The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-25
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SUDDEN AND TRAGIC
Duke for Years Suffered
From Weak Heart and
Had Painting Spells

Paris, April 25--l.ast night the bods
OF the Duo de Chaulnes was placed in
a double oak coffin ane today was
transferred TO a crypt in the church OF
st. philippe du Roule. where il will re
main pending arrangements for the
funeral, which it is expected will moi
take place natil after the arrival OF
Mr. Shonts from New York.
In accordance with traditions of The
French nobility Tie funeral Will be
pretentious function and viii attract
to Paris the representatives OF the
most ancient families in France, with
which the dukes family is allied.
The Due lie Chaulnes and the duch
ess. who was Miss Theodore shonts
youngest daughter OF Theodore p
Shonts OF New York, were married In
New York on February lG Of this year
The wedding was a brilliant social
function, and the end of the brief hon
.eymoon was sudden and tragic Since
me arrival of the couple here month
ago they had lived comparatively
quietly at the Hotel I.angham. taking
m occasional auto ride in the after
noon and evening, dining with intimate
friends or going to the theatre.
The duke for years has suffered from
weak heart. and for some time had
been subject to fainting spells. Sey
oral times since his arrival here he
consulte4 Or Henri Iscovesco in an
effort to obtain relief from his all
ment
Thursday evening the duke and
duchess, both in the best Of spirits. re.
turned from a drive in The Bots de
Boulogne They dlned in their priv
ate apartments. and an hour after din
ner the duke complained of feeling III,
and retired.
About eleven o'clock he was sudden
y stricken, gasped for breath and i'm
no lately lost consciousness. The
iuchesg was aaized with panic and
sponded TO her cry, was hurriedly
despatched for DIR lscovesco, while
the hotel men summoned another ply.
sican. The two doctors arrived stimuli
ltaneously az the bedside OF the sufferer
md administered the most powerful
neart stimulants, but their efforts
were in vain.
The duchess was holding the luke
in her arms when he expired. She was
overcome with grief and could not be
persuaded by some of her American
hiends. who visited the apartment 20
leave the bedside OF her dead husband,
and kept the vigil there throughout
the night.
Theodore p. Shonts WIS notified by
cable OF his daughters bereavement
and a message WIS receivel from him
saying that he would take the first
steamer leaving New York ami come
10 Paris. The dukes family were noti.
fed and his sister, the duchess d. uzes
who was at Bieriiz. started immedl
ately for Paris Mrs. II. Mnlington
Drake and other friends did what they
could 20 comfort the distracted widow
whose grief Gained somewhat during
the afternoon
When the death Of the Due De Cbaul
nes became generally known a steady
stream OF the dukes frien!s. including
number of members OF the French
mobility. called at the hotel and left
cards of coincidence
The refusal OF the hotel authorities
during the afternoon to give pnrtic
| ulars concerning the death OF the dut
led TO reports that there was some
mystery surrounding IT, but these
were completely dispelled by N
Jeanton a police physician who made
an examination OF the body In the
ally certified that death was due 10 a
NATURAL cause and that there was nc
D. scessity for an autopsy