The Van Buren press., 1875-08-10
ANDREW JOHNSON,
of the Death of Our Great
Statesman--A National Calamity
A State In Mourning
Especial to the Memphis Appeal.
GREENviLLE, Tenn July 3


Fix President Andrew johnson died O
paralysis and heart disease ut the resi-
dencc of his daughter. Mrs Brown. il
Carter county, some forty miles east o
here, thus morning at half past tw,
O'Clock, He had been complaining some
what OF Ill health during the past month
but tclt no seriou, apprehensions Las
Wednesday he took the morning train t,
visit his daughter. with whom Mrs John
son had been sojourning for six weeks
He rode in hack from Carriers depot Il
her rcsidence-some six miles distant
and seemed in good spirits on his arriya
at the house He eat hearty dinner
and after few moments of general con
versation, retired upstairs. and was talk
ing alone with his grand. daughter, Mis-
Lille Stover. While thus engaged hi
tongue seemed to refuse utterance, ant
| to her great CONSERVATION he fell from
his scat on he'hoor. Help was instant
" summoned, and almost ns soon a.
raised, he expressed, indistinctly, tha
his right side was paralyzed. After be
ing taken to the bed, when the family
spoke ofsending for physician, he for
hade it, saying that he soon would re
| cover. In this way the summoning o.
medical aid was deferred for twenty feul
hours, when Dr. Jobe was called from
Elizabethtown, some two miles distant.
He Immediately began heroic treatment,
aided by DR.. Cameron, and seemed at
one time on the next day to be succeed
ing. The patient conversed imperfeetiy
in regard to domestic matters. and did
not seem conscious of approaching dis
solution, but his case was beyond the
skill of a physician, and at seven O'Clock
last night he became unconscious. Mrs.
Patterson and Andrew Johnson, jr., ar
rived an hour later with two physicians
from GrccnvIle-Drs. Broyles and Tay-
Ior-but he did ot recognize any Of
them, and after seven and half hours OF
unconsciuusness, peacefully breathed his
last surrounded BY his wife and children,
and all his grand children, except the
son and daughter Of Ex Senator Patter-
son. The body will be brought here to
morrow morning, and be buried with
Masonic honors on Tuesday Knoxville
requested the honor Of burying the illus
trions dead, but the family are unwilling
that the remains should be removed from
home to any place, unless possibly the
capita! Of the State hc has so long and
faithfully served. Extensive preparations
are accordingly being made by the Va
rious civic and military organizations to
attend the funeral here, where they will
be Joined by the citizens of this and
nclghboring counties.
SKETCH OF ANDREW JOHNSON.
A special to the Appeal from Green
vile announces the death yesterday, at
that place, of Ex President Johnson. in
the sixty seventh year Of his age, Mr. i
Johnson was bora in Raleigh, North
December 29lh, 1908. When
he was four years Of age he lost his faith
or, who died from the effects ofexertions
10 save friend from drowning At the
,gc Of ten he was apprenticed to tailor
n his native city, with. whom he served
seven years. His mother was unable to
afford him any educational advantages,
and he never attended school a day in
his life. While learning his trade, how
ever, he resolved to make an effort to
educate himself. His anxiety to be able
% read was particularly excited by an in
.ident which is worthy of mention. A
gentleman of Raleigh was in the habit of
going into tee tailor's shop and reading
while the apprentice and journcymen were
It work. He was an excellent reader,
md his favorite book was a volume Of
speeches, principally Of British states,
nen. Johnson became Interested, and
iis first ambition was to equal him
Is reader and become familiar
With those speeches. He took up the
alphabet without an instructor, but by
,p. lying to the journeymcn with whom
le worked he obtained little assistance.
Having acquired a knowledge of the let
.ers, he applied fer the loan Of the book
which he had so often heard read. The
owner made him apresent OF it, and gave
him some instruction on the use of let
ters in the formation of words. Thu.
his first exercises in spelling were in tha
book. BY perseverance he soon learned
to read, and the hours which he devoted
to his education were at night after h
was through his daily labor upon th'
shop board He now applied himself te
books from two to three hours every
night, after working from ten to twelve
hours at his trade. Having completed
his apprenticeship in the autumn OF 1924
he went to l. urens Courthouse, Soutl
Carolina, where he worked as a journey
man for nearly two years. While ther'
he became engaged to be married. bu
the match was broken off by the violen
opposition of the girls mother ant
friends, the ground of objection being
Mr. Johnson's youth and want Of pecu
mary means. In May, 1926. he returne,
to Raleigh, where he procured journey
work, and remained until September. Ii
then set out to seek his fortune in tn
west, carrying with him his mother. VIII,
was dependent upon him for support
He stopped at Greenville, Tennessee, an
commenced work as journeyman. II
remained there about twelve months
married, and soon afterward went st
further westward but failing to find
suitable place to settle. he returned t
Greenville and commenced business, L
to this time his education was limited
reading, as lie had never had an oppol
tunity of learning to write or cipher: b,
under the instructions of his wife h
learned these and other branches. III
only time, however, he could devote