The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-03
OUR DEAD PRESIDENTS.
How They Died and Where They
w ere Buried.
A Short Account of the Last Days and
Hours of tho Country's Chief Mag
jstratos-The Remarkable For
titude Exhibited by the
Ill-strtous Sufferers.

titude Exhibited by the
ulcstrious Sufferers.
General Washington, the first Presi-
dent, took cold during a five hours ride
oyer his plantation on the 18th of De-
cember, 1899. during the last hours
of which he was exposed to a severe
storm of snow, hail. and rain. The cold
developed on the 18th, and he died of
pneumonia on the 14th. A few minutes
before his death he asked his Secretary
to have his body kept three days before
burial. The Secretary bowed "Do
you understand meP' the dying man
asked. yes, was the reply. "aTis
wcll,' Washington sad, They were
his last words. The body was buried
on the 18th, schooner being stationed
of Alexandr' a to fire minute guns
while the procession moved from the
house to the vault The troops, horse
and foot. led the way; then came four
of the clergy, then Washington's horse,
with his saddle, holsters, and pistols,
led by two grooms in black; then the
body, borne by the Masonic order (of
which he was member), and officers,
followed by the family and several old
friends, and the corporation of Alexan-
dria. AT the tomb the Rev, Mr.. Davis
read the service and delivered brief
address, after which the body was de-
posted in the vault with Masonic cere-
monies. Washington's remains were
deposited in their present receptacle in
Mount Vernon in 1887.
John Adams, the second President
died on July 4, 1926, the semi-centen-
NAL of American independence Adams
at ninety-one possessed a remarkable
activity of mind though his sight was
so impaired that he could neither read
nor write. by April, 1926, it was evil
dent that he was failing, though his
neighbors IN Quincy, Mass, hoped
fondly that he would be able to attend
the local Fourth of July celebration
When, however, it became apparent
that he could not attend in person, a
delegate was appointed to visit him and
beg last word or cheerful message.
On June 30 the delegate called on Mr.
Adams and spent some few minutes
with him in conversation, and took from
him a toast to be presented on the
Fourth of July as coming from him.
Il will give you, said he, "Independ-
ence Foreverl" He was asked If he
would not add anything to it, and he
replied, mot a word" At this time
Id. Adams experienced no suffering,
but respiration became more and more
difficult till on the morning of the 4th.
He passed away calmly and without
suffering at sunset. Thomas Jeffer
son still survives" were the last words
he uttered, so far as could be gathered
from his failing articulation. He was
buried in the family vault in the ceme-
terry, but upon the completion of the
Unitarian Church of Quincy, Just across
the street, in 1928. the body was re-
moved from the vault into the room be.
meath the church.
Thomas Jefferson, the third Presi-
dent, died only few hours before John
Adams. On the Sd of July he dozed
hour after hour under the influence of
opTates. housing occasionally, he fer
vently expressed desire to live until
the day he had assisted to consecrate
nifty years before. At eleven o'clock at
night he whispered to Mr.. N. P. Trist.
his grandchild's husband, who sat by
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