The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-26
,lR. JOHN /. JOHNSON DEAD.
Death Carries Away Prominent
Citizen of savannah.

nEhAh A@EEAea AWAF
Citizen of savannah.
ar John L. johnson died quite SUD
denly, a few minutes after 10 O'Clock last
night. az his residence. No. 90 Charlton
street east He had been feeling IN To-
several days. bat up 10 twenty -four hours
before the end. HE condition had not been
regarded as critical by any other than
himself He seemed Co have a Fremont
lion taat the pains he has recently SUI
tcred f7retoli his approa ching death.
SIR johnson returned from business
,r.p a. Southern Georgia Friday night
DURING his absence from Savannah he had
undergone two attacks which ne thought
60 be- bronchial IN their nature ard which
Induced severe pain he spent saturday
morning iu als ofnse but when he was
returning 70 hts desk ia the afternoon
Ear again attacked.
Even then ac would not confess tnoi
hu was lI. ard after resting for fen
minutes iu as ofilcc be refused 10 wait
Tor the cab tnat had been called, oui
walked across the Bay 20 meet g. lie
retired as @gon as be reached his home
1ud Or simmons was called.
Yesterday morning there came another
~ 60. bronchial attacks. as he tnen
thought tacm. combined with cardiac
pains lad other complications, but his
condition became easier during the day.
lri be Wus thouE1 go De- mush better.
waite his mind occasionally wandered. for
the greater part Of the time he was per
foct.y rational
About % O'Clock his son. Mr. Walter T.
Joauson the only member Of the family
.n me city was called 10 the bedside Of
1ls father. lie was told that be wol q
not BE- needed during the night and that
u was useless for aim 90 keep awake.
But rev minutes later the younger Mr..
Johnson, has attention attracted by the
apparent rerles-ness % his father. re-
turned 10 the BEDSIDE % the latter His
tatner even then was in the throes Of
dissolution and in "a very few moments
fhe end came.
Mrs johnson. Nr william = johnson
and Mis- Cornelis johnson the two lat
ter the son and daughter OF the deceast
are now in Sew York. where the son IT,
a student az Columbia University Mss
claire johnson. thc elder daughter. f. ia
Macon All ~ them were photographed by
Ar Walker 7. Johnson of hi- fathers
death. ana will come az once 10 savan-
nah. 10 VII b. Impossible for Mrs John
son ana the son and daughter uow IN
New York fo reach savannah before to-
morrow Afternoon. and o. is probable that
a." funeral all not take place until " cd
nesl ay. Pending the return 20 the city
or Nrt johnson. or the receipt q some
Information as TO her wishes. no arrange
m-nis for the fuurrel are being made
Air johnson was bora in Lee county.
Georgia. on SEPT TO- 1880. and was. there
fore. more than 70 years old AZ the time
81 bis death His youth and early man
hood were spent iu Milledgevilie. where
De was engaged Ia business until the out
break ~ the Civll War In this great
strusgie he was an active participant
from les inre pti1n 10 the sure uder OF Lee
arc HE army al AppomattoX Court House
He entered the army as q private Ga
The Baldwin Blues OF MNlcdgevii.e with
which command ne served 90 che Virgins
campaign during the nrst year Of the war.
AFTER tnet time he was detaca and dur
ing the remainder Of the war was acting
provost marshal ~ one Of the divisions
~ The Army of Northern Virginia. com
merded 40 different times. by cen
itodes and Gen Ramsey For some rea-
son he was never commissioned. but In
this important and trying capacity he
rendered until the very end. service the
most earnest. loyal and devoted 90 his
country.
The ar1ltramcnt OF that struggle he ac-
ceptcd cheerfu.y. He returned 10 Mill
remained there only until 1865, when he
came 20 Savannah. Here his Industry
worth and decided business talents found
ready recognition.
For year he was connected with the
nrm of Dillon stctsou. ana afterwards
with che cotton house Of l.. j Gullmnrtiu
co. WIN this latter firm he remained
uuul shortly before lt. dissolution IN 1877.
when he became member Of the firm
~ John Flannery a Co. of which he was
san partner az the slime OF his death
IN 1874 Mr. johnson married Miss Mary
Fisher ~ Irwinton. who. with four chill
dren. survives him The children are
Messrs Walter r and William F. John
son, and Miss Claire and Miss Cornelia
Johnson
Mr. Johnson was well known in rho bus
iness lie 90 Savannah. ia which he oc-
cupiei q prominent place lie was "a do
voted ard active member % Wesley Mon
umont1l Church. and member both %
its Board az Trustees and Is BOARD OF
Stewards He was also member az Sol
onions Lodge Of Masons.