The sun., 1908-06-01
Mr.. CLEVELAND TAKEN HOME
RIDES FROM LAKEWOOD TO
PRINCETON IN AN AUTO.
walks Out OF Hotel, Talks with Friends
and Stands the Trip Week.-Mrs.. Cieve.
land and John Hays Hammond with


and Stands the Trip Week.-Mrs.. Cleye.
land and John Hays Hammond with
Him-He May Go 70 Tamworth, N. ii.
LAKEWOOD. N. j.; May Six President
Grover Cleveland leaning heavily on
cane. left his room in the Lakewood Hotel
late this afternoon. walked down stairs un-
aided, entered a big automobile belonging
70 John Hays Hammond and left here for
Princeton.
He was accompan MED on the trip by Mr..
Hammond Mrs. Cleveland, who had bur
red back from New Hampshire. where
she went on Friday with her children; DR..
G. R. Lockwood Of New York, physician
who has been with Mr.. Cleveland most Of
the time since the ex-President came to
lakewood three months ago; a nurse and
a chauffeur
After the arrival at Princeton Mr. Ham
mond telephoned to friends in Lakewood
saying that Mr.. Cleveland had stood the
Journey well and was resting comfortably.
The car arrived at the ex Presidents home
at O'Clock, the trip having taken three
hours.
Mr.. Hammond said also that he had not
seen Mr. Cleveland previously for some
time and that he found him looking better
than he had expected. though he appeared
TO be much pulled down by his illness.
When Mr.. Cleveland came down stairs he
greeted all Of the hotel employees who
have remained here since the house closed
six weeks ago, and thanked acting Manager
y. C.. Becker and the engineer of the hotel,
R. G. Ferguson, for all they had done to
make his stay comfortable. He then held
an impromptu reception on the hotel porch
with a number of his friends in the cottage
colony who had been informed Of his leav-
ing. He then entered the sixty horsepower
car. which was in charge of Mr.. Hammond's
chauffeur,
Several days ago statement was issued
from the Lakewood Hotel that as soon az the
we1ther was considered satisfactory MIR.
,leveland would be taken home. From this
it was inferred that he was improving
and when he was seen sitting up in his room
in the hotel on Wednesday AFTERNOON this
belief was strengthened, and his departure
has been looked for several days
DR.. Joseph T. Bryant Of New York, who
has alternated with DR.. Lockwood in visit
ing the patient and who has been the family
physician for many years. paid his last visit
to Lakewood last night. leaving here on the
first train this morning He will go through
to Chicago to attend the commencement
exercises at the University Of Illinois.
Mr.. Becker said tonight that Mr.. Cleve-
land appeared to walk just as sprightly
and we'll as when he arrived here early IN
March He said that Mrs. Cleveland re-
turned last night from Tamworth. N. H..
where she took the children on Friday.
and superintended the packing up for the
Journey home.
Mr.. Becker said that 1t was planned to
take Mr.. Cleveland to Tamworth within
few days.
When Mr.. Cleveland first came here he
was in good health. Soon after his arrival
he celebrated his seventy-first birthday
and the children helped in the celebration
They then returned to Princeton and have
not been here since.
A short while before the hotel closed
Mr.. Clevelands health became worse and
il was impossible to move him. local
physician said tonight that he had not
thought at any time that MIR. Cleveland
was in great danger and that he believed
he would live at least ten years longer. He
ridiculed the story that cancer had developed
and said that acute indigestion and rheu-
matte gout were the only things the matter
with him.
PRINCETON. n. j., May si.-.At ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland's home it was said tonight
that tho three hours journey by auto from
Lakewood apparently had not affect cd
the patients health adversely. His prog
ress had been so marked that complete
restoration to health was looked for.
Mrs. Cleveland. 1t was said. will remain
here with her husband for the present at
least. His further movements will be de-
termined by his physical condition.