Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
AGED PAINTER
FALLS AND DIES
MISS WILMARTH, MlNlATURIST,
PASSES AWAY
Alone In Her New Home In Pasadena
Unfortunate Woman Receives
Last Summons With No
One Near
specl,l T., The Herald.


PASADENA, July 21.-Miss Euphe-
mia b. wllmarth, the noted painter oil
miniatures on porcelain, was found TINS
forenoon lying dead in the bath room
of her home at No t16 Mountain street
where she had been living alone for
Some weeks.
1t is believed that death came from
natural causes and Coroner Trout has
decided that no inquest is necessary.
II seems that Miss Wilmarth, who
was about sixty years of age, came
to Pasadena about three months ago
TO spend the remainder of her days and
being hale and hearty decided to live
alone in a home of her own choosing
A few weeks ago she moved INTO ths
house on Mountain street, having hVeu
there just long enough to nave hsI
habits known by her neighbors and
her few friends about the city,
This morning one of these neighbors
Assistant City Attorney James e
Byrne. noticed that no one was stirring
about the house, that the windows were
open. although the screens were closed
and fastened shut as usual, but thai
the bottle of milk left by the dairyman
and the newspaper left in the yard the
night before were still there.
Knowing that Miss Wilmarth was
usually alone in the house he became
alarmed and hastily telephoned to some
of her friends about the city with the
expectation that she would be touno
to have remained with them over night
They reported that she must be al
home.
He was unable to arouse anyone in
the house and so made the round OF
the house peering into the windows
as best he could.
AT the bath room window he found the
shade drawn and looking in thought
that he could see a body lying partly
on the floor and partly in the bathtub
He Immediately tore open the wire
screen and broke in the window.
The body was that of Miss Wilmarth
She was entirely clothed and was lying
where she appeared to have fallen, with
n portion of her body resting on, the
bathtub and the rest of her BODY
stretched on the floor.
In one hand she held a bottle OF
smelling salts. Her nose and mouth
had evidently struck against a part OF
the bath room fixtures in falling and
having formed pool on the loor pe-
side the tub
There was no sign of a struggle, the
bed usually occupied by the aged wo-
man had not been occupied and the
house was in perfect order.
. The authorities We're Immediately
notified and a physician summoned.
DR.. George E. Abbott was the one
sent for and on his arrival a thorough
examination of the body was made.
In addition to the wound on the face
and the blood therefrom the physician
discovered blood coming from the
mouth and after a careful investisa-
tion freely diagnosed the case as hem
orrhage of the stomach.
The body had evidently been lying
in the position and posture in which
1t was found for several hours, judging
by the untouched bed from some time
the day previous. Indeed the neighbors
having seen Miss Wilmarth
about the house and in the yard at
about p. m. yesterday.
It is presumed that shortly after this
the unfortunate woman felt sudden
illness which the use of her smelling
salts could not relieve and instead of
calling for help Immediately, went into
the bath room.
Here she must have fallen almost
without warning and according to the
belief of the physician must have died
without a struggle.
According to this supposition even
had there been someone else in the
house to whom the afflicted woman
could have called for help it could not
have reached her in time.
Dr. Abbott called up the coroner's
Office by phone and informed the cor
oner of the situation. That officia
gave his consent to the body being re-
moved to the undertaking parlors OF
Ives & Warren and this evening noti-
fed the friends here that an inquest
would not be required, there being nC
doubt whatever that death had come
from perfectly natural causes.
Miss Wilmarth's relatives at New
Rochelle New York, have been notified
of the unexpected death and awaiting
word from them no arrangements fol
the funeral will be made.
A cousin who resides at Riverside
has also been notified and is expected
to take personal charge of the pre-
l:minary arrangements.
Miss Wilmarth was the daughter o.
The late John Wilmarth and leaves twC
sisters and a brother in the city ol
New Rochelle, New York. her people
there being possessed Of considerable
wealth.
Her own work as miniature painter
was of the highest class and ha:
brought her a reputation of almos
national extent Since her arrival il
Pasadena she has made a number Of
friends