| Show PRESIDENT hoil HARDING IS CALLED BY DEO DEATH COOLIDGE TAKES 5 OATH MRS HARDING READING TO HUSBAND WHEN WITHOUT WARNING HE SHUDDERS AND COLLAPSES DEATH IS instantaneous calvin coolidge is sworn in as chief executive by his father who is a notary public signifies intention of asking present cabinet to serve presidential headquarters palace hotel san francisco cal warren G harding president of the united states died instantaneously and with out warning thursday evening at 7 30 0 clock a victim of a stroke strohe of apo alexy which struck him down in his weakened condition after an illness of exactly a week death came to the chief executive while he was conversing with mem bers hers of his family and according to an official statement issued by clans was apparently due to some brain evolvement an apo alexy the end came so suddenly that the members of the official party could not be called it came after a day which had been described by briga dier general sawyer the president presidents s personal physician as the most satis factory day the president had had since his illness bean the clans in their formal announcement of mr coolidge issued the following statement reports have reached me that president harding is gone the world has lost a great and good man I 1 mourn his loss he was my chief and my friend it will be my purpose to carry out the policies which he has begun for the service of the american people and for meeting their cespon abilities wherever they may arise for this purpose I 1 shall seek the operation of all those who have hive bee i I 1 came out obviously deeply distressed and in a low voice said to newspaper men most of whom did not know of the hurried call almost half an hour previously boys I 1 cannot tell you a thing the president had a most splendid afternoon said lieutenant command er joel T boone assistant to the pres identa personal physician when I 1 left the room I 1 commented he look splendido 7 then all at once he just went like that the commanders snapped his fingers just like thit he re heated something just snapped thit s all secretary wallace was the second member of the resident wes ident dents s official family to learn of the zhe passing of his chief and he likewise was so over come with grief that he could say nothing the chief executive of the nation and by virtue of his office and personality 4 W 0 kapf aw 11 01 I 1 t t AL rat r WARREN CT 0 the end said that during the day he had been free from discomfort and there was every justification for an a prompt recovery the first indication that a change had occurred in mr hardings condi t on came shortly after 7 0 clock when mrs hard ng personally opened the door of the sick room and called to those in the corridors to find dr boone and the others quick at that time mrs harding was understood to have been read ng to the president sitting at his bedside with the evening paper and messages of sympathy which had been received during the day dr sawyer was alone of all the doctors in the president presidents s apartments when the climax came he first was called by mrs harding who then rushed to the door leading into the hotel corridors and commenced an im in patient search for the other dans clans the death of the nation s chief exec autive was announced in these words the president died instantaneously and without warning and while con with members of his family at 7 30 p in death was apparently due to some brain evolvement ably an apoplexy during the day he had been free from discomfort and there was every everk justification for anticipating a prompt recovery the story of the presidents tragic end w was as told officially this way the president died at 7 30 p m mrs harding and the two nurses miss ruth powderly and miss sue daus ser were in the room at the time mrs harding was reading to the pres ident dent when utterly without warning a slight shudder passed through his frame he collapsed and all recognized that the end had come A stroke of apoplexy was the cause of his death within a few moments all of the president presidents s official party had been summoned secretary hoover was the first of the four members of the president presidents s cabinet who are in san francisco to learn the sad news he went into the room at once and in a few minutes agne of the world s leading figures passed away at that time when his physicians h s family and his friends thought that medical skill hope and prayers had won the battle against disease the disease had been conquered the fire was out but seven days of kilei silent t intense suffering had left their mark and a stroke of anop apoplexy lexy came without an instant instants s warning and before phys iciano could be called members of his party summoned or remedial measures taken he passed from life s stage af ter having for nearly two and a half years served his nation and for many more years h s native state of ohio calvin coolidge who succeeds war ren G hard ng as president of the united states has been in public life and before the public eye more than twenty years he was prominently mentioned as a presidential pos ty at the republican national conven tion when president harding was nom mated in 1920 at chicago when he was elected for second pace place on the ticket and accepted that nomination can leaders considered him a valuable asset to the ticket in his capacity as vice president mr coolidge has taken a more active part in the affairs of the nation than has the occupant of that off ce cc in any previous administration calvin coolidge took the oath as president of the united states at PI mouth vt at 2 47 a in friday aug aum I 1 3 the new president was s sworn worn in by his father who is a notary public and at whose home he be was visiting the text of the pledge is prescribed by the consal constitution aution and was telephoned to him by the white house word of the simple ceremony was telephoned to mr Coolid coolidge s secre tary edward T clar clarc who after sev eral hours of unsuccessful efforts had established wire connection with plymouth and had notified his chief of the death of president harding associated with the president preside nt during his term of office those who have hanc given their efforts to assist him I 1 wish to remain in 0 office that they may assist me I 1 have faith that god will direct the destinies of our nation mr and mrs coolidge sent the fol lowing telegram of sympathy to mrs harding we offer you our deepest sym pathy may cod god bless vou and I 1 ep you IOU 1 t 4 |
