced |
that the report OF the cowardly attempt |
upon the life OF the President was true.
THE SAD ANNOUNCEMENT
Suddenly through the throDg sped a
landau, conveying Adrien Dupuy, a
brother of the prime minister. Dupuy, |
Deputy Chaudey and Project Riyaud,
the crowd falling away before it dashed /
into the Rue de la Repubique, proceeded
by four mounted gendarmes The crowd
thinking now that the report of the as
sassination was untrue and that the
President was in the carriage, shouted
"Vive CArnot" give la Republique.'
The carriage was stopped and N. NJ.
Chaudey and Rivaud, in tremulous
voices, said: Don't shout; the President
has been the victim of an outrage
The cheers were instantly turned to
curses, and many and loud we're the cries
tor vengeance.
The landau proceeded to the theatre,
where MN. Rivaud and Chaudey went
to the Presidents box. As soon as they
were seen the whole audience rose, and
amid profound silence NJ. Rivaud said, in
voice broken with sob; "The President
has iuet been assassinated'
THE PEOPLE FURIOUS.
Ills announcement was received with
terrible explosion of fury as the
audience, when the first report of the
assassination was received, had, though |
greatly excited, generally discredited it
The theatre resounded with shouts of
"a mort a Ia assassin aud cries for
vengeance upon him.
When silence was in a measure resto'
ed NJ. RIyaud continued: "In the Rae de
la Republique q miscreant, under the
pretext Of presenting a petition, stabbed
NJ. Carnot with adagger."
NJ. Ryaud was again interrupted with |
shouts of Death to the murderer" IRE
vengt" Revcnge"
Waving his hand for silence, VI. Riyaud |
again spoke, say lag; do not make my !
mission more painful We left NJ.
CArnot IN the hands Of doctors. You
IN deIstand that under these conditions
our hearts are filled with sorrow, and
that the proposed performance in the
Presidents honor cannot take place"
The audience then left the building,
many Of them proceeding at once to tie
prefecture, when they stood in the streets
waiting for any report that might be |
y)uchsafed them from the building, and /
discussing among themselves the horri-
bic crime that they considered had cast
disgrace upon the fair fame Of their city. |
EFFECT Of FRANCE.
1t is dilicnlt to predict the immediate
outcome of the assassination of President
Carnot, but as the explosion of Valant's
bomb in the Chamber OF Deputies last
year wonderfully siren gtheDed the hands
of the Casimir-Perrier ministry, 50 may
the bloodstained knife of SantO strengthen
republican France and rally around
strong, patriotic government all that is
good aud aw-abiding IN France.
The late President of France was
grand master of the Legion of Honor, as
chief of the State, and also been honored
with a lumber of foreign decorations,
including the Russian Cross of St. An
drew, bestowed upon him by the Car in
1891.
The dead President also Distinguished
hmselfas the translator of Stuart Mills
"The Revolution of 1913 and Its Detrac'
tors"
A President of France is elected for
seven years by a majority of votes by
the Senate and Chamber of Deputies
united in a national assembly or elected
cengIess.
President Carnot came into power on
January 1, 1555, and would, in tie
natural order of things, have retired on
January 1, 1895.
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