Nevertheless, the consequences of this episode persisted. MORE

This morning at about 2 o'clock ex-President Johnson died at the residence of his daughter... from a paralytic stroke. He had been in rather bad health since the adjournment of the last sesson of Congress, but nothing serious was anticipated. On Wednesday morning he left on the train for Carter's Station, and from thence he went on horseback to his daughter's residence, a distance of about seven miles, riding in the hot sun. Arriving there he felt very fatigued, and the same afternoon, about 4 o'clock, his right side was paralyzed, rendering him speechless. His wife was with him at the time, and his [children] were at once sent for.... On Thursday about noon he became conscious and had a partial use of his side again, but it was evident that the great commoner could not live long, and thus surrounded by his entire family and neighboring friends he passed away about 2 o'clock this morning. Much feeling is manifested here and at Knoxville.