The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-17
STRICKEN DOWN BY APoPLExY
BIDS TOUCHING FAREWELL 10
FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
Now All France Is in Mourning for
. the Great Man who Rose From
Tanners Apprentice to
>.:..:>.:..: Chief Executive. ~.
Special DispatOh to The Call,

. PARIS, Feb. 16.-M Felix Faure
President of the republic of France
= died alto o'clock tonight, after an i'll
:; ness of three hours. ....+. =
e.: CO. 1t has been known for some time thai
his heart. was weak but the first init
: nation that he was sick was given al
:. $50 this afternoon when a message was
dispatched to the Premier NJ. Dupuy
;. announcing that the President was ILL.,
: NJ. Dupuy Immediately repaired TO the
Elysee. VI
All medical efforts proved futile. and
: the President died on the stroke of 10.
The flag on the Elysee was immedi-
:. ately lowered to half mast. and the
:. news was dispatched to all the officers
and: members of the Cabinet General
Zurlinden, Military Governor of Paris.
the. Grand Chancellor of the Legion of
Honor, the Project of the Seine. the
/. Prefect of the police of Paris and the
g Presidents of the Senate and Chamber
of Deputies promptly arrived at the
Elysee.
=, The report. spread rapidly through
the city and large crowds soon as
sembled in the vicinity of the palace.
=. About 6 O'Clock NJ. Faure. who was
>. of the room of NJ Legal, his private
secretary, which is contiguous TO the
= study, and said: Il do not feel well.
=: Come i'm -: -:
j.. NJ. Legal Immediately went to the
Presidents aid, led him to a sofa and
. called General Bailloud, general sec
rotary Of the Presidents household:
: NJ. Blondet, under private secretary,
+ and DR.. Humbert, who happened TO be
= at the. Elysee attending a relative. H. I. !.
: t.. The Presidents condition did not APP
pear dangerous, but@D Dr.. Humbert, on
perceiving that he was rapidly getting
and DR.. Sheulet, who arrived with NJ.
Dupuy, and were Joined later by DIR.
Bergerey. 'z..e:.. - - i
Though NJ Faure still remained con-
scious, the doctors: soon: recognized that
the case was hopeless, but it was. not
until nearly 8 O'Clock that the mem berS
of the family We're. informed of the real
state of affairs. They then came to the
sofa. where the President lay. Soon
after he began to E lose consciousness,
and, despite all efforts, expired at 10
O'Clock in the presence Of. the family
and NJ. Dupuy. 80: ~. + x =. -. =:
NJ. Dupuy communicated the sad In
telligence to NJ. Loubet, President of
the Senate; NJ. Paul Desehanet, Presi-
dent of the Chamber of Deputies; the
members of. the. abinet and other high
functionaries, after which he addressed
the following dispatch to: all Projects
and Sub Projects in France:
~. Il have the sad task to announce to
you the death of the President. which
occurred at 10 o'clock this evening as
the result of an apopleetie. stroke. Take
: the necessary measures TO inform the
,popula ton Immediately of the mourn
: ing that has fallen upon the republic
:: The Government depends upon your ae-
IL. =, E.,I
.ture.''. - =. =. r.,
1t was not until II o'clock that the
news began to become known to the
general public in Paris From this
time began a continuous arrival OF
~ public men. Strict orders, however
were issued, and only members: of the
g. Cabinet were admitted to the Elysee.
The President of the Council and
Minister. of the Interior, NJ. Dupuy, has
requested all Projects and Sub-Prefects
mot to leave their posts, and directed all
y: those who are absent to return imme-
.: diately.
3. Nothing could have given the idea OF
approaching death. Up to the very
last NJ. Faure INDUCED in his custom
airy. habits of. work and even in his
!. equestrian rides. He ate well and slept
:. regularly. Nevertheless, several times
: recently he had been heard to exclaim:
How weak my legs are!" and Il car
scarcely stand or to make some such
remark. ~
r. He. left his study about the usual
:: hour, al Z O. clock last evening (Wednes-
@-<day)t telling Ontjarret chief of his
F. stables, that he would ride on horse
back from to 1880 in the following
morning Thursday. He then retired
TO his private apartments. dined with
his family, went to bed at 10 O'clock
- got up this morning at and Informed
=: his valet that he would not ride.
:. I ,epalI his secretary. on learning
= of this, hurried TO the President. whom
T. he found in his dressing: room about
e.>6:45 a. m. Faure. said: Il do not feel
= ILL.,. butt prefer to abstain from fatigu-
: ing exercise to-day : Otherwise the
=. President@wQrked as usual and: read the
official documents and dispatches, with
the newspapers, as was. his custom. in
order to prepare himself, to preside at
the council, which assembled at a. m.
~ NJ. Faure- presided with his usual
ability, and on their: taking leave the
" Ministers could not have ina gined that
they. were pressing his hand for the
last time. He took his luncheon as
usual at noon, returned to his study at
O'Clock and spent the afternoon seated
in faYorite armchair by the fire con
versing with NJ. Legal. who about {
2: O'Clock, asked permission to depart. Al
s D. m. M. Legal returned, Immediately
reporting himself to the President, who
was then signing DEGREES presented by
:. General BaHloud, according &c. his daily
custom. The work of signing was Their
about over and soon ended. u: ~.
General Bailloud had gone but a few
minutes when the President called M
Legal, saying: Come quickly. fee
M When NJ. Legal reached him the
President was rubbing his forehead and
saving. II do not feel WELL NJ. Ee-
: gail asked if he felt pain and the Presi-
dent replied: II feel"a general. weak
ness: am fainting. = 81. 3.
DIR. +Humbert, on arriving gave ether
: inhalation. He did not consider the
case serious but on finding that his pa
:; tient did not revive he decided to: in
eject caffeine. The President was APP
): parentiy aware of the seriousness OF
/: The attack. for he rnurmured: Je me
sens partir. Je suis perdu, bien perdur
: II feel my senses failing me- am gone
ali gomez and. he expressed a desire to
%. geo his wife and children,