New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-21
TOPICS IN PARIS.
THE HEART OF THE LITTLE DAuPHlN.
orARRE1s OF THE RoYAI.IsTs-DANGER FROM
FIRE IN PARIs-HOw GoDIIIOT Guilt
WAITED A RESEMBLANCE

WAITED A RESEMBLANCE.
Paris July II.
II anything were needed to compromise the Few
remaining chances Of a monarchical restoration
in France It would be found in the undigniied
squa bibles that perpetually taking place
among the ranks OF the Royast party. Since
last Monday a new element of discord has made
its appearance In the shape OF poor little
dried-up. semi petrfed and blood-staned part-
Gle Of a human body 1t is alleged to be the
heart Of that Inflated Dauphn. the son Of Louis
XVI and Marie Antoinette. who died in the
Temple Prison. II it really Is one-half OF what
the Monarchica party claim it to be. it may
safely be said that no royal heart has ever I'M
dergone such strange vicsstudes.
1t was cut out according to the story. by DR..
Pelletan. one OF the surgeons ntrusted with the
duty OF performing the autopsy the young
DauphIn and surreptitiousy carried off by him
under his cloak Nor was II until he reached
his home that he was able to place 1t In spirits
OF wine for preservation. and to this delay Is
attributed the coaguated blood that adheres to
the grewsome relic. Dr. Pelletan, who was one
OF the most universally respected medical prac-
titioners OF this capital at the beginning Of the
present century kept the bottle containing the
heart hidden behind books in his library. 1t
was stolen by his assistant and secretary. DR..
Tillos Four years later. on the death of the
thief the heart, what purported to be such.
was returned to Dr. Pelletan by 11lloss widow
On the restoration Of the Bourbons In 1913 Dr.
Pelletan took steps TO transfer 1t TO the custody
OF Louis XVIII. who. after considerable delay,
gave orders to his Grand Chamberlain and 10
the Archbishop Of Paris to have the heart con-
veyed with due pomp and ceremony to the
basilica OF st. Denis. AT the last moment King
Louis seems to have heard Of the theft OF the
relic by Dr. Tillos. and doubt arose In his mind
as to its authenticity. Accordingly he counter
manded his instructions and 1t left In DR..
Pelletan's possession until 1928. when the old
physician being at the point Of death. induced
the Archbishop to take charge OF II. II rested
at the Archbishop's palace. In his oratory where
II was visited and "venerated" by the Duchesse
dAngoueme the Duchesee de Berri and other
members Of the royal family until the revolution
OF 1880. when the palace was sacked by the in
surgents.
A MUCH ABUSED RELIC
The crystal vase containing the heart fell into
the hands OF a man named LescrOart. who care
lessy cast II aside in the courtyard. retaining.
however in his possession the parchment docu-
ments that were with II. On reaching home and
discovering their contents. he Immediately com
munica,ed with young Or. Pelletan. the son. who
straightway proceeded TO the archiepiscopal pal
ace and after a tedious search. finally discovered
the heart and the fragments OF the crystal vase
among a quantity OF rubbish and offal In cor
ner Of the courtyard. Taking these back to his
house he inclosed the heart anl the fragments
OF the vase In another crystal receptacle and
kept II until his death. when II passed on with
the remainder Of his property TO nephew. This
nephew was negotiating with the Comte De
Chambord with a view to turning It over to him.
when the latter died. the negotiations thereby
coming TO end.
Since then the nephew has died. and II IL his
son, NJ. Dumont. n thoroughly respectable and
well-to-do citizen typical Partisan bourgeois of
the best class. who has now finally placed II In
the possession OF Don Carlos The latter dcputei
his representative In France. Comte Urban dc
Maille. a member OF the ducal house 81 that
name 10 receive the relic In his behalf. and the
ceremony Of presentation took place with much
solemni,y at the residence II the Comie. IN the
presence OF a large number Of ultra-royalists. the
list OF those who attended including such illus
trous names as those Of the Comte de caihe-
lineux the Comte de Jonquisrcs. the Comtessc
de Cibeins the faithful and devoted lady-in-wai'-
ing TO the late Comtesse de Chambord. md the
Comte de Dreux-Bre The Comte de Maille re-
ceived the Princes heart on his Blended knees
and deposited 1t on the altar 81 the oratory at
tached 10 his residence. where 1t was subsc-
ouently visited and "venerated' by hundreds 81
Iegitimist mobiles befor, being conveyed. In the
custody OF two chamberains OF Don Carlos 70
the latter's palace at Venice. On route to Frohs-
dorf where II is TO find definite resting place
beside the tombs Of King Charles X OF the
Duchesse d'Angoulame sister OF the Dauphn.
and his felow-prisoner in the Temple. and II
the Comte and Comtesse de Chambord.
II IL needless TO add that Don Carlos and the
Royalists who took part In the ceremonies above
described awaited themselves Of this opportunity
to reassert once more the claims OF the Don. not
only to the chieftainship Of the house OF Bourbon
in its every branch but also to the thrones 81
Spain and especially OF France. az the direct
heir of the Comtc de Chambord To this the fol-
lowers OF the Due dOrleans respond by casting
ridicule on the ceremony and denouncing the au-
thenticity OF the relic. They even 90 so far to
assert that II was offered In the first place to the
Due d'Orleans, who declined to accept IT. where
upon the Comte de Maille and others OF his
friends wrote to the leading metropolitan papers
10 deny In the most explicit manner that the
Duke had ever been approached upon the sub
ject -
DISAFFECTED ROYALISTS.
Then there Is another cause for dispute among
the Royalists Those OF the latter who took the
trouble Of going over to England 10 attend the
marriage OF the Due d'Aosta and Prncesse
Helene have since been filling the air and the
columns OF the press as well with lamentations
over the treatment to which they were subjected
there. Although protesting Royallet doctrines.
yet they seem to have become imbued with repub-
lican ideas to the extent Of resenting In the most
bitter fashion the fact that at the ceremony they
were treated on a lower plane than royalty and.
above all. that at the wedding breakfast the royal
guests should have sat nj one table and In one
room, while the non royal guests were relegated