The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17
M. FAURE DEAD.
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Gus, but on finding that his patient did not
revive, he decided to inject caffeine.
The President was apparently aware of
the seriousness of the attack. for he muir
INJURED: '|Je me sens partir. Je suis perdu,
bien perdu' q feel my senses failing me.
am gone, all gomez and he expressed desire
to see his wife and children.
When Madame Faure and Madame Lucie
taure entered the room the President ex-
claimed: "Je suis bien sOuffrant; je suis
perdu' Il am suffering greatly am lost)
At o'clock when the doctor had ac-
quainted M, LIE Gall with his worst fears
the latter informed NJ. Dupuy, who an
n0unced his intention to come to the Elysee,
but on NJ. lie Call observing that his pres
ence might needlessly alarm Madame
or the situation, the premier said he would
remain at the Ministry OF the Interior in
readiness to come at any moment. At the
same time he summoned the members of the
Cabinet
Meanwhile NJ. Faure remained on the
sora, repeating that he had no illusions as
to the issue of the seizure His wife came
to him and he babe her an affectionate fare
we'll. 1t was a touching scene. He thanked
her for the affection and devotion she had
constantly shown him and then babe fare
we'll to his daughters, the doctors and his
care and devotion and asking them to par
don any hasty words he might ever nave
uttered.
NJ Faure lost consciousness about $50
o'clock. few minutes before he died. On
the reiterated requests of Nine. Faure and
Mile. Lucie, Commandant Moreau went for
begged him to come to the Elysee. The
priest readily complied and administered the
sacrament.
Until late hour the crowd remained in
front of the Elysee On the boulevaTds the
greatest emotion was displayed. All street
vendors ceased their sales and hurried off
to await the special editions of the papers
giving details. Many of the papers are al
ready out at this hour Il o'clock Friday
morning. with brief details of the Death.
Parisians heard the news as they were leaV-
ing the places of amusement, but were utter
ly incredulouS at first so sudden and I'M
expected was the calamity. All the streets
in the vicinity of the ElySee have been fill
ing up for several hours with private car
riages, whose occupants wait anXiously for
further information At $50 o'clock an or
der was issued that no one should he adj
mttted to the palace.
NJ. Faure's body has not been removed
from the study, where lie signed so many
DEGREES and laws. Thus, it may be said, lie
literally died in the harness. In the little
room known to all who ever received an
audience Of him, furnished and decore ted
in the style OF Louis XVI he now sleeps
his last sleep on a brass bedstead i'll the cir
cular end of the room facing the window.
his cOuntenance is as serene as if in Slum-
Der. He Is dressed in q white shit; Ghd bis
hands are crossed over his breast. On each
Gall and BlOndel and the officers of ne r1ili-
tary household are in attendance. On a
chair to the right of the bed a e the hat
and gloves he wore last.
Very painful it was to witness the dis
tresS of Nine. Faure and the children Only
with the greatest difficulty could she be in
duCed' to leave the death chamber and even
then she insisted on remaining in NJ lie
GalI S room, apart from the children, in or
der to give free vent to her grief. Nine
Lucie Faure, Nine. Berge the other daugh-
ter and NJ. Berge are i'll the secretary gen.
erals bureau.