Note in the cemetery card file says she died "In the canal at Warren Street"

A SPLASH AND A STIFLED CRY

Then the Black Water Closed Over Poor Fanny Belding
A SILLY LOVE AFFAIR
Her Sweetheart, W. H. Sullivan, Had Left Her After a Quarrel.

TOLD HIM SHE WOULD DIE
Went to Drug Store for Poison But Was Prevented from Buying It.

AN ATTEMPT AT RESCUE

An Unknown hero sprang into The canal but his attempt was futile

"Good-bye, I'm going to kill myself"

With this parting threat pretty Fanny Belding left her boy lover, William H. Sullivan at the corner of Fayette and Warren arterial shortly after 11 o'clock last evening. She continued through Warren Street to East Genesee where she met an acquaintance named Fred Donnelly.
"I'm going to poison myself, Fred," she said after greeting him. Donnelly laughed at her.
"Never mind; you'll see." she said.
When they got in front of Dwight's pharmacy she went in the Genesee Street entrance, leaving Donnelly standing outside. She did not buy anything but Donnelly had told her he would prevent her from doing so, but went directly through the Warren Street entrance. Donnelly followed her up Warren Street to the bridge. She was about a dozen yards ahead of him. When she got to the middle of the bridge she took off her cape and hat and threw them into the water. Then, before Donnelly or any one else could restrain her, she leaped from the bridge into the canal. There was a splash and a stifled cry and then stillness.
Some people who were in Ament's saloon heard the cry and rushed out on the towpath. Donnelly told them that there was a woman in the water, and they threw in boards and a life preserver in hope that they might reach her when she came to the surface.
An unknown hero sprang into the canal and made a brave but futile effort to recover the body. He walked away and refused to give his name. Undertaken McCarthy was then notified.
The canal was dragged and within 15 minutes after the drowning the body was recovered by Arthur M. Resver. It was removed to McCarthy's Morgue, where the dead girl was identified as Fanny Belding. She was a nurse girl employed in the family of Dr. A. H. Miller. Her mother lives at No. 911 South Salina Street and when she learned of the sad occurrence she became violently hysterical.
Dr. Miller said that the girl left his house shortly after 7 o'clock. He spoke very highly of her character and was surprised to learn that she had been involved in a silly love affair.
Sullivan, the girl's sweetheart, refused to discuss the matter when seen by a Standard reporter. He was taken to police headquarters, where he told a number of conflicting stories regarding his relations with the girl. Detectives Wood and Dorner finally got him to tell the truth. He said that he had known the girl for about a year and had kept company with her for that length of time. He met her last evening about 7:30 o'clock and they took a stroll for an hour or so. He finally left her, agreeing to meet her again in an hour. He kept the appointment. In the course of the conversation she chided him for flirting with another girl. He took umbrage at this and made a spirited answer. Angry words followed and Sullivan finally told her to go home.
"I won't go home" she replied. "It's my last night on earth." As Sullivan started to leave her she bade him farewell.
"Good-bye; I'm going to kill myself," she said.
Sullivan went back to the -- restaurant, where he is employed as cashier. To several of his friends he repeated the girl's last remark and they made fun of him. They were still joking about the matter when Arthur M. Kerver of McCarthy's undertaking __ walked into the restaurant and told Sullivan that Fanny Belding had drowned herself.
At police headquarters this morning there was an affecting scene when Sullivan and the girl's mother met. Mrs. Belding told Sullivan that she freely forgave him.
__ Weaver is making an investigation of the case.

Syracuse Standard | Syracuse, New York | Thursday, September 15, 1898 | Page 6