The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-02
ByTeIegralph
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT:
10 EHE DAILY INEELLIaEN0ER


Tue agent VI tlle AFAuSla'cu Ae9'' :" J"'
received:
KNOXVILLE, July Sl.-sienator John
sen died at hall-past . o'clock this morn
ing.
CHATTANOOGA, July 3l-lOA. M.-ThC
death Of Andrew johnson, at 2:SG thi'
morning, is now confirmed. lie desired
that his winding sheet might be the llal
OF his country,
SORROW FOR HIS DEATH.
WASHINGTON, July 3I.-Thc intelli
gence Of the death Of Andrew johnson
produces much sorrow in this city, even
among those politically opposed to him,
His long public service in Washington
has secured him many warm personal
friends.
Secretary Fish, now in New York, has
been informed OF the death Oi ex.Prcsi-
dent johnson. 1t iscustomary on the de-
cease of an ex.President to issue an cx.
ecutivc order announcing the event, and
directing the departments to be draped
in mourning, and that during the funeral
all public business be suspended.
FLAGS AT IALF.MAsT.
As a mark of respect to cx-President
johnson the flag was hnli.mast from the
staff over the music stand OF the EIeCu-
tive Mansion and from various public
buildings in the city.
MEMPHIS, July 3l.-The death Of OK.
President johnson, caused profound
sensation here though not altogether nm
expected after the dispatches were reCeiv-
ed last night, His political friends were
deeply affected, and his enemies silenccd
by his sudden death.
NEW YORK, July 3l.-SoOn after the
announcement to-day Of the death Of cx.
President. Johnson, flags were placed half
mast over City Hall,
RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE AND syMrA-
THY.
NASHVILLE, July 3l.-A public meet
ing of the citizens Of this city held this
evening, express coincidence and sympa-
thy Of the death Of President johnson,
and passed the following resolutions
/. That we heard with sorrow Of the
sad bereavement Of the people Of Tcnnes-
see in their loss of guide, who has for so
many Years pointed ont the right way to
uoliiical saietv. and whose services nj
this time anpeared to be- So imporlant in
the republic,
.. That We deeply smypalhi1e with his
aged and afflicted wife in her bereaye
ment, and with his daughter and son, and
Iheir families IN INC loss 'hey are c"''e''
on 70 ,r1. mourn H., -.,,.I ,L,.
D. lhut " view ol 'ic eIHi.eu ii.0 cnar"c. IU',
Iert grent laoVr: unu SUBLIME IcsSoll' IIl
Iaught 'hen 10 hlt generous COUNTY, hen'
.a' STl'tTe ',nI, IIol' 'hI '"'iois 5 eI",', "
llGS OF NllluIe tennessee tennessee oe apPointe" 10 20
IeIect some sul!noIe PlncG "n,l lhe
1ay tor appropriately SeIeor"'Ins 'l,'.Is 1n' i op,
'eqnleS OF our departed c9unsry,nan, nllu
Ihat the committee De ai'noriLeu 10 sGlect
some person VINO sllaII prepare ah audress
upon the Instructions winch Andrew
} Ohns0ns lille ha. given his conntrymen,
and that the following persons be APP
pointed n' such committee upon the obSc'
luies of And rev johnson. ~
The committee Is composed OF over lOO
lf the most prominent citizens oi Middle
Tennessee. Every arrangement Is made
Ior the funeral to take place at Green.
vile, Tenn, on Tuesday, hut TINS may be
'nahged anu lne ten'"''' drought !" '"''
'i'' 'o' '"V''' ..... ,..
PARTICULARS OF MS MuNShfH AND
DEATH
ASpecial to the Nashville papers from
9 3recnvillc, II ?. NJ, says that Ex.Presi.
lent Andrew johnson died Of paralysis
and heart disease, at the residence Of his
laughter Mrs. Brown, in Carter county,
,ome forty miles east Of here, at 2:30
o'clock. lie had been complaining Of
somewhat during the past
month, but felt no serious apprehension.
On last Wednesday he took the morning
train TO visit his daughter, with whom
Mrs. johnson had been sojonrniing for the
past AK weeks. He rode III hack from
CetIerS Depot W ,IIe . resiut.ce, I SdlnG ~, IN
ME u'S'nut, .H "i'u ~ sse'.eu ~ Suou 1;n,d -"
on ms "riLlYali nW !ea, ,i.,'s' uimmer'
lna al'er IeT % nl'tes o, geneI"'tJIi,et .1 tsII,
,asIo, MY let.Ieu uasHILs i, " III. VIZ" ;tiia s
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! lm'eu I.' u..erunce' ,iu'e anu !" "eF Hre"' '""'
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FELL FROM HIS ssEAT
to the floor. Help was instantly sum
moned and almost as soon IA raised he
expressed, lndiStlnCtly, that his right
side was paralyIed. After being taken to
his bed, upon q member Of the family
.pcaking ol sending lor q physician he
forbade u saying that he would soon re;
cover. ln TINS way inc summonlng oil
medical aid was deferred ior twenty,ionr
hours, when Dr. Johe was called from
EIiznbctlttown, some two miles distant.
ne instantly pegan m heroic treatment,
aided by ". Cameron, anu seemed al ,ohe
time, on the next DAY, 70 DC snccee,dlng'
The patient converted ihlperiectly IN re-
gard to domestic matters, and
DlD NOT SEEM CONSCIOUS
Of approaching dissolution, but his case
was beyond the skill Of physician, and
at : o'clock last night he became uncon.
scious. Mrs. Patterson and Andrew
johnson, IT,, arrived M hoiit later with
two phySlcians from Greehvillc; Drs.
llrey and Taylor, but DO did not recognize
either Of them, and after seven hours and
n half Of Inconsistencies peacefully
brentl,ed his last, surrounded by his wife,
children and ali hls grandchildren ex.