| Show THE FOURTH TWICE MEMORABLE the death of ex vice president isamli 0 on a independence day recalls the 1 lid at that that national anniversary haa has witnessed the death of three man mea who ho occupied the presidential seat and that a fourth who was also the I 1 fourth arth president james madison died in the year 1830 daring during the week preceding the nations birthday ann anniversary ve ver sary reary on the fourth of july J aly 1826 1820 john adams the second president expired after exclaiming when asked if he knew what day it was that the firing of cannons and the ringing of bells was commemorating oh is the glorious Four fourth of July God bless the same day and the same year the soul of thomas jefferson the third president took its sight flight his age being 83 oa the third of july be he asked his attendants what day it was and on being told he expressed a desire to live to see the fiftieth anniversary niver sary of rif the declaration of independence pen dence his band hand had written five years later on the fourth of july 1831 james IJames Alon monroe the fifth president died at the age of 73 it is a striking coincidence that this greatest of all days in the american calendar should be remembered also as the day of the demise of BO so many of its heroes |
