The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-07

ana Where Dufleu, WITH obner Interesting
facts:
George Washington was President near.
ly eight years. He died at the ago of ~,
and was buried at Mt. Vernon, Va. His
last words were, "'Tis we'll"
John Adams was in office four years.
He lived the longest Of them all, and died
some twenty-five years after his torn ex-
pired, at the age of 81 years. His body lies
beneath the Unitarian Church at Quincy,
Mass. His last words were, "This Is the
last of earth; am content"
John Quincy Adams is buried beside his
father, John Adams. Their wives are
buried with them, He lived nineteen
years after his term expired, and died ht
the age of 81. He was in office four years.
Thomas jefferson held office for eight
years. He was the 3rd President, and
John Quincy Adams the 9th. His body
lies in thick growth of woods, few
hundred yards to the right Of road lead.
ing from Charlottesville, Va. to MonUi-
cello. He died at the ago of SO, His last
words were, 81 resign my soul to God, and
my daughter to my country" He died
on the 4th of July, 1896.
James Madison, was in office eight
years. His remains lie four miles from
Orange, Va. His grave is ip the centre Of
II large level field, in a lot about 100 feet
square, surrounded by brick wall. He
died at the age of s..
james Monroe, held the office for eight
years. He was buried In Hollowwood
cemetery, Richmond, Va. A vault of
bricks and granite contains his remains.
edied at the age of 49, on 4th of July,
1881.
Andrew Jackson, was President tor
eight years His body is buried at the
Hermitage, his home on the Lebanon
pike eleven miles from Nashville His
tomb is eighteen feet In diameter His
wife is buried with him. He died at the
age of 7S Among his last words We're:
Hang them, sir, as high as Haman."
Martin Van Buren,, was in Office four
years. His body lies in a little Village
GENET cry of kinterhook, Columbia county
NJ Y. A granite shaft fifteen feet high
stands over his grave He lived twenty
one years after going out of office and
died at the ago Of 50.
William Harrison, was President about
one month, the shortest of them all.
His grave is situated OF Nolth Bend, Ind,
few yards from the track of the l. G. l..
l.. r. r. where it enters the tunnel,
There is no monument. nor inscription
to tell the story of this noble man. He
died at the age of Is.
John Tyler held office for four years.
His grave is unmarked, and is about ten
yards from the grave of Monroe. Found
in Hollowoood cemetery, Richmond, Va.
Near his grave is the grave of Little
Joe" son of Jefferson Davis. In the
same cemetery lie the bodies of l6 900 con.
fcderate soldiers. He lived twenty-one
years after being President, and died at
the age of eighty.
James X. Polk was President for four
years. His body lies at the corner Of VIM
and Union streets, Nashville. A monu-
ment over his grave is twelve feet square
and twelve feet high. This Is q beautiful
al In al ut hn If
| tlfty-four.
Zachariah Taylor was in office about
one year His body has been moved three
different times. His remains now repose
in a prominent place in Frankfort, Ky.
Hisbody was first buried in u cemetery in
Washington, then in q lot on the Taylor
homestead, about five miles back of Louis.
Vile, afterward taken to Cave Hill Gene
| terry, Louisville. In 1878 his remains were
| placed in the beautiful cemetery of Frank
| fort. He died at the age of G6.
Millard Fillmore was in office nearly
| three years, caused by the death Of Tay
| lor His remains lie in Forest Lawn
| Cemetery, three miles from Buffalo, n ,
Y. A beautiful monument stands at the
| head of his grave. He lived after being
| President twenty. one years, dying at the
| fge of II.
| Franklin Pierce was in office four years.
| His body lies at Concord, n. H., in an old
| cemetery on Mai n street, This is u beaut
| tiful burial place. A fence six feet high
surround the spot. He died at the age Of
| sixly-flve. =
James Buchanan held the Office for four
years. His body is buried at Woodward
| Hill cemetery, Lancaster, on, the banks of
the Conestoga His grave is enclosed by
| neat iron fence. 1t is well kept and is
| always attractive. Around the fence isSt
hedge of blooming roses. He died at the
age Of seventy-seven. 4
Abraham Lincoln was president little
over four years. His body is buried at
Oak Ridge cemetery, Springfield ILL., A
marks his grave. On the building of the
monument, is only the word Lincoln"
Ho died at tho age of lifty-siX.
Andrew johnson was President about
three years and eleven months. His body
lies al Greenville, Tenn. His burial place
is II beautiful spot. The tomb was erected
by his three sons He died ut tho age Of
81
L. s. Grant held office for eight years.
His body lies at Mt. McGregOr, n. Y. He
died aU tho age Of G3 He was the only
President that made tour of the world.
He was everywhere received with marked
enthusiasm and honor
Rutherford B. Hayes was in Office four
years. He died at the age of II.
JulltS ~. bltlGl'l lcltl INC L lTtSlucnCy
for six months and fifteen days. He was
assassinated, as also was Lincoln. His
famous saying was God reignS, and tho
government at Washington still lives"
sixteen years later, on tho End Of July,
he was assassinated. He died at tho age
Of so, on September 10Th, 1881
Chester A, Arthur was in Office for
three years, five months and tlitcen days
He died at tho age of 56
Grover Cleveland ut first hem office four
years; then was defeated by Benjamin
Harrison, who WAS in Office four years
Harrison ran again, but was defeated by
Cleveland who once more held the Office
four years.
-Four Presidents died in ofiice-William
Henry Harrison, Taylor, Lincoln and Gar
field Polk left the Presidential chair on
March 4, 1919 died June 18th Of the same
year, at the early age Of 81. OF all the
Presidents who have died natural deaths,
he was the youngest.
Garfield died just two months under 80.
Lincoln and Arthur the one dying nat
ural and the other u violent death, were
each So. The average age of the twenty
one Presidents, who have died was u few
months over 70 years, the Psalmist's span
Of life. Cleveland and Harri8ou arc the
only surviving eX-PrcsidentS.
Major Mckinley will if all is will take
his seat on the lth of March, 1897. He will
be the twenty fifth President. His ad-
ministration will he the thirty second in
the line of those who held the Office.