The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-25
DEATH WAS
NOT EXPECTED
President Roosevelt Issues
Official Proclamation An
nouncing Death of His
Democratic Predecessor in
Ofhce-Tributes from Pub
lie Men.
Nv A..as,a,sa Pres.

IEIuCcIOu, --0AO'Oi
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 dis
eases The passing away o. Mr..
cleveland was not Immediately an
tnounced, but was delayed until an Of
Dhcial statement had been prepared
pby the physicians who had been at
tending him in the various periods
ot his illness.
The statement is as follows:
'tMr. Cleveland, for many years,
mad suffered from repeated attacks
Iof castro intestinal origin. Also he
had long standing organic disease of
Ithe heart and kidneys. Heart Failure
eomplioated with pulmonary throm-
lbosis and oedema were the immedi-
ate cause of his death.
While Mr.. Cleveland had been Sc
Iriously Ill from time to time. the an
announcement of his death came like
la tnunderbolt to those who had been
lwatching his illness.
Last night there was a slight furry
among the friends of the Clevelands
lthat something was seriously wrong
with the ex-president. This was oc-
casioned by a visit of DR.. Bryant or
New York, Mr.. Cleveland's physician
IN the evening. discussing DIR. Bry-
ants visit. said that there was no
occasion for alarm, and that Mr..
Cleveland was getting along nicely.
/ This reinsurance totally uaprepared
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 Taworth, New
Hampshire. in charge of Mrs. Per-
rine Mrs. CleYelands mother.
The Clevelands came here from
Lakewood where the former presi-
dent lay sick Tor many weeks, on
June 1, an intended TO go to their
summer home as soon as Mr.. Cleve-
land 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.
ATTENDING PHYSICIANS.
Drs. Bryant and Lockwood, who
came here from New York early yes
terday, remained at the Cleveland
home all night, as was their custom,
Mrs. Cleveland did not wish to alarm
her friends last night by telling them
that her distinguished husband was
again quite i'll, and in fact assured
lthem that he was doing we'll 1t be-
came known to-day that he took
slight turn for the worse during the
afternoon. There was nothing alarm
ing in his condition, it was thought
by the physicians, and the former
nrAcfhanf fairly OOnd nj
notwithstanding the oppressive heat.
When Drs. Bryant and Lockwood
visited their patient tnis morning
they found him ''indispesed," as one
OF them termed 1t. DIR. Carrochan,
who lives in Princeton, was asked to
step over TO the house. This was be-
fore o'clock. Shortly after that hour
Mr.. Cleveland seemed TO fail The
physicians recognized Instantly the
symptoms. Immediate arrangements
weresmade TO combat the attack
With every resource at hand the
physicians worked over their patient.
Finally he lapsed into inconsistencies
and the end came at $40 o'clock.
Ii Is believed that the terrific heat
of the last few days contributed in
a degree 10 the sudden death OF Mr..
Cleveland.
SCENE IN BEDROOM.
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 10 reser to the subject. AS
soon as the widow could recover her
self she summoned a servant and
asked that Professor Andrew F. West,
OF Princeton University, close
intimate friend and neighbor, and
Prof. John D. Hibbin, also of Prince
ton and a neighbor, be sent 1or.
They came instantly and rendered
whatever assistance they could. Tele-
grams were prepared to Mrs. Perrine
and the children at Tamworth, and
about dozen other relatives who
were scattered all over the country
p Up 10 tnis time no one outside the
Cleveland, West and Hibbin families
1 knew OF what had occurred. Mrs.
cleveland then requested Prof. West
to inform the Associated Press Of the
Heath of her husband. and messen-
ger was sent fer TO take the tele-
grams to the telegraph office. In the
meantime, the undertaken, John A.