Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12
The Last Hours Of Ex-Presidsn'
Johnson.

srerisi telegram from Greeryilse,
Team July 81. 20 the Chicago Ifaks gives
,ss s,it.vrfne particulars Of the death oi
s,.rnerar ami tx. President johnson
x.presiAerr Andrew Johnson expired
:. rIse rexssener OF his daughter, Mr.. Nn-
y g-n~n formerly Mrs. Slower. At half
nar. two o'clock this morning. OF paralysis
80 ,.esrr.fisease combined, superInusiced
~ !. Lyv state on the system and over-exer-
,san 81 is suusossd Ar. Johnson lest
s,resnviIIe on Wednesday morning ~ SIX
eseiee.A f1r a visit 70 his wife and daughter,
Nr. grogp al the residence Of The latter,
800 "a sou.e seven and half miles
rse.v4hwees az Carriers station, IN carrier
1enntv This state. in apparent good health
snd snirits. He rode from Carers 70 the
farmhouse in Al open carriage afsd was
apparently much isiiEued VIII me rae,
which il over very rough pls7ce on .osa,
and complained also 81 excessive uiirss
Aside from the fatigue, hOseyer, he seemed
In unusual good spirits. ana spent me
day ia visiting with the family and look
ing about the fagIa. About Tour O'Clock
having come ia from short walk, while
siiiingin bis chair, laughing ana Chatting
with bis daughter and gTandchilnFen, he
suddenly fell from his chair TO the noor,
speeehless and apparently In great pain.
There were no persons 10 the house AZ this
time exeeps Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Brown
and her three children. MI johnson
soop rallied somewhat, and, being helped
70 couch, regained his speech and re-
ouest! that no physician be sent Tor, as u
Was bu. a trifiing matter No physician,
10 fact, was called in uaiil the next DAY IN
the Afternoon, when DR. yobe, country
physician, was sent for. who applied wig.
orous treatment Of uDteT-irritation and
administrator emetic. As a result, Mr..
Johnson seeI,ed easier, but, the symptoms
continuing III serious character, The
relatives 1t GreenviIle, comprising his
SON. Andrew johnson, Jr., and Mrs.
Judge Patterson and her children, were
sent for by messenger, and requested 70
bring with them Drs. Broyles and Taylor,
physicians OF Grecnyiiie, the former
Mr., Johnson's family physician for
many wears. They arrived nj the farm
house on Friday at SIX o'clock, only 10 dis
cover that the illnstrious patient was al
ready past help and In D totally uncon.
scions state, having lost the power OF
speech and sinking very rapidly. During
the day Mr.. Johnson had rallied at inter.
walls. and converted briefly Of family mat
tere not however az man conscious OF
apuroachlng dissolution. The last act Of
consciousness apparent was in answer 70 o
question from DIR. Jobe concerning the
breaking Of an arm, some years ago, by
an accident, and a request 10 know which
arm IL was. Mr.. Johnson raised his right
arm slightly In response, and this was the
final act Of CONSCIOUSNESS evidenced, and
from this time, about six o'clock Friday
evening, up 10 the hour Of his death, he
gave no token Of sensibility. The only
persons present at the time OF his
death were bis wife, his son Andrew, Mrs.
Brown, Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Browns
three children, Of the relatives; together
with Drs. lobe, Broyles and Taylor. Maj
Pcttibone, Assistant United States District
Attorney for East Tennessee, who ~ ,fel-
low,ownanan Of Mr.. Johnson, tells me
that Mr.. johnson last Sunday bada con.
yersation with him concerning his health,
during which he stated that, since bis re-
coyery from severe attack Of cholera
two years ago, he had never fully receNred,
the use Of BIS lower limbs, and whx II
times conscious Of extreme difficulty In
making his lower extrcmities, from the
knees down, obey the behests Of bis will,
often stumbling In walking, and some two
weeks ago, in fact, having fallen and
bruised his side aud face considerably.
Aside from this fact, however, the Major
states that iie declared himself In excellent
! health.
| Mr.. johnson would have been sixty.
seven years OF age the 10Th Of December
next, had he lived. lie WAS ofvery robust
habit. o tremendous worker, and babe fair
| 10 live for twenty years, apparently, al.
| though DIR. Taylor states that he had
| looked for break down of health at any
time, Mr. Johnson's son Immediately
started for the station, after the death Of
| his father, and took the train for Bristol,
| and tclegraphed from thence the news to
this place. there being no telegraph station
| al Cariers The news burst like thun.
der clap from clear sky upon his fellow.
townsmen here, and produced the most
| profound sensation. The news soon flashed
to ncigbboring cities, and kilograms came
pouring In by scores, driving the operator
| al this pOtnt nearly Graz Z.