The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-25
CLEVELAND DEAD
NATION MOURNS
Sudden Death Of Former Presi-
dent Occurs at Princeton,
New Jersey.
FLAGS ARE At HALF-MAST
President Roosevelt VIII Atend Fu-
neral Of the Great Statesman.
Death Is Attributed to
Heart Failure.

PTluCelOu, IN. D., June A3.-uIONeI
Cleveland, twice president Of the
United States, died at $40 yester-
day morning at his home, ''West-
land" in this quiet college town,
where he had lived since his retire
ment as the nations chief executive,
almost twelve years ago.
When death came, which was sud-
denly, there were III the death cham
Der on the second floor of the Cleve
Joseph D. Bryant of New York, Mr..
Cleveland's family physician and
personal friend; DR.. George r.
Lockwood, also of New York, and
DR.. John M. Carnochan of Princeton.
An official statement given out and
signed by the three physicians gave
heart failure, superinduced by stom-
ach and kidney ailment Of long
standing, as the cause of death
While Mr.. Cleveland had been in
poor health 1or the two last years
and had lost a hundred pounds in
weight his death came unexpected
ly. Some three weeks ago he was
brought home from Lakewood
where his condition for a time was
such that the hotel at which he was
! staying was kept open after its regu-
lar season because he was toe Ill to
be moved. But when Mr.. Cleveland
was brought back to Princeton he
showed signs of improvement, and
actually gained five pounds in
weight
Although confined to his room
continuously after his return to
Princeton, it was not until Tuesday
that Mr.. Cleveland's S condition arous-
ed uneasiness on the part of Mrs.
Cleveland
Mr.. Cleveland was II years old on
March Is last. During the past win
ter Mr.. Cleveland kept close to his
home in Princeton until the approach
Of his birthday, when he went to
Lakewood with his family. He was
trustee of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society of this city, and up to
the time of his going to Lakewood
had attended to correspondence in
connection with his duties for that
society.
1t was not until late in the day
Wednesday that messages of condol-
ence began to arrive from all parts of
the world to Mrs. Cleveland. One of
the first was from President Roose-
velt, who will attend the funeral,
which will be held Friday afternoon,
and which, In Difference to Mrs.
Cleveland's wishes, will be as private
as possible.
Mr.. Cleveland's body will be bur-
led In Princeton cemetery in the
family plot. where lie the remains OF
Ruth, eldest of the Cleveland chill
dren, whose death was a sad blow to
her father.
Flags 1t Halfmast.
Washington, June 25.-Unofficial
notification of the death of former
President Cleveland was flashed i'm
mediately to Oyster Bay for the in
formation of President Roosevelt as
soon as 1t was received Here. The
White House received Its first news
of the death from the Associated
Press.
Secretary Cortelyou, who, as sem
Tor cabinet officer In Washington at
present, is now the acting head of
the administration. The first word
that came to Secretary Cortelyou
from Oyster Bay was an inst ruction
which the secretary at once promul-
gated in an order to all executive de-
partments to place their national
l.