The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-27
Ex.president Cleveland died sud.

other diseases. The announce.
ment oi his death was delayed un-
til an official statement had been
prepared by the physicians who
have been attending him in the
various periods oil his illness.
Tuesday night there was a slight
furry among the friends ot the
Clrvelands and a rumor that some
thing was seriously wrong with
the ex.presidcn,. This was occa'
stoned hy the visit OF DIR. Bryant
OF New York, MIR, Cleveland's
physician tor many years. Mrs.
Cleveland later in the evening,
discussing Dr.. Bryant's visit said
there was no occasion Tor alarm
and that MIR. Cleveland was get.
ting along nicely. This rcassur-
ance totally unprepared his friends
Tor the announce mint OF his
death.
Those at the bedside when the
end came were Mrs. Cleveland and
three physicians. The only other
persons in the house AT the time
were a number oil servants.
Drs. Bryant and Lockwood came
from New York early Tuesday
evening and remained at the Cleve.
land home all night, As was the
custom when they visited Prince.
ton. While Mrs. Cleveland did
not wish TO alarm her friends bv
telling them hcr husband was
again quite | and assured them
hr was doing we'll. 1t became
known that hr took slight change
Tor the worse during the alter.
noon. There was nothing alarm
ing IN his condition, Il was thought
by the physicians, and the lormcr
president, passed iairly good
night Notwithstanding the heat,
When the physiclan~ visited the
patient the next morning thrN
found him ",udisposed, rs one
nut il. DR.. CaInochan, who Ewes
in Princeton, was asked over to
the house. This was before 3
O'Clock. Shortly after that hour
MIR. Cleveland seemed to tail and
the physicians recognized instant
" the symptoms. Immediate ar
rang-mrnts were made To combat
the attack. With every ounce OF
resource at hand the physicians
worked over their patient. Finally
he lapsed into nnconsciousness
and the end came. Ii rs believed
the terrific heat oil the last lew
davs contributed IN a great degree
TO the sudden death OF Mr.. Clevc'
land.
PRESIDENT RoosEvELr SorIfIED
Trl-grams were prepared 10 Mrs.
Pert,ne and the children at Tam
worth, and about dozen other
relatives scattered over the conn.
try. Up to this time no one out
sid. the Cleveland, West and Hub
ten families knew that death had
occurred. Mrs. Cleveland then
requested Professor West 10 IN
form the Associated Press OF the
death oi her husband.
Mrs, Cleveland is prostratcd
and only a lew sympathetic neigh
bors have been able to see her.
When nearby friends heard OF the
ex.pres,dent's death many oi them
hurried to Westland to render
whatever assistance they could.
Among the kilograms sent 10y
Mrs. Cleveland TO relatives and
friends was one to Preslden,
Roosevelt and one to Secretary
TAFT.
The Cleveland children were al
the summer home oil the family al
Tamwor,h, New Hampshire, in
charge oil Mrs. Perrlne, Mrs
Cleveland's mother.
The funeral was held Friday a.
"Westiand, the Cleveland resi-
dence in Bayard Lane, Princeton
and was strictly private.
SKETCH of his CAREER
The principal events oi Mr.
Clcyeland's lite are well known
The son oil a Presbyterian clergy
man born in Caldwell, New Jerse,
on March Is, 1887, he was tev
months past - years oil age at th'
time or his death. After a com
mon school and academic eduea
ton, he adopted law as a proies
sion and settled in Buffalo, New
York. by 1868 he had acquired
sufficient political influence to he
come assistant district attorne,
oi Erie county. After becoming
in succession the sheriff oil tn
county and mayor OF Buffalo, h
was elected governor OF New forl
in 1852. In 1884 he was noml
mated by the Democratic party to
the presidency. James q. Blain
was the Republican nominee an
Cleveland won at the polls, b,
coming the FIRST Democratic pres
dent after the civil war.
Following q strenuous Tour year
administration, he was renom'na
ed by the democrats and delicate
by benjamin Harrison, the repul
l;can nominee, Then in 1904, i