Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-08-13

Washington, Aug. 6,--Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, wife of the President OF
the United states, died at the White
House at five o'clock this afternoon
Death came after a brave struggle OF
| months against Brights disease with
complications.
! The President was completely I'M
| nerved by the shock and his grief
was heartrending. He bore up well
under the strain. however, and de-
voted himself to his daughters
The end came while Mrs. Wilson
was unconscious. Her Illness took a
turn for the worse shortly before one
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 T. Grayson, U
$. N, and nurse were in the room
and just outside door were Score
tary McAdoo and Francis B, Sayre
Mr.. Wilson's sons-in-law. and Mr..
Tumulty, his secretary
Both Houses of Congress adjourned
when Mrs Wilson's death was an
nounced and for a brief time the
wheels Of government virtually stop
ped, while every one paid respect to
the great loss of the President
The beginning of the end came at
10 o'clock this morning when DR.. E. 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 red
7 T.f ho -;
in broken voice told him the truth
Mr.. Wilson's face blcnched, but he
bore the shock well. He was inform
ed that the end was only question
of hours.
HAD BEEN CHANCE OF RECOVERY
Mr.. 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 a chance
of her recovery.
From that time on the President and
his daughters remained constantly al
Mrs. Wilson's bedside. The President
held his wife's hand and the three
daughters We're grouped nearby Unit
she became unconscious Mrs. Wilson fire.
quently nodded to one or the other and
smiled cheerfully.
During the day Mrs. Wilson sAke t.
Dr. Grayson about the President, whose
health she thought more about than she
did of her own.
Promise me-" she whispered family
that if I go, you will take care Of my
husband"
1t was the same touch of devotion
which she had so many times repeated
her constant anxiety having been that
the President might worry about her OF
be disturbed in his Official tasks.
The President went to the click room
from the last conference with the doctor
and his three daughters Francis Bowes
Sayre and Secretary MoAdoo and secre-
tary Tumulty stayed outside the door
DYING WOMAN SMILED.
Mrs. Wilson passed into unconscious
ness, but rallied BY one o'clock she
began to sink rapidly. She could still
recognize those about her, however and
looked cheerfully toward them with the
same sweet smile that Will linger long
in the memory of the many who knew
her 1t was a characteristic expression
families, as we'll as people in the slums
whom she had befriended had learned to
love.
At two o'clock Mrs. Wilson was still
conscious but her strength had almost
departed and few minutes later she
sank into the sleep OF Inconsistencies
! from which she never awoke. For three
| hours the President and his three daugh-
| tar. 49,
hope that she might speak TO them again
| but she could not.
| Just at the hour Of five, death came
| The President and his daughters were in
tears. Secretary Tumulty walked slowly
to the executive offices, his head bowed.
CONGRESS- ADJOURNs.
Quietly he announced to the CORE.
spondents that the end had come, A pal
Of gloom settled over the executive man
sion and the offices Presently DR.. Gray.
son, his face haggard and worn from day
and night vigil, came to the offices. There
was an impressive silence everywhere
Secretaries. attaches, clerks and servants
seemed overcome.
| Vice-President Marshall and members
| of the cabinet and the leaders in Congress
were notified Both houses promptly ad-
| journed. The flag on the White House
| was dropped, gates were closed and the
| silence of death spread over the White
House for the first time since 1892, when
| Mrs. BENJAMIN Harrison passed away.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been made. The place OF burial will be
either from Rome Gs., her childhood
home or Princeton, n. j., whore the fam
lily has lived for % years
Prof. Stockton Arson. her only broth
err was en- route East from Oregon on a
Union Pacific train and was reached b.
telegraph at Pendleton. Oregon, with the
news. Members Of the cabinet, justices OF
the supreme court and members OF the
diplomatic corps telephoned their condo
lences and sent cards,
WAS HELPMATE AND ADVISOR,
From many humble homes came flowers
as Mrs Wilson had made many friends IN
the slums and city generally In her eu-
deavors to help the frendless and poverty
stricken.
She told the President this morning she
would more cheerfully go away" II the
bill for the Improvement Of the alleys