Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-02
SECRECY ABOUT CLEVELAND
FORMER PRESIDENTS CoNDI-
TIoN NOT REPORTED.


LAKEWOOD. n. ,Js May mo word
was given out at the Lakewood Hotel this
morning regarding the illness Of former
President Grover Cleveland. Callers are
barred from the hostelry, and to inquiries
the reply nothing to say" is returned.
DR.. Joseph +. Bryant of New York. the
Cleveland family physician, arrived here
last night and went to the hotel.
It was said that Mr.. Cleveland is suffer
ing from an incurable ailment, but this
Lakewood since March 16. 1t was an
nounced earlier in the week that he would
probably be removed to his Princeton
home Friday, but no attempt was made
yesterday to carry out this plan. No local
physicians have been called in consulta-
ton, nor has one been in attendance dur
ing the absences Of DR.. Bryant.
Admission by Physician.
"Mr. Cleveland is a very sick man;
that's all l can say" was the statement
made last night to press representative
by DR.. Joseph D. Bryant, who had ar
rived during the afternoon from New
York.
DR.. Bryant has been the Cleveland
family physician for many years He re-
fused to affirm or deny last night the
rumor that his distinguished patient was
afflicted with cancerous growth In the
stomach. His statement that Mr.. Cleve-
land was very sick man WAS made after
he had spent several hours in the bed
room
Mr.. Cleveland did not. so far as can be
learned, make any attempt yesterday to
walk in his room. He did. however,. sit
up awhile. but even this exertion Is said to
have produced such an unfavorable effect
that when DR.. Bryant reached the apart
ment he at once ordered the ex-President
back into bed.
Secrecy Lends Air Of Mystery.
The secrecy with which Mr.. Cleveland s
actual condition is being guarded lends
an ominous air of mystery to his illness.
No local physician has been called into
consultation. Whatever medicines he is
taking are being brought from New York
with the apparent purpose of preventing
any information from becoming public as
to the nature of the remedies or the kind
of sickness their composition might indi-
cate.
Besides Dr. Bryant. the only other ply
sician in attendance Is DR.. Gardiner, the
house physician at the Lakewood Hotel.
who is uncommunicative. No statement
is vouchsafed or obtainable from Mrs.
Cleveland or from any member of the
family The seal of secrecy has been put
upon the lips Of the various members OF
the suite.
Patient Is Extremely Nervous.
The least noise seems to disturb the
former President. as is evidenced by the
fact that special watchman has been
stationed on the hotel grounds. who warns
all persons and especially all vehicles to
avoid passing close to the wing in which
are the rooms the Cleveland party occu-
pies Mrs. Cleveland keeps close to the
rooms, and has not been seen outside the
hotel very much.
1t is intimated at the hotel that the
arrangements under way for several days
past for the removal of Mr.. Cleveland tu
his home at Princeton within the next
twenty-four or forty-eight hours have
been suspended, though why no one will
say.
1t was believed in Lakewood last night
that Mr.. Cleveland's condition is worse
than has been admitted.