The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-18

marine, deemed himself naval au-
thor!ty. His naval hobby was a feet
OF corsair cruisers to attack, in case
of war, English Transatlantic steam
ers. M. Lockroy humored him, and
otter consulted him.
Some fatality follows the presidents
of the French republic. OF the six we
have had only President Grevy lived
through q full term of Office, and he
was forced to resign by hostile vote
of parliament. Marshal MacMahon
found he could not remain president
with dignity. M. Casimir-Perier's mo-
tiyes for throwing up the situation
are still mystery. Carnot was as
sessinated and Faure smitten as If by
thunderbolt.
M. Lockroy, who was present at the
death, thinks 1t was painless. DR..
Lanne-Longue shares this opinion, but
believes there was in the early stages
of apoplectic seizure agonizing pain.
The doctor attributes the breakdown
In the presidents health to Fashoda,
used up his vitality. M. Faure had
fostered the scheme Major Marchand
was sent to accomplish, and he was
terrified at its possible consequences.
DIR. Lanne-Longue says that after tho
Fashcda incident M. Faure lost his
appetite. 1t was then he began to
feel so limp in the legs that he feared
to ride on horseback. Thursday the
sense Of limpnoGs was SO distressing
that he save up the idea of a canter
in the Bois dc Boulogne. He usually
went there between and 10 o'clock in
the morning, mounted on thorough
bred. He was fond of going to small
morning reviews at Longchamps and
of taking up position beside the re-
viewing general.
Able Renault, who gave NJ. Faure
absolution in extremis, Is chaplain of
the house of detention. Mme Faure,
on seeing that death was fastening,
begged that messengers should be sent
to summon three different priests and
q Dominican. 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 Elyseo.
Able Rcnault had dined with some
relatives who have small shop in the
FauhourG St. Honore. After dinner he
was going home. when suddenly Il SOL
dier On a bicycle came up, descended
from the machine and caught him with
visible agitation by the arm, saying,
Cone with me-" Father Renaut
went, and only learned where he was
going at the palace gate. There the
soldier said: THE president is dying.
Do what you can for him. IIo 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 a mattress
upon the n0or. The face was almost
black from congestion. Ono doctor had
drawn the tongue to keep the lungs
alive; another held bag CT oxygen
to the nose: a third IVES rubbing the
hands. But no sigll., !, returning ami
nation was given. Dr. Lanne-LohgUn
said 1--WE have done all We can. Let
religion to console the family now
come in"
Tie abbe dropped on his knees, all
present doing likewise. ard gave alb
solution In eXtremis. He had no holy
oil to administer extreme JUNCTION. In
the next room the ladies were sobbing.
The ministers came in and dropped on
their knees As the clock on the man
tel struck 10 a doctor said "all is over"
Some persons went into the next room
to inform Nine. Faure and her daugh-
ters. She soon came out, and, with
great composure, as il her grief We're !
suddenly hushed, 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
ne might have offended.
The obsequies will take place next
Thursday In the Cathedral of Notre
Dame, and the interment will occur in
he Cemetery of Pere-Lachaise.