The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25
HOW THE PRESIDENTS DIED.
Intersatdug Facts That should Be Known
by All AmericAI~


Intersat1ng Facts That should Be Known
by All Americar~
George Washington-His death was
the result of severe cold contracted
while riding around his farm in grain
ana sleet storm on December 10, 1893.
The cold increased and was followed
by a chill, which brought on acute
laryngitis. His death occurred ON
December IA, 1899. He was 6S years
of age.
John Adams-He died from old age,
having reached his ninety-first mile
stone. Though active mentally, he
was nearly blind and unable to hold 9
pen steady enough to write. He
passed away without pain on July I,
1926
Thomas Jefterson-He died at the
age of ss, few hours before Adams,
on July 4, 1926 His disease was chronic
diarrhel, 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, June %, 1885 His
faculties we're undimmed to the last
He was IS.
James Monroe-At the time of his
death, which occurred in the I'D
year of his age, on July 4, 1881. it
was assigned 10 no other cause than
enfeebl health.
john Quincy Adams-He was st-ick-
en- with paralysis on February 81, 1s4s,
while addressing the speaker of the
house of representatives, being at
that time a member of congress He
died in the rotunda of the capital. He
was 81 years of age.
Andrew Jackson-1e died on June 8,
1s45, 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
"a. 1862, from violent attack of asth-
ma followed by catarrhal affections
of the throat and lungs. lie 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 accom-
named with severe diarrhGl, which
would not yield to medical treatment.
His death occurred on April 4, 1s4l, {,
month after his Inauguration. He was
6s years of age.
John Tyler-He died on January IL,
1862, at the age of 7s. have been
unable to ascertain the cause OF his
| death.
Zachary Taylor-He was the second
| president to die in Office. He is said to
have taken immodcratcly of ice water
| and iced milk and then later of a large
quantity of cherries. The result was
an attack of cholera morbus. An
! other authority attributes his death te
a severe cold. The former seems the
more likely. He was &C years old.
Willard Fillmore-He died from {
stroke of paralysis on March 8, 1874, il
his 74th year.
Franklin Pierce-His death was du'
to abdominal dropsy, and occurred OF
October 8, 1869. in the 65th year of hi
life.
James Buchanan-His death oc
Cured on June 1. 1868. and was causes
by rheumatic govt He was " year
of age.
+ Abraham Lincoln--Iie was shot b.
j. Wilkes Booth at Ford's theater
Washington, on April IA, 1865, and die
the following day, aged So.
Andrew Johnson-Hc died from
stroke of paralysis July 81. 1878, age
81.
The deaths Of Grant, Garfield Arthu
and Hayes are recent enough to be re
membered by alL-American Note
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