Editing Paul Morphy (section)

===Death===
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On the afternoon of July 10, 1884, Morphy was found dead in his bathtub in New Orleans at the age of 47. The cause of death was described as [[congestion of the brain]] brought on by entering cold water after a long walk in the midday heat.<ref name="Times Democrat">{{Cite web |title=Obituary in the ''Times Democrat'' 1884 |date=July 3, 2013 |url=http://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/charles-de-maurians-obituary-of-paul-morphy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222162605/http://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/charles-de-maurians-obituary-of-paul-morphy |archive-date=February 22, 2015 |access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>{{efn|Congestion of the brain is no longer used as a diagnosis; Morphy may have suffered a stroke.{{sfn|Hertan|2024|p=358}}}} A lifelong Catholic, Morphy was buried in the family tomb in [[Saint Louis Cemetery]] No. 1, New Orleans, Louisiana.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Louisiana Digital Library |date=December 13, 2020 |title=Tomb of Paul Morphy in St. Louis Cemetery #1, New Orleans Louisiana in the 1930s |url=https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/state-lwp%3A3232 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407035237/https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/state-lwp:3232 |archive-date=April 7, 2023 |access-date=December 13, 2020 |publisher=Louisiana Works Progress Administration of Louisiana}}</ref> The mansion was sold by the family in 1891, and later became the site of the restaurant [[Brennan's]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Stahls |first=Paul F. |date=Jan–Feb 2018 |title=Walking Through History |url=https://www.louisianalife.com/walking-through-history/ |magazine=Louisiana Life |page=70 |issn=1042-9980 |access-date=December 14, 2023}}</ref>