Charles Weightman "Natator or Man Fish"

[glensmum]

Could some kind person look in the San Francisco newspapers for the obituary or anything related to Charles Weightman. I think there was mention of his death in The San Francisco Morning Call. He died on the 5th May !887.
He was a stage performer and his act was in a tank of water in which he "ate drank and smoked a pipe" underwater.
I have his grave site as Grave 11 Tier 57 but don't know which cemetery that could be. The Funeral Director was Halsted N.Gray & Co.
I would appreciate help with this man or advice as to where I should look.
Regards Olive

[barryd]

Chas Weightman 
Burial   05 May 1887 
Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California 
Age: 41 
Funeral Home: N. Gray & Co. Funeral Records 
Funeral Home Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California.

On line on familysearch.org
No cemetery given except for "San Francisco " as above.   

No hard evidence yet but Grave 11 Tier 57  is a numbering system in the  Lone Mountain Cemetery, San Francisco. Lone Mountain Cemetery graves were removed and  reburied in the early 1900's primarily to Cypress Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

[shellyesq]

The San Francisco public library does obituary look-ups for free.  http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000049301  Maybe you can explain what you're looking for & they can see if there's anything in another newspaper.  Sometimes, funeral notices will be placed a day or two after the obituary and will note where the internment will be.

I know we have some posters who are familiar with that area, so maybe they will have an answer to your questions off the top of their heads.

[glensmum]

Thank you to the Posters who have responded. I have put in an Obituary request and added a note to tweak the interest of the receiver. Charles' stage life was quite interesting and I have enjoyed researching it. Hope his grave was saved if it was at Lone Mountain
Regards Olive

[barryd]

Although Charles was buried in San Francisco he may not have died there. His name is not on the Death Registers of San Francisco.

[glensmum]

I wonder what that might mean. Here in New South Wales, I have known it to happen if there was an inquest into the death.On the page of the undertaker he is said to have died of phitusis. I thought that was pneumonia but have also been told it is TB Thank you for your interest. Search goes on

[shellyesq]

Additional thread on the same person:  http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,603451.msg4529535.html#msg4529535

[glensmum]

Thank you for linking my posts on the two forums. I had thought to do that but as a beginner was still working it out.
regards Olive

[barryd]

I checked to see if Charles Weightman had a will in England/Wales which some people overseas do have when they have some money left in England. He did not have an English will.