▁series ▁of ▁season al ▁po ems , ▁" I ▁have ▁vent ured ▁to ▁add ▁a ▁few ▁vers es , ▁a ▁poor ▁t ribute ▁to ▁one ▁who ▁has ▁for ▁so ▁many ▁years ▁delight ed ▁us ▁with ▁his ▁song ". ▁ ▁Death ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁ill ness ▁with ▁seven ▁months ▁conf ined ▁to ▁bed ▁by ▁a ▁pain ful ▁cancer ous ▁growth ▁on ▁his ▁hip bone , ▁William ▁Pitt man ▁L ett ▁died ▁peace fully ▁surrounded ▁by ▁his ▁family ▁at ▁ 7 : 4 5 ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁Monday , ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁in ▁his ▁sevent y - third ▁year . ▁A ▁post mort em ▁was ▁conducted ▁as ▁his ▁long ▁sick ness ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁fully ▁understood ▁by ▁his ▁medical ▁advis ors . ▁It ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁met ast as ized ▁cancer ▁of ▁the ▁sp ine . ▁ ▁By ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁Tre as urer , ▁Thomas ▁Hal der ▁Kir by , ▁the ▁City ▁Hall ▁flag ▁fle w ▁at ▁half - m ast ; ▁officials ▁ordered ▁a ▁fl oral ▁t ribute ; ▁and ▁Council ▁un anim ously ▁approved ▁a ▁resolution ▁of ▁honour ▁and ▁a ▁motion ▁for ▁a ▁fully ▁paid ▁public ▁fun eral ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁long ▁and ▁faithful ▁services . ▁▁ ▁L ett ' s ▁fun eral ▁corte ge ▁with ▁a ▁four - hor se ▁he arse ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁ever ▁seen ▁in ▁Ott awa , ▁and ▁included ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁and ▁most ▁prominent ▁citizens . ▁It ▁proceeded ▁past ▁closed ▁stores ▁along ▁Ott