The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-07-11
DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT.

The President died tonight at 35 minutes past 10
O'Clock. His death was calm and peaceful The
Vice President, Cabinet, Mayor, Marshal of the
District, the attending physicians and his family,
July 10. The Cabinet will announce the death
OF the President to Congress to-day. All the Exec
uuve Departments are closed. The remains will
be exposed in state at the Executive Mansion until
the tunera which it is supposed will take place on
Friday.
Mr. Fillmore received an official notification OF
the death of the President, signed by all the MEM
bers of the Cabinet, last night. He replied in
brief note, informing them that he would announce
the death to the Senate in person, and appointing
IL O'clock to-day, to take the oath of Office before
both houses
The Cabinet have not yet rendered their resigna-
ton, but will after II O'Clock.
The U. S. Marshal of the district has been in pos
session of the White House since o'clock last even
ing
The Presidents last words were-s'I AM NOT
AFRAID TO DIE. | HAVE DONE MY DUTY.
My ONLY REGRET is IN LEAVING THOSE
WHO ARE DEAR TO Me-
| Consciousness returned before death, and the
President recognized the members of his family
around him.
ZACHARY TAYLOR, the son of father honor
ably distinguished in the Revolutionary war, was
born in Orange Co. Virginia, Nov. 2, 1884. Till the
age of 81 he worked the farm of his father, but
early developed taste for military life. He was
appointed lst Lieutenant In the Seventh Infantry on
May 3, 1908. In 1910 he married Miss Margaret
Smith of Maryland In 1912 he served as Captain
under Gen. Harrison in the Indian war of the North
west where in September he gained great credit for
bravery and GOODNESS in defending Fort Harrison
against the savages and received the rank of Breyet
Major in consequence. In the course of the war he
further distinguished himself When it ended, be-
ing reduced to the rank of Captain on account of the
general reduction of the army he resigned and went
back to his farm. He was reinstated as Major in
1916, and commanded for two years at Green Bay
on Lake Michigan Aferward he served mostly in
" the South, being scarcely ever absent from act We
: duty. On April 10, 1919, he received the commits
: sion of Lieut.. Colonel. After 1926 he was again
sent to the Northwest, where he remained FIVE years
of In 1882 he was made Colonel and served in the
l. Black Hawk War. After he was stationed at Pra-
ire du Chen till 1886 when he was ordered to Flor
N ida where on Dec 25, 1887 he fought the battle
:" Okechobee, one of the most memorable in the an.
mails of our Indian hostilites, which virtually put an
ID end to the war; for this he received the brevet rank
lie OF Brgadier General. He remained in Florida till
D. lo4O, when he took command of the first depart
n ment OF the Army in the Southwest his headquar.
tiers being at Fort Gibson, in Arkansas In 1916 he
was ordered to the Texan frontier in anticipation
the Mexican War, and at the beginning of August
had taken up his position at Corpus Christi Or
y President Polk, he began to march on the Rio
ut Grande The events which followed this step are
too well known to require recapitulaton here. The
a battle OF Pao Alta was fought May s, 1876, that O.
w Resaca de la Palma the next day. Matamoros was
a. taken May Is; on the Both he was made Major Gen
eral by brevet and on June 20 was promoted to full
Up rank The attack on Monterey begun Sept. 2l anc
was closed by the capituation on the oath. Hi
great and final battle of Buena Vista was fought O,
Feb %, 1917.
u In November, 1847, Gen. Taylor returned to tn,
a United States In June, lS48, he received the no
Ill mlnatlon of the Wing Convention at Philadelphia
and In November was elected, receiving 1853 electo
:. raj votes to l27 for Gen. Cass He was inaugural
w ed on March 5, lS49, and his death had dscharg
as ed the duties of President year, four months anC
tour days Had he lived TO the Path of next Nov
ember ne would have been sixty-six years old.
Ms In person, Gen. Taylor was about FIVE feet eiah
to inches HIGH with slight tendency to corpulency-
Ills complexion dark, his forehead high, his ea
on lures plain, but full of courage intelligence, benevo
In ence and good humor. His dress was always Sim
10 pie. and his manners made all who approached hin
nc perfectly at hOme.-.New York Tribune.