Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-12
DEATH OF BIRBsEY c. LAKE.

A Well Known New Havener Dies of
 Pulmonary Phthisis at the Hos-
 pftal-He Was Formerly News
 paper Man in This City-A Varied
 Career.
 The death of Birdsey 0. Lake, who has been lying at the hospital suffering from pulmonary phthisis for the past three months, occurred yesterday morning about o'clock He had been troubled with 8 bronchial difficulty for about two years, but 1t was not until last November that the disease first appeared which ended his life. About Thanksgiving he went to New York to attend some races, of which he was very fond, and while there he contracted a se- were cold, which settled on his lungs
 From that time his decline began.
 He did not leave his duties, however, at the town clerks office, where he was em- ployed, until it WAS deemed advisable for him to get away from the sea air. Conse- quent1y he went to Newtown, where he re- mained for several weeks. Upon his return to New Haven, however, he did not appear to be much benefited. He sgain resumed his duties at the town clerks office, which he continued until the time came when he was confined to his room. His condition grad ually becoming worse. he WAS taken to the hospital about three months ago. He was conscious up to the time of his death. although he was unable to speak on account of a lack of strength.
 MT Lake was the eldest son of the late l Birdsey O. Lske, who for many years re- sided on Dixwell avenue, corner of Lake place, and after whom Lake place was l named, which property he at one time l owned. The deceased was born in this town and he had desided the greater part | of his life here.
 He was educated at the public schools. Subsequently he went to New York, where | he was employed for a time On his re. turn to New Haven he was variouely en- ! ployed. He was at one time an assistant fire marshal and also acted as clerk of the ! board of supervisors of steam boilers, and ! in 1876 he was of the leading spirits in the | organjz ation of base ball nine, of which
 he became the manager. The New Haven team was member of the national league
 and during that season and the one which followed, Mr. Lake made trips all over the country with the team, which won fairly | good record for its fine ball playing and ! counted its victories by the score, taking ! SohO5 HUH SoLho oL tuC UCsb tCdLub III tuS country.
 He was married In 1869 to Miss Aman.
 da Norton of Bristol, by Rev. s. Dryden
 Phelps of this city. Mrs. Lake died about
 eight years ago without offspring. Since
 his wife's death MT. Lake had lived alone
 He was employed for time in local ! newspaper work. He began as 8 core
 spondent for New York dramatic news paper, and afterward became connected
 with the staff of the Register. He was
 subsequently with the JOURNAL ANT
 COURIER, and when the Morning News
 started in 1882 he became connected with
 its editorial staff. in which capacity he re.
 msined until 1884, when he resigned and
 became connected with the Hubbard News
 paper Advertising agency. He subsequent. ly left there to accept employment with
 Wells, Richardson & Co.,. of Burlington, Vt., manufacturers of butter color and dealers in proprietary medicines. His duties necessitated extensive travel, and
 he travelled throughout the country secur. l ing testimonials of farmers as to the eff. cacy of the butter color and the results which had been secured through its use. I He remained with the concern for about e l year, and then again located in New Ha. | ven, engaging in various kinds of literary work, at which time he wrote the history of the New Haven fire department, which
 was gotten out 8 few years ago in pamphlet form. In May, 1886, he was offered 8 position
 in the town clerks office, which was then
 under the control of Philip Hugo. MT. l Lake was forty eight years of age, and was l one of the oldest members of the Connect icut Press association. His mother died
 when he was young and his father subse- quently married Miss Phoebe Peck, who still survives. He has a brother, Levi
 Ives Lake, who was formerly with W. F. Gilbert, the coal dealer, and now manager for the Waltham Watch company of Chi csgo. The funeral arrangements have not yet been completed.