The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-25
NATION MOURNS ONE OF
ITS GREAT PRESIDENTS
End Came Unexpectedly After an Illness Which
Had Caused Much Suffering for
Two Years.
Funeral Will Take Place Friday and Will Be Attended by the
Present Chief Executive of the United States.

Princeton. y. j., June 24.-Grover
Cleveland. twice president of the United
States, died at $40 o'clock this morning
at his home, Westland. in this quiet col
lege town. where he had lived since his
retirement as the nations CHEF executive,
almost twelve years ago. When death
came which was sudden, there were IN
the death chamber. on the second floor
OF the Cleveland residence. Mrs. Cleve-
land, DR.. Joseph d. Bryant of New York,
Mr. Clevelands family physician and
personal friend, DR.. George r. lockwood,
also of New York. and DR.. John NJ Car
pOchan of Princeton.
An official statement given ont and
signed by the three physicians gave heart
trouble, superindUced by stomach and
kidney ailments of long standing as the
cause OF death
Death Not Expected.
While Mr. Cleveland had been in poor
health for the last two years. and had
lost a hundred pounds I'm weight his death
came unexpectedly. Some three weeks
ago he was brought home from Lake
wood. where his condition for a timewas
such that the hotel al which he was
staying was kept open after It's regular
season, because he was too III TO be
moved. But when Mr.. Cleveland was
brought hdck 10 princeton he SllUNeu
signs of improvement and actually gained
five pounds in weight.
DR.. Bryant Summoned.
Although confined TO his room con-
tinuOusly after his return To Princeton,
II was not until yesterday that Mr..
Cleveland's condition aroused uneasiness
on the part of Mrs. Cleveland UndOubt-
eddy affected by the heat Mr.. Cleveland
showed signs Of failure and Mr.. Cleve-
fAiGnhnnAa RTNaTE
came over from New York on the train.
arriving here at 4:24 p m. DIT. Lockwood
followed DIR. Bryant from New York, and
when they reached here, DR.. CarnOchan,
who had been Mr.. Cleveland's local
= physician since the former president came
10 Princeton, was also called in. During
the evening Mr.. Cleveland seemed TO rally
and Mrs. Cleveland. who always has been
optimistic about her husbands health,
felt assured that il was merely another
OF the many attacks Mr.. Cleveland had
suffered, and she Informed those VINO
inquired that Mr. Cleveland's condition
was not serious.
End Came Peacefully.
Mr.. Cleveland became worse during the
night. and Mrs. Cleveland was called 10
the bedside Of her husband. The dis
tinguished patient sank into uncOn-
seriousness. from which he recovered at
times only 10 suffer relapse. This con-
tinued throughout the night and early
morning The last time he became un-
conscious was about two hours before he
died. Death was peaceful Just before
he died Mr.. Cleveland sought TO say
something. but his words were inaudible.
The text of the official statement given
out a short time after Mr. Cleveland 5
death was as follows;
Mr.. Cleveland for many years had suf-
fered from repeated attacks of gastric
trouble of intestinal origin. So he had a
long-standing organic disease Of the heaTT
and kidneys. Heart failure complicated
with pulmonary thrombosis and Oedema
was the immediate cause OF his death.
Some two CT three hours later DR.. Bry-
ant IN answer 10 question, said that
"the heart failure which occasiOned
death was induced within twenty-fouT
hours of the end and death was finally
due 10 that thus cOrrObOrating the un-
official information that Mr.. Cleveland
began 10 grow worse yesterday after
noon.
Sorrow in Princeton.
The news OF Nh Cleveland's death
came as a sudden shock 10 the people Of
Princeton, as it did TO the people of the
rest OF the world. Everybody IN Prince
ton knew that he was sick and was in
terested in him, but none seemed TO think
the end was so near. AS the news spread
about the university. flags were placed
at ha!f-statf and everybody was disposed
70 stop and talk and express regrets and
extOl Mr.. Cleyeland's virtues.
Many intimate friends of the family
ana many otl6IS not so close called al
the Cleveland home. Few were able to
see Mrs. Cleveland and all Of them LET,
cards.
The visitors, newspGp ermen, phOtOgra-
pliers and others. became so numerous
that the police authorities placed police
man on guard at the Cleveland home, and
no one but intimate friends and those i'm
charge OF the funeral arrangements were
permitted 10 approach the house. The
Cleveland residence stands IN a beautiful
spot at Bayard lane and Hodges avenue
on the northwestern outskirts Of Prince