Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-14
o.. Burt Andrews.

1t is seldom that deeper or more
/. widely spread sorrow is felt in the city
than was caused by the announcement.
Saturday morning, that DR.. Burt An
drews was dead. It was not uncN-
p2cted, for the fact WAS generally
known that it was only a question of
time when the last grain CT sand
should flow from the hour glass OF life,
and the weary spirit wing its way 10
the realms OF the iumOi tai. Hat !,
matters not how long We may have
Known that The end WAS nedr-When
the moment of dissolution comes. there
always wells up from the human heart
The same thrill Of sorrow, the same
feeling of sadness. 1t il but nature.
Dr.. Andrews died at 7.tj O'Clock, at
the residence Of lis fatht.', Judge y. O..
Andrews. !. OAK street. after long
Illness from complication of diseases.
mainly induced by kidney trouble,
though he had been confined TO the
house but a few weeks. lie was 81
Years Of aSc, ana a widow survives
him.
Although resident Of Augusta for
- years. Or. Andrews was Il native of
the town of Cornish. having been born
in that place. May -. 1865. He was the
son OF Albert c. and Mary +. tSmarD
Andrews. His early school days Were
passed in Cornish. but when II years
of age he came 10 Augusta, and took
4 three years course of study in the
CCny High school. He then went TO the
Pennington Normal school. and grad
uated from that institution in 1888. Al
ter graduating from the Normal school,
hA hy g,,,.
School for one year, after which he
went to Now York. and studied in the
Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Re
turning to Bowdoin, he completed his
course at that college. and then re-
turned 10 Bellevue, and took a post
graduate course.
He began the practice Of medicine at
Rochester. y. H.. n January, 1882
where he enjoyed a very successful
practice for five years. AT the expira-
ton OF that time he came to Augusta.
where he had since resided.
May 49, 1892 he was united in mar
riage with Lillian Hughes. daughter of
the late Capt. VIM. Hughes of New
York City. by whom he is survived.
Like his father DR.. Andrews was
deeply identified with the interests of
the Ancient order OF United Yorkmen.
He was a member Of Highland Lodge,
No. %, and was supervisor OF the order
in the State OF Maine. He was also
grand medical examiner of the Degree
OF Honor of the Grand Lodge. and
medical examiner Of the local branch
of the order.
In the Masonic bodies, he was a mem
Der of the Blue lodge ana Chapter in
Rochester. n. H.. and of Trinity Com
mandery of this city.
In municipal affairs, he held the Of
flee of city physician. He was also the
county physician, and received the no.
tice Of his reappointment. Friday. the
day before his death.
The funeral will be of a quiet nature.
Services will be held at the house, at
> o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and will
be conducted by the Rev. {. \. Hay
den. pastor of the Winthrop Street Uni
versalst church. Officers of Trinity
Commandery viii be present. in citi-
zen dress. and bearers viii be furnish
ed by that body, and also by II ighland
Lodge. \. o. L. w. The remains Will
be placed in The tomb at Mount Pleas
ant cemetery. and in the spring VIII be
removed to Freedom. y. H.. tie native
place Of his parents, for intermont.
In the death of Or. Andrews the com
munity loses one whose presence viii
long be missed and whose memory
will ever be cherished by those VINO
knew him. He was a man known by
all. and loved by all. Naturally. his
profession won for him a Wide circle Of
acquaintance. and his warm hearted
ness and ckeerfulCesS of disposition
aWoke within them all = feeling Of
friendship that was akin to love. His
fortitude was remarkable, for in spite
of his sufferinGs for the past year ne
has ever maintained. outVardiy. the
cheerful manner that was characteris
tic of him. and this, too, at times when.
behind the calm exterior he was stuff
ering agonies that words could not ok
press. To his intimate friends he ad
mitted that he sometimes gave way TO
his feelings, when alone, but not often.
TO the SOrroWinS father and the
bercaVed widow, the heartfelt sympa-
thy of the community is extended. and
while realizing that the grief al parting
is hard to bear, there comes to ali the
comfort of knowing that the sufferingS
of tho absent one are at an end, and
that henceforth. all to him is peace and
happiness.