Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-24
CLEVELAND DEAD
Died Suddenly at His Rome at Westland - Only BiS Wife
 al His Bedside :.
HAD SUFFERED LONG

Princeton, N. J., June 24.-Grover Cleveland, former president of the United States, died suddenly at his home at Westland here at $40 o'clock this morning. Death was due to heart failure complicated with other diseases. The passing away of MT Cleveland was not immediately announced, 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 following statement signed by Drs Joseph D. Bryant, Dr George R. Lockwood and Dr J. M. Carnochan was given out:
 Mir Cleveland for many years had suffered from repeated attacks of gastro intestinal origin. Also he had long standing organic disease of the heart and kidneys. Heart failure complicated with pulmonary throm- bosis and oedema were the immedi- ate cause of his death.
 While MT Cleveland had 0een seri- ously i'll from time to time the an nouncement of his death came like a thunderbolt to those who mad been watching his illness.
 Last night there was furry among the friends of the Cievelands occasioned by visit of Dr Bryant of New York, MT Cleveland's physician for many years. Mrs Cleveland later in the evening discussing Dr Bryant's s visit said that there was no occasion for alarm and that MT Cleveland was getting along nicely. This reassur- ance totally unprepared their friends for the announcement of his death. Mrs Cleveland was at home when her distinguished husband passed away.
 The children are at the Cleveland summer home at Tamworth, N. H., in charge of Mrs Perrine, Mrs Cleve- lands mother. The Clevelands came here from Lakewood, where the for mer president lay sick for many weeks, on June 1, and intended to go to their summer home as soon as MT Cleveland had gained sufficient strength to travel.
 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 a number of servants. Drs Bryant and Lockwood, who came dere from New York early yesterday evening, remained at the Cleveland nome all night, as was their custom when they visited Princeton. While Mls Cleve- land did not wish to alarm her friends last night by telling them her distinguished husband was again quite i'll and. in fact, assured them he was doing we'll, it became known to-day he took slight turn for the worse during the afternoon. There was nothing alarming in his condi- tion it was thought by his physicians and the former president passed fairly good night notwithstanding the oppressive heat.
 When Drs Bryant and Lockwood visited their patient this morning they found him "indisposed," as one of them termed it. Dr CaTnochan, who lives in Princeton, was asked to go over to the house. This was be- fore o'clock. Shortly after that hour Mir Cleveland seemed to fail. The physicians recognized instantly the symptoms and immediate ar were made to combat the attack. With every resource at hand the physicians worked over their pa- tient, but finally he lapsed into un- consciousness and the end came at $40.
 It is believed that the terrific heat of the last few days contributed in a great degree to the sudden death of Mir Cleveland.
 The scene in the bedroom immedi- ately before and after the death of the distinguished patient cannot here be recorded as the three physicians refuse to refer to the subject.
 As soon as the widow could re- cover herself she summoned a ser- want and asked that Prof Andrew F. West of Princeton university. a close, intimate friend and neighbor. and Prof John D. Hibbin, also of Prince ton be notified.
 Flags all over Princeton are at half mast to-day. The funeral will be held on Friday at Westmoreland. Mr Cleveland's residence on Bayard lane. Princeton, and will be strictly private.