, 1923-08-03

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signed by all of them they declared
1t was due to "apoplexy of a rupture
OF a blood vessel in the axis OF the
brain near the respiratory center"
The statement emphasized that death
from such a cause might have occurr-
ed at any time and came after re-
covery from tho acute u,aes. he had
suffered for a week was in progress.
Tho statement showed oncilsively
that the physicians as well ms every
ono ESQ believed up to the minute
h executive was subjected to the
epoplectio attack hat he was on the
road to recovery. Three hours before
the end came the most optomistic bull.
letin issued since the president was
i'll It said that he hal rbont III.
mos. comfortable day ain o lis i'll
ness began The bulletin was timed
4:3e p. m.
The evidences OF infection are sub
siding but he has been left in a very
weakened condition by the hard bat
tie he has made" the bulletin added.
This afternoon the temperature Is
remaining around normal with pulse
rate around 100 md the r~espirations
averaging about So Other factors re-
main the same"
The bulletin was 80 optimistic that
there was a general letting down in
the w~ntchfulness that has attended
tho presidents illness Members of
the cabinet n their wives, the per.
sonnet of the executives staff and
many OF the newspaper men went out
to dinners where most of the talk was
when h trip back to Washington
would be started. At no time since
the president "a brought to San
Francisco Sunday morning was the
vicinity OF the presidential suite ns
deserted as It was about z o'clock last
night.
Outside the suite the usual secret
service men stood suard-They also
were discussing when they would get
back to Washington-and down the
corridor a little handful of newspaper
men were gathered.
MRS. HARDING AND
SAWYER AT BEDSIDE
Mrs Harding. General Sawyer and
the two nurses. however. had not re-
linquished their watchfulness. and It
is truly typical of Mrs. Harding that
she should have been there for no first
lady of the land was ever more devot-
ed and faithful to her husband than
Mrs. Harding.
Mrs. Harding was reading to the
president an article entitled "A Re
view Of A Calm Man." written by
Samuel @. Blythe a noted political
writer. and published in a current
magazine. It described tho man to
whom she was reading. and no was In
terested in IT. She paused in her
reading. and slancing up he raised
his hand and said:
"That's good Read some moro.-
Those we've h last words President
Harding spoke. In an instant the
shudder shook his frame. his hand
dropped and he collapsed.
Mrs. Harding was at the door In
stantly and called:
Find Boone and the othersi Quiclrp'
One of h secret service men rush
ed down the corridor searching for
DR.. Boone, while General Sawyer
worked desperately within the room, |
applying restoratives.- DR.. Boone
could lot be found on the eigth floor.
and messengers were sent out. He
was found and came in almost run
ming at 1897 o'clock. Several others |
had gone into the room in the mean. |
time. and those that came out were |
greatly distressed.
One of these was Secretary Hoover,
whose fac was blanched and his eyes |
dim. All he could say to newspaper |
men was that there would be a state
soon. At 7:45 o'clock 1t was an
nounced hat there would be a formal
statement within a few minutes. and
at ISL o'clock 1t was issued.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
ISSUED AT ISL r. NJ
1t said:
THE president died instantaneously
and without warning and while con-
versing with members OF his family at
1880. Death was apparently due to
brain evolvement probably nn
apoplexy.
During the day he was free from
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