Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-14
Ex-President of the Transvaal
Republic Dies of Pneumonia
And Heart Weakness
WAS AT CLARENS, SWITZERLAND
Expressed a Desire TO be Buried Be.
side His Wife in His Own
Country.

Clarans switzerland, July A-Paul
Kruger former president Of the Trans
yaa republic, died here at o'clock
this morning from pneumonia ana SUI
peryenmg heart weakness Mr. Kruger
lost consciousness Monday. His
daughter and son-in-law were with him
at the time Of his death. lie had been
In poor health since his arrival here az
the beginning Of last month and had
been out but once.
The ex-president's body was en-
balmed and this afternoon the remains
win be placed IN a vault pending flu
neral arrangements. Application viii
be made to the British government for
authority to transport the remains to
the Tmnsvaal. In the meantime they
win De temporarily inferred here,
MIR Kruger, who was staying at the
villa du Boichet, had been gradually
failing for a long time, bun he was able
10 attend the affairs, read the newspo-
pers and received visits until Saturday.
A change for the worse set IN on sun
day lie became unconscious Monday
and remained so until his death Re
sides the nurses Nh. Kruger was at
tended by his own physician, Dr. Hy-
mann, and his secretary MI HcidcI
on several occasions Nh Kruger had
expressed desire to be buried beside
his Wife iu his own country.
FRANCE MOURNs FOR KRUGER.
Paris. July 1.-THE death Of the for
mer president Of the rransyaal, Paul
kruger at Clarens switzerland,
aroused Widespread regret here, owing
to French sympathy for the Boer cause
and personal admiration for the eX-
president, When he recently left Mon
tone his health was gradually falling
through old age, constitutional dlsor-
ders and throat trouble, which threat
ened TO extend to the lungs. However
his personal physician DR. Heymann,
did not apprehend a speedy crlcis, and
Nh Kruger himself resisted the idea
that his physical powers were falling.
He had arranged to return 10 2entone
next fan, releasing the picturesque vii
Ia WHICH llf llNI wv uIANh WI AilN bNA-
skirts Of the town, Nevertheless. his
near friends recognized that Mr.. Kru-
gers once rugged constitution was
gradually going to pieces,
Visitors describe him as being a pa
thetic figure Of calm endurance. His
eye-sght had dimmed but he sat much
at times with his Bible open before him,
muttering well known passages. He
avoided references to the Boer war but
when II was occasionally mentioned
he showed no resentment and expressed
the belief that providence would event
ualy render justice to the Boer cause.
Mr. Kruger received few visitors but
waived his usual seclusion to permit
the presentation Of the superb gift, the
cost Of which was raised through pop
ular subscription, expressive Of French
admiration. and he also received pri-
vate gifts. one being a considerable
legacy from a Boer admrer But be-
fore leaving Mentone, he returned the
legacy to relatives of the deceased
The post norton examination Of the
body showed that Mr.. Kruger died Of
senile pneumonia caused by scolosls Of
the arteries which made rapid progress
during the last few weeks. The eA-
presidents state Of health was kept Sc
cret,