The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-18
LOUBET WILL
SUCCEED FAURE
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the French republic. OF the six we had,
only President Grevy lived through the
term of office and he was forced to resign.
Marshal Maemahon found he could not re-
main president with dignity. M. Cassimir-
Periers reason for throwing up the presi-
dency are still mystery. Carnot was as
sassinated and Faure stricken as though
by a thunderbolt. M. Lockroy who was
present at the death, thinks 1t was pain
less. DR.. Lanne-Longue shares this opin-
ion, but believes there were in the early
stages of apopletic seizure agonizing pain.
The doctor attributes the breakdown in the
presidents health to Fashoda, and thinks
that the consequent anxiety used up his
vitality. M. Faure had fostered the scheme
Major Marchand was to accomplish and he
was terrified at its possible consequences
Lost His Appetite
DR.. Lanne-Longue says that after the
Fashoda incident M. Faure lost his appetite.
1t was then he began to feel limp In the
legs, that he feared to ride on horseback.
Yesterday the sense of limpness was so
distressing that he gave up the idea of a
canter in the Bots de Bologne. He usually
went there between and 10 in the morning,
mounted on a thoroughbred. He was fond
of going to small morning reviews at Long
Champs and of taking up a position be-
side the reviewing general. l have been
to see the Able Renault, who gave M.
Faure dissolution in extremis. Nine. Faure.
on seeing that death was Fastening, begged
that messengers should be sent to sum-
mon three different priests and a Domin-
lean. All the priests she thought would
not be out dining; the Dominican would
surely be at his monastery. She also
begged that If any messenger met priest
in the street he should bring him at once
to the Eysse.
Able Renault is the humblest of the hum
BILE, being chaplain to the House of Deten-
ton or lock up at the prefecture of po-
lice. Yesterday he had dined with some
relatives who have a small shop in the
Faubourg St. Honore. After dinner he
was going home, when suddenly soldier on
a bicycle came up, descended from the
machine and caught him with visible agita-
ton, by the arm, saying:
Come with me-
Father Renault went and only learned
where he was going at the palace gate.
There the soldier said:
1.-THE president is dying. Do what you
can for him. He Is not a bad chap"
At the door a porter met the able and
conducted him to the sitting room. The
president was lying on mattress upon
the floor. He was in flannel shirt and
covered with draperies; his feet were
wrapped in steaming hannels, his nostrils
assailed with the mingled smells of mus
tard and ether and blood flowing from his
temples, neck and forearm, for leeches,
cupping hypodermic injections and bleed
ing had been tried. The face was almost
black from congestion. One doctor had
drawn the tongue to keep the lungs alive;
another held bag of oxygen to the nose;
a third was rubbing the hands. But no
sign of returning animation was given. DR..
Lanne-Longue said:
1--WE have done all we can. Let religion,
to console the family now come In
AbsoIution I'm Extremis
The able dropped on his knees, all pres
ent doing likewise, and gave absolution in
extremis. He had no Holy oil to admins
ter extreme JUNCTION. In the next room the
ladies were sobbng. The ministers came
in and dropped on their knees. AS the
clock on the mantel struck 10. doctor
said:
''All is over"
some persons went into the next room to
inform Nine. Faure and her daughters.
She soon came out, and, with great COM
posure as If her grief were suddenly
hushed ordered that the body be placed on
the presidents brass rallied bed and be
kept unembalmd as long as possible. She
thanked the priest for rendering the last
offices to a Christian and said that before
the president lost consciousness he had
prayed for forgiveness Of all whom he
might have offended.
His tongue was paralyzed as he spoke"
she said, and, again. "the poor have lost in
his death. good friend"
At her request some prayers were recited
by the Able, who was profoundly affected
by the whole scene.
The German emperor's telegram is ef-
fusive. Dowager Queen Emma and Queen
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands have tele-