South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-12
ALLIED LEADERS ADMIT
JUSTICE OF GERMANY'S
APPEAL ON TWO POINTS
FORMER EMPRESS
OF FRANCE DIES
AT ADVANCED AGE
Picturesque Member of Royal
Family Called ''EurOpe's
Queen of Sorrow.
BY Associated Press:

BY Associated Press:
MADRID. July 1.-THE former
empress Eugene Of France died
here sunday morning.
Death occurred shortly before
s o'clock from acute intestinal
inflammation. she passed away
quietly in the presence of only her
lady in-waiting Her nephew, the
duke OF Alba, at whose residence she
died. was in France. and the other
III cmb bcrs of the family were absent
Empress Eugene had long suffer
ed from opthalnia and had been Op-
Grated OF for cataract. Full impcr-
ial hOnOrs will be accorded at her
funeral.
Eugene Marie de Montiio. former
empress of France was born in
Granada, Andalusia, spain. May 90.
1925. She was the second daughter
Of Count Manuel Fernandez de Mon
tito, duke of Peneranda, and Maria
Manuela kirkpatrick Of Closeburn,
Dumfrieshire, Scotland. Her mater
nal grandfather was William Kirk
patrick, United States consul at Ma
laga. who was a native of Scotland
but a nationalized American.
Educated In France
in France, Spain and England. She
met her husband, Emperor Napoleon
III, first in 1851 anc married him
in Notre Dame cathedral, Paris.
january 90. 1889 Prince Napoleon.
her only son, who was tho prince
imperial was born March l6, 1886.
The empress had great influence
over her husband, and on several
occasions acted as regent during the
absence of the emperor when he was
travelling or was with his army in
tine iield. This was in 1853. 1S6
and 1870, the latter date during the
Franco Prussian war.
At the outbreak OF the Franco
Prussian war there were many per-
son who accused Eugenie OF hav-
ing been responsible for the COM
mencement OF hostilities. Later her
enemies said that she was the cause
Of all the calamities which befell
her. Nevertheless, the one time en-
press received from the pubic re-
spectful sympathy and even after
her beauty had faded and old ago
had crept upon her she was rever-
emily greeted by those who saw ler
seated in the parks OF Paris enjoying
the warm sunshine and talking with
the children playing nearby.
Queen of SORROW
Lame. bent and white haired, the
former empress often was called
"EurCpes queen of sorrow" She
was quoted always as praying that
death might end her long term of
sadness and again bring her 10 her
husband and son. In tho TUillcrics
gardens in Paris the stern visagcd
gCndarmes looked the other way
when Eugene was pluckins flowers.
Some tine a-O E-uSenie lost the
sight Of one OF her eyes and was
fearful of becoming totally blind.
With the desire again to visit her
native country. Spain, she begged
that she might be taken there before
she became entirely blind. Her wish
was Gratified and last April Fugenie
again saw the beauties OF Spain
ard especially Of Andalusia, where
she was born. Despite her ninety
four years she displayed notable vi
tally. and expressed warm hearted
gratitude over the way In which she
WAS welcomed by the people Of
Spain. During her travels IN Ands-
lusia the former empress was de-
scribCd as having been almost child
like in her jOyoUsness IN again visit
ing the scenes OF her childhood