Evening journal., 1889-07-11
MRS.JOHN TYLER is DEAD.
The Late ex-President's Relic,
Passes Away.
SHE WAS 20 YEARS OF AGE

Congestive Chill the Cause of Her De
oease-she Married John Tyler at IN
White House-she Died Surrounded b.
Strangers.
RICHMOND, Va, July 1L-Mrs. Tyler,
widow Of the late John Tyler, OF Virginia,
ex-president of the United States, died in thii
city Wednesday afternoon at the Exchange
hotel.
Too Unwell 10 Leave.
Mrs. Tyler came here last Sunday from
Williamsburg. where she had been visiting
her son, Lyon G. Tyler, president Of the
William and Mary college. She gave order:
at the hotel to be awakened at certain hour
Monday morning, as she desired to visit her
other son, Hon. Gardiner G. Tyler, at Sher.
wood Forest, Charles City county, and wher
called she said that she was too unwell tc
leave. Instead Of improving she grew worse,
and at II o'clock was taken with a congestive
chill, and died at 5:l5 p. IN.
Married at the white House.
Mrs Tyler was about 20 years Of age, and
married President Tyler in the White House
at Washington.
she Died Among strangers.
She was a Miss Gardiner, of New York.
None of her family are in Richmond, but they
have all been notified by telegraph of hei
death and are expected here TO arrange foI
the funeral
A Sketch of the Deceased.
Mrs Tyler leaves four children-Gardiner
G. Tyler, Lyon g. Tyler, who is president OF
the William and Mary college, DIR. Lakeland
Tyler and Mrs William Ellis, of Montgomery
county. She always made her home at the
Exchange while in this city. A singular cir.
cumstance is that she died on the same floor
| lin the Ballard house, which is an annex Of
the Exchangel, only a few rooms distant
from where her husband breathed his last In
| 1859.
/ Julia Gardiner Tyler, second wife OF John
| Tyler, tenth president of the United States
was born on GARDENERS Island, near Eas
Hampton, N. Y. She was educated at th,
Chegary institute, New York city, and after
short time spent in travel through Europi
went TO Washington with her father In 1874
A few weeks after their arrival they accept
ed an invitation from President Tyler to at
tend a pleasure excursion down the river OF
the war steamer Princeton. The festivitie
on that occasion were sadly marred by tn
explosion Of a gun on the vessel, causing los
Of life. Among those killed was Miss Gard
ner's father. His body was taken to th
White House, and Miss Gardiner was throw
a great deal into the society Of the president
owing to the peculiar circumstances attend
ing her fathers death.
President Tyler's first wife bad died shortl
after he entered the White House, and th
president paid Miss Gardiner marked after
tion, which resulted in their marriage Jun
20, 1914. For the succeeding eight months Q
President Tyler's term she presided over th
White House with tact, grace and dignity
After the 18th of March, 1S45 Mrs Tyler re
tired with her husband to the seclusion o
their country place, Sherwood Forest On
the banks of the James rive, Va. She re-
manned in Virginia until after the civil war
and then went to reside at her mothers resi-
dence on Castleton Hill, S. L After severa
years residence there she removed to Rich
mond, Va. Mrs. Tyler was a Roman Catholi
in religion.
Living White House Ladies.
A short time ago Mrs Hayes died in Ere
mont, o., and now Mrs. Tyler is gone Thi
leaves living the following White House Ia
dies: Mrs. James K Polk, Harriet Ian
johnson, Mrs Grant, Mrs Garfield, Mrs. Nc
Elroy, Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs Harrison.