Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-11
EX-PREMIER NO MOREI
Waldeck- Rousseau Expired From Operation Near Paris.
FRANCE NOURNS AGREAT STATESMAN
German and Canadian Expert Sur geOns Decided That There Was Only One Chance For Pa-
 tient's Life.

PARIS, Aug. 11.-Former Premier Wal6eck- Rousseau is dead at his coun- try residence at Corbeil, eighteen miles from Paris, from the effects of an op- eration which his medical attendants deemed to be final necessity. A simi- lar operation which was performed in Paris some months ago proved partial Iy successful, and the former premier was able to be removed to Corben, where, it was hoped, rest and the effect of the country air would restore his strength.
 The evil, however, was not eradicat- ed, and alarming reports regarding the condition of the distinguished patient have been frequently circulated. De spite the efforts of his family to con- ceal the truth M. Waldeck- Rousseau's condition during the last few days be- came much aggravated, the patient having frequent hallucinati lions and dis playing extreme weakness. The fam fly accordingly called in two famous liver specialists Professor Hans Kehr, a German, and Dr. Armour, Cana dian surgeon--who at consultation decided that, since the liver had ceased to perform its functions an i'm mediate operation was the only hope of saving the patients life. M. Waldeck- Rousseau was informed of the neces- sity for this operation and received the news with enhances and courage. The operation was performed under chloro- form at noon by Professor Kehr, who was assisted by pr. Armour and three Trench surgeons. It at first appeared that the operation, which was admira- bly, performed, would prove successful, and the patient was removed from the operating table to his bed, but the pulse became more feeble, and despite the administration of injections of se- rum M Waldeck- Rousseau gradually sunk and died without rsgaining con Boiousness
 Mme Waldeck Rousseau, Jacques Mouville, the patients brother-in-law; Rene Waldeck Rousseau, his nephew, and three intimate friends were pres ent at the time of his death. From Paris a priest was summoned to ad- minister the last rites of the church, but he arrived too late.
 As soon as the death of the former premier became known messages of coincidence began to arrive at Corbeil. The first came from Premier OOmbes, who telegraphed:
 q have received the news contained In your telegram with the keenest arief. Please express to Mime Wal deck Rousseau the share l take in her naournang which is the mourning of all republican France"
 Premier Combes decided to postpone his departure from Paris, and the members of the cabinet will meet to- day to consider tGe details of the fu- neral, which the government desires shall be of a national character, though Mme Waldeck- Rousseau will be consulted on this point.
 Notwithstanding the fact that falling health prevented his active participa- ton in politics for the last two years, the death of M. Waldeck- Rousseau leaves a gap in the ranks of French statesmen which 1t will not be easy to i'll.
 The most striking measure of the early days of his ministry was the par aoning of Captain Dreyfus after his second conviction at Rennes, which was followed by the prOclsmat1On of an amnesty covering all offeAses con nected with that notorious case.
 The former premier was generally respected, even by the most bitte9 of hlS opponents, and expressions of regret at his death are universal.
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