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ANDREW JOuNsON's DEATH.
Pariiculo8 Of His Last Illness and Ho,c III,
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Particulars Of His Last Illness oI Hov II,
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Knoxville Chronicle, Aug. /,
Learning of the death of Ex- President
Johnson, 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 small blister
over his right eye, and only when away
from home, or in company, did he re-
I move it.
DIR. Marion Maloney has been pre-
scribng for him lately, and only a few
; weeks ago ho underwent thorough ex-
animation. He has been suffering more
or less ever since the close of the last
session Of congress with weakness, and
n 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 some friends were
at his house, and he remarked that he
felt right unwell, and feared that he
would have 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 not 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 Carter's depot, on
horseback, riding in the hot sun, which
was very oppressive at the time, and
reaching tho house he expressed himself
as very much exhausted.
His wife had gone to her daughters,
Mrs. Browns, in Garter 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 of Mr.. Johnson's illness
reached this place. We called at 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 he had been reading it.
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, rs before stated, to suit
his own convenience, and if anyone
touched anything during his absence he
could tell in moment. Hence every
thing was left Just as he had arranged it,
lie worked very hard of late, carrying
oh an extensive correspondence, receiv-
ing more than tho usual amount OF let |
ter mail from prominent men through |
ont the United States, concerning gov
ernment affairs, and with the mail that
arrived Mt the same time we did, we
noticed letters addressed to "Hon.
Andrew Johnson" He generally worked
every night in his Office from 1880 to $3.50
when he retired, and always rose early
in the morning,
From Or. Maloney we learn that he
had been attending him for some time
for general debility and broken con-
stitutiou, and he says that MIR. johnson,
nor long since, remarked that he did
not exrect to live much longer, and that
his constitution was broken down, hay
ing been an active man all his life. The
doctor says that the senator did not
show any paralytic symptoms whatever,
ana the likelihood of anything OF the
kind occurring did not enter his mind.
After arriving, as above stated, ut 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 up 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 Mt once sent for and
IA soon as possible Drs. Broyles and
Taylor from Gre eneyille. Shortly after
the stroke he recovered consciousness,
and remained conscious until Friday
evening at 7 o'clock. On Thursday
afternoon be had some use of his left
side again and spoke freely, but not as
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 Consciousness was given
by him late Friday afternoon, when
some one asked one of tho attendants IL
one of his arms had not been broken, to
which tho attendant replied that he
believed the left arm had been broken
in railroad accident, south, when the
senator quietly raised his right arm,
and without speaking, signitied 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 $50 A NJ.
Saturday morning. His dying bed was
surrounded by his wife, two daughters,
son Frank, three grand. children, Drs.
Broy les and Taylor, of Greeneville DIR.
Jobe, of Elizabethton, and probably
few others not connected with the
family.
ARAB PoLuENEss. The courtesy of
the Arabs to each other and to strangers
is far superior to that of many nations
even in a more advanced state of civil.