The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-27
GROVER CLEVELAND
DIES SUDDENLY
Former President Answers
Summons at Princeton.
Heart Failure Cause of Death.
Excessive Heat Contributed to
Hardship of Fight for Life.

Princeton, n. J.-Grover Cleveland,
former president of the United States,
died suddenly at his home, Westland,
here, at $40 o'clock this morning.
Death was due to heart failure, compli-
Gated with other infirmities. He was
"A years old.
The passing away of Mr.. Cleveland
was not Immediately announced, but
was delayed until an official statement
had been prepared by the physicians who
had been attending him in the various
periods of his illness.
The following statement, signed by
Drs. Joseph ID. Bryant, George X. Lock
wood and j. NJ. Carnochen, was given
out:
MIR. Cleveland for many years has
suffered from repeated attacks OF CASTRO
intestinal organs. Also he had long
standing organic disease of the heart
and kidneys. Heart failure, complicated
with pulmonary thrombosis and oedema
were the immediate cause of his death"
Comes Like Thunderbolt.
While Mr.. Cleveland had been serious
ly i'll, from time to time, the announce
ment of his death came like a thunder
hole 20 tl,rA nln hnI Innn ~ tnhInn
his illness.
Last night there was a slight furry
among the friends of the Clevelands
that something was seriously wrong
with the former president. This was
occasioned by a visit of DIR. Bryant, of
New York, Mr.. Cleveland's physician
for many years. Mrs. Cleveland, later
in the evening, discussing DIR. Bryant's
visit, said that there was no occasion
for alarm, and that Mr.. Cleveland was
getting along nicely.
This reinsurance totally unprepared
their friends for the announcement of
his death.
Wife at Deathbed.
Mrs. Cleveland was at home wher
her distinguished husband passed away,
The children are at the Cleveland
charge of Mrs. Perrine, Mrs. Cleyeland's
mother.
The Clevelands came here from Lake
wood, where the former president lay
sick for many weeks, on June 1, and in
tended to 90 to their summer home as
soon as Mr.. Cleveland had gained sufti-
cient strength to travel.
Friends Reassured.
The former president died in bed in
the second story front room. Those
at his bedside when the end came were
Mrs. Cleveland and the three physicians.
The only other persons in the house at
the time were a number of servants.
Drs. Bryant and Lockwood, who came
here from New York early yesterday
afternoon, remained at the Cleveland
home all night, as was their custom
when they visited Princeton. While
Mrs. Cleveland did not wish to alarm her
friends last night by telling them that
her distinguished husband was quite i'll,
and, in fact, assured them that he was
doing well, it became known today that
he took a slight turn for the worse dur
ing the afternoon. There was nothing
alarming in his condition, it was
thought by the physicians, and the for
mer president passed a fairly good night,
Notwithstanding the oppressive heat.
When Drs. Bryant and Lockwood Wis
tied their patient this morning they
found him "~indisposed," as one of them
termed it. DR.. Carnechan, who lives in
Princeton, was asked to step over to
the house. This was before S O'Clock.
Shortly after that hour Mr.. Cleveland
to fail. The physicians recog
instantly the symptoms. Immedi-
arrangements were made to combat
the attack.
Heat a Complication.
With every resource at hand, the ply
worked over their patient. Final
ly he lapsed into unconsciousness and
the end came at $40 O'Clock.
1t is believed that the terrific heat of
the last few days contributed in a
great degree to the sudden death of
Mr.. Cleveland.
The scene in the bedroom immediate
Iy before and after the death of the
distinguished patient cannot here be
recorded, as the three physicians refuse
to refer to the subject. As soon as the
widow could recover herself she sum.
moned a servant and asked that Prof.
andre f. West, of Princeton University,
a close, intimate friend and neighbor,
and Prof. John d. Hibbin, also OF
Princeton, and neighbor, be sent for.
They came Immediately and rendered
assistance they could.
WILL PICK UP BRYAN.
Delegation to Denver Will