Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-25
NATION
 MOURNS
 Ex-CHIEF Grief In All Sections For Cleveland. fnEOiUENI Al FUNERAL Will Attend Predecessors 0b.
 sequiss Tomorrow. DEAD S7ATESMAA'S CAREER. Rose From Obscurity to Ameri.
 cas- Highest Office.
PRESIDENT AT FUNERAL
DEAD STATESMAA'S CAREER,
Rose From 0bscurity to Ameri. cas- Highest Office.

Princeton. \. J., June 25.-The body of Grover Cleveland, president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897, lies today in his :. home here, Westland. awaiting inter ment tomorrow in the family plot in the cemetery here beside the remains of his dearly beloved first born child, Ruth. .s-.
 The arrangements for the funeral have not been made public, only the time, 5 D. m., having been given out. President Roosevelt has announced his intention of being present. His was one of the first messages of coincidence received by Mrs. Cleveland. The fu- neral will be private in deference to her wishes.
 The telegrams of condolences came in by the hundreds from all parts of the United States and other countries. Besides President Roosevelt's telegram messages of condolence came iron government officials. governors, legis- lators. prominent educators and citi. gems in various walks of life.
 Many Messages of Coincidence.
 Very few of them. however. wei read by Mrs. Cleveland, who decided not to attempt to learn of their con. tents until she has recovered from the shock caused by her husbands death Among those who telegraphed or ca bled their condolences were Vice Pres ident Charles W. Fairbanks. Governor Charles E. Hughes of New York. Judge Alton B. Parker of New York. Gov. ernor Fort of New Jersey, Whitelaw 5 Reid. American ambassador to Great Britain. Mir and Mrs. Andrew Carne gie. Admiral Robley D. Evans, Judge George Gray of Delaware and Mayor George E. Mcclellan of New York.
 So unexpectedly did MT. Cleveland death occur that not one of his foui children were at home. The children were at the Cleveland summer home at Tamworth. N. H.. under the care of Mrs. Perrine. Mrs Cleveland's mother. Word was sent to them of their fa- ther's death. The children are Esther aged fourteen: Marion. aged twelve; Richard. aged ten, and Francis Grover, aged five.
 Only two of the Cleveland children who were at Tamworth. \. H.. Esther and Richard. will attend the funeral and will come here with Mrs. John F. Finley. wife of President Finley of the New York City college. Marion and Francis will remain at Tamworth with Mrs. Perrine.
 Mrs. cIeveland's Grief.
 Alone of his immediate family Mrs. Cleveland kept vigil. surrounded by close friends who are sharing her sor- row. 4 friend whom Mrs. Cleveland summoned to the mourning chamber said that she is bearing her grief with the utmost fortitude.
 It was announced from Westland that Mrs. Cleveland desired that the details attending her husbands death be withheld from the public. Although Mir. Cleveland's death was not accom- panied by circumstances of dramatic import. the widow is firm in her re- solve to guard iellously those scenes which she says she believes are sacred to the home circle.
 2 When death. which was sudden, came fo AIr. Cleveland. there were fin the de1th chamber. on the second floor of the Cleveland residence. Mrs. Cleve- land. Dr. Ioseph D. Bryant of New .Yo.k. 1tr. Clerelands family physician and personal friend: pr George Lock- wood. also of New York. and Dr. John M carrcehan of Princeton.
 AL official statement given out and } slEtol by thC three physicians gave bert trouble $lDr-indueei hy stom- a i aril kitlrr ailments If long stand !. tr.r x t.ic cause nf death.
 While Mir Cleveland had been in rs-ar lp1l.h for th,, last two years snd h ltl lost hEndrei pounds in weight. h. celth Carge unexpectedly. Soma tree weeks aE" he was brought home fsetsn iskev-uoL wsprp his condition sf-r a time was sush that fine hotel al wSiea hn vH~ tayiu- was kept open affer its Tp-liaT season hecauSe lle vas toa Fl 5a ha moved But when NJ CiCrp' md was brought hack te rrinFetnn To showed signs nf improve nsrnt srd actually gained five pounds fn weight
 T-.f-~' s'"- sTectes lyv tEze iufenss kpaf of the Esast few days. sIr- Cieve EnsE shssesl signs rF failure. and Mrs. cIevs ssta fcicH'asleyi tg DT- Bryant zssis.s sAras ever fsum New York Dr. I.nekwg~l fs..swsz TsT- Bryant fEo1 New Nu-k- and wLel tlrey reaeie8 4e-e tsr. tazaeeli2H- uisa hal E'aeu NIr. CIpt esas1E1s 5cSaI pl-vs5eian siaCe the fogaser pc issnt came te Princeton ras sssa c4-s1 h Ea.sr Mr- CIeve- sssRr sgs1see b FaI.y. and -sS- g-sess. ha6. ui1s sswsys EzS lesz srzia