The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-25
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Bryan Pays Tribute to Former President--Last
Words of Distinguished Man We're
Inaudibe--Heart Failure Imme-
date Cause of Death

Princeton, N. J., June 24.-Groyer
Clevelands death this morning
brought messages Of confidence from
all parts of the world One of the
very first was from President Rcose
velet. who will attend the funeral
which will be held Friday afternoon
and which in Difference to Mrs. Cleve
lands wishes will be as private as
possible.
Messages of Conference.
Other messages came from Cover.
nors Of states, mayors of cities, the
surviving members OF Clevelands
cabinets, Roosevelt's cabinet, and
men of prominence in professional
and business circles throughout the
country Besides these expressions
of regret and eulogy were published
today from Admiral Dewey, Judsc n
Harmon, once CIcyeiands attorney
general; Governor Hanly of Indiana;
Secretary of War Taft; Don M Dicki-
son; Henry Watterson; Governor
Davidson. of Wisconsin; VIM. F. vi
las, member of Cleyeland's cabinet;
Roger c. Sullivan, Democratic ma
tional committeeman of Illinois; Gov
ernor Osborne, of Wyoming; John G..
Carlisle, Cleyeand's secretary of the
treasury.
Telegrams were also received from
Vice President Fairbanks; Richard
Olney, attorney general under Cleve-
land's cabinet; Governor Hughes;
Whitelaw Reid American ambassador
to Great Britain; admiral Evans;
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou;
c. S. Fairchild, secretary of the treas
ury under Cleveland's administrations;
Judge Lands of Chicago; Secretary
Straus. of the department of com
mcrce and labor.
Children Absent.
When death came to Cleveland
there were in the death chamber Of
the Cleveland residence, Mrs. Cleye
land. Dr. Joseph d. Bryant, the Rey-
nolds family physician. and personal
friend, DR.. George r. Lockwood, CT
New York and DR. John NJ. Carnochan
of Princeton.
So unexpected did Cleveland's
death occur that not one of his four
children was at home. The children
are at the Cleveland summer home at
Tamworth, N. H., under the care of
Mrs. Perrine, Mrs. Cleveland's
mother Word was sent them of
their fathers death and they will
start at once for Princeton.
The children are Esther, aged IA;
Marion. aged -: Richard, aged 10;
and Francis Grover, aged >.
An official statement signed by the
physicians. gave heart trouble, super
induced by stomach and kidney al
ments of long standing, as the cause
of death.
In Poor Health TWO Years.
While Cleveland had been in poor
health the last two years and had lost
a hundred pounds in weight, his
death came unexpectedly. Three
weeks ago he was brought home from
Lakewood. where his condition fer
the time was such that the hotel at
which he was staying was kept open
after its regular season because he
was too i'll to be moved But when
Cleveland was brought back to Prime p
ton he showed signs of improvement
and actually gained five pounds in
weight. Although confined to his
room continuously after his return to
Princeton, it was not until yesterday
that Cleveland's condition aroused un-
easiness on the part of Mrs. Cleveland
Doctor Called.
Undoubtedly affected by the heat.
Cleveland showed signs of failure aud
Mrs. Cleveland phoned DR.. Bryant
who came over from New York late
in the afternoon. DR.. Lockwood fol-
lowed Bryant from New York and