The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-11-15
GheAemofrat-S Star
HOW THE PRESIDENTS DIED
INTERESTING FACTS THAT suouLD nm
KNOWN TO ALL AMERICANS.

American Notes and Queries.
George Washington-His death wac
the result Of a severe cold contracted
while riding around his farm in a
rain and sleet storm on December 10
1899. The cold increasedstnd was
followed by a chill, which brought or.
acute laryngitis. His death occurred
on December IA, 1899. He was IS wears
OF aye.
John Adans-He died from old age.
having reached his 9lst milestone
Though active mentally, he was
nearly blind and unable to hold a pen
steady enough to write. He passed
away without pain on July 4, 1925.
Thomas Jefferson-Hc died at the
age Of SO, a few hours before Adams
on July 4, 1926. His disease was
chronic dlarrh9, s%uperinduced by old
age, and, his physician said, the too
free use use Of the waters ofthe white
sulphur springs.
James Madison-He, too, died Of old
age, and peacefully, on June %, 1896.
His faculties were undimmed to the
last. He was IS.
James MOnr0e-At the time of his
death, which occurred in the I'D year
Of his age, on July 4, 1881. 1t was as.
signed to no other cause than enfee.
bled health.
John Quincy Adams-He was strck.
en- with paralysis on February !, ls4s.
while addressing the speaker of the
House OF Representative, being at
that time a member OF Congress. He
died in the rOtunda Of the capitol. He
was 81 years Of age.
Andrew jacksonville died on June
8, 1915, IS years old. lie suffered from
consumption, and finally dropsy made
its appearance about six months be.
fore his death.
Martin Van Buren-He died on
July "a, 1862, from Il violent attack of
asthma, followed by catarrhal afrec.
tions Of the throat and lungs. lie
was 80 years Of age.
William Henry Harrison-The cause
OF his death was pleurisy, the result
Of a cold, which he caught on the day
Of his inauguration. This was accom-.
panied with severe diarrhH which
would not yield to medical treatment.
His death occurred on April 4, ls4l, a
month after his Inauguration. lie
was So years Of age.
John Tyler-He died on January II,
1852, at the age of y. / have been
unable to ascertain the cause of his
death.
James X. Polk-In the spring OF
l849 he was stricken with a slight
attack of cholera while on a boat
going up the Mississippi river.
Though temporarily relieved he had
ii relapse on his res home, and died
on June Is, 1876, agedgS4 years.
Zachary Taylor-Hc was the second
president to die IN Office. He is said
to have taken immediately of ice
water and iced milk and then later OF
Il large quantity Of cherries. The re-
suit was an attack OF cholera morbus.
Another authority attributes his
death to a severe cold. The former
seems the more likely. He was 81
years old.
Millard FillmOre-He died from q
stroke Of paralysis on March 8, 1874
in his 74th year.
Franklin Picrce-His death was dut
to abdominal dr0psy, and occurred OF
October 8, 1860, in the 65tb year Of hi
life.
James Buchanan-His death occur
red on June l, 1868, and was caused
by rheumatic govt. He was II years
Of age.
Abraham Lincoln-He was shot b!
]. Wilkes BOOth at FOrd's Theatre
Washington, D. c., on April II, 1865
and died the following day, aged sc
Andrew J0hnson-He died from
stroke Of paralysis July 81, 1875, age'
81.
The deaths OF Grant, Garfield, Al
. thur and Hayes are recent enough L
he remembered nv all.