The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-18

ing operation. but recovered rater its
serene expression. A black canopy,
bordered with silver braid, overshad-
ows the couch. Previous to embam-
ent the body lay on a brass bedstead
in the presidents sitting room.
Yesterday the whole official world
paid formal visits of coincidence at the
palace. the formality consisting in
writing the visitors name in the regis
ter Piles of telegrams from corporate
! bodies, personal friends, sympathizers
| in all parts of France, and indeed,
| Europe and even Asia. have arrived.
/ The first to telegraph to Nine Faure
was Emperor William; the next, Prince
/ Ferdinand of Bulgaria, and soon after
came telegram from the president of
| the United States. The army has been
! ordered to go into mourning until after
! the obsequies.
Public events in France have a
| strange suddenness, and take spon-
| taneously a dramatic character. Thus
/ NJ Faure's body lies in sale des
| fetes, or hall of festivities. The cards
| had been issued to 5000 persons to at
| tend state ball next Thursday. Yes
| terday the tapestries of the ballroom
were taken down that the room might
| be hung in black. NJ. Faure had look
/ ed forward with delight to the Elysee
! being in 1900 the resort of sovereigns
| The last letter he had from Emperor
| Nicholas was an acceptance of his (M
! Faure's) invitation. He took great
/ pleasure, also, in thinking that mem
bership in the Order of the Annuncia-
tion would make him a cousin" Of
| King Humbert, and the insignia of that
| order was to have been presented to
/ him by a special embassy this month.
| NJ Lockroy, the minister of marine,
| is especially struck with the example
| NJ. Faure's death gives of the fragility
| of human greatness. Twice on Thurs
| day he communicated with the presi-
dent on naval affairs NJ. Faure, as a
former ship agent and charterer at
Hayre, and once himself minister OF
marine, deemed himself a naval au-
thority. His naval hobby was feet
of corsair cruisers to attack, in case
of war, English Transatlantic steam
ers. NJ Lockroy humored him, and
otter consulted him.
Some fatality follows the presidents
of the French republic. OF the six we
have had only President Grevy lived
! through a full term of office, and he
was forced to resign by hostile vote
of parliament. Marshal MacMahon
found he could not remain president
with dignity M. Casimir-Perier's mo-
/ tives for throwing up the situation
are still a mystery. Carnot was as
sassinated and Faure smitten as If by
a thunderbolt,
NJ Lockroy, who was present at the
death, thinks it was painless. DR..
Lanne-Longue shares this opinion, but
believes there was in the early stages
of apoplectic seizure agonizing pain.
The doctor attributes the breakdown
in the presidents health to Fashoda,
and thinks that the consequent anxiety
used up his vitality. NJ. Faure had
fostered the scheme Major Marchand
was sent to accomplish, and he was
terrified at its possible consequences.
DR.. Lanne-Longue says that after the
Fashoda incident M. Faure lost his
appetite. 1t was then he began to
feel so limp in the legs that he feared
70 ride on horseback. Thursday 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 and 10 o'clock 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.
Able Renault, who gave M. Faure
absolution in extremis, is chaplain OF
the house of detention. Nine. Faure
on seeing that death was Fastening
begged that messengers should be sent
70 summon three different priests and
Dominican. All the priests, she
thought, would not be out dining; the
Dominican would surely be at his
monastery. She also begged that, II
any messenger met priest In the
street he should bring him at once tC
the Elysee.
Able Renault had dined with some
relatives who have a small shop in the
Faubourg St Honore. After dinner he
was going home, when suddenly a sol
dier on a bicycle came up. descended
from the machine and caught him with
visible agitation by the arm, saying
Come with me" Father Renauli
went, and only learned 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 d
bad chap"