Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-02
The Death Of Andrew johnson.
ORDER OF THE PRFSIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.

ORDER OF THE PRF3IDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
Tie President announces the death of ex-
President Andrew johnson In the following
executive order:
WASHING ToN. July 81. 1873.
at becomes the painful duty Of the Presi-
dent to announce to the people of the United
States the death of Andrew johnson, the last
occurred in Carter county. East Tennessee.
al ar early hour this morning The solem
n 'ty of The occasion which called him to the
fresidency, with the vPr,ed nature and
length o. bis public services, will cause him
10 be long remembered, and occasion mourn
Ing for the death of a distinguished public
SefNant: rs a mark of respect for the mem
DRY OF the deceased it is ordered that the T. =
eCutive mansion and the several dena t =
ments of the government at Washington be
Graped in mourning until the close of the
Jay ,9eSignated for his funeral. and that all
public business be suspended on that day
IT - further ordered that the War and Navy
departments cause suitable hOnOrS to be maid
OF the OCCASION to the memory of the illus
tTiOUS dead. u $. CRANE
''By the President:
JOHN L. CADWALLADFF
acting = ;retary or State"
IN cOmpl ance with the executive order,
all the departments of the government, in
Guiding the White House, are clad in mourn
dead eX-Tresideut.
The ex-PTesitent was born December 10Th.
rsJo, ana not $500, a. enormously printed in
TIE STAR of saturday.
An official order directed the INTERIM fSSio1
of the marine baDd) M sic ri the Preside AZ
grounds saturday afternoon as a marx of
IeSPect for the memory of the eX-Presideut
II is understood that a meeting of the lack
son Democratic association to take annrO
pirate action Will be called early this week
LAST HOURS OF THE EX-PRESTDFNF.
"a sitc!ai 10 Nashville papers from Green
vile, dated seven O'clock Saturday night
says: Mr.. Johnson Cicd of paralysis anf
heart olSease. He had been complaining
somewhat OF ill-hcalth dming the pass
month. out felt no serious approximations
Last wednesday ne took the morning train
20 visit his daughter, with whom Mrs. John
son has been sOjOurning for the past six
weeks. He rode IN q hack from Cartr-'s
depot to her residence some six miles dis
ut, ana seemed in EpOt spirits on his arri-
val, ana ate "a hearty dinner. and afr q few
minutes OF general conversation retired up
SlalrS ana c9IYerSeL with his grauddaughteT,
Miss Title slower. While thus er,ca garI his
tongue refused uttPraucn, and to nrT great
cCnsteuau1n lac feii from his seat 10 the
hoo. Help vas instantly summoned and
almost as soon a. raised he expresses iuIi--
tnctly, however, That his right side was
paraly wed
After being taken TO he,l, when the family
spoke OF sending for physician, he forbade
II, saying tfat ne wOul1 soon recover On
TINS account the suTnmOulng of medical AID
vas deferred twenty four hours, when d..
lobe was called from FlizabethtoyCu. two
miles distant. He instantly began heroic
treatment, aided by Dr.. Cameron, and seemed
at one time the next day 10 be succeeding
Ihe patient cOnverSed imperfectly in regari
10 domestic matters, and did not seem con
sciOus OF approaching dissolution. but MS
case was beyond the skill OF physicians and
at seven O'Clock Friday morning lac became
unconscious. Mr.. Patterson and Andrew
Johnson. j., arrived an hour later with two
Ehysiciars rom Greenyllle, DIS. Brey and
Iay Tor, but he did not recognize any of
them, and after seven hOQrs and half OF
unconsClousress he peacefully breathef his
last; surrounded by his wife. children aud
all his gTantch1lGren except the son and
daughte, of ex-senator Patterson.
Tine body Will be brought TO Greenvflle on
sunday morning, and will be buried with
Masonic hOnOrs On Tuesday. Knoxville has
rec uested the honor OF burying the Illus
trions dead, but the family are unwilling
that his remains should be removed from his
home TO any place. unless, possibly, the cap
ital OF The state lie so long and faithfully
served
Extensive preparations are accordingly
heI-g made by various civic and military
organizations TO attend the funeral here
where hey will be joined 10y citizens of this
ard lei ghOoriug counties"