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Show Last Words of John Qulncy Adams. Tho dramatic death ot John Qulncy Adams on tho floor of tho hoiiBO ot congress gave tho wrltors of his day au opportunity for putting flno words in his mouth and roaring another historic his-toric horo. At that tlmo Dr. W. A. Nowoll was a member of congress from Now Jersey, and subsoquontly became govornor ot his state. Ho was tho first to reach tho stricken man as ho sank to tho floor. Dr. Nowoll later In llfo Insisted that Adams' last words, spoken to him, wero: "This Is tho ond; quick, a llttlo brandy." Which doesn't accord with popular histories ot tho ovent by a long shot. |