The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05
TENNESS EE'S Loss.
Death of EX-president Andrew
johnson.
He Breathes His Last at Half
Past Two O'Clock =. NJ.
July :}Ist.
Particulars of His Sudden Iii
Ness and Last Hours
TENNEssEE's Loss.

Below we republish the special tele-
grams to the Z. & 4. giving full parti-
culars of the sudden death OF Senator
Johnson, and take occasion here 10 re-
mark that while We neither admired
the man or his political career, we had
the greatest respect for his talents and
services, and can but join in the feeling
of universal regret at his death. That
Andrew Johnson was great of course
10 one but an idiot would deny, and
now that he sleeps the sleep that knows
no waking, we are willing that his yir-
tues should be eXtOlled and his fOibles
covered by the mantle of charity and
forgiveness. His life and career are
familiar to every intelligent reader in
America, and it would be work of
superarogation for us To review it here
Special TO the Union and American.
Greenville, Tenn, July Sex President
johnson died ofparalyis and heart disease at
the residence Of his daughter, Mrs. Brown, in
Carter equity, me forty miles east of here,
this morning at half past two 0'clOk- He
lad been complaining somewhat ofIll health
during the past month, but felt no serious
upprehensiOns-
Last "wednesday he took the morning train
20 whit his daughter, with whom Mrs. John
son had 'ecu SOi turning for the past six
weeks. lie rode in hack from Carriers De
IbA 10 AeI Ic7lt4tL44e HNlle ~lA l4aG1 t-rAslllL
and seemed in good spirits.
On his arrival be ate a hearty dinner, and
after few minutes Of general conversation
retired p stairs and was talking ulo-e with
his grand daughter, Miss Lille Slower
While thus engaged his tongue seemed 90 re-
fuse utJerance and 20 her great CONSERVATION
he fell from his seat on the floor.
Help was instantly Summoned and, aiuozJ
I a. soon Us raised, he expressed iudi-tincJly
shat his right side was Paralysed.
After having been taken 70 the bed, when
the family spoke Of sending tor a physician,
he forbade It, saying that he would soon
/ recover. In this way the summOnug of
me tical and was deferred for twenty tour
/ hours. when DR. JObe was called from Eliza
/ bethtou. some two miles distant. He in
stantly began heroic treatment. aided by DR.
| Cameron, and seemed at one time ON the
| next day 20 be succeeding.
/ The patient cOuversed impcrfeeEIy ia re-
/ ZurI 70 domestic matters, and did not seem
| conscious Of approaching dissolution; but his
/ case was beyond the skill Of physician. and
| scious.
/ Mrs. Patterson and Andrew johnson. Jr
Z arrived an hear later with two physicians
/ from Greeuville Drs. Broy and Taylor, but be
/ did z OF recognize any of them, and after sew
| en- hours and half of uucOnSciousuess
peacefully breathed his last surrounded by
| his wife, children and all lis grandchildren
| except the sOn and daughter OF ex-senator
/ Patterson.
| On Tuesday the remains of the
! distinguished EX-President were in
/ TERED with Masonic hOuurs, on lofty
! knowl, half mile southeast OF Green
| vile, and in sight OF his home and the
/ railroad. The place had been selected
and marked before his death. Th0us-
auds of people thronged the place and
the surrounding hills TO witness the
| ceremonies and pay a last sad tribute
to the iIlustrious dead. His ueighbor,
mourned him rs dead friend, and the
nation will mourn him as dead states
/ man.
II sleeps his last sleep,
He has fought his last battle,