Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-25
of Princeton.
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An official statement given out and
signed by the three physicians gave
heart trouble, supcrnduced by stoin-
ach and kidney ailments Of long stand
ing as the cause of death
While Mr.. Cleveland had been in
poor health for the last two years and
had lost 100 pounds in weight, his
death came unexpectedly. Some three
weeks ago he was brought home from
Lakewood. where his condition for Il
time had been such that the hotel at
which he was staying was kept open
after its regular season because he
was too ill to be moved. But when Mr.
Cleveland came back to Princeton he
showed signs of Improvement and ac-
tually gained five pounds in weight.
Although confined to his room con-
tinuously after his return, it was not
| until yesterday that Mr.. Cleveland's
condition aroused uneasiness on the
part of Mrs. Cleveland. Undoubtedly
affected by the heat, he showed signs
of failure and Mrs. Cleveland sent for
| DR. Bryant, who came from New York,
| DR.. Lockwood followed DIR. Bryant
from New York and when they reached
| here DIR. Carnochan. who had been
Mr.. Cleveland's local physician since
| the former President came to Prince
| ton, also was called in.
During the evening Mr.. Cleveland
! seemed to rally and Mrs. Cleveland,
! who always has been optimistic about
| her husbands health, felt assured that
it was merely another of the attacks
Mr. Cleveland had suffered and told
1
| ton was not serious.
| Mr.. Cleveland became worse during
| the night and Mrs. Cleveland was call
| ed to the bedside of her husband The
| distinguished patient sank into uncon-
seriousness from which he recovered at
times only to again relapse. This con
tirued throughout the night and early
| morning. The last time he became I'M
| conscious was about two hours before
he died. Death was peaceful. Just be-
| fore he passed away Mr. Cleveland
| sought to say something but 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
long standing organic disease of heart
and kidneys. Heart failure complicated
with pulmonaria thrombosis and
oedcma We're the immediate causes OF
| his death"
Some two or three hours later DR.
| Bryant in answer to a Question said
that the heart failure which occa-
stoned death was induced within "a
L hours of the end and death was finally
/ due to that thus corroborating the
unofficial information that Mr.. Clcve-
land began to grow worse yesterday
i afternoon.
The news of Mr.. Cieveland's death
came as a sudden shock to the people
of Princeton. as it did to the people OF
\ the rest Of the world.
Il Many Of the intimate friends of tn,
family and many others not so close
called at the Cleveland home. Few
were able to see Mrs. Cleveland ant
all of them left cards. The visitors
newspaper men, photographers ant
L others became so numerous that tn.
police authorities placed a policeman
on guard at the Cleveland home anc
no one but intimate friends and thos'
in charge of the funeral arrangement
were permitted to approach the house
1t was not until late in the day tina
messages of coincidence began to com,
in from all parts of the world TO Mrs
Cleveland. One of the first was from
II President Roosevelt. The Presiden