The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-30
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He Told His wife, Before Death, He Ws
In pmln.


in Pain.
Paris, Sept 29,-The following infor-
nation concerning the closing hours
of Professor Pasteur's life have been
obtained by the correspondent of the
United Press, who has just returned
from Vineneuve. Professor Pasteurs
condition became seriously worse on
the evening Of Friday last, Albumin
uria was observed, the heart became
weak and painful and violent spasms
became frequent.
About 8 o'clock Professor Pasteur's
wife asked him whether he suffered
much pain. The dying man family
whispered yes" This was the last
word that he uttered. Afterward he
was most of the time unconscious.
When it was seen the end was near
| Professor Pasteur's son, who was stay
ing at San Sebastian, was summoned,
but he did not arrive in time to see
his father alive. Nine. Pasteur, a few
| relatives, DR., Roux and others engaged
in the Pasteur Institute were present
at the death bed. After death Nine
| Pasteur closed her husbands eyes and
placed a cruciiX in his hands.
| AT pEtange Park in room on the
| first floor of a ramshackle building,
above stables where a hundred horses
are kept for use in connection with the
preparation of diphtheria serum lie the
remains of the great chemist. The
chamber has low ceiling and the walls
are covered with cheap green paper.
A small carpet is spread on the deal
floor. There are two wicker-seated
chairs and an armchair. The body
| lies on a simple, curtainless wooden
bedstead. On plain table stands a
'branched candlestick, in which are
lighted candles.
Close by in a cupboard are the books
that M. Pasteur used to take to Vile
nerlve from Paris whenever he paid a
| visit there. The unpretentious charac-
| ter of the surroundings seems to throw
| into relief the reposeful features and
strong, benevolent face of the dead
man. The hands are clasped on the
crucifix. On the white coverlet are ar
rayed many of the orders and other
decorations which were conferred upon
M. Pasteur during his lifetime. The
| members of the family watched by the
bedside.
The body of NJ Pasteur will prob
| ably be embalmed tonight. The public
will be admitted to view the remains
| tomorrow. While the correspondent
was in the death chamber NJ Poincare,
| French minister of public instruction,
| arrived. His mission was to request
the family to allow the government
to give the dead scientist national OBJ
| sequies, and to inter the body in the
Pantheon. NJ Valery, the husband of
| NJ. Pasteur's daughter, on behalf of the
| family, deferred an acceptance of these
| offers until Octave Gerard, NJ Pas
/ teur's executor and colleague in the
| Academy, reads the will of the dead
man to the assembled family tonight.
| Nevertheless, it is settled that the body
will be exposed in the library Of the
| Pasteur Institute. 1t is understood
that the family desire the in'terment in
| the garden of the Pasteur Institute and
will ask that this be done. 1t is ex-
pected that the funeral will take place
| on Tuesday, but as yet the day has
not been fixed. A stream of visitors
to-day signed the register at Villeneuve.
Among them were many eminent men
of science, academicians and societaires.
| The little telegraph office at Garches,
which is close to Villeneuve, was kept
busy all day receiving kilograms of con-
| dolence sent to Nine. Pasteur. Presi-
dent Faure, M. Hanotaux, French min
/ lister of foreign affairs; the king of the
| Belgians, who is visiting Paris; NJ
Saussier, military governor of Paris.
| DR.. Lepin and the Paris Students as
| sociation were among the first to send
messages to the widow.