The Death of George Washington

The title of this episode is called the death of George Washington, by the way. When Caroline the maid came at sunrise, she found George in very bad shape. He was having severe respiratory distress. Colonel Lear sent for Albert Aralins, the estate overseer. Aralins then prepared a medical concoction consisting of molasses, vinegar, and butter.Washington tried to swallow it and he went into what is described as an episode of convulsive suffocation.