New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-17
IS THE PRESIDENT SICK?
HIS SUDDEN DEPARTURE FOR GRAY
GABLES.
PRIVATE SECRETARY THURBER SAYS IT'S MA
LARIA-MR. CLEVELAND LOOKED WELL
AND HEARTY. HOWEVER.


NY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBrSEI
Washington. Aug 16.-The sudden. unexpected.
not to say mysterious. departure, shortly after Z
o'clock this morning. OF the President for Gray
Gables excites various comment The consecrated
repository OF Presidential mysteries. little Mr.
Thurber gives the following explanation:
The President left this morning for a few days
hope Of shaking off an attack Of malaria. from
which he has been suffering for several days. Yes
troll this morning. DR.. O'Reily expresses no doubt
but that few days OF salt air and rest Will re- re.
official duties and he will return to Washington by
the middle Of next week He He h has ps, gone to Gray
This is OF course official" But is it true?
There are people who saw the President last
night. and who did not discover the outward
signs Of the fever" faithful Thurber talks about
On the contrary. they say that the President
though morose and not In amiable frame Of
mind. looking as well and hearty as he
usually does To others who called at the White
House in the course OF the early part Of the week.
Mr. Cleveland made no complaint as to feeling
Ill, unless feeling sore" over the triumph or Cor
man and his allies be ranked among the Presi-
Dental Ills. In the latter sense President Cleve-
land no doubt Is sick. very sick man.
Mystery however is part Of the pomp with
which Mr.. Cleveland loves to surround himself
in the absence of royal purple. The common
herd may not look upon him. except he drives
by In a chariot carefully guarded by Detective
Thurber He never exposes his stately form to
the vulgar gaze by walking in the streets OF the
capI,al. He has become as inaccessible almost as
the Grand Llama himself. and he has about as
little appreciation Of humor as that distinguished
nersonaRe When, therefore, descending the
Kitchen stairs OF the Executive Mansion he slides
out Of the back gate and drives by circu.tous
route TO the station there to enter his private
car in a manner quite as mysterious and undlgni-
fed he sees nothing ludicrous In the performance
on the contrary. he imagines that he mas uohe
the public in rather neat manner.
The departure naturally gives rise 10 many
rumors. Excluding the theory OF sickness. which
IA generally discredted because OF its Thuroer-
ian source. there remains the explanation that
the President has gone away TO write a message
rnassope on the Tariff bill Of course. But
u.ill r. he ono vetoing the measure or explaining
his signature to an act OF 'perndy ana us
honor? This Is the question which asita1e'
Washington tonight. II he went 10 escape pres
sure IT could be only TO escape pressure 10 sleh
the bill for there Is no pressure brought 10 pear
upon him 10 veto II. 1t looks TO many peop,e
therefore as II he were preparing 10 take the
davs' conservation to explain the approval OF
betrayal Of Democratic principles, oe'"ee"
tho TWO theories which Is the correct one.
The train. which had on board President Cieve
,,rd his nhvsician. DR.. ORelly. and Captain H. H.
t,vars who was appointed recently by MT CieVe-
land 70 command the cruiser New-fork reacheu
Is-sav CITY over the Pennsylvania Railroad al TWO
,ninu,es past o'clock yesterday afternoon. me
president travelled in the private car OF George
u Roberts the president OF the road. which was
tho first car after the engine Nobody knew ne was
coming and nobody was there TO take look al
tho chief Executive OF the Nation when he stepped
on the platform except the station HANDS ana
number OF people who were awaiting the arrival OF
friends on incoming trains. Mr.. Cleveland looked
ratlglled but his step Arm as he walked slowly
along the platform In company with MS raVeIllhs
r,nauions and l.. \. Keefer, the station MASTER
im'a low minutes the gangplank leading 10 the
ughthousc tender John Rogers. which was lying
nj the ADAMS Express pier close 10 the statoh Tas
,e,cbed and the President stepped aboard the
s,iiors All stood TO order In line ana saluted hi'n
and half n dozen local policemen who were on
hand until the boat swung out from her
moorings and started down the river -.
Mr. Cleveland wore brown suit or c!othes SOFT
ha, and a blue tie \ considerable amount OF bag.
gage was slowed away including a guh-case ana
some fishing tackle. The steam yacht oneida pc
Longing 10 f. C. Benedict was lying IN the East
pive- AZ Twenty-sxh-st.. and soon after the Presi-
deni's boat passed the yacht swung out into the
stream and started up the river after the Rogers
MIR Cleveland transferred 10 her ana con-
tinued his Journey.