Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
CLEVELAN
PASSES AWAY
FORMER PRESIDENT DIES SUDDEN
LY AT HIS PRINCETON
HOME.
NATION SHOCKED BY NEWS.
Deceased Had Long Been a Sufferer from
an InsidiouS Intestinal
Trouble.
INCIDENTS OF HIS LAST HOURS.

PRINCETON, n. J.. June 24.-Grov-
er 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 fail
ure complicated with other diseases.
The passing away of Mr.. Cleveland was
not Immediately announced but was de-
layed until an official statement had been
prepared by the physicians who had
been attending him in the various per-
iods Of his illness.
The statement is as follows: Mr..
Cleveland for many years had suffered
from repeated attacks Of gastro-intestinal
origin. Also he had long standing or
ganic disease of the heart and kidneys.
Heart failure complicated with pulmon-
airy thrombosis and oedema We're the i'm
mediate cause of his death"
When asked for further details CON
corning Mr.. CIeveIand's death, DR.. Bry-
ant said: '"The heart failure which oc-
casioned death was induced within
twenty-four hours of the end and death
was finally due to that
Scores of kilograms are pouring into
the Cleveland home from various parts
of the country offering coincidence and
sympathy.
Marshal Kilfert of the town police
was stationed at the entrance TO West
land to prevent intruders from collect
ing on the grounds Of the Cleveland
home.
The funeral will be held on Friday,
June 20, and will be strictly private.
His Death a Shock.
While Mr.. Cleveland had been serious
ly i'll from time to time the announce
ment of his death came like a thunder
bolt to those who had been watching his
illness.
Last night there was a slight furry
among the friends of the Clevelands that
something was seriously wrong with the
ex-President. This was occasioned by u
visit of DR.. Bryant of New York, Mr..
CIeveland's physician for many years.
Mrs. Cleveland later in the evening dis
cussing DR.. Bryant's visit said that
there was no occasion for alarm and
that Mr.. Cleveland was getting along
nicely. This reinsurance totally unpre-
pared their friends for the announcement
Of his death.
Mrs. Cleveland at Bedside.
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. Cleveland's mother
| The ClevelaLGs came here from Lake.
| wood. where the former President lay
! sick for many weeks, on June 1, and in
tended to go to their summer home as
! soon as Mr. Cleveland had gained suf
ficient 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
here from New York early yesterday
evening. remained at the Cleveland
home all night, as was their custom wheT
| they visited Princeton. While Mrs. Cieve
land did not wish to alarm her friends
last night by telling them that her hus
! band was again quite i'll, and in fact. as
sured them that he was doing well, it be
came known today that he took slight
| turn for the worse during the afternoon
There was nothing alarming in his con
dition. it was thought by the physicians
and the former President passed a fairly
| good night Notwithstanding the oppres
| sive heat.
When Drs. Bryant and Lockwood Wis
tied their patient this morning they found
! him ''indisposed." as one of then
termed it. DR.. Carnochan. who lives
/ in Princeton. was asked to step over t
! the house. This was before s o'clock
/ Shortly after that hour Mr.. Cleveland
seemed to fail. The physicians recog
nized instantly the symptoms. I'm
mediately arrangements were made e
| combat the attack.
! With every resource ut hand the ply
| sicians worked over their patient Final
! " he lapsed into unconsciOusness and tht
! end came Mt $40 o'clock.
Shock to The Wife.
| 1t is believed that the terrific hear
! of the last few days contributed III {
I great degree to the sudden death of Mr.
! Cleveland.
! The scene in the bedroom immediate
| ~ before and after the death of The
| distinguished patient cannot here bc
! recorded, as the three physicians refused
| to refer to the subject.
As soon as the widow could recover
! herself. she summoned a servant and
/ asked that Prof. Andrew F. West OF
/ friend and neighhor. and Prof. John u
! Hibbin. also of Princeton and a neigh
! Dor. be sent for. They came instantly
| and rendered whatever assistance they
/ could. kilograms were prepared to Mrs
| Perrine and the children at Tamwortl
| and about dozen other relatives who
! are scattered all over the country. UI
/ to this time no one outside the Cleveland
! West aud Hibbin families knew of what
! had occurred Mrs. Cleveland then re
| quested Prof. West to inform the Asso
ciated Press of the death of her husband
! and n messenger was sent for to take
! the kilograms to the telegraph office.
! In the meantime the undertaken, Johr
! 4. Stead of Princeton. was sent for, ana
! the first other neighhors knew that theil
| distinguished neighbOr had passed away
! WIS when the undertak Er.S wa gon rartlaE