The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-07-02
cleveland dies
At PRINCETON
FORMER PRESIDENT OF UNITED
STATES PASSES AWAY uN.
ExPEcTEDLY.
Heart Trouble Causes peath-simple
Funeral Services Are Attended by
President Roosevelt and other Dis
tinauished Citizens.

Princeton, N. j., June 25.-Grover
Cleveland, twice president OF the
United States, died at $40 o'clock
Wednesday at his home. "Westland,"
in this quiet college town, where he
had lived since his retirement as the
nations chief executive, almost IL
years ago.
When death, which was sudden.
came. there we're In the death cham
Der on the second floor OF the Cleve-
land residence, Mrs. Cleveland, DR..
Joseph D. Bryant OF New York, Mr..
Clevelands family physician and per-
sonal friend; Dr. George r. Lockwood,
also of New York, and DR.. John M.
Carnochan of Princeton.
An official statement given out and
signed by the three physicians, gave
heart trouble, superinduced by stom.
ach and kidney ailments of long stand
ing, as the cause of death.
Death Was Unexpected.
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 q
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 Mr. Cleve
land was brought back to Princeton
he showed signs of improvement and
actually gained five pounds in weight
Although he was confined to his
room continuously after his return to
Princeton. It was not until Tuesday
that Mr. Cleveland's condition aroused
uneasiness on the part of Mrs. Cleve'
and Undoubtedly affected by the
heat, Mr.. Cleveland showed signs OF
failure and Mrs. Cleveland telephoned
DR.. Bryant, who came over from
New York on the train arriving here
at 4:24 p. m.
His Last Words lnaudible.
Mr.. Cleveland became worse dur.
ing the night and Mrs. Cleveland was
called to the bedside of her husband
The distinguished patient sank into
Inconsistencies, from which he re
covered at times only to suffer re
lapse. This continued throughout the
night and early morning. The last
time he became unconscious was
about two hours before he died. Death
was peaceful. Just before he died Mr.
Cleveland sought to say something
but his words were inaudible.
The text of the official statement
given out a short time after Mr.. Cleve
lands death was as follows:
''Mr. Cleveland for many years had
suffered from repeated attacks OF gas
trio intestinal origin. Also he had 9
long-standing organic disease Of the
heart and kidneys. Heart failure
complicated with pulmonary throm
bosis and oedema, was the immediate
cause of his death"
Many Call at House.
The news OF Mr.. Cleyelands deatl
came as a sudden shock to the people
of Princeton, as It did to the people O.
the rest OF the world. Flags wer,
placed at halfstaff and everybody wal
disposed to stop and talk and express
regrets and extol Mr.. Cleveland's vir
| tues.
Many intimate friends of the family
and many others not so close, called
at the Cleveland home. Few were
able to see Mrs. Cleveland, and all O.
them left cards.
II was not until late. In the day tha
messages of coincidence began to com,
in from all parts Of the world to Mrs
Cleveland One of the first was from
President Roosevelt, who will attent
the funeral, which will be held oil
Friday afternoon, and which In defer
ence to Mrs. Cleveland's wishes. vii
be as private as possible.
Mr., Cleveland's body will be buriet
In Princeton cemetery in the family
plot where lie the remains OF Ruth
the eldest OF the Cleveland children
whose death was sad blow to he
father. 4a3sgia
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