The Irish standard., 1908-06-27
END IS COMPLETE SURPRISE
Sketch of His Life--7lYeara
of Age-Twice Chief
Executive.
Theodore Roosevelt Sends Condolences
-Trlbutes Are Paid by Other
Prominent Men,

Princeton, N. j.. June 25.-Grovel
Cleveland, former president of the
United States, died suddenly at his
home at Westland here at $40 O'Clock
Wednesday. Death was due to heart
failure complicated with other dis
eases. The passing away of Mr..
Cleveland was not Immediately an.
nounced, but was delayed until an
official statement had been prepared
by the physicians who had been at
tending him in the various periods of
his illness
The statement is as follows:
''Mr. Cleveland for many years had
suffered from repeated attacks of gas
tro-intestinal origin. Also he had long
standing organic disease of the heart
and kidneys. Heart failure. complicat.
ed with pulmonary thrombosis and
oedema, were the immediate causes Of
his death"
The funeral of ex-President Cleve-
land will be held Friday at Westland.
Mr.. Cleveland's residence on Bayard
lane, Princeton, and will be strictly
private.
News Of Death a Great Shock.
While Mr.. Cleveland had been seri.
ously i'll from time to time. the an.
nouncement of his death came like a
thunderbolt to those who had been
watching his illness.
Tuesday night there was slight
furry among the friends of the Cleve-
lands and suspicion that something
was seriously wrong with the ex-presi-
dent. This was caused by visit of
DR.. Bryant of New York, Mr. Cleve.
lands physician for many years. Mrs.
Cleveland later in the evening, discus.
sing Dr. Bryant's visit, said that there
was no occasion for alarm and that
Mr.. Cleveland was getting along
nicely.
This reinsurance totally unprepared
their friends for the announcement of
his death.
Mrs. Cleveland was at home when
her husband passed away. The chill.
dren are at the Cleveland summer
home at Tamworth, N. H., in charge
of Mrs. Perrine, Mrs. Cleveland's
mother.
The Clevelands came here from
Lakewood. where the former president
lay sick for many weeks, on June l.
and intended to go to their summer
home as soon as Mr.. Cleveland had
gained sufficient strength to travel.
Wife and Physicians Present.
The former president died in bed In
the second-story front room. Those
at the bedside when the end came
were Mrs. Cleveland and the three
physicians. The only other persons in
the house at the time were number
of servants.
DR.. Bryant and DR.. Lockwood. who
came here from New York at 4:30 p
M; remained at the Cleveland home
all night, as was their custom when
they visited Princeton. While Mrs
Cleveland did not wish to alarm hel
friends Tuesday night by telling them
that her husband was again seriously IL
and, in fact, assured them that he was
doing we'll, 1t became known Wednes
day that he took a slight turn for thu
worse Tuesday afternoon. There
was nothing alarming in his condi
ton, 1t was thought by the physicians
and the former president passed {
fairly good night, notwithstanding thu
oppressive heat.
Sinking Spell Early.
When DR.. Bryant and DR.. Lockwood
visited their patient Wednesday the!
found him Indisposed," as one o
them termed it. Dr.. Carnochan, WHIT
lives in Princeton, was asked to stel
over to the house. This was before
eight o'clock. Shortly after that hou
Mr.. Cleveland seemed to fail Thu
physicians recognized instantly TIL
symptoms. Immediate arrangement
were made to combat the attack.
With every resource at hand tn
physicians worked over their patient
Finally he lapsed into unconsciousnes
and the end came at $40 o'clock.
President Sends Condolences.
OYSTER Bay, N. Y, June 25.-Pres1
dent Roosevelt will not attend tn
Yale-Harvard boat races at New Lor
don owing to the death of Forme
President Grover Cleveland. Pres
dent Roosevelt sent message OF cor
dolence to Mrs. Cleveland and 81
pressed his intention Of attending Tn
funeral, II 1t takes place on any otne
day than Saturday, when he has a
important conference. Presloen
Pooaovelt's message follows: Mr.
Grover Cleveland: Your TELEGRAM
shocked me greatly. Mrs. Rooseve