Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-03

AIN UNFORESEEN ATTACK
BRINGS. END SUDDENLY,
= 'WITHOUT WARNING

Reading Aloud When Fatal !
Attack Comes.
RESIDENTIAL HEADQUARTERS,
Aug 2.-Warren G. Harding, President of the United
States died instantaneousy and without warning to.
night at 1870 o'clock victim of stroke of apopexy,
which struck him down his weakened condition after
an illness of exactly week.
Death came Executive while he conversng
with members his family and according official state
issued by physicians apparently due to brain
evolvement, probably apoplexy.
The end suddenly the members of the official
party could not called 1t after day which had been
described Brig Gen. Sawyer the Presidents personal psys
cian the satisfactory the President had had since his
illness began.
The physicians formal of the end said
he had been free from discomfort and there
every justification for anticipating prompt recovery
FIRST INDICATION OF CHANGE.
The indication that change had occurred in the
condition of Mr. Harding shortly after o'clock when
Mrs. Harding personally opened the door of the and
called those In the corridors nd Dr. Boone and the
others quick" At that time Mrs Harding understood
have been reading the President sitting at his bedside
with the evening and of sympathy which
had been received during the day.
Sawyer alone Of all the doctors in the apartment
when climax He first called by Mrs Harding,
then rushed the door leading into the hotel corridors
commanded immediate search for the other physicians
ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEATH.
The death of the nations Executive announced
these words:
he President died instantaneousy without warning,
while conversing with members of his family at 1880
Death apparently due brain evoveent probably
"a apopexy
During the day he been discomfort and
every justification for anticipating prompt
(signed)
I--~-- &C. E. Sawyer, M. D.
cray Lyman Wilbur, M. d.
&C. M. Cooper, M D.
81 r Boone, M. D.
"Eiubert Work, nj. D.
august 2 1928; 1885 pm.
In second official statement issued at SO2 pm. the
made that death had been caused by stroke
Of apoplexy.
HOW THE END CAME.
The story Of the Presidents tragic end was told in this
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"Within few minutes all of the Presidents official party
had been summoned"
Secretary Hoover the first of the four members OF
Presidents cabinet who San Francisco to learn
the sad He went into the at and IN few
minutes obviously deeply distressed, and in low
said newspapermen, of whom did not know of
the hurried half hour previously "Boys
can't tell yu a thing" %
The President had most splendid afternoon" said Lieten-
ant Commander Joel T. Boone, the Presidents
sonal physician.
"When the commented, Doesn't he look spen-
did,
Then all at once he just went like that" the COM
ander snapped his fingers "Just like that he repeated
Something just snapped, that's ALL"
Secretary Wallace was the member of the Presidents
family Of the passing of his chief and ne likewise
wa. so grief he could nothing
The nation and by virtue of his Office
and personality of the worlds leading figures passed
the time when his physicians his family and his people thought
that skill and prayer had the battle against dis
The disease had been conquered the FIRE OUT but
:. tconhnued on q. -