Show A Famous I 1 I Grover Cleveland was elected I IJ resident President J of the United States in 1884 but failed of re-election re four I years ears later although he received the highest number of popular votes In 1892 he sought election again although he was suffering from a mouth ailment which pro pray proven en n to be cancer and was success success- successful successful successful ful in winning winnin a second term Shortly after he he took office for forthe forthe the he second time the country ex ex- experienced experienced the severe panic of 1893 and President Cleveland's condi condi- condition condition tion lion became such as to require an operation Fearing public knowl knowl- knowledge knowledge edge that the President was af al afflicted afflicted with wih cancer would further depress the economic situation it was decided to have the operation performed secretly As related by Dr W. W W. W Keen on n of the attending surgeons this I was done on the yacht Oneida Oncida owned by Commodore E. E C. C Bene Bene- Benedict dict diet while cruising in the waters of Long Island Sound A part of Cleveland's left jaw and a portion of his palate were cut away and in five days the distinguished patient was able to walk ashore from what was supposed to have been merely a 1 recreation cruise Cleveland recovered served out his term and lived until 1908 some 15 IS years after the operation the story of which was not made pub pub- public public public lic lit was told by b Dr Keen in 1917 A vulcanized rubber sub sub- substitute substitute substitute for the removed remo hat had enabled Cleveland to keep his se see secret se- se cret |