The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-09


Wisconsin.
remained brave when she awoke to
the stunning realization that her
husband had passed away.
General Pershing, accompanied
by Rear Admiral Rodney, Ret,
and Supervisor Angelo ROssi, pass
ed into the presidents room at
8:45 p. M, being the first, outside
of members of the family, the
cabinet, and the official staff to en- -
ter the room after the presidents
deaths
Probably the presidents body
will leave San Francisco on Friday
@evening. Because of the absence
of the executive secretary, George
c.. Christian, no official an
nouncement was able to be made.
No one even was able to say
whether the remains, would be
taken to Marion or to Washington.
HOTEL HUSTLED. -
The news of President Harding's
death went through the hotel and
San FRANCISCO with lightning
speed. Immediately officials of the
hotel had the large blue presi-
dents flag, with the gold seal,
which banner has been displayed
at the hotel since President Hard
ing came here a week ago, low
cred and raised to half mast.
sol Cabinet officers headed by Sec
rotary Hoover, fastened to the
death chamber to express their
condolences to Mrs. Harding.
Rumors of various kinds began
to spread through San Francisco,
all to be denied, shortly after
wards, until official bulletins could
tell the facts.
The shock of the presidents
death strickened the city.
Newspapers came out with glar-
ing headlines. Fearful to an
nounce the news of the death until
official bulletins had confirmed it.
Radio messages spread the mes
sage over the nation before the
wires began to send.
An assistant manager of the no.
tel rushed into the gold ball room
where a dance was in progress,
hating the music, he briefly an
nounced the death of the presi- +,
dent. An ominous hush fell over
the room. The dancers gathered
into little groups and then quick
Iy departed into the corridors of
the hotel. Some walked slowly
down the Railways to the room
where the twenty-ninth president
lay silent in death.
BELIEVED RECOVERING.
The death of President Harding
followed the issue OF official bulle-
tins which assured San Francisco
ans that their distinguished guest
was well on the way to recovery;
accordingly they had gone from
newspaper Offices and bulletin
board to theaters, dances and other
places of amusement. The merri-
ment had scar " begun through
ont the city when the reports of
sudden disaster brought it to a
sudden end. The merry-makers
rushed to switchboards and radio
nho. es to confirm the first rum
ors of the Presidents death. They
gathered in silent groups around
the hotel to which national, state
and party officials were now hurry
ing. Secret service men wedged
their way through the crowd and
were admitted to the presidential
suite. When they emerged few
moments later they were besiegd
by questioners. Their whispered
answers confirmed the earlier re-
ports but gave no details of the
presidents sudden passing.
Newspaper men brought the first
coherent accounts of the presi-
dents last quarter of an hour.
They reported that sudden as the
presidents death had been his
death room had not been without
flowers. Two little girls, admir-
ers of his, had come a few mo-
ments earlier with Bouquets for
the president" They had been
graciousIy received by Mrs. Hard
ing who had carried several sprays
of the flowers to the president, laid
them on table by the presidents
bed, where they lay as she con-
tinued to read to him.
The death Of President Harding
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