Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-01
Death of EX-President Andrew
johnson, Yesterday.
He Breathes His Last at Half
Past Two O'Clock A. Nj.
Particulars of His Sudden Illness
and Last Hours.
Universal Regret at the Sad
Event.
When and Where the ObSeqUies
Occur.
A SOrrOWful Tribute from the
Citizens of Nashville.
When and Where the ObseQuies
Occur.
Special to the Union and American.


GFEESvLLE, Tenn, July S1.-Ex-
President johnson died of paralysis and
heart disease at the residence Of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Brown, in Carter county, some
forty miles east of here, this morning at
half-past two O'Clock. he had been COM
planning somewhat of i'll health during the
past month, but felt no serious apprehen-
sions.
Last Wednesday he took the morning
train TO visit his daughter, with whom Mrs.
johnson had been sojourning for the past
six weeks. He rode in hack from Car
tsrs Depot to her residence, some six miles
distant, and seemed in good spirits.
On his arrival he ate a hearty dinner,
and after a few minutes of general con-
versation retired up stairs and was talking
alone with his granddaughter, Miss Lille
Slower. While thus engaged his tongue
seemed to refuse utterance and to her great
CONSERVATION he fell from his seat on the
floor.
Help was instantly summoned and, al
most as soon as raised, he expressed indis-
tinctly that his right side was paralysed.
After having been taken to the bed,
when the family spoke Of sending for a
physician, he forbade it, saying that he
would soon recover. In this way the
summoning Of medical aid was deferred
for twenty-four hours, when DR.. Jobe was
called from Elizabethton, SINE two miles
distant. He instantly began heroic treat
ment, aided by DR.. Cameron, and seemed
at one time on the next day to be sue
ceeding.
The patient cOnversed impeTfectly in re-
gard to domestic matters, and did not seem
conscious of approaching dissolution; but
his case was beyond the skill of
physician, and at seven O'Clock last hight
he became unconscious.
Mrs. Patterson and Andrew johnson, Jr.,
arrived an hour later with two physicians
from Greeneville, DIS. Brey and Taylor,
but be did not recognize any Of them, and
after seven hours and a half of unconscious
ness, peacefully breathed his last, sur
rounded by his wife, children and all his
grandchildren, except the son and daughter
of ex-senator Patterson.
The body will be brought here to-mor-
row morning and be buried with Masonic
honOrs on Tuesd y.
Knoxville requested the honor of bury
ing the iIlustrious dead, but the family are
that his remains should Oe re-
moved from home to any place unless pos
sibly the Capital of the State he has so
long and faithfully served.
Extensive Preparations are accordingly |
baieg made By various civic and military |
organizations,to attend the funeral here,
where they will be Joined by the citizens Of |
this and neighboring counties.
Senator johnson died within sight of
what is said to be the first house erected in !
the State of Tennessee. 1t is situated a
mile east of ElizabethtOn under the |
shadow of Linn mountain. 1t is a stout
frame, wainscoted and painted on the in
side a marble color. The house in which !
Senator johnson died is on the |
opposite side of the Watauga river, and is
a neat looking frame, surrounded by wide |
bottoms with the Holston Mountain in the |
back ground and the Linn in front. The |
scenery is grandly wild and picturesque in
the extreme. H. II. L.