Lizzie's death

Societygirl1892 · Post by **Societygirl1892** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:18 pm

As I was home not feeling well today, to take my mind off of it, I decided to get out my copy of Rebello and do some research.
The hours before Lizzie's death, she called her servants to her bedside and gave them all cash gifts. As Lizzie's death certificate lists heart as the cause of death, I am wondering what it was like in her final hours. It's obvious that she knew that that the end was near. Was she coherent for most of it? Was it more like respiratory failure than heart failure? The book also states the Fall River Herald reported "her death last night", which I wish I could get a more conclusive time of death. Was it early evening, late night, or middle of the night??
I am also wondering what room she was waked in?
I don't know if there is much credence that she had "winter" and summer" bedrooms, but I am thinking she must have died in the back bedroom since there was a bathroom in that room, making the room much more conducive to care for her.
Pam

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:10 pm

The Source book, page 330, has a newspaper article covering Lizzie's death. It does not list the newspaper's name but I have traced it to the New Bedford Evening Standard of June 2, 1927.

It says the time of death was 8:30 in the evening.

Societygirl1892 · Post by **Societygirl1892** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:06 pm

Harry!
Thank you so much for the information!
I actually lost my copy of the Sourcebook, how and where I don't know, so I have to order a new copy!
Pammie

snokkums · Post by **snokkums** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:13 pm

I thought that the cause of lIzzies death was complications due to a gall bladder surgery. Never heard of a heart condition.