The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-01

HzE GREAT DEMOCRAT EXPIRES
SUDDENLY.

yhe md Camse After Long Illness,
But was Uncxpecteti-F1ueral To-
snorow at 3 O'Clock.
Princeton. N. J.. Juno 2l.--Grover
cleveland. twice president Of the
unissd States. died AZ $40 o'clock
ehb morning At his home. west
eAnd." In this quiet college town.
where he had lived since his retire
nsnt ~ the nations chief executive.
o1nost ~ years ago.
WAen the end came. which was
mddsn. thsre were In the death
4 chamber on ths second floor of the
C9svsland residence Mrs. Cleveland.
pc Jon d. Bryant Of New York, Mr..
C)svs,snA's family physician and per-
osaal friend; Dr.. Geo. Lockwood. also
- New Yerk. and DR.. John n.
Coehran ef Princeton.
A o0cial statement given out and
agnsd tv ne three physicians gave
oeaFs trOuhsss sUpsrinducsd by stom-
- saA hs1nsv ailments Of long
NonDnng. - the cause Of death.
Whns lGr. Cleveland had been In
v>ss hsai>A for the last two years and
- ~ iee sounds in weight his
3ea0 oasss unsxpeotsdly. Some
nARss vvsss sgo ne was brought home
ezon. LAksweeA whore his condition
ar time vas such that the hotel
- which Ne was staying was kept
~Usn sster ~ regular season because
- wAs tee NJ - ~ moved. But whom
1gr. Clsvslaa1 was brought back to
I9snsston Ne showed signs Of Ina
vrovsnssns and gained nvs pounds In
vuauAA.
Although coaAnsd to his room con-
0nuousiy aftsr his return TO Prince
&oa it was not until yesterday that
1T. C1evs,sn6s condition aroused un-
~as1nsss on the part Of Mrs. Cleve-
Dan1- Undeubtedfy affected by the
Asat Nr. Cleveland showed signs Of
0sart fAilurs sssA lGrs. Cleveland teie-
1&oasd @ Dr.. Rryant. who arrived
oNr~ noa New York at l.2l p. m.
~ IDckwood followed DR.. Bryant
I sson New Yssk and when they reach
- here DR.. Cochran Mr.. Clsveland's
oosol physician. was also called In.
Dusng the evening Mr.. Cleveland
Doo0s1 - rally and Mrs. Cleveland
pon assursd that Il was merely anoth-
- Of ths many attacks Mr.. Cleveland
~ suffered.
Became Worse.
Ilr. OsvSland became worse dur
ne the ploaSt and Mrs. Cleveland was
called to yhs Sedside OF her husband.
a. distiasulsAsd patient sank into
Onesnss1ousaeas from which ne re-
~sversd - tsuss only to suffer re-
49,. Thss eostinued throughout the
01U1t ,anu vAe early morning.
- Iast tinas ne became unconscious
~ about two hours before he died.
0>m1A wss peaceful. Just before he
~ IN. CssvssanA sought to say
ss0sthlng Sut tas words were maud.
90. A.N
1As tent ee the of,caai statement
m1vsa cot afssr Mr.. C1evsland's death
49, - sstsssvs
~. x3DvtaanA for many years had
UBD9sd fsv1 repeated attacks of gas-
W)02 of ttls1einSl origin. Also he
- . lsas-stasstng organic disease
- ~ heart ana tiansys. Heart fAii-
~ ooaesscatsA WIN pulmonary
ezo0boAs s.A osdema was the I'm
nne11ats eause Of his deaYh."
rome two or three, hours later DR..
Usyanl In saswsr 10 . question. said
Ulat the heart failure which occa-
GsDss Death was induced within -
@Dursr Of ths end and death was f,nally
- to NAat.~ thus correborating the
vDemcia1 Information that MT. Cieve-
- bssas 20 grow wors~ yesterday
0fosrnoon. M .b
The nsws 'of Mr.. CievelanGs death
~nns ss ssdden shock to the peo-
Uoncf Prsnceton. IN II did TO the peo-
- OF the rest Of the world. As the
usws spread about the university
ons were piaced at half stan and
Svvrysody expressed regrets and ex-
ennsd Mr.. cleveiand's virtues.
- wss announced tonight that the
1n9 for the funeral on Friday had
ossn nxed at y. m. None Of the
~aAw funeral arrangements has been
SAGmne,y decided upon and probably
Wu -noa - made public tomorrow.
Tn O1sciM E'roclamsttuu.