The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-11-27
THE PRESIDENTS,
when They hed and the Causes of Their
Death.


George iashington-His death was
| the result of a severe cold contracted
while riding around his farm in rain
and sleet storm on December, 10, 1893.
| The cold increased and was followed by
chill, which brought on acute laryngitis.
His death occurred on December IA, 1893.
He was SO years of age.
John Adams-He died from old age,
having reached his Dist milestone.
Though active mentally, he was nearly
blind and unable to hold a pen steadily
enough to write. He passed away with
out pain on July 4, 1926.
Thomas Jefferson-He died at the age
of 50, few hours before Adams, on July
1, 1926. His disease was chronic diar-
rhna, superinduced by old age, and, his
physician said, the too free use of the
White Sulphur Springs.
James Madison-He, too, died of old
age, and peacefully, on June rs, 1896.
His faculties were undimmed to the last.
He was 50.
James Monroe-At the time of his
death, which occurred in the I'D year
of his age, on July 4, 1881, it was then
assigned to no other cause than enfeebled
health.
John Quincy Adams-He was stricken
with paralysis on February2l, lS4S, while
addressing the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, being at the time mem
bel, of Congress. He died in the rOtun-
da of the capitol. He was 81 years of
age.
Andrew jacksonville died on June s,
1913. Is years old. He suffered from CON
sumption, and finally dropsy, which made
its appearance about six months before
his death.
Martin Van Buren-He died on July
"a. 1862, from violent attack of asth-
ma, followed by catarrhal affection of
the throat and lungs. He was so wears of
age.
William Henry Harrison-rhe cause of
his death was pleurisy, the result OF
cold, which he caught on the day of his
Inauguration. This was accompanied
with severe diarrhGa, which would not
yield to medical treatment. His death
occurred on April 1, 1871, month after
his Inauguration. He was 6S years of
age.
John Tyler-He died on January II,
1862, at the age of II. | have been UNI
able to ascertain the cause of his death.
James X. Polk-In the spring of lS49
he was stricken with a slight attack of
cholera while on boat going up the
Mississippi river. Though temporarily
relieved, he had relapse on his return
home, and died on June -, lS49, aged "a
years.
Zachary Taylor-He was the second
president to die in office. He is said to
have partaken immoderately of ice water
and iced milk and then later of large
quantity of cherries. The result was an
attack of cholera morbus. Another au-
thority attributes his death to severe
cold. The former seems the more likely.
He was sc years old.
Willard Fillmore-Ie died from a
stroke of paralysis on March s, 1874, in
his 18th year.
Franklin Pierce-IIis death was due to
abdominal dropsy, and occurred on Octo-
Der s, 1869, i'll the Goth year of his life.
James Buchanan-His death occurred
on June |, 1868, aud was caused by rheu-
matte ut. He was II years of age.
Abraham Lincolm-lIe was shot by j.
Wilkes Booth at Furd's Theatre Washing
ton, ID. c., on April II, 1860, and died the
following day, aged 81.
Andrew Juhnson-He died from a
stroke of paralysis. July 81. 1873, aged
81.
The deaths of Grant, Garfield and
Arthur are recent enough to be remem-
beIed 10y all.--Americdn Notes and
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