Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-24
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Princeton, Juno 24.-The passing
away OF Cleveland was not immediate
1 " announced. but was delayed until the
official statement had been prepared by
{ the physicians who had been attend
! ing him in various periods Of his i'll
mess. While Cleveland had been seri-
ously Ill from time to time. the an-
nouncement Of his death came like .
thnnderbolt to those who have been
watching his ilaness.
LaAt night there was slight furry
a1l1onE the, friends OF the Cleyelands
that something was seriously wrong
with the president. This. was occa-
/ stoned by the visit Of, Or. Bryant. of
New York, Cleveland's physician for
many years. Mrs. Cleveland later In
the evening, discussing Bryant's visit,
xaid there was no occasion for alarm.
and that Cleveland was getting along
nicely. This reinsurance totally un-
prepared their friends for the an
snonncenaent of his death. Mrs. Cleve-
j land was at home when her distin-
\ euished husband passed away. The
children sre ct the Cleveland summer
home at Eamworth, N. h. In charge OF
Mrs. Perrine, Mrs Cleveland's mother.
Had Been LongIil.
Cleveland was II years old March 18
last. During the past winter he kept
close to his home, until tthe approach
Of his birthday, when ne vent to Lake.
wood with his family. He was trustee
Of the Equitable Life assurance So
ciety of New York, and up TO the time
Of his going to Lakewood had attended
to correspondence In connection with
his duties for that society. After he
went to Lakewood, however, he dis
continued that work, and It soon de-
syeloped that Cleveland was suffering
from an attack Of digestive trouble,
vhie,h he had experienced many times
bofore.
Passed Away At $40.
It became known today that Mr..
Cieveland's condition took slight
turn for the worse yesterday afternoon
but the physicians did not consider it
alarming. and Notwithstanding the op-
nressive heat the former president
passed a fairly good night. When the
doctors, Bryant and Lockwood, visited
the patient this morning they found
him "indisposed," as one Of them
termed 1t.
Shortly before 8 o'clock Dr.. Carno-
chan was asked to step over to the
house. Cleveland soon began to fail.
The physicians recognized the symp-
toms. With every resource at hand
they worked over the patient, but he
dinally lapsed into unconsciousness
The end came at $40.
Heat Hastens End.
i It II believed that the terrific heat
Of the last few days contributed in
q great degree to the sudden death OF
Cleveland. The scene in the bedroom
Immediately before and after the death
Of the distinguished patient can not
here be recorded. as the physicians
refuse to refer to the subject. AS soon
as the widow could recover herself
she summoned q servant and asked
that Professor Andrew F. Vest and
rrofessor John D. Hibbin. neighbors,
be sent for. They came instantly and
rendered whatever assistance Tthey
could. ~
Mrs. Cleveland Prostrated.
kilograms were prepared to Mrs.
Perrine and the children at Tamworth,
and about dozen other relatives scat
tered over the country. Up to this
time no one outside the Cleveland,
West and Hibben families knew OF
what had occurred. Mrs. Cleveland
then requested West to inform the
Associated Press of the death Of her
husband, and messenger was sent
to take the kilograms to the telegraph
Office. Mrs Cleveland is prostrated
and only few sympathetic neighbors
have been able to see her. ~
Funeral to Be Held Friday.
II was expected that arrangements
for the funeFa. would be made this af-
tsrnoon. after kEs. CLEVELAND has con-