Yes, I used to read books with a flashlight inder the blanket. I think the reading benefitted me more than playing with a smartphone would have, but maybe that’s just a generational prejudice.
The story that he caught cold and died of pneumonia is a popular one, but some historians think it’s more likely Harrison died of dysentery or cholera. The White House in those days was next to a leach field (similar to an open cesspool), and got its water from a well in that same field.
So Piro was in the Navy? Or is in the Navy? Maybe that’s why we don’t see him often. Maybe he’s only in town when his ship’s in port.