Show his health has been gradually failing for some time through old age and constitutional disorders clarcis Clarc ns switzerland july 14 paul kruger former president of the transvaal republic died at 2 thia morning from pneumonia and super heart weakness mr kruger lost consciousness monday ilia daughter and son in law were with him at tho time of his death he had been in poor health since his arrival here at the beginning of last month and had been out but once the ex presidents body was embalm ed and this afternoon the remains will be placed in a vault pending funeral arrangements application will be made to the british government tor authority to transport the remains to the transvaal in the meantime they will be temporarily interred here mr kruger who was staying at the villa du bolchek Bol chet bad been gradually falling for a long time but he was able to attend the affairs read the newspapers and received visits until saturday A change tor uie worse set in on sunday he became unconscious and remained until his death besides the mr kragor was tended by his own physician dr heymann and by his secretary mr redel on several occasions mr kruger had expressed a desire to be burled beside bis wife in his own country |