Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-25
EX-President Passed Away
Suddenly Of Heart Failure
Wednesday Morn
will Be Buried Quietly Fri.
day---PreSident R0Ose.
welt viii Attend

Princeton, N. j., June "a Grover
Cleveland, twice president of the
United States, died at $40 this morn
ing at his home, "Westland,' in this
quiet college town, where he had
lived since his retirement as the ma
TONS chief executive, almost twelve
years ago.
When death came, which was sud.
den, there were in the death cham.
Der on the second floor of the Cleve-
land residence, Mrs. Cleveland, DR..
Joseph D. Bryant of New York, Mr..
Cleveland's family physician and per.
sonal friend; DR.. George B. Lock
wood, also of New York, and DR.. John
M. Carnochon of Princeton.
The official statement given out
and signed by the three physicians,
gave heart trouble, superinduced by
stomach and kidney ailments Of long
standing as the cause of death.
While Mr.. Cleveland had been in
poor health for the last two years and
had lost a hundred pounds, his death
came unexpectedly. Some three weeks
ago he was brought home from Lake
wood where his condition for time
was such that the hotel at which he
was staying was kept open after its
regular season because he was too
Ill to be moved But when Mr.. Cleve-
land was brought back to Princeton
he showed signs of Improvement and
actually gained five pounds
Although confined to his room con.
tinuously after his return to Prince
ton, it was not until yesterday that
Mr.. Cleveland's condition aroused un-
easiness on the part of his wife. I'm
doubtedly affected by the heat, Mr..
Cleveland showed signs Of failure, and
Mrs. Cleveland telegraphed for DR..
sCarnochan. who had been Mr. Geve-
lands local physician since the for
mer president came to Princeton.
During the evening Mr.. Cleveland
seemed to rally, and Mrs. Cleye-
land, who always has been optimistic
about her husbands health. felt as
sured that it was merely another of
the many attacks Mr.. Cleveland had
suffered, and she informed those who
inquired that Mr.. Cleveland's condi-
ton was not serious.
Mr.. Cleveland became worse dur.
ing the night, and Mrs. Cleveland was
called to the bedside of her husband.
The distinguished patient went into
gunc consciousness, from which he re-
vived at times, only to suffer a re-
lapse. This continued throughout
the night and early morning. The
last time he became unconscious was
about two hours before he died. Death
was peaceful. Just before he died
Mr.. Cleveland sought to say some
thing, but his words were inaudible.
The text of the official statement
given out a short time after Mr..
Cleveland's death, was as follows:
Mr.. CleYeland for many years had
suffered from repeated attacks Of the
gastric Intestinal organ. Also he had
long standing organic disease Of the
heart and kidneys. Heart failure,
complicated with pulmonary throbsis
and oedema, were the immediate
causes of his death
Some two or three hours later DR..
Bryant, in answer to a question, said
that heart failure, which occasioned
death, was induced within twenty
four hours of the end, and death was
finally due to that.
Many intimate friends of the fam
ily and many others not SO close,
called at the Cleveland home. A few
were able to see Mr.. Cleveland, and
all left cards. Visitors. Visitors,
newspaper men, photographers and
Others became so numerous that the
police authorities placed policemen on
guard at the Cleveland home, and no
one but intimate friends and those
in charge Of the funeral arrangements
were allowed to approach the house
It was not until late in the day that
messages Of coincidence began to
come in from all parts Of the world
to Mrs. Cleveland. One of the first
was from President Roosevelt. who
will attend the funeral which will be
held Friday afternoon, and which
in Difference to Mrs. Clsveland's
wishes will be as private as possible.
Mr. Cleveland will be buried in
Princeton cemetery in the family plot
where lies the remains of Ruth, the
eldest of the Cleveland children,
whose death was terrible blow to
her father.
The children are at the Cleveland