The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-02-24
PRESIDENT FAURE,
OF FRANCE, DEAD.
Receives a Stroke of Apo
plexy.
PASSES AWAY IN THREE HOURS.
His Death, Says Emily Crawford, was
Really Caused by Worry, Apprehension,
IntOxication and Exalted Situation.

PARIS, Feb. 16.-M. Francois Felix
Faure, President of the French Re-
public, died suddenly and to all save
a few members of his private and
official household, entirely uneXpect-
edly tonight of apoplexy. The end
came in the Palace and was heart
rending in the extreme. President
Faure was seized with dizziness and
weakness shortly after the evenings
meal, and from the first seemed to
know that his death was a matter of
few hours. He grew worse very
rapidly, and just as the clocks of the
palace began striking 10 he passed
from life with the peace and rest of
soothing sleep.
All Paris is bowed in grief, for tn @
President was a greatly beloved man
in the city among nearly all of the
many classes that go to make up it's
vast and varied populace.
Up till the very last M. Faure in
dulged in his customary habits of
work and even in his equestrian
rides. From the first he realized that
he was dying. He bade his family
and other persons about him an af-
fectionate farewell and died Just
three hours after the illness cane
upon him.
His wife came to him and he bade
her an affectionate farewell. 1t was
touching scene. He thanked her
for the affection and devotion she
had constantly shown him, and then
he bade farewell to his daughters,
the doctors and his personal attend
ants, thanking all for their care and
devotion, and asking them to pardon
any hasty words he might ever have
uttered.
Biographical.
PARIS, Feb. 16.-M. Francois Felix
Faure, sixth President of the third
republic of France, was born Janu-
ary 20, 1841, in Paris, and was the
son of cabinetmaker. He was ed
ucated at private commercial
school and was then sent to England
for two years to learn the language
and to become acquainted with Eng
lish methods of business. On his re-
turn to France he went to Amboise
and mastered the business of a cur
rier. When quite young he married
the daughter of M. Belluot, an attor.
ney at AmboiSe. Almost immedi-
ately afterward he settled at Havre
as commission merchant, and he
soon became leading ship owner.
In August, 1881, he offered himself
as Republican candidate for Par
lament in the third district of Havre
and was elected. In May, 1891, ne
became Minister of Marine in M
Dupuy's Cabinet, and was appointed
ice-President of the Chamber OF
Deputies, a position to which he
was several times elected.
On the retirement of Nj. Casimir.
Perier, who resigned the presidency
January Is, 1896, he was chosen
President by 430 votes, as against
36l given to Henri Brisson, the elec-
tion taking place January II, 1895.
All who came into contact with
him have described him as extreme
ly winning in character as we'll al
in appearance. His presence wa'
finer than that of any of his prede
cessors in the presidency Of the thirC
republic. Black eyebrows and mus
tache, contrasted with snowy, close
cut hair, his features were finely
shaped, the figure tall and we'll
built, the eyes well set back and Sc
rious.