The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-25
GROVER CLEVELAND, SAGE AND
 STATESMAN, HAS PASSED FROM
 EARTH AND WHOLE NATION MOURNS
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|
 Princeton cemetery, in the family plot, l where lies the remains of Ruth, the eldest 1 of the Cleveland children, whose death | was a sad blow to her father.
 Mrs Cleveland denied herself to all but few callers. Prof. Andrew F. West, Prof. John Hibben of Princeton university and Bayard Stockton, Princeton lawyer and a member of the famous Stockton family, were at the house all day and
 were in charge of all arrangements. Among those who came here today to
 extend personally their sympathy was Cleveland F. Bacon of New York, nep- hew of MT. Cleveland.
 MT. Bacon is the son of MT. Cleveland 8 sister Mrs. M. B. Bacon of Toledo, o. He
 came here in response to telegram, and
 is assisting Mrs Cleveland in the funeral arrangements. Others who came to
 Princeton were Paul Morton, president of
 the Equitable Life Assurance society, of which Mir Cleveland was a trustee, and Richard Watson Glider of New York. MT Morton returned to New York in less than an hour after his arrival here. He came to Princeton for the sole purpose of ex- tending his sympathy to Mrs Cleveland, and to tender her his servIces. Another caller was Col Frederick Gilkyson, assist ant adjutant general of the national guard of New Jersey, who came as the personal representative of Governor Fort Colonel Gilkyson did not see Mrs. CleVe- l land, but through Prof. Hibben extended | Governor Forts condolences and also ten l dered on behalf of the governor the serv- | ices of all, or any part of the national | guard of the state as an escort at the | funeral The tender declined, be- cause of Mrs. Cleveand's preference for quiet funeral.
 Children Away.
 So unexpectedly did MT. Cleveland 3 death occur that not one of his children was at home The children are at the Cleveland summer home at Tamworth, N. H. under the care of Mrs. Perrine, Mrs. Clevelands mother. Word was sent to them of their fathers death, and they will
 start at once for Princeton. The children are Esther, aged IA; Marion, aged l2
 Richard aged 10, and Francis Grover | aged 5.
 | Ever since MT. Cleveland's arrival in
 Princeton, Il years ago. he has been q 1 conspicuous figure in Princeton. Although ! his only official connection with Prince 1 ton university was his lectureship known
 as the Stafford Little lectureship on pub lie affairs, and his membership in the
 board of trustees. he was regarded as Q. | strong friend of the institution.
 1 As memb CT of the board of trus- | tees. his counsel and astuteness were invaluable The last trustees meeting
 which he attended was october IT. de 1 walked from a carriage to the trustees room leaning on a heavy cane. Mr. l Cleveland was heartily interested in 1 the welfare of the university and a story is told that he practically in-
 duced Andrew Carnegie to present Car
 negie lake to Princeton.
 Liked By Everyone.
 Grover Cleveland was well liked among students and faculty. His last ! public appearance in the university ' was while delivering a public lecture about two years ago. On the last Fri
 day of the college year it has been tn
 custom of the freshmen class, on be 1 coming sophomores, to serenade him
 at his home On June of this year
 the fresh man parade" was held, but
 owing to the former Presidents illness
 "the parade" did not serenade tn . Cleveland home.
 Last year, on the occasion, MT. Cleveland stood on the veranda of his | home and spoke for few moments to | the assembled collegfans.
 Princeton university is closed now. l Except for a half dozen students who | are doing special work there are not any but the professors here. The tele-
 grams of condolence came in by the 1 hundreds from all parts of the United | States and other countries during the | day and they continued to pour into i the telegraph office here far into the | night Besides President Roosevelt s telegram, messa ges of condolence came