The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-18
LoUBET MAY SUCCEED FAURE.
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who gave NJ. Faure absolution in extrem-
is Nine. Faure, on seeing that death was
Fastening, begged that messengers 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 al his monas-
terry. She also begged that. il any ness
enger met priest in the street, ne should
bring him at once to the Elysoe.
Soldier Found the Priest.
Able Renault is the humblest of the
humble. being chaplain TO the House CT
Detention. or lookup, at the prefecture
Of police Yesterday he had dined with
some relatives who have small shop in
The Faubourg ST. Honore. After dinner he
was going home when suddenly a soldier
on a bicycle came up descended from the
machine and caught him with visible agi-
tefion by the arm, saying: Come with
me-
Father Renault went, and only learned
where he was going al the palace gate,
There the soldier said: 1.-THE President is
dying. Do what you can for him. He Ia
rot bad chap"
At the door porter met the able and
conducted him TO the sitting room. The
President was lying on a mattress upon
the floor. He was in a flannel shirt and
in steamiug fannels, his osris
assailed with the mingled smells
Of mustard and ether and blood flowing
from his temples, neck and forearm, for
ecches, cupping hypodermie injectors and
bleeding had been tried.
Doctors Gave Him Up.
The face was almost black from con-
gestion. 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
returning animation was given. DR..
Lanne-Longue said:
I'VE have done all we can Let religion
to console the family now come in
The able dropped on his knees, all pres
ent doing likewise, and gave absolution
in extremis He had no holy oil, to ad-
minister extreme JUNCTION. In the next
room the ladies were sobbing The min
listers came in and dropped on their knees.
AS the clock on the mantel struck ten,
a doctor said: "All is over" Some per-
sons went into the next room 10 inform
Nine. Faure and her daughters. She soon
came out and. with great composure, as
if her grief were suddenly hushed, ordered
that the body be placed on the presi-
dents brass-railed bed and be kept un-
embalmed as long as possible.
She thanked the priests for
rendering the last offlceS TO a CHRISTIAN,
and said that before the President lost
consciousness he had prayed for the for
giveness of all whom he might have Of
Tended.
His tongue was paralyzed as he spoke"
she said, and again "the poor have lost in
his death a good friend"
At her request some prayers were recit-
ed by the able, who was profoundly az
fected by the whole scene.
Much sympathy Expressed.
The German EmDerors telegram is ef-
fusive. Dowager Queen Emma and Queen
Wilhelmina of The Netherlands have tee
graphed heartfelt condolences. Queen
Victoria as yet has made no sign; but
Lord Salisbury has, in a message to M
Delcasse. The Gar and Czarina are full
of sympathy; and the Russian Grand
Dukes now in Paris have called at the
palace.
M Faure's death has Gained rather
than excited political parties The situa-
ton is grave and the people everywhere
feel this. -s.. lsl e
l was struck at thesChamber of Deputies
to-day with the absence of wild excite
ment. The wish is 10 select the best man
for President irrespective of party con-
siderations. M. Loubet is therefore the
favorite. NJ Dupuy is a candidate, but
on second ballot. He has charm of man
ner, but is lacking In weight M DeFrey-
cinet, the war minister, is clever, but he
has no great following in Parliament.
Emily Crawford.