The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-13
DEATH OF THE PRESIDENTS.
Diseases and Tragedies That Have
Carried Of Chief Magistrates.
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Three of the nations presidents met
death by assassination. The others suf-
fered from a variety of ills of the kind
that affect ordinary mortals. ranging
Zachary Taylor, to old age, which brought
John Adams life TO a peaceful end. John
Adams, by the way. was the oldest of the
presidents, being 81 years at his death.
1t is noticeable that later-day presidents
have not reached the ripe age of the chief
magistrates of the earlier periods. This
is the way the presidents died:
George Washington-His death was the
result of a severe cold contracted while
riding around him farm in rain and sleet
storm on Dec. TO- 1893 The cold in
creased and was followed by chill, which
brought on acute laryngitis. His death oc-
Cured on Dee IA, 1893. He was IS years
of age.
John Adams-He died from old age. hav-
ing reached his ninety-first milestone.
Though active mentally, he was nearly
blind and unable to hold a pen steady
enough to write. He passed away without
pain on July 4. 1896.
James Madison. He. too. died of old
age. and peacefully, on June %, 1886. His
faculties We're undimmed to the last. He
was So.
James Monroe-At the time of his DEATH
which occurred in the seventy-third year
of his age. on July 4. 1881, it was assigned
to no other cause than enfeebled health.
Thomas Jefferson-He died at the age of
S. few hours before Adams, on July 4,
1926 His disease was chronic diarrhea
superinduced by old age, and, his psysi-
clans said, by the too free use of the wa
tiers of the White Sulphur springs
John Quincy Adams-He was stricken
with paralysis on Feb. y. 1913, while ad-
dressing the speaker of the house of rep
representatives. being at the time mem
Der of congress He died in The rotunda
of the capitol. He was 81 years of age.
Andrew Jackson-Died on June s. 1875
Is years old He suffered from consump
ton and finally drOpsy. which made its
appearance about six months before his
death.
Martin Van Buren-He passed away on
July "A, 1862. from a violent attack of
asthma. followed by catarrhal 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 in
auugration This was accompanied with
severe diarrhea which would not Weld to
medical treatment. His death occurred
on April 4. 1871, month after his inau-
guration: He was 6s years of age.
John Tyler-He died on JAN IL. 1862 ar
the age of 70. Cause of death not given.
James h. Polk-ln the spring of 1919 he
was stricken with slight attack of chol-
era while on boat going up the Mississ-
ippi river. Though temporarily relieved
he had relapse on his return home. and
died on June Is, 1910. aged "a years.
Zachary Taylor-He was the second
president to die in office He is said to
have partaken immoderately of ice water
and iced milk. and then later of large
quantity of cherries. The result was an
attack of cholera morbus. Another au-
thority attributed his death to a severe
cold The former seems more likely. He
was Go years old.
Willard Fillmore-Died from a stroke of
paralysis on March s, 1874, in his seventy
fourth year.
Franklin Pierce-His death was due to
abdominal dropsy. and occurred on Oct
S. 1868. in the sixty-fifth year of his life
James Buchanan-His death occurred on
June l. 1868. and was caused by rheumatic
govt. He was q years of age.
Abraham Lincoln-Shot by ]. Wilkes
Booth at Ford's theatre, Washington. D.
c.. on. April IA, 1865, and died the follow
ing day. aged SO years.
Andrew Johnson-Died from stroke of
paralysis. July 81 1879. agegd 81 years
Ulysses 8. Grant-Died at Mt. McGregor
N Y July %. 1885, as the result of "A
cancer at the root of his tongue. aged g.
years.
Rutherford y. Hayes-Died suddenly at
Fremont o., jan II. 1893. of neuralgia If
the heart III his seventy-first year.
James A Garfield-Passed away at Ell
beron N j. Sept. 10. 1881, aged 80, as q
result of a wound inflicted by the assassin
Guiteau.
Chester A Arthur-Died at New York
City of heart trouble. Nov. is, 1886. aged
So years.
BENJAMIN Harrison-Died of pneumonia
at indianapolis. March Is. 1901. aged IS
years.
William McKinlsy-Died al Buffalo. n.
Y Sent a. 1901 as the result of assas-
sination aged IS years.