The morning times., 1895-09-30
PASTEuR'S LAST HOURS
Suffered Much Pain, But Was
Unconscious a Great Deal.
FRANCE WILL BURY HIM
Plain and Simple Character OF The
Cha m ber in which Arefhe Remains
of the Great ChemiSt-Public VIII
View the Body To-day-To BE In
TERED in His Institutes Grounds.

Paris. Sept. 29.-Information concerning
the closing hours of Prof. Pasteur's life
has been obtained by the correspondent OF
the United Press, whohas just returned from
Villeneuvre.
Prot. Pasteur's condition became ser
iously worse on the evening of Friday last.
Albuminuria was observed theheart became
very weak and painful and violent spasns
became frequent.
About O'clock yesterday morning Prof.
Pasteur's wife asked him whether he suf-
fered much pain. The dying man family
whispered yes"
THIS was the last word that he uttered.
Afterward he was most of the time un-
conscious.
When it was seen that the end was near,
Prof Pasteur's son, who was staying t San
Sebastian, was summoned, but he did not
arrive in time to see his father alive
Nine. Pasteur, a few near relatives, DIR.
RouX and others engaged i'll the Pasteur
Institute were present 4 t the death bed.
After death Nine. Pasteur closed her
husbands eyes and placed u crucifiN in his
hands.
IN a SIMPLE CHAMBER.
AT L'Etang Park, in room on the
first floor of a ramshackle building, above
stables where hundred horses are kept
for use in connection with the preparation
of diphthcria serum, lie the remains of
the great chemist.
The chamber has a low ceiling and
the walls are covered with cheap green
paper. A small carpet is spread on the
deal floor. There are two wicker-scated
cha irs and an armchair.
The body lies on a simple, cur;ainless
wooden bedstead. On plain BILE stands
a branched candle stock, in which are
lighted candles.- Close by, in cup
board placed between the two windows
are the books that NJ. Pasteur used to
take TO Villeneuve from Paris whenever
he paid a visit there.
The unpretentious character OF the sur
roundings seem to throw into relief the
reposeful features and strong, benevo
lent face of the dead man. The hands are
clasped on the crucifiX which Nine. Pas
teur placed in them when her husband
died.
On the white coverlet are arrayed many
of the orders and other decorations which
were conferred on NJ. Pasteur during
his lifetime. The members of the family
watch, mourning, by the bedside.
VIEWED THE REMAINS.
The body of NJ. Pasteur will probably
be embalmed tonight. The public will
be admitted 10 view the remains tomorrow.
While the United Press correspondent
was in the death chamber NJ. Poiucare,
French minister of public Instructions,
arrived.
His mission was to request the family
TO allow the government to give the dead
scientist national obsequies and TO inter
the body in the Pantheon.
NJ. Valery. the husband of NJ. Pasteur's
daughter, on behalf of the family, de-
ferred an acceptance of these offers until
NJ. Octave Gerard, NJ. Pasteur's executor
and colleague in the academy. reads the
willof the dea man to the assembled family
tonight.
Nevertheless. it is already settled that
the body will he exposed in the library of
the Pasteur Institute.
1t is understood that the family desire to
have the intermeBt in the garden of the
Pasteur Institute and will request the gov
ernment that this be done.
A stream of visitors today signed the
register at Villeneuve Among them were
manypruminentmenof ofscience, academicians
and soCietaires.
The little telegraph office at Garches,
which is close to Villeneuve, was kept busy
the whole day receiving kilograms of con
dolence that were sent to Nine. Pasteur.
President Faure, NJ. Hanotaux, French
minister Of foreign affairs: the King of Bel
gium, who is visiting Paris; NJ. Saussier.
military governor of Paris; DR.. Lepine, and
the Paris Students Association were among
the first 10 send messages to the widow.
1t is expected that the funeral will take
place on Tuesday next, but as yet hedayhas |
not been fixed.
London. Sept. ga dispatch from Paris |
TO a news agency says that it has been |
decided 10 inter the body of NJ. Pasteur in |
the garden of the Pasteur Institute in Paris |
in accordance with the wishes of his family. |
After a service in Notre Dame Cathedral |
the body will be placed temporarily in a |
yault a Mont Martre.