Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-06-25
grover CLEVELAND
FORMER President OF The unit.
Ed STATES PASSES away.
One of the Foremost Characters in
Recent History SuCCumbS to the
Grim Reaper. All Unite in Paying
Tribute to His Private Character
and His Public Services.

PRINCETON, June 24.-Grover
Cleveland, twice president of the
United States, died at 8 40 this morn
ing at his home in this city, where he
has lived since his retirement almost
twelve years ago. When death came
there were in the death chamber Mrs.
wood and Carnochan.
An official statement given out by
the physicians gave heart trouble.
superinduced by stomach and kidney
ailments of long standing. as the
cause of his death.
Although Cleveland had been in
poor health for the last two years,
and had lost 100 pounds, his death
was unexpected. Three weeks ago he
was brought home from Lakewood,
where his condition at one time was
SO serious that he was unable to be
moved. When Cleveland was brought
back to Princeton he showed signs of
improvement and actually gained five
pounds in weight. Although confined
to his room continuously, it was not
until yesterday that his condition
aroused uneasiness in Mrs. Cleveland.
Undoubtedly affected by heat, Mr..
Cleveland showed signs of failure and
DR.. Bryant was telephoned for. Dur
ing the evening Cleveland seemed to-
rally and Mrs. Cleveland, who was
always optimistic, believed it was
only another of her husbands at
tacks and informed inquirers that her
husbands condition was not serious.
Cleveland became worse during the
night and Mrs. Cleveland was called
to the bedside of her husband.
The distinguished patient sank into
Inconsistencies from which he re-
covered at times only to suffer a re-
lapse. This continued from night
until early this morning. The last
time he was conscious was two hours
before his death. Death was peace
full. Just before he died, Cleveland
sought to say something but the
words were inaudible.
The news of Cleveland's death
came as a shock to the people of
Princeton as it did to the people over
the rest of the world. All knew he
was sick but none seemed to realize
the end was so near. 1t was not un-
til late in the day that messages Of
coincidence began coming in from all
parts of the world. Among the first
was message from President Roose-
welt, who will attend the funeral,
which will be held Friday afternoon.
In Difference to Cleveland's wishes
the funeral will be as quiet as possi-
BILE Cleveland's body will be bur-
led in Princeton cemetery in the fam
lily plot, where lies the body of Ruth,
the eldest of the Cleveland children.
Among the prominent callers was
Adjutant General Gilkyson, of the
New Jersey national guard, Governor
Forts personal representative. He
did not see Mrs. Cleveland. Through
Professor Hibben he extended in be-
half of the governor the services of
all or any part of the national guard
of the state as an escort for the fun
eral. The tender was declined be-
cause of Mrs. Cleveland's preference
for quiet funeral
So Unexpectedly did Clevelands
death occur that none of the four
children were at home. They were
at Tamworth, N. H., under the care
of their grandmother. The children,
who have been sent for, are Esther.
Marion, Richard and Francis Grover.
kilograms of coincidence came in
by the hundreds from all parts of the
world. Few of them were read by
Mrs. Cleveland who decided not to at
tempt to learn their contents until
she recovered from the shock of her
husbands death.