Wilmington journal., 1875-08-06
GY TELEGRAPH.
ANDREW JOHNON.
OF HIS DEATH -
HIS FUNERAL--ORDE FROM
2RESTDENT GRANT

PARTICULARS OF HIS DEATH
HIS FUNERAL--ORDE FROM
PRESIDENT GRANT.
LITTLE Rock, August 1.-The an
nouncement of the death of Andrew
johnson created profound sorrow
here.
NASHVILLE, August 1.-At a public
meeting TINS evening, the following
resoiu ions were adopted:
1st. That we learn, with sorrow, of
the sad bereavment of the E;e pie. Uf
Teuncssee III the loss of a guI,;e, who
has for so many years pointed on The
right way topolit,cal safety, aud wnn-e
services, at shis time, appeared to us
so important to the R-puD .ic,
I'd. That we deeply slinpa' hlza with
his aged aid atfi ctei VIE in l.rr b,A
re4vment, und with hi, dauS tiier and
son and theii families, III the loss they
ar called to mourn.
Sd. That, in view of the great labOrs
AID lessons taught 10y hmm to the
geLtratlOn OF iIls COUNT ymcn, ii e M
nittee from various cUuutIts OF Miuii:-
Tennessee be appointed to select some
suitable pace and day for appropriate
~ celebrating the ubsequles of our
'teparLed country m~n, and that the
c mmittee he authO. zcd 30 -eiec; some
person, who Shall prepare al address
o. bodylng the lessons winch Andrew
john ~on has gwen TO his cuunirym"h,
and tuat Tile following pt,rs,n.s DH ap
pointed as sucG comm ttee upon obae-
quies of Andrew Johnson.
The committee Is comprised OF over
one hundred of the most prominent
citizens OF Middle Tennessee.
Every arrangement is made for the
funeral TO take place at Greenville,
Tennessee, on Tuesday, but this may
be changed, and the remains brought
to thus city for interment.
A special dispatch TO the Nashville
papers from Greenyiile, dated o clock
says Mr.. Johnson died Of paralysis
and heart disease. He mad been com
planning somewhat of Iii health dur
ing the past month, but felt no serious
apprehensiOns. Last Wednesday he
took the morning train to visit his
daughter, with whom Mrs. johnson
had been sujourning for the past SIX
weeks He rode III hack from Car
ters Depot 20 her residence, some
miles distant, and was received In good
! spirits on his arrival, and eat heartily
! at dinner, aud after d few minutes OF
| general conversation, retired up stairs
| -
AIiss Llllie Stover. While thus Ell
gagged his tongue refused utterance,
and to her great CONSERVATION, he fell
| from his seat to the floor. Help
was instantly summoned and almost
as he was raised, he expressed
indistinctiy, however, that his
right side was paralize3. After being
taken to bed, when the family spoke
of sending for physician, he forbade
it, saying that he would soon recover.
! On this ccount, ,summonlng OF medical
aid was deferred "a hours, when
! DR.. Jobe was called from Elizabeth
town, two miles distant. He instantly
| began treatment, a ded by DIR. Came
ron, and seemed at one time during
the next day, to be succeeding. The
patient conversed imperfectly III re-
gard to domestic matters, and did not
seen conscious OF the approaching
dissolution. But his case was beyond
the skill of phys clans, and at
o clock last night he became u con-
sciOu4 Mrs. Patterson aud Andrew
johnson Jr., arrived an hour later,
with two physicians from Greenvlile,
| Drs. bray aud Taylor, but he did not
recognize any of them, and after seven
| hours and half of Inconsistencies,
he peacefully breathed his last, sur
rouded by his wife, children and all
his grandchildren, except the son and
daughter OF ex-senator Patterson.
His boiy wilt be brought here 60
morrow morning, aud Will be buried
with masonic honors on Tuesday.
knoxville has requested the honor
of burying the iliustrious dead, but
the family are unwilling that his re-
maius should be removed from his
home to any place, unless possibly to
the capital # the State, which he SO
long and faithfully served.
Extensive preparations are accor-
dinghy being made by various civil
and military organizations to attend the
funeral here, VIII, re they will be joined
by citizens of this and noighDorlng
counties.
WASHINGTON, July 31-The follow
Ing executive order has been issued 6;
WAsHINGToN, July 81, 1875.
1t becomes the painful duty of the
President to announce to the people
of the United States the death of An
drew Johnson, the last survivor of his
honored predecessors, which occurred
in Carter county, East Tennessee, at
an early hour this morning.
Inc SOIemnlGE OI the OCClSlOu WHICH,
called him to the Presidency, with the
varied nature and length of his pub
lie services, will cause him to be long
remembered, and an occasion OF
mourning for the death of a distin-
guished public servant.
As mark Of respect for the memo
ry of tie deceased, 1t Is ordered that
the Executive Mansion and the sever
al departments of the Government at
Washington be draped in mourning
until the c,ose OF the day designated
for his funeral, and that all public
business be suspended on tha6 day.
1t is further ordered that the War
and Navy Departments cause suitable
honors to be paid on the occasion to
the memory of the illustrious dead.
By order of the President,
.. S. GRANT,
JNo. l.. CADwALDER,
Acting Secretary of State.
An order issued from the War De
pa,tment reciting the order of the
President, and directing that a com
pliance with h 5 instructions the troops
will be paraded at 10 a. M, on tn day
OF the receipt of the order at each mil
it4ry post, when the order will be read
to them, aud the labots of that day
will thereaft 4r close. The National