Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-18

formal visits of coincidence to the ala
the formality consisting in writing tn
visitors names In the register. Piles 9
kilograms of corporate BODIES, persona
friends, sympathizers I'm all parts o
France, and, indeed Europe and evei
Asia. hav arrived. The first telegram
to Madame Faure wa from Emperor VII
liam, and the next from Prince Ferdi
nand of Bulgaria.
The army will go into mourning until
after the obsequles.
Public events In France a a strange
suddenness. and take spontaneously a
dramatic character. Thus NJ. Faure's
body lies I'm a sale des fetes," or hall OF
festivities. The cards had been issued to
5000 persons to attend a state ball next
Thursday. To-day the tapestries of the
ballroom nave been taken down from the
walls. that the room may be hung with
black.
VANITY OF AMBITION.
President Faure looked forward with
delight to the Elysee being in 1899 the re-
sort of sovereigns. The last letter he had
from Emperor Nicholas was an accept
ance of his CFaure's) invitation. He took
great pleasure. also. in thinking that
membership in the order of the Annun-
citation would make him a cousin Of
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order were to ave been presented to him
by a special embassy this month. But
his soul was suddenly required Of him,
and all connected with his presidential
career Is over. His death breaches a SER
mon upon the vanity of human ambition.
NJ. Lockroy, the Minister of Marine, Is
especially struck with the example NJ.
Faure's death gives of the fragility of
human greatness. Twice yesterday he
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naval affairs. VI. Faure, as a former ship
agent and charterer at Havre. and once
himself Minister of Marine, deemed HIM
self a naval authority. His naval hobby
was a fleet Of corsair cruisers. TO attack,
in case of war. English transatlantic
steamers. NJ. Lockroy humored him, and
often consulted him. and now he can't
realize hat the President is no more. He
says he feels as he once did during an
earthquake. The total eclipse Of the
Elysee preparations for festivities by the
deepest mourning also comes home to
Lockroy.
FATALITY FOLLOWS THEM.
Some fatality follows the presidents of
the French republic. or the six we nave
had, only President Grevy lived through
a full term Of Office, and he was forced
TO resign by a hostile vote Of parliament.
We 'iAtAi Aiaith VAA lt AVuAh nbA
remain President with dignity. NJ. Cast
mir-Perier's motives for throwing up the
situation are still a mystery. Carnot was
assassinated, and Faure smitten as if by
a thunderbOlt.
NJ. LOckrOy, who was present at the
death. thinks il was painless. DR.. lame
Tongue shares his opinion, but believes
there was in the early stage Of the
.apoplectic seizure great pain.
VICTIM OF FAsHODA.
The Doctor attributes the breakdown
in the Presidents health TO "Fashoda,"
and thinks that the consequent anxiety
used up his vitality. Nj. Faure had fos-
tered the scheme Major Marchand was
sent to accomplish. and he was terrified
at its possible consequences. DIR. lame
Tongue tells me that after the Fashoda
incident NJ. Faure lost his appetite. 1t
was then that he felt so limp in the legs
In he feared 10 ride on horseback. Yes
terday that feeling Of limpness was SO
distressing that he gave up the idea OF a
canter I'm the Bots de BOulogne. He usual |
ly went there between s and 10 in the
morning, mounted on a thoroughbred. He |
was fond of going 10 small morning re-
views at Long Champs, and of taking up
a position beside the encouragement.
LAST ILLUSTRATIONS.
/ nave been TO see the Able Renault,
who gave VI. Faure dissolution in ex-
tremis. Nine. Faure, on seeing that
death was Fastening, begged that mes
sengers should be sent to summon three
different priests and a 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 a priest in the
street he should bring him at once to the
Elysee. Able Renault is the humblest Of
the humble, being chaplain to the House
of Detention, or lookup, at the Prefec-
ture of Police. 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
a servant on a bicycle came up, de-
scended from the machine, and caught
him. with visible agitation, by the arm,
saving. Come with me- Father Re
nault went, and only learned where he
was going at the Palace gate. There, the
servant said: 9TH President is dying.
DO what you can for him. He is not a
bad chap"
THE DEATH SCENE.
At the door, a porter met the Able,
and conducted him 10 the sitting-room.
The President was lying on a mattress
upon the nOOI. lie was III a H"AHNA S"N'e
and covered with draperies. his feet were
wrapped in steaming %fiannels, his nos
trils assailed with the mingled smells or
and ether. and blood was How
ing from his temples, neck, and fore
head, for leeches. cupping, hypodermlc
injections, and bleeding had been tried
The face was almost black from conges-
ton. One doctor had drawn the tongue
to keep the lungs alive, another held a
bag of oxygen TO the nose. a third was
rubbing the hands. But no sign OF re-
turning animation was given. Dr. lame
Longe said: 1--WE have done all We can.
Let religion. TO console the family, now
come in"
The Able dropped on his knees all
present doing likewise and gave abso-
in extremis. He had no holy oil
to administer extreme JUNCTION. In The
next room the ladies were sobbing. The
came in and dropped on their
As the clock on the mantel
struck 10 a doctor said: "All Is over"
NINE. FAURE COMPOSED.
Some persons went into the next room
inform Nine. Faure and her daughters.
The madame soon came out, and, with
great conposure. as If her grief were
suddenly hushed, ordered that the body
D. placed on the Presidents brass-railed
bed and be kept unembalmed as long as
She thanked the priest for rem
lering the last offices TO a Christian. and
said that before the President lost con-
he had prayed for forgive
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