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Show PRESIDENT'S SON CALLEBY DEATH CALVIN JUNIOR UNABLE TO WITHSTAND ENCROACHMENT OF POISONING End Comes After Five Day Battle al 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 ami for'itude for five days against a dis-! ease which had racked his body with pain and sapped the reserve strength of his frail constitution. ; President and Mr?. Coolidge, who; had maintained constant vigil at toe 1 hospital, were at his bedside, hopeful, hope-ful, and cheering and comforting ; their son to the la.-t. A sinking spell, the fourth he had suffered in 2 hours brought death. ; Notwithstanding the u.-e of oxygen f and other restoratives, the courage which had vi'.h.-"ood crisis after, crisis and had beaten death off re peateiil;.', was unable to meet the attack. at-tack. The collapse began at C 30 o'clock and he gradually sank into eternty. He died at 10:ou o'clock. Kvi-ry re-oj.-cc of me. ileal tcience was brought into play in the va.n effort to save young Cool: ige's lift. An operation was performed on the left leg last Saturday ni'-'ht to drain off the poi.i.n, and blood Iran-fusions and oxygen were resorted Ij in the latter days of his i'.l:.e-s. The natural strength of a boy of' Id, however, which was counted on as the most powerful resi.-'.i-g force to the creeping poison, was unable to n eet the K-ue, and after having; '...tight a brave but always losing fight he .ejccuil'.l e l. One of the final cott'i lications an I the one which the ; hy- . ..it s wi re arable to meet, was the format: n i f i-as on the stomach. I The organ was- w.i-'t.el out re; -at-I edly in an, e'fi rt t ut in c t, :.-.ion :.-.ion to retain r.ourisi.n.e:.., tut the effort was U' succe - - ful. Thre? slnl.ing spells Sjr..:.iy right brought him to the ;..:. f d- at". A .light rally Monday gave s i. e let soon thcrcftcr he began aga::t "to lo-c gr..'j:-..l and he i.e.,.' r. 1 . . " i again. rre-eie:.; r.t. 1 Mr. Cool: !ge b re ip biavcly So. n after the .:..;:: th. y went to the White ll.'U-i- wi:,:e j the (M.-r Lrctl.vr, J- hi;. v;. aw..::;: .: '.l"..:n. 1 |