The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-24
GROVER CLEVELAND.

ed the end of her terrific struggle
which had been waged for years in the
interest of her husbands health.
Mr.. Cleveland was of naturally ro-
bust constitution, but it had been
weakened by disease towards the last,
and he had not rallied as we'll as form
erly to the treatment administered.
Interest Universal.
There were times during Mr.. Cleve-
lands recent illness that attending
physicians spent sevent 1.-TWO hours at
his bedside. For seven weeks his di-
ct consisted of nothing but milk and
eggs. While Mr.. Cleveland was at
Lakewood, rumor was circulated that
he was suffering from cancer. but this
was denied. The interest manifested
in the fight of Mr.. Cleveland for his
life was universal. not only in every
portion of the United States, but in
other countries as well.
illness Fatiguing.
Mr.. Cleveland's illness wore upon his
usually cheerful personality. This
was clearly shown by an article writ
ten by Mr. Cleveland during his ill
ness for periodical. In it is this pas
sage: Like a child's outgrown toy, bur-
led in the family garret, the American
ex-president is a melancholy product
of our government system
Death Astounding.
So astounding was the information
of Mr.. Cleveland's death this morning
in view of the favorable bulletins, that
1t was looked upon with doubt in some
quarters. At Mr.. Cleveland's offices
in the Equitable building in New York
the information was not believed until
telephone communication had been es-
tablished with the Cleveland home
here.
Dr.. Bryant's Statement.
DIR. Bryant who has been the family
physician for many years, issued an
official statement today in which he
said: For many years Mr.. Cleveland
has been a sufferer from Castro intes-
tinal troubles, complicated with liver
and kidney complaint. The cause of
his death today was heart failure COM
plicated with liver trouble
Cleveland was seventy one on
March IS.
Cleveland died in bed in the front
came known later today that Cleve-
lands condition took a turn for the
worse yesterday afternoon but AIRS.
Cleveland did not wish to alarm the
friends and gave assurances he was
doing well.
Cleveland passed a fairly good night
Notwithstanding the oppressive wealth
er. With DR.. Bryant came DR.. Look
wood. from New York and they sum
moned DR.. Carnochan, a Princeton
physician. DR. Bryant says he found
the patient this morning 'indisposed'
and Carnochan was called in before
eight O'Clock this morning. Shortly af.
terwards Cleveland began to fail rap.
idly. With every available facility the
physicians worked over their patient
Finally he lapsed into unconscious.
ness and the end came at S:45. 1t is
believed the terrific heat of the last
few days contributed greatly to the
sudden death of the former president
Grover Cleveland. twenty-second and
nty-fourth president of the United
States, was born at Caldwell. n. J.. on
March Is, 1887. He was the ninth OF
nine children born to Rev. Richard F.
Cleveland, who was a graduate of Yale
and Presbyterian clergyman, and
Ann Neal. the daughter of a Baltimore
merchant of Irish descent. He re.
ceived a common school and academic
education at Fayetteville and Clinton
\. Y, the successive residences of the
family after leaving Caldwell. and was
preparing for college when his fathers
death, in 1858, changed his prospects
entirely.
To support himself and to aid in pro.
viding for the rest of the family, he
secured a clerical position in the New
York institute for the blind. In 1885
he started West, but on his way stop.
ped at Buffalo to visit his uncle, Lew.
is F. Allen, stock breeder and pub
Usher of stock magazine. His uncle
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