The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-12
ANDREW JoaNsoN's DEATH.
Portics,Ia,-s Of Ris Last Illness and Hoe II,


I'prtiealu,s Of III, La.t Hlaes. and Ho,c He
Died.
knoxville Chronicle, Aug l.
Learning of the death of Ez- President
Johnson, a Chronicle reporter was at
once dispatched to Greenville when he
gathered the following interesting facts:
We learn that he has been complain
ing for weeks, and especially with pain
in the right side of his head, and his
right eye has been affected. When at
home he generally wore a small blister
over his right eye, and only when away
from home, or IN company, did he re-
move it.
DR.. Marion NIaloney has been pre-
scribing for him lately, and only few
! weeks ago he underwent a thorough ex-
animation. He has been suffering more
or less ever since the close of the last
session of congress with weakness, and
a few weeks ago complained that he had
suffered more from heat this summer
than any previous summer in his life.
Seeing a young man with white linen
coat on, he remarked that he believed
he would have to wear linen coat in the
future, as the black cloth coat was too
warm for him this year, and at once did
send to Knoxville for the coat.
On TUESDAY night come friends were
at his house, and he remarked that he
| felt right unwell, and feared that he
would have a restless night, which
would interfere with his intended trip
to his daughters, Mrs. Browns house,
| in Carter county. His son Frank urged
| him not to go If he did not feel better
next morning.
Nothing occurred during the night
worthy of note, and the next morning
he prepared for the journey, although
still feeling weak. His son Frank again
urged that he had better rot undertake
the journey, but he insisted, and started
on the morning train at about six o'clock.
Arriving at Carter's depot, he at once
started across to his daughters, about
eight miles from Clrter's depot, on
horseback, riding in the hot sun, which
was very oppressive at the time, and
reaching the house he expressed himself
as very much exhausted.
His wife had gone to her daughters,
Mrs. Browns, in Carter County, some
six weeks ago, and Mrs. Senator Patter-
son, his other daughter, as well as his
son Frank, followed on Thursday, after
the news If Mr.. JohnsoH's illness
reached this place. We called ut his
office and found his private desk just as
he had left it. On the table were piles |
of letters, which had been carefully !
sorted and placed to suit his convenience. |
The book "Lincoln and Seward" by |
Gideon Welles, was also lying on the |
table, where ne had been reading 1t. |
We learn that he had been reading this |
book considerably of late Also num- |
ber of exchanges were lying on the |
table. He always planned everything !
on that table, as before stated, to suit /
L I a
touched anything during his absence he
could tell in n moment. Hence every
thing was left Just as he bad arranged it.
He worked very hard of late, carrying
on an extensive correspondence, receiv-
ing more than the usual amount of let
ter mail from prominent men through
out the United States, concerning gov
ernment affairs, and with the mail that
arrived at the same time we did, we
noticed letters addressed to " Hon.
Andrew johnson" He generally worked
every night in his Office from 7:30 to 9:3G
when he retired, and always rose early
in the morning.
From DR.. Maloney we learn that he
had been attending him for some time
for general debility and a broken con-
stitution, and he says that Mr.. Johnson,
not long since, remarked that he did
his constitution was broken down, hav-
ing been an active man all his life. The
doctor says that the senator did not
show any paraIytic symptoms whatever,
and the likelihood of anything of the
kind occurring did not enter his mind.
After arriving, as above stated, Mt the
residence of his daughter, he partook OF
dinner, which he seemed to enjoy, and
about o'clock in the evening he was
sitting In an arm ckair leaning forward,
with his forehead resting on his hands,
when he suddenly fell forward, and
being raised mp by members of the
family, it was found that his left side
was paralyzed, and that he was speech
less and unconscious. DIR. Jobe, OF
Elizabethton, was at once sent Tor and
as soon as possible Drs. Broyies and
TAYLOR from Gre eneville. Shortly after
the stroke he recovered consciousness,
and remained conscious until Friday
evening at z o'clock. On Thursday
afternoon he had some use of his left
side again and spoke freely but not as
a dying man.
He conversed of family matters, and
matters of state, with considerable free
dom, and did not seem to apprehend
any danger. In fact, did neither act
nor talk like man on his death bed.
The last sign of c JnEciOusness was given
by him late Friday afternoon, when
some one asked one of the attendants II
one of his arms had not been broken, to
which the attendant replied that he
believed the left arm had been broken
in a railroad accident, south, when the
senator quietly raised his right arm,
and without speaking, signified that
this was the injured limb. Soon after
this he became unconscious again, and
thus remained until the hour of his
death, which occurred about 230 n.
Saturday morning. His dying bed was
surrounded by his wife, two daughters,
son Frank, three grandchildren, Drs.
Broyles and Taylor, of Greeneville DR..
Jobe, Of Elizabethton, and probably
few others not connected with the