Miss Burditt Found Dead
Alarmed by the fact that none of her neighbors had seen Miss S. Jane Burditt for 48 hours, W. Dean Burditt, Merton Barnes and others entered her house Wednesday evening at 6:30 o’clock and found her dead in her bed. Dr. Imogene Bassett was called at once and after examining the body decided that Miss Burditt had probably died early Tuesday morning. Both coal fires were out, the house consequently being cold. The presence of bottles about the room seemed to indicate that she had attempted to relieve her sufferings alone, and but had soon died. Dr. Bassett thinks from an acute attack of congestion of the lungs. Miss Burditt was last seen by Mr. Barnes Monday afternoon on Maria street at about 4 o’clock. Except for a cold she seemed to be in her usual health. It is surmised that she was taken ill Monday night after retiring and soon feeling ill dressed herself, for she was dressed when found. Dr. Bassett telephoned Dr. H. A. Ward, coroner at Richfield Springs, telling him of the circumstances and of her diagnosis. As there seemed to be no doubt whatever of the cause of Miss Burditt’s death, he decided that no inquest was necessay.
The funeral will be held this Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the house, the services to be in charge of the Rev. Mr. Conger of the Presbyterian church, of which for many years Miss Burditt had been a member. Interment will be in the Lakewood cemetery.
Miss Burditt was born in 1838 in Cooperstown and had always lived in the house in which she died on south Pioneer Street. She is survived by a brother W. Dean Burditt of this place and by a sister, Mrs. James A. Lynes, who lives on Susquehanna avenue.