Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-01-02
How the Presidents Died.
INTERESTING FACTS THAT SHOULD
BE KNOWN BY ALL
AMERICANS.

George Washington-His death
was the result Of severe cold con-
tracted while riding around his farm
in rain and sleet storm on Dec. 10th.
1893. The cold increased and was
followed by a chill, which brought
on acute laryngitis. His death Oc-
Cured on December l4th, 1899. He
was 6S years of age.
John Adams-He died from old
age, having reached his 9lst mile
stone. Though active mentally, he
was nearly blind and unable to hold
a pen steady enough to write, Ho
passed away without any pain on
July 18th, 1926.
Thomas Jetferson-He died at the
age of SO, few hours before Ad-
ans, on July ith. 1926. His disease
was chrouic diarrh1a superinduced
by old age, and, his physician said,
the too free use of the waters of
the White Sulphur Springs.
James MadiSon--He, too, died of
old age, and peacefully on June 28th,
1896. His faculties were undimmed
to the last. He was So.
James Monroe-At the time of
his death, which occurred IN the
73rd year of his age, on July 4th,
1881, it was assigned to no other
cause than enteehled health.
John Quincy Adams--He was
stricken with paralysis on February
2lst, 1913, while addressing the
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, being at that time a member of
Congress. He died in the rotunda of
the capitol. He was 81 years of age.
Andrew JacksQn--He died on June
Sth, 1915, rs years old. He suffered
from consumption, and finally dropsy
made its appearance about six
months before his death.
Martin Van Buren-He died on
July 24th, 1862, from violent at
tack of asthma, followed by catar-
rhal affections Of the throat and
lungs. He was so 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 accompanied with severe
diarrh1a, which would not yield to
medical treatment. His death oc-
Cured on April 4th, 1871, a month
after his Inauguration. He was 6S
years of age.
John Tyler---He died on January
18th, 1862, at the age of ~. | have |
been unable to ascertain the cause of |
his death.
James X. Polk-In the Spring of
lS49 he was stricken with slight at
tack of cholera while on boat GO
IN tho NiSSicSirYi
temporarily relieved he had re.
lapse on his return home and died |
on July 10Th, 1919, aged 81 years. |
Zachary Taylor-He was the sec
ond person to die in Office. He is |
said to have taken imm0derately of |
ice water and iced milk and then |
later on large quantity of cherries.
The result was an attack of cholera |
morbus. Another authority attrib-
utes his death to Il severe cold. The |
former seems the more likely. He
was 66 years old.
Mlllard Filimore-He died from
stroke of paralysis on March Sth,
1874, in his 74th year.
Franklin Pierce-His death was
due to abdominal dropsy, and occur
red on October Sth, 1879, in the 65th
year of his life.
James Buchanan-Hisd death oc-
Cured on June LIST, 1868, and was
caused by rheumatic gout. He was
II years of age.
Abraham LincOln-He was shot
by j. Wilkes Booth at Ford's thea
ter, Washington ID. c., on April
18th, 1865, aud died the following
day, aged 56.
Andrew JOhnson-He died from
a stroke of paralysis July 81, 1875,
aged 81.
The deaths of Grant, Garfield, Ar
thur and Hayes are recent enough
to be remembered by all.