The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-25
Roosevelt Attends Services on Friday at Princeton Where the Body Will be
 Buried,
WORLD OFFERS COND0LENCE
Ex- President, in Poor Health for Two Years, Dies from Heart Failure Following
 Sudden Attack.

AbANNNViif Jss OhlIN Gt4~IT1NFT Cleveland. twice President of the United States, died at $40 o'clock this morning at his home, "Westland" in this college town, where he had lived since his retirement as the nation s chef executive, almost twelve years ago
 When the end came, which was sud- den there were in the death chamber fin second floor of the Cleveland resld- ence, Mrs. Cleveland pr. Joseph D. Bryant, of New York, Mir, Cleveland s family physician and personal friend; pr. George Lockwood, also of New York and D. John M Carnochan of Princeton.
 An official statement given out and s'gned by the three physicians gave heart trouble. superinduced by stomach and kidney ailments of long standing as the cause of death. . While Mir. Cleveland had been in poor health for the last two years and had lost a hundred pounds in weight, his death came unexpectedly Some three weeks ago he was brought home from Lakewood where his condition for a time had been such that the ho- tel at which he was staying was kep. open after its regular season because he was too i'll to. be removed.
 But when Mir. Cleveland came back to Princeton he showed signs of im- provement. and actually gained Ave pounds in weight,
 Although confined to his room con- tinually after his return, 1t was not until yesterday that Mir. Cleveland's 8 condition aroused uneaslness on the part of Mrs. Cleveland Undoubtedly affected by the heat, he showed signs of failure and Mrs. Cleveland telephon- cd to Dr. Bryant who came over from New York on the train arriving here at 4;24 D. m. Dr. Lockwood followed Dr. Bryant from New York and when they reached here, Dr. Carnochnn. who had been Mir Cleveland's local physi- clan since the former President came to Princeton, also was called in. Dur ing the evening Mir. Cleveland seemed to rally and Mrs. Cleveland, who al- ways has been optimistic about her husbands health, felt assured that il was merely another of the many at tacks MT Cleveland had suffered. and she informed inquirers that Mir. Cleve- lands condition was not serious.
 Sinks Into Unconsciousness.
 Mir Cleveland became worse durina the night and Mrs. Cleveland was call. cd to the bedside of her husband. The distinguished patient sank into uncon. sciousness from which he recovered al times only again to suffer a relapse This continued throughout the nigh and early morning. The last time he became unconscious was about two hours before he died Death was peace. full Just before he passed away, MT Cleveland sought to say something, bu his words were inaudible
 The text of the official statement given out by the physicians follows:
 'Mr. Cleveland for many years had suffered from repeated attacks of gas tric intestinal origin, Also he had g long standing organic disease of the heart and kidneys. Heart failure com. plicated with pulmonary thrombosis and oedema were the immediate cause, of his death.u
 Some two or three hours later Dr Bryant In answer to a question saiC that "The heart failure which occasion ed death was induced within twenty. four hours of the end and death wa. finally due to that" thus corroboratlni the unofficial information that MT Cleveland began to grow worse yes terday afternoon.
 Death a Sudden Shock.
 The news of Mir Cleveland's deatf came as a sudden shock to the people of Princeton as 1t did to the people o the rest of the world. Everyone her, knew no was sick and was interested f, him. but none seemed to think tht end was so near As the news spread about the university flags were placed at half-staff and everybody was dis posed to stop and talk and express re grets and extol Mir Clevelands virtues
 Many Of the intimate friends of tn, family and many others not so clos called at the Cleveland home. Few wert able to see Mrs, Cleveland and all o them left cards, The visitors, newspa per men, photographers and others be came so numerous that the police au thorlties placed a policeman on guar at the Cleveland home and no one bu Intimate friends and those In charge o the funeral arrangements were permit ted to approach the house.
 The Cleveland residence stands in beautiful spot at Bayard lane ant Hodges avenue on the northwestern outskirts of Princeton The house, comfortable looking two and one j half story structure, of colonial archi lecture, is well back from the tw thoroughfares, It is painted whit ,syand almost hidden by stately pin, trees. Here Ii was Mir CleVelan'
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