Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-05
Death of Ex.Prcsident johnson

A special to the Nashville papers
from Greenville, Tenn, at IL P. NJ,
says: EX-President johnson died OF
paralysis and heart disease at the resi-
dence of his daughter, Mrs. Brown, in
Carter county, some forty miles east OF
here, this Saturday morning at half
past two o'clock. He had been com.
plaiuing somewhat of ill health during
the past month, but felt no serious ap
prehension. Last Wednesday he took
the morning train to visit his daughter,
with whom Mrs. johnson had been So
journing for the past six weeks. He
rode in hack from Carter's depot TO
her residence, some six miles distant,
and seemed in good spirits on his ar
rival, and ate a hearty dinner, and after
a few minutes of general conversation,
retired upstairs, and was talking alone
with his grand daughter, Miss Lille
Slower. While thus engaged his tongue
refused utterance and to her great con-
sternatiOn be fell from his seat to the
floor. Help was instantly summoned,
and almost as soon as raised he express
ed indistinctly that his right side was
paralyzed. After being taken to bed,
when the family spoke of sending for
physician he forbade it, saying that he
would soon recover. In this way the
summoning of medical aid was defer
red for twenty-four hours, when DIR.
Jobe was called from EliZabethtoWn,
some two miles distant. He instantly
began the Heroic treatment, aided by
DIR. Cameron, and seemed at one time
on the next day to be succeeding. The
vi m
to domestic matters, and did not seem
conscious of approaching dissolution,
but his case was beyond the skill OF a
physician, and, at o'clock last night,
he became unconscious. Mr.. Patterson
and Andrew johnson, jr., arrived an
hour later with two physicians from
Granville, Drs. Brey and Taylor, but
he did not recognize any of them, and
after seven and half hours of uncon-
sciousness, peacefully breathed his last,
surrounded by his wife, children and
graud- children, excepting son and
daughter of ex-senator Patterson.
LONG BRANCH, July 31.-President
Grant was out riding this afternoon
When informed of the death of eX-
President johnson he was visibly af-
fected.
NEW YORK, July 31.-Soon after the
announcement, to-day, OF the death OF
ex-President johnson, flags were placed
at half-mast over the City Hall.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-The intelli-
gence of the death of Andrew johnson
produces much sorrow in the city even
among those politically opposed to him.
His long public services in Washington
had secured him many warm personal
friends.
Proclamation by the President.
WASHINGTON, August 1.-The fol-
lowing Executive order has been is
sued:
WASHINGTON, July 81, 1875.
1t becomes the painful duty of the
President to announce to the people of
the United States the death of Andrew
johnson, the last survivor of his honor
ed predecessors, which occurred in Car
ter county, East Tennessee, at an early
hour this morning. The solemnity Of
the occasion which called him to the
Presidency, with the varied nature
and length of his public services will
cause him to be long remembered, and
as on the occasion of mourning for the
death of distinguished public servants,
and as mark of respect for the MEM
ory of the deceased, it is ordered that
the Executive Mansion and the several
departments of the Government, at
Washington, be draped in mourning
until the close of the day designated
for his funeral, and that all public busi-
ness he SUSPENDED on that 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 the President, U. S. GRANT.
j. l.. CADWALLADER,
Acting Secretary Of State