The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01

Scene In the Death chamber Of the Great
Scientist.

| Scientist.
i Paris, Sept. o.-Ths following infor-
nation concerning the closing bouS or
Professor Pasteur's life has been eotain-
ed by the correspondent OF the United
Press who has just returned from Vile
| reeve:
| Professor Pasteur's condition became
seriously worse on the evening OF Friday
last. A,buuinuria was observed, the
heart became very weak and painful,
and violent spasms became frequent.
| About 9 o'clock Saturday morning Pro-
| lessor Pasteur's wife asked him whether
he suffered much pain. The dying man
family whispered, yes" This was the
I last word that he uttered. Afterwards ne
was most OF the time unconscious.
When IL was seen that the end was
near Professor Pasteur's son, who was
staying Ak San Sebastian, was summoned,
but he did not arrive in time TO see MS
I father alive. Nine. Pasteur, Few near
relatives. DR.. Roux. and others engaged
IN the Pasteur Institute, were present
Mt the death-bed. After his death. Nine.
Pasteur closed her husbands eyes ana
placed a cruclfx in his hands.
At r,rtane PARK. i'm a room on the
first floor of a ramshackle buti5ing, aDoNs
stahIes where a hundred horses are Kept
| for use In connection with the prepara-
| ton OF diphtheria serum. lie the remains
| of the great chemist. The chamber mas
a low ceiling. and the walls are covered
with cheap green paper. \ small carpet
/ Is spread on the deal floor. There are
two wicker-seated chairs and an arm
| chair. The body lies on a simple, cur
! tainless. wooden bedstead. ON pam
| table stands branchod candie-stick, IN
Il
| a cupboard placed between two windows,
are the books that NJ. Pasteur used to
take 10 Villeneuve from Paris. whenever
he paid n visit there.
The unpretentious character OF the sur
roundings seem TO throw into relief the
reposeful features, and strong, Benevolent
/ face Of the dead man. The hands are
| olasped on the crucihx which Nine. Pas
tanr placed in them when her husband
died. On the white coverlet are arrayed
many OF the orders and other decora-
lions which were conferred uron NJ fas-
| teur during his lifetime. The members
OF the family watch mourning ny 'he
! bedside.
/ While the United Press correspondent
was I'm the death-chamber Mr.. Poincare.
French Minister Of Public Instruction, ar
rived. His mission was 20 request the
| family 10 allow the Government 10 give
the dead scientist national obsequies and
TO inter the body In the Pantheon
stream of visitors signed the regis
ter at Vileueuve. Among them were
many eminent men of science, Acaaemi-
clans. and Societaires.
The little telegraph-ofice az Garches'
which Is close 10 Villeneuve. was kept
busy the whole day receiving teiegrdihs
Of coincidence that were sent to Nine
I Iraaffanf lluTn. Nj. liAnA-
taux. French Minister of Foreign Al
fairs. the King of the Belgians, who IS
visiting In Pars; NJ. Sausscr, Military
Governor OF Paris: Or. Lepine, and the
I Paris Students Association. were among
the first 10 send messages 90 the widow
! LONDON. Sept. sO.-A dispatch from
Paris 20 news agency says that ~ mas
been decided TO inter the body or NJ.
/ Pasteur i'm the garden OF the PaSteuf IA
stitute. in Paris, In accordance WIN tne
wishes OF his fmiiy. After service III
/ Notre Dame Cathedral. the body VIII he
placed temporarily in vault AT Mont
martre.
The New York Herald says
An interesting personal description or
the dead scientist was given by one WHO
visited him not very long ago, The IN
terview took place I'm Pastour's library
I'm the magnificent institution when pears
his name. and where after the final TIL
umph of his theOry-that IS, since i>ao-
he lived. loaded with honors ana com
forted By the affection or his tahny'
His hair and beard his visitor "rOlr'
"are still iron-gray: the hair ~ cohceai-
ed largely by the silk skull-cap ne AWAY
wears. but the beard Is abundant Inc
eyes are as penetrating, as tnh Oh ar
dor as ever II is only when he speaks
the PARALYSIS which overlook him TWEEN
tv-ave wears ago. after his terrible three
Years Of labor, in the little house al
Alais. investigating the disease OF the
The whole left side has been since
r,or nearly useless. His speech Is hest
tating his motion difficult, hut in spite
of his feebleness he spares no pains
~ interest his guest. one talks win
NJ. Pasteur with the ease ani natural
ness Of the tireside.
AS J look at NJ. Pasteur, IN MS IT.
hrarv I have difficulty in believing that
his man. over fifty years ago. for the
cake OF an education, made h1mseh
lack of all trades I'm the college OF BE
eancon. and was aroused every morning
at 4 o'clock. with the night~watchman :
cry. GONE. Pasteur. chase the demon
- la7fness 1t is difficult TO picture
him i'm the intoxication Of scientific on
thusiasm and discovery. sacrificing health
leisure. pleasure. to the passion OF earn
ing which had takep possession 81 NM
"He is 80 gentle. It seems incredible
that he has had 10 meet colduess. con
tempt. opposition. Of every species m
his life: that. when he asked the inos'
modest Of appropriations from the GOV
a,,,,,e,t he mot the cOntempfuOus rep-s
mat there was no ruhric in the budget
for allowing $500 a year fo~ experiments
that for every step in his discoveries ne
has had literally TO fight, contending VIII
/ porcbet and IoIv on the subject Of spon'
taneous generation. with Liebig on fer
mcntations. with the Germans ana ltal
ians on the attenuation of virus with
the popular opinion OF his own conipa
triots when he dared vaccinate for hydro
rhobla. and when his supporters dared
10 erect the present institute to Ia
ciiltate his work