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Show CROVER CLEVELAND CALLEDBY DEATH End Came Unexpectedly After a Losing Battle of Many Months Against Disease. Nation Mourns Loss of Statesman Twice Chosen as President of the United States One of the Strongest Characters of1 Political World. Princeton, N. J. Orovcr Clevolnnd, twice president of tho United States, died nt 8:40 o'clock Wednesday morning, morn-ing, nt his homo, Westln'nd, whoro he had lived slnco his retirement ns the nation's chlof executlvo, almost twolvo yenrs ngo. When denth came, which was sudden, thoro wero In tho death chamber, on tho second floor of tho Clovolnnd residence, Mrs. Clovoland, Dr. Joseph D. Bryant of Now York, Mr. Cleveland's family ihyslclnn and personal friend, Dr. Qorgo R. Lockwood, also of Now York, and Dr. John M. Cnrnochan of Prlncoton. An official statement given out nnd signed by tho thrco physicians envn heart trouble, superinduced by stomach stom-ach and kldncj ailments of long standing, stand-ing, ns tho cause of doath. Whllo Mr. Cleveland had been In poor health for tho last two years, and had lost a hundred pounds in weight, bis doath camo unexpectedly. Somo thrco weeks ngo ho wns brought homo from Lakowood, whoro his condition for a tlmo wns such thnt tho hotel nt which ho was staying was kept open nfter its regular season, becauso ho was too 111 to bo moved. But when Mr. Clovoland was brought back to Princeton ho showed signs of Improvement Im-provement nnd nctually gained five pounds in weight. So unexpectedly did Mr. Cleveland's death como that not ono of his four children wns at home. Tho children wero at tho Clovoland summer homo at Tnmworth, N. H., under tho caro of Mrs. Perrlno, Mrs. Cleveland's mothor. Word was sent to tlrom of their father's fath-er's death and they started for Prlncoton Prlnco-ton nt onco. Tho children aro Esther, aged 14; Marlon, aged 12; Illchnrd, aged 10, and Francis drover, aged 5. Tho news of Mr. Cleveland's doath camo as a sudden shock to tho pcoplo of Prlncoton, as It did to tho pcoplo of tho rest of tho world. President Roosevelt, on hearing tha news of the death- of tho rormer president, presi-dent, Issued a proclamation directing that tho flags ovor tho White Houso nnd tho department buildings bo plnced at half-mast In honor of tho memory of Mr. Cleveland. Ho also ordorod that suitable naval and military mili-tary honors bo rendered on tho day ot tho funoral. Mr. Clovoland wns 71 years old on March 18 last. EX-PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND |
