New-York tribune., 1909-07-20
ooTNes OF GALLlFFET
,...,,oss of Late French General s
y;pacity and Oddities
Paris. July Q.

~o1rfffet who died al II
With Gele-e- ,;zo,,,,aars the foremost leauef
O'clock -'-' - the French army anu - "a,
g cs'SD's sqrre Of Paris he
80 xivacity until with a le~ 80
chaTa'''-- on Sunday, June % lie O'y -.
his death --ons Prix de Paris, he was reoiI,i-
race for '''l 10 ~ uaraIysis. He spoke ol '-'7
ing aI'| had asked a friend TO pace
races 9. ,,i,,, on VerGun. the chesInU' ~
money - she Baron de RothschlIo- AZ
lonsi"e .,.,,, he heard the newsooyS snou'','s
b;S tho familiar cry: hesul'S u
the l-o,aral de Garifet arose rom ''i
races o1ted TO the window opened Il an
coucn' he concierge TO buy the paper III q
oaHsu ,,.,, announced the victory OF lne iioi'
toIl VIZ, .,,osar as the winner. he cloSeu
fhst ne h00 81, eanseless Il was second
the WIN, ,rsis which kept him in MS peu
-,,+f1 his death last nlgHl e1.-,,.ee.-,s brill
u1.,- ,-cidents and episodes OF canine : w
.a varied career under the SECOND I1liLl-,
IA- Third Republic are reiaIeu 'o-u"S'
ana III serias OF viEnettes al once heIo'N'
M and ouixotic Every one is la'l''l"-
ea,1- "a ,l,,clv conduct when wounded III Inc
VIZ b- 2 ball during the Mexican cam p'''e''-
= coed 10 put back a portion OF H's si
!, their proper place, and holoi's '-e
of them in his forage cap ne rea''ieu
nainoel - 1,-,,.,, sent hack to France with
II, III a4s,is1 DISPATCHES Of the victory over ''i'
tr..-s and intrlsted with twelve hraSs ca"
-,.--a5 from the enemy. together Win =
- aags his ship touched AT San''aso ~
-.uiffet. who was an inYetera1e S'l''i>'''
NN'o =, -,,o occasion - load the cannohS
- .ha hest brands Of Havana cigars P''
- et FIavre the custom house "iNee'S' i'
Elii''.- . -, ,,s,,-77rad cannons never thought of
them for smuggled wares. and GAM
"a --..has Paris with more than two Thousand
1-.t,sr,s rfga-s. Gallifet's magnificent charge
-, * 2 matter Of history Gallifiet was
=. e-s+ 10 recognize the remarkable GuaillleS
:, c.o-ess Pccuart now Minister OF " ar WIZ
-, young lieutenant served as one OF Cen
,-.1li4faf-s aidas-de-Camp. The general
g = .,-,.,-s very logical. and had a most rigid
-,,oc+ for discipline and true military dlgnlly-
n. morning when riding in the Bois de Bou-
- he met his friend the late Cardinal de Ia
,1-s-is Prelate Of Africa The Cardinal, IN a
..s+,r manner. drew himself up and greeteu
o. general with a formal military salute, where
,,on rzsIiffet refined in his charger threw the
t-i5ls upou the horses neck, raised both MS
.--,, IN f,,II length and solemnly pronounced In
,s,i, p formal benedicti0n- As he uttered the
,.st words Of il he spurred his steed and gal
1o,ed away. leaving -he Cardinal speechless WIN
araazement-
When he accepted the post Of Minister Of
Var under Waldeck-RousseaU during the latter
Stages OF the Dreyfus affair, Galliffet remarked
Nth secular reference 10 his Socialist colleague
viIlersnd. y fancy AIiuerand's friends viii &C
ruse him OF falling into very bad company
TIE writer was present in the Palais Bourbon
when tie new Waldeck- Rousseau Cabinet. with
Gslliret and Alillerand. made its first appear
suce before the Chamber Of Deputies and was
r-.eted with q perfect cyclone Of Indignation by
ire anti-Dreyfus Deputies and also by the red
he: Socialists. who reproached Galliffet with
having murdered the communists in May,
Isl. The brave old general turned upon his
asulters, looked them fun in the face, and
shrugged his shoulders with supreme contempt.
Another day he was standing near the velvet
curtain that separates the chamber from the
passageway for the Deputies. and was chatting
with friend. Suddenly. on the other side Of
the curtain a noise was heard. and the words
that predominated were assassin" bandit"
'cutthrust" murderer" 'fratricide," butcher"
The general smiling blandly. remarked: "Ex-
cuse me; I must look in at the Chamber for a
nonent: think hear them talking about me-"
General de Calliffet was always very modest
Il Jules Claretie. administrator general of the
Theatre Francaise, has in his possession char
Ecteristic letter from General de Gallifet. II
vas written in reply 20 a journalist friend Of
Cla-etie. who asked the general 10 supply him
with notes and data for his biography. The
answer as follows:
Monsieur have already one foot in the
grave. and the most amiable articles cannot
bring me 10 life again.
MY biography is very simple II is that Of
almost all military men Of my generation. Born
January %, 1890 Entered service 1S48. Gen
ersl Of brigade August, 1870. General Of divi-
sion May. 1875. Commander Of an army corps
February, 1879. Commander Of an army and
member Of the Superior War Council in 1881.
Wounded and mentioned in official dispatches
On several occasions. ! shall be placed on the
retired list on January % next C1S95) TO make
way for generals younger and more meritorious
than l am
have no photograph OF myselfsat hand. but
you VIII find quite a collection Of them at
Aacsr's In fact, that is all As you viii see
Is nothing particularly interesting
have the honor 70 remain, sir, your obedi-
ent servant GENERAL, GAJJJFpr1T
NE signature was simply his name and mill
uy grade He never used his title either Of
F1ince De Martigues Of Marquis de Galliffet
onoe' IN reply 10 a person who addressed him
Z letter as Monsieur le Marquis" he replied:
Aonseur, there are quite number Of mar
euses, but there is only one general bearing
ny name" CIp