Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-03
PRESIDENT DIED WHILE
MRS. HARDING WAS
READING At BEDSIDE

PRESIDENTIAL HEADQUARTERS AUGUST 3.-(By The
Associated PreWarren G. Harding President of United
o'clock victim of stroke of apopexy which struck him
in his weakened condition after illness of exactly week.
The chief executive Of the nation and by virtue Of his office
and personality of the worlds leading figures passed away
at the time when his physicians his family his people thought
that medical SKILL hope and had the battle against
disease.
The disease had been conquered the fire out
days Of SILENT though intense suffering had left their mark and
stroke of apopexy without nant warning and be-
fore physicians could be called members his party
remedial TAKEN he passed from % stage after
having for nearly two and half served his nation and for
many years his native state of Ohio.
official statement at P NJ Vice
President Calvin Coolidge the next who occupies the first
position in the United States government had been notified of
President Harding's death.
message signed by Attorney Daughtery
Secretaries Hoover, Wallace and Work 1t follows:
following telegram announcing the Presidents death
immediately Vice President Coolidge Chief Justice
Taft those members Cabinet who in San
Francisco:
THE President died NJ from stroke Of Cerebral
Apoplexy The end peaceaby and without warming
With the passing of Mr. Harding, the office of President de-
silent nature but demonstrated strong emergencies Mr.
Coolidge notified of the death OF Mr. Harding at his home
in Plymouth, Vermont.
The suddenness with which the end shown by the
fact that only Mrs Harding and the two nurses Ruth Powde
and Sue Dausser in the at the time Mrs Harding
characteristic fahfuness and constant tenderness was
reading to the President at the time
Then without warning slight shudder passed through the
of the chief executive he collapsed and the end came
Immediately the indications distress showed themselves Mrs
Harding ran to the door called for Lieutenant Commander
Boone and for the other doctors to come quickly
1t was announced in an official issued at 32 P
Mrs Harding had whstood the shock of her husband
death and continued to be the bravest member OF t9 group
first words when she realized the President had died.
"I am not going to break down.
The statement said;
Mrs Harding who the beginning of the Presidents
illness expressed complete confidence his recovery did not
break On the other hand she continued as from the De-
ginning, the bravest member of the group
When realized that the President had actually passed
away those the whose concern had turned
her and said am not going to break d WAS nroabo that
the Presidents body would leave San Francisco this evening
but that it impossible to make dehne en- 10
J executive secretary Neither members OF the party
able whether the body would be taken to Marion or 10
Washington but will remain at the hotel here until removed oil
The news Of President Hardings death swept through his
hotel San Francisco with almost electrical sudenness
Hotel officials among the first whom word OF the tragic event
gen Immediately had the great blue presidential nag W
its gold seal of the United States hauled down and then raised
again to half staff.
minute later assistant manager rushed into the
Rose Bowl Room where dinner dance was IN progress
hand stopped the orchesra playing OF the
death of the executive followed and the dancers their gay dress
sad contrast to their expressions OF gravity ganereo n'o e
groups obtained their wraps and departed
The passed from lip lip Some guests more curious
than their fellows gathered in groups at the ends OIL
leading the presidential and stared down the Railways
at which shut off view of the suite where the twenty
ninth President of the United States lay silent in death
Cabinet officers headed by Secretary Hoover OF the Com
Department FASTENED and down the hail. fastening to
express their condolences to Mrs Harding huyng back
hay conferences among themselves with other government
officials
Commander Joel T. Boone, assistant physician
President hurried up from downstairs newspaper
had found him response Mrs Harding frantic appeals
Rumos began fly about each wilder than its predecessor
and all denied by official bulletins which issued
dozen words telling the which had been rushed from the
Dead circulated like wdfre through downtown districts
and far the residential within few minutes
' s S1ss RssR saasaRsRg tAs sssse BED been issued