The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-18
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his appetite. 1t was then he began 10
feel SO limp in the legs that he feared
TO ride on horseback. Yesterday the
sense of limpness was so distressing
that he gave up the idea of a canter
in the Bois de Boulogne He usually
went there between eight and ten IN
the morning, mounted on a thorough
bred. He was fond of going TO small
morning reviews at Longchamps and
of taking up a position beside the re-
viewing general.
| have been to see the Able Renault
who gave NJ. Faure absolution in eX-
tremis. Nine Faure. on seeing that
death was Fastening, begged that mes
sengers should be sent to see different
priests and a dominican. All the
priests, she thought, would be out din
ing, 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 Street HOnore.
After dinner he was going home when
suddenly soldier on bicycle came
up descended from the machine and
caught him with visible agitation by the
arm, saying, Come with me"
Father Renault went, and only learn
ed where he was going at the palace
gate. There the soldier said: The
President is dying. Do what you can
for him. He is not bad chap"
At the door a porter met the Able
and conducted him to the sitting room.
The President was lying on n mattress
upon the floor. He was in Il flannel
shirt and covered with draperies-his
feet were wrapped in steaming fan
nels. his nostrils assailed with the min
gled smells of mustard and ether and
blood flowing from his temples, neck
and forehead, for leeches, cupping,
hypodermic injectors and bleeding had
been tried.
The face was almost black from
congestion. 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: 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 alb
solution in extremis. He had no holy
oil to administer extreme unction. In
the next room the ladies were sObbing.
The ministers came in and dropped on
their knees As the clock on the man.
tie struck ten, doctor said: ''All is
over. Some persons went into the
next room to 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 Presidents brass
rallied bed and be kept unembalmed as
long as possible. She thanked the
priest for rendering the last offices to
Il Christian and said that before the
President lost consciousness he had
prayed for forgiveness of all whom he
might have offended. ''EIis tongue was
paralyzed as he spoke" she 3id, and
again, ''the poor have lost in his death
a good friend"
At her request some prayers were re-
cited by The Able, who was profound
ly affected by the whole ssenc
The German Emperor's telegram is
elusive Dowager Queen Emma and
Queen Wflhelmina of the Netherlands
have telegraphed heartfelt coincidence.
Queen Victoria as vet has made no
signs but Lord Salisbury has, in Il
message to NJ. Delcasse The Czar
and Czarina are full of sympathy; and
the Russian Grand Dukes now in Paris
have called at the palace.
NJ. Faure's death has calmed rather
than excited political parties. The
situation is grave and the people ev-
erywhere feel this.
| was struck at the chamber of dep
uties today with the absence of wild
excitement The wish is to select the
best man for President irrespective of
party considerations. NJ Loubet is
therefore the favorite. M. Dupuy is
Il candidate; and Paul Deschanel, the
president of the chamber. will be a
candidate, hut on second ballot. He
has charm of manner, but is lacking
in weight NJ. De Freycinet the War
Minister, is clever; but he has no great
following i'll Parliament.
EMILY CRAWFORD.
FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
Paris, Feb. 17.-Although NJ LOubet
possessing the almost unanimous support
of the Senate, is so strong a favorite for
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