The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-25
HEART FAILURE
ENDS HONEYMOON
Death of DUO de ChauInes
Who Recently Welded
Theodore ShontS.
YOUNG WIFE FRUSTRATED
FATHER AND MOTHER LEAVE
FOR PARIS TODAY.

Paris. April A.-In the presence of his
bride of less than three months, EN-
manuel Theodore Bernard Marie d'AIbert
de Luynes daily. ninth duke of Chaul-
nes and of Picquigny and MARQUIS of
Dangeau, died suddenly from heart fail
ure at IL o'clock Thursday night In his
apartments In the Hotel Langham, in the
Rue BocsadOr. The physicians summoned
TO attend the duke in his sudden seizure
CRITICALLY gave the cause Of death as en-
boiism of the heart.
The Due de Chaulnes and the duchess,
who was Miss Theodore Shonts. youngest
daughter of Theodore p. Shonts of New
York, We're married in New York on
February 10 of this year. The wedding
was brilliant social function, and the
end OF the brief honeymoon was sudden
and tragic, Since the arrival of the cou-
pie here a month ago they had lived COM
paratively quietly at the Hotel Lansham,
taking an occasional automobile ride in
the afternoon and in the evening dining
with intimate friends or going to the
theatre.
Suffered for Years.
The duke for years has suffered from
q weak heart and for some time had been
the subject OF fainting spells. Several
times since his arrival here he consulted
DR.. Henri lscovescO in an effort 10 OBJ
tain relief from mis- aiment.
Yesterday evening the duke and the
duchess, both in the best of spirits, re-
turned from a drive in the Bots de BOu-
lOgne. They dined in their private apart
ments, and an hour after dinner the duke
complained of feeling i'll and retired.
About II o'clock he suddenly strick-
en-, gasped for breath and Immediately
lost consciousness. The duchess was
seized with panic and screamed for aid.
A maid who responded to her cry was
hurriedly dispatched for DR.. lscoyesco,
while the hotel management summoned
another physician. The two doctors ar
Nrfa- sin tar Al
the sufferer and administered the most
powerful OF heart stimulants, but their
efforts were in vain
Expired in Wife's Arms.
The duchess was holding the duke in
her arms when he expired. She was
overcome by grief and could not be per
suaded By some Of her American friends
who visited the apartment to leave the
bedside of her dead husband. and kept
vigil there throughout the night.
Theodore p. ShOnts was nOtitled Dy ca
bic of his daughters bereavement ana
a message was received from him today
saving that he would take the first
steamer leaving New York, and come
TO Paris The dukes family was mott
fled this morning and his sister. the
Duchess dues. who was at BiaTitZ.
started Immediately for Paris. loday
Mrs II. MilHngton Drake and other
friends did what they could to comfort
the distracted widow whose grief Gained
somewhat during the afternoon
When the death of the Due de Chaulnes
became generally known today, steady
stream of the dukes friends, including a
number of members of the French no.
bflity. called at the hotel and left cards
of coincidence.
No Mystery About 1t.
The refusal of the hotel authorities dur
ing the afternoon TO give particulars con-
,.erning the death of the duke led to re-
ports that there was some mystery sur
rounding it. but these were completely
dissipated by NJ. JeantOn. a police physl-
elan. who made an examination of the
body in the presence of other physicians,
and officially certified that death was
due to q natural cause and that there
was no necessity for an autopsy.
Tonight the body Of the duke was placed
in a double oak coffin. and tomorrow IL
will he transferred to a crypt in the
church of St Philippe du ROule. where
II will remain pending arrangements Tor
the funeral. which il is expected Will not
take place until after the arrival OF Mr..
Shonts rom New York.
In accordance with traditions of the
French nobility, the funeral will be a
pretentious function and will attract TO
Paris the representatives of the most an
cient families in France with which the
dukes family is allied.