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Show PRESIDENT'S SON CW1EDBY DEATH GALVI N JUNIOR UNABLE TO WITHSTAND ENCROACHMENT OF POISONING End Comes After Five Day Battle a Washington Hospital; Parents Are Present When Lad Succumbs Washington. Calvin Coolidge, Jr. son of the president died Monday night at Walter Reed hospital of blood poisoning. The end came after the boy had battled with the utmost bravery and fortitude for five days against a disease dis-ease which had racked his body with pain and sapped the reserve strength of his frail constitution. President and Mrs. Coolidge, who had maintained constant vigil at the hospital, were at his bedside, hope- lul, and cheering and comforting their son to the last. A sinking spell, the fourth he had suffered in 24-hours brought death. Notwithstanding the use of oxygen and other restoratives, the courage which had withstood crisis aftei crisis and had beaten death off repeatedly, re-peatedly, was unable to meet the attack. at-tack. The collapse began at 6:30 o'clock and he gradually sank into etemty. He died at 10:30 o'clock. Every resource of medical science was brought into play in the vain effort to save young Coolidge's lift. A.n operation was performed on the left leg last Saturday night to drain off the poison, and blood transfusions and oxygen were resorted to in thu latter days of his illness. The natural strength of a boy of 16, however, which was counted on as the most powerful resisting force to the creeping poison, was unahla to meet the issue, and after having fought a brave but alw-ays losing fight he succumbed. One of the final complications and the one which the physicians wera unable to meet, was the formation of gas on the stomach. The organ was washed out repeat-edly repeat-edly in an effort to put it in condition condi-tion to retain nourishment, but the effort was unsuccessful. Three sinking spells Sunday night brought him to the point of death. A slight rally Monday gave slight hope but soon thereafter he began again to lose ground and he never rallied again. President and Mrs. Coolidge bore up bravely. Soon after the death they went to the White House where the elder hrother, John, was awaiting them. |