St. Paul daily globe., 1894-09-10
THE ROYAL DEATH BED
LAST MOMENTS OF COMTE DE
PARIS WE'RE PAINLESS.
Touching Farewells From the
Uncrowned King Of France
to His Family.

LONDON. Sept. S.-Ihe death OF the
Comte de Paris occurred this morning
at o'clock at Stowe house. The death
scene was one of quiet and peace on the
part Of the count and of profound emo
tion to the circle of relatives about his
bedside. During the night the comte
several times appeared to have passed
away, so feeble was his pulse, and so
deathly his pallor. DR.. RecOmier had
the most extreme difficulty in feeling
the light beats of the heart, and the
weakness of the distinguished sufferer
during his last hours was so great that
he was unable to speak, although he
succeeded in making it apparent that
he desired to utter few more words Of
farewell to those around him. The
touching scenes which were witnessed
at the Stowe house Thursday night,
when the dying man was not expected
to live until Friday morning. were re-
pea;ed last evening. The family and
the old servants of the family were all
in attendance, and tOeach one the head
of the royal house of France feebly said
few additional kind words of farewell,
after which the family knelt at his bed
side and offered up heartfelt prayers
for the dying. He rarely. however, re-
ferred to his approaching death. always
trying to sOOthe the SORROWS of those
around him.
Now and then deep sigh would es-
cape from the sufferer, and he would
mutter the phrase oft repeated during
the past week, "C'est bien long," equiv
alent to saying he was weary of waiting
for death. and that his dread majesty
was very slow in coming to his relief.
This phrase was characteristic Of the
last illness of the COmte de Paris. Death
had marked him beyond hope for many
days past, but the sick man fingered on,
hour after hour, day after day. the light
of life flckering fainter every moment,
and his life went out so gently indeed
that some time elapsed before the fatal
verdict was rendered by the attending
physicians. Early in the niRht his mind
seemed to be perfectly clear. and he
had no trouble In recognizing all pres
| ent, to whom he was ever suggesting in
new form his words uttered when the
| family gathered at his bedside for the
last time. it was then believed, Thurs
day evening last.
Touching Farewells.
ever memorable to the family of the
dead man, he frequently and earnestly
enjoined them to love each other ten
derly, reminding them that united
families are always happy families. The
! utterances of the dying man were so
gentle, loving and touching that it was
10 wonder that they brought forth
| Misunderstanding SODS from all those who
| heard them.
After the death of the comte the fol-
| lowing notice was posted upon the gates
| of Stowe house:
"The Comte de Paris gradually sank
| during last evening and night. He
suffered no pain and quietly passed
away in the presence of his family and
| the prince and princeSses at $40 this
| morning.
The remains of the Comte de Paris
will be buried at Weybridge, Surrey i;
the date of the interment Ia not yet
definitely decided upon. The last
sacrament was administered to the
| Comte de Paris by Monsignor Ahulst,
| rector of the. Catholic institute at Paris,
whose mother was one OF the ladies in
waiting upon the wife Of Louis Phil
lippe.
| A very large number of messages
were dispatched from Stowe house to.
| Ody dilCt tuC uCNth VI tho SOuitC UC
| Paris to distant relatives and friends.
| Yesterday telegraphic message was
| received from number of French
royalists who met and prayed for the
dying man in the old cathedral of LaveI,
capital Of the department OF Mayenne,
saying:
| "Present to Mgr. lie Duo d'Orleans
and Nine. la Comtesse de Paris our re.
spectful homage"
The wording of this message, putting
the name of the Due d'Orleans, Oldest
son of the COmte dc Paris, first, shows,
it Is claimed, that the royalists of France
already regard the Due d'Orleans as the
king Of France.
There are. however. two other