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Show ITER CLEVELAND CALLED BY DEATH End Came Unexpectedly After a Losing Battle of Many Months Against Disease. Nation Mourns Lots of Statesman Twice Chosen as President of the United States One of the Strongest Characters of Political World. Princeton, N. J drover Cleveland, twlco president of the United Stntes, died at 8M0 o'clock Wednesday morning, morn-ing, at his homo, Wcstlond, whero he had lived since his retirement nn the nation's chief executive, almost twelve years ago, When death came, which was sudden, thero wero In the death chamber, on the second Hour of tho Cleveland residence. Mrs Clovolnnd, Dr. Joseph D. Hrnnt of New York, Mr. Cleveland's family ihyslclan nnd personal friend, l)r Corgo It. Lockwood, also of New York, nnd Hr. John M. Curnochan of Princeton. An official statement given out and signed by tho threo physicians nvi heart trouble, superinduced by sjom-iicli sjom-iicli nnd kidney ailments of long standing, stand-ing, ns tho cnuGo of death. Whllo Mr Cleveland had been In pcor health for the last two years, nnd had lost a hundred pounds In weight, his death camo unexpectedly. Home threo weeks ago ho was brought homo from Lnkowood, whero his condition lor n time was such that tho hotel at which lie was staying was kept open lifter Its regular season, because ho was too III to be moved. Hut when Mr. Cleveland wns brought back to Princeton ho showed signs of improvement im-provement and actually gained flvo pounds In weight. Ho unexpectedly did Mr. Cleveland's denth come thnt not one of his four children wns at home. Tho children were tit the Cleveland Biimmor homo at Tnmworth, N II., under the cue of Mtb. Perrlne Mrs Cleveland's mother. Word wns sent to tlrcm of their father's fath-er's death and they started for Princeton Prince-ton at once. The children nro Ksthcr, iiged 14; 'Mnrlon. aged 12; lllchard, aged 10, and Krancls Orovor, nged C. The news of Mr. Clovelnnd's death camo as a sudden shock to the pcoplo of Princeton, as It did to thu. pcoplo ol the rest of tho world. President llooscvclt, on hearing tho news of the death of tho roruxir nresl-I nresl-I dent, Issued a proclamation directing that tho Hags ovor tho White House 'nnd the department buildings bo placed at half-maBt lu honor ot the memoiy of Mr Cleveland. -JJo also ordered that suitable naval nnd military mili-tary honors bo rendered on tho day cf tho funenil. . Mr Cleveland was 71 years old on March 18 last. 4tem W&$& xl$&&$ EX-PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND |