The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-07
PRESIDENT BEARS UP
WITH FORTITUDE
Mrs. Wilson's Last Words
Were In Behalf of Her
Husband, Commencing
The President to Care of
The Family Physician.

Washington, d. c., Aug, 7.-Messages
from every part of the United States
and abroad poured into the White House
to-day, bearing sympathetic expressions
for the president and his daughters on
the death of Mrs Wilson.
The family are bearing up well under
their deep grief. The president went to.
his desk this morning to sign few pa,
pers, but returned Immediately to the
White House.
Mrs. Wilson died at the White House
at o'clock yesterday afternoon Death
came after brave struggle of months
against Brights disease with complica'
tions.
The president was completely un.
nerved by the shock and his grief was
heart-rending. He bore up well under
the strain, however, and devoted him
self to his daughters.
The end came while Mrs. Wilson was
unconscious Her Illness took turn
for the worse shortly before l O'Clock
in the afternoon and from then on she
gradually grew weaker.
kneeling at the bedside at the END
were the president and their three
daughters, DR.. Cary r. Grayson, L. S
n. and a nurse were in the room, and
lust outside door were Secretary Me.
Adoo and Francis B. Sayre. Mr.. Wilson'S
sons in law, and Mr.. Tumulty, his secre.
tarv.
Both houses of Congress adjourned
when Mrs. Wilson's death was announced
and for a brief time the wheels of the
government virtually stopped while
everyone paid respect to the great loss
of the president.
The beginning of the end came at 10
O'Clock Yesterday morning when DR.. r.
p. Davis OF Philadelphia, who had been
called in for consultation, realized that
the time for hope had passed
He took the president into the REQ
room of the White House and there II
a broken voice told him the truth. Mr..
Wilson's face blanched, but he bore the
shock we'll He was informed that the
end was only a question of hours.
MIR. Wilson then took his daughters
Mrs. W. G. McAdoo, Mrs. Sayre and
Miss Margaret Wilson, aside and told
them Of their mothers condition. Until
then they had thought there was
chance for her recovery.
From that time on the president and
his daughters remained constantly al
Mrs. Wilson's bedside The president
held his wfe's hand and the three
daughters we're grouped nearby. Until
she became unconscious Mrs. Wilson fire
luentlv nodded to one or the other and
smiled cheerfully.
During the day Mrs. Wilson spoke
to DR.. Grayson about the president
whose health she thought more about
than she did her own.
promise me" she whispered family,
that if | go you will take care OF my
husband
II was the same touch OF devotion
which she had so many times repeated
her constant anxiety having been that
the president might not worry about
her or be disturbed in his official tasks.
The president return to the sick
-oom from the last conference with the
ioctor and his three daughters. Francis
Bowes Sayres and Secretary MeAdoo
md Secretary Tumulty stayed outside
he door.
Mrs. Wilson lapsed into unconscious
hess. but rallied. By ! o'clock she be-
yan TO sink rapidly. She could still rec
,cnize those about her, however, and
ooked cheerfully toward them with the
ame sweet smile that will hnger long
n the memory OF the many who know
Ter. II was a Characteristic expression
II sweetness which ever greeted her
amilv and which they as we'll as poo
,Ie in the slums whom she had befricnd-
a had learned to love
AZ , o'clock Mrs Wilson was still
onscious but her strength had almost
eparted and few minutes later she
ank into the sleep OF Inconsistencies
rom which she never awoke. For three
ours tho president and ms three dauch
ers ga7ed longinglv into her ewes N the
ore that she might speak % then
gain. but she could not
Just at the hour of : death came
he president and his daughters were
4 tears. Secretary Tumulty walked
lowlv 70 the executive Offices. bis head
owed
Quietly he announced 70 the CORE
pondents that the end had come. 4
an Of uloou, settled over the executive
,ansion and the Offices. Presently Dr.
ravsou. his face haggard and worn from
az ard night vi~ii. came % the oficcs.
here was an impressive silence every