Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23
Sudden Death of the Presi-
dent of the Republic of
France Thursday Evening.
4 VICTIM OF APOPLEXY.
Was Attacked in His study medical Aid
Sum red But " as of no Avail-News
Came Like n shock to the city
Premier Dupuy May Succeed
Him sharp Contest.


hours with apoplexN'
IL had hecn known Ior some unc tnt'
MS hcart was weak put lic nrSt Hl'Iild'
ton that he was SICK was given III nan
past s'X this afternoon, when "A message
was despatched TO inc premier, NJ Du'
puS, announcing mat the ffeSluolt was
H. NJ. Dupuy Immediately repaired TO the
ElNsec.
All medical ehorts proved iutlIc ana the
President died on the stroke OF ten
Inc nag over tho EIysee was lmmo"a'"'
~ lowered to half mast ana the news was
despatched 10 all the ofhcldIs ana th'
members OF the cabinet Gen. Hurhh"eh
military governor OF Paris, the grand
chancellor OF the legion OF honor' the pre-
feet of the Seine. the project OF the 20
lice of Paris and the presidents OF me
Senate and Chamber of Deputies promptly
arrived at the ElYsee-
The report spread rapidly through the
city and large crowds soon assembled IN
The vicinity of the palace.
About O'Clock NJ faufp' VINO WIS thth
IN his study, went to the door OF tho room
o. NJ. l.. X. LeGall ms private S'C. e''!
Rhich Is contiguous TO the study ana stId :
II DO not fe"l well. como 10 me W. lie
iall Immediately went TO the PresId'nt 5
ana led MN To a SOFA ana Cdileu zen '"li
loud general secretary oil tIie i'eS'"' "'
houS+holn, M bIohuel' uhutr ScOIt'''
ana Or Humnert VINO happened TO p' a'
70 i-lN SNc ''ttNi'Nihe ''''''
The Presidents coholtlon ana not appear
dangerous; but DR. Humhert ON per'eN'
Ing thAt ne was raploy EettlhE WIS.,
teIephoned Tor or. lame honsue ana III
Chouriet VINO arrived with NJ DupuE ana
were joined iater ny II. b'IEtI"H'
Though Nj. Faurc stllI retaln'H con-
eciousneSs, the DOCTORS soon recognize
that the case was hopGleSS' pu' 81 ""H
not until nearly O'CLOCK that inc mem :
pers OF Tue IdilhHes We're iHlolli'u ="
the real state OF alldlrS ln,E 'I'n c"'Hr
|" the SOFA Where me fteelutnt I"y u'"h
a hastily lmproNiSed ped soon ai''r' ne
began to los" CONSCIOUSNESS ana. despite
all efforts expired at IN the presence oil
the fanny ana M DupuE'
NJ. bupuN communicated the SAD lhttlH-
Gence to NJ. l.oupet president OF the = H.
at, NJ. Paul DeSchanel president of the
chamber of deputies, tho members OF the
cabinet and to other high functonaries,
after which he addressed tho following
despatch to all projects ana sub-preiccts
IN FRANCE
u have the sad task to announce to you
the death OF 1he President which occurred
at ten O'Clock this evening as the result OF
an apoplectc stroke Kindly take the
necessary measures to inform the popula-
ton Immediately of the mourning that
has fallen upon the republic. The govern
ment counts upon your active vigilance at
this painful juncture.
1t was not until II o'clock that the news
began to become known to the general
public in Paris. From that time began a
continuous arrival of public men. Strict
orders. however, were issued and only
members of the cabinet We're admitted to
the Elysee.
The President of the council and minis
ter of the interior, NJ. DupuY has request
ed all projects and sub-prefects not to
leave their posts and directed all those
who are absent to return Immediately.
Nothing could have given the idt. of
approaching death. Up till the very last
NJ. Faure INDUCED in his customary habits
of work and even in his equestrian rides.
tie ate well and slept regularly. Never
theess, several times recently, h. had
been heard to cNclaim How ""nk MY
legs are" and Il can scarcely stand or
TO make some such remarh,
He left his study about the usual hour
at O'Clock last evening "Wednesday tell
ing Montiarret. chiei Of his stap,"S, that
he would ride on horseback from ScV n 10
half past Seypn on the following morning
Thursday. tie then retired to his phi
waite apartments, dined with his family
went to bed at 10 O'Clock, g-t ~ t"j3
morning at i and almost immediaj, = 'N-
formed his valet that he would not Yid
NJ. lie G al. mis- secretary, on learn IT,.
this hurried to- the President WHOM .e
found in his dressing room about 6:ji e. IN.
NJ. Faure said: 81 do not feel i'll but |
nrcfcr to abstain from fattguin% exercise
today" Otherwise the President work. d
rs usual. read the official documents ard
dispatches, with the newspapers a. vas
his custom in order to pre- pare hin.clf to
preside at the council which assembled a
a. m.
NJ. Faure presided with his usual ab-
ity and on their taking leave the ministers
could not have imagined that they We're
pressing his hand for the last time. He
took his luncheon as usual at noon
turned to his study at 2, and spent the
afternoon seated in a faVorite arm chair
by the fire. conversing with NJ lie Gan,
who, about O'Clock asked permission to
depart. At o'clock Nj. lie Gall returned,
Immediately reporting himself to the
PRESIDENT, VINO was then signing DEGREES
presented by Gen. Bailloud, according 10
has daily custom. The work of signing
was then apout over and soon ended Gen,
Ballloud had been gone but few minutes
when the President called NJ lie Gall, say
lhg, Come quickly. feel ILL.,"
When M. LIE Gall reached him the Prcs
dent was rubbing his forehead and saying
81 40 not feel well" NJ. lie Gail asked
where he felt pain and the President re-
pied Il reel a general weakness. | am
faintins." Or. Humbert on arriving, gave
ether inhalation. tie did not consider the
case serious, but on lnding his patient did
not revive, he decided TO inject caffeine.
The President was apparently aware of
the seriousness or the attack FOR he muir
INJURED Il feel my senses railing me. ] am
gone, all gone; and he expressed Il desire
10 see his wife and children.
When Madame Faure and Madamoiselle
Lucie Faure entered the President cx-