The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-08-07
END OF BRAVE STRUGGLE
Grief Of President and Daughters Is
trendine-Congress Adjourned
and Official Business Was Stilled
at the Capital.

Washington, Aug. 6.-Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, wife of the president of
the United States, died at the white
house at 8 o'clock this afternoon.
Death came after brave struggle of
months against Bright's disease with
complications.
The president was completely un.
nerved by the shock and his grief was
heartrending. 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 |
ociock in the afternoon and from then
on she gradually grew worse.
Kneeling at the bedside at the end
were the president and their three
daughters. DR.. Cary r. Grayson and
a nurse were in the room.
Both houses Of congress adjourned
when Mrs. Wilson's death was an.
nounced. and for a brief time the
wheels of the government virtually
stopped.
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, rear
lied the time for hope had passed.
lie took the president in the Red
room and there told him the truth.
Mr.. Wilson's face blanched but he
bore the shock well. He was in
formed the end was a question OF
hours.
Mr.. Wilson then took his daughters.
Mrs. William McAdoo, Mrs. Sayre and
Miss Margaret Wilson, aside and told
them. Until then .they had thought
there was chance for her recovery.
From that time on the president
and his daughters remained con
stantly at the bedside. The presl
dent held his wife's hand and the
three daughters were grouped near
by Until she became unconscious
Mrs. Wilson frequently nodded to one
or the other OF the three and smiled
cheerfully.
Pleaded for Her Husband.
During the day Mrs. Wilson spoke
to DIR. Grayson about the president,
whose health she thought more about
than she did her own.
Promise me-" she whispered faint
ly, that if l go you will take care of
my husband"
1t was the same touch of devotion
which she so many times had repeat
ed-her constant anxiety having been
that the president not worry about
her or be disturbed in official duties
The president returned to the sick
room from the last conference with
the doctor, his three daughters lean
ing on his arm Francis B. Sayre
and Secretary Tumulty stayed out
side the door. Mrs. Wilson lapsed
into Inconsistencies but rallied. BY
| O'Clock she began to sink rapidly
She still could recognize those about
her and looked oheerfully toward
them and smiled.
AT o'clock Mrs. Wilson still was
unconscious but her strength almost
had departed, and a few minutes later
she sank into the sleep of uncon-
sciousness from which she never
awoke. For three hours the president
and his daughters gazed longingy
into her eyes in the hope that she
might speak again bur she cOuId not
The sun was casting its long shad-
ows from the Potomac to the south
grounds. coloring the fountains. gar
dens and elms. There was hushed
stiffness in the upper apartments. All
eyes were turned toward the south
west corner of the house.
Death Came at O'Clock.
| Just at the hour of 5 death came.