The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-15
and make him again presidentiai

and make him again presidential
possibility.
john Tyler was. one Of the active ex-
presidents; Like washington. he pur-
sued the life OF a country gentleman:
bat he afterward became very much
Interested IN the doctrine of secession
and took an active part in all the
events which led up TO the civil war.
Fillmore lived JWenty-pne years af-
ter his retirement- He was nominated
to succeed himself by the American
party, but was not elected He tray
eled great deal abroad and took a
great interest in public affairs
IhOmaS J Jefferson devoted himself to
educational interests and founded the
University of Virginia after his retire.
ment from the presidency. He person
ally superintendent the erection OF the
university buildings
Monroe had his Own ideas on the sub
jeet of the occupations of ex-presi-
dents. lie held that IAN ex-pTesident
should not be party leader He was
q. local magistrate tor a time and was
a delegate 10 a constitutional conyen-
ton. he lived only seven years after
his term ended.
General Grant was the greatest tray
eler in the list Of presidents His
trip around the globe has been de-
scribed in two large volumes and il is
a matter of familiar history. General
Grant did not take any part in BUSH
ness or public affairs, but he WAS the
silent partner in the firm of Grant &
Ward, and his later days were embit-
tered by his experiences in Wall street.
Everyone knows that his famous book
was written while he was on his death
bed to provide a living for his family
after his death.
Grover Cleveland, since the close of
his second term, has delivered some
lectures at Princeton and furnished
some photographed contributions TO
periodicals, but this has been a matter
of courtesy and not of business.
General Harrison was the hrst ex-
president to die of pneumonia, although
George Washington was killed by a
cold, and so was Harrison's grand
father, William Henry Harrison. Wash
ington's cold developed into laryngitis
and the other HarTisons into pleurisy.
John Adams died Of senile debility. He
expired at Quincy, Mass. Thomas JEFF
ferson's death occurred a few hours be-
fore that OF Adams and, singularly
enough, both died on the Fourth of
July.
James, Madison at IS died of old age
Adams had lived to be 81. Monroe died
Of general debility, though he was only
%. The second Adams was stricken
with paralysis in the hail of the house
NOW Statuary halD and died in the
rotunda of the CAPITOL His body was
taken TO Quincy
Andrew jackson rCled OF consumption
and drOpsy at the age of Is and was
buried on his estate. The Hermitage,
near Nashville Van Buren, died of
catarrh Of the throat and lungs and
was buried at Undertook He was
the only president who died at his
birthplace.
Tyler died of a bilious attack and
was buried at Richmond. Taylor was
stricken with cholera mOrbus< after
drinking a quantity of iced water and
iced milk and eating some cherries.
Folks death was caused by cholera.
Polk was buried at Nashville and Tay-
Tor at Louisville.
Fillmore died of paralysis and was
buried at his home in Buffalo, Pierce
died of inflammation of the stomach
and was buried at Concord. Buchan-
ans death was due to rheumatism and
govt. He lived to be n and was bur
led near Lancaster.
Andrew Johnson died of paralysis
and was buried at GreenvilIe Grant
died of cancer of the throat at Mount
McGregor and his body lies in the mag
nificent tomb on Riverside Drive, New
York. Hayes died on his farm in Ohio
of paralysis of the heart and was bur-
led at Fremont. Garfield, -asSasSinated
by Guiteau, was buried at Cleveland
Arthur died of apoplexy- and was buried
at Albany