The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-09
DEATH OF PRESIDEN re.
Causes of the Deco ase of the Chief Ex-
ecutives of the United States.


ecutives of the United States.
From american Notes and Queries.
George Washington-IIis death was the
result of a severe cold contracted while
riding around his farm in RAIN and sleet
storm Dec. 10, 1899. The cold Increased and
was followed by chill, which brought on
acute layrugitis His del th occurred Dec
IA, 1899 He was 68 years of age.
John Adams-He died from old age, hav-
ing reached his 91st milestone. Though
active mentally, he was nearly blind, and
unable to hold pen steadily enough to
write. He passed away without pain July
4, 1925.
Thomas Jefferson-He died at the age of
SS, a few hours before Adams, July 4, 1926.
HIS disease was chronic diarrhRa, superin-
duced by old age, and, his physician said,
the too free use of the waters of the White
Sulphur springs.
and peacefully, June %, 1856. His faculties
were undimmed to the last. He was s..
James Monroe--At the time Of his de tn,
which occurred in the I'D year Of his age,
July 4, 1881, it was assigned to no other
cause than enfeebled health.
John Quincy Adams-He was stricken
with paralysis Feb. 81, 1913, while address
ing the speaker of the House OF Representa-.
tiyes, being at the time member OF con-
gress. He died in the rotunda of the capitol.
be was 81 years OF age.
Andrew Jacksonville died June 8, 1916,
rs years old. He suffered from consump-
tiUn, and finally dropsy, which made its
appearance about six months before his
death.
Martin Van Buren, He died July "a, 1859,
from violent attack of asthma, followed
by catarrhal affection of the throat and
lungs He was 80 years Of age.
William Henry Harrison-The cause of
bis death was pleurisy, the result of a cold
which he caught on the day of his Inaugural
ton, This was accompanied with severe
diarrhCea, which would.uot yield to medical
treatment. His death occurred April 4,
lS4l, month after his Inauguration. He
was 6S years OF age.
John Tyler-He died Jan. II, 1862, at the
age of 70 | have been unable to ascertain
the cause of his death.
James X. Polk-In tho spring of 1S49 he
was stricken with slight attack of cholera
while on boat going up the Mississippi
river. Though temporarily relieved, he had
a relapse on his return home and died June
Is, 1S49, 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
stack Of cholera morbus. Another author
it5 attributes his death TO a severe cold.
The former seems the more likely. He was
66 years old.
Millard Fillmore-He died from q stroke
of paralysis March s. 1874. in his 74th year,
Franklin Pierce-His death was due tc
abdominal dropsy. and occurred Oct. 8, 1863
III the 65th year OF his life.
James Buchanan-His death occurred
June l, 1868, and was caused by rheumatic
govt. He WAS n years Of age,
Abraham Lincoln-He was shot by j
Wilkes Booth at Ford's theat T. Washing
ton, D. c., April IA, 1865, and died the fol
| lowing day, aged So.
Andrew Johnson-He died from a stroke
| Of paralysis July 81, 1875. aged ca.
| The deaths Of Grant, Garfield aud Arthur
| are recent enough to be remembered by all