Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-22
Judah EriSbies

Judah Frisbie died at his residence, Mo- 35 Wooster Place, corner of Greene street, at | about o'clock Saturday evening. He was | seized with severe pain in the region of the heart while at his office on Chapel street (Frisbie, Chase $ Co.'s), shortly before noon | of Saturday, and was conveyed to his resi- | dence, where he was attended by Dr. Levi Ives, the physician of the family for years,
 and Dr. Russell. He remained in entire con-
 sciousness, but suffering great pain until he | passed away. It was 8 case of paralysis of the I heart. The deceased had been very active | for one of his years, and his alert step, tall, l 1.-the, nervous figure, cordiality and fine pres ence, made him one of the best known of the
 elderly gentlemen of the city. He wss born in Branford in 1900, and was son of Deacon Samuel Fr1sbie, of that town, prominent in his day and generation, and highly esteemed aud the schoolmaster. Judah, having arrived
 at years of discretion, came to this city, which, with few short intervals of absence,
 has been his residence for about sixty years. He was in his early life prominent dry goods merchant on Chapel street. At one time he resided for a short period in Georgia, having
 been attracted to the South for health and on
 business pursuits. He also at one time resi-
 ded in New York for time. He was for
 ehont nine years, from '49 to '57, the proprie-
 tor, and longer the owner, of the Pavilion
 Hotel. Under his charge it attained its high est fame as hotel, being widely known, and
 in those days one of the most noted summer
 resorts in the United States, numbering
 among its visitors and guests families of note
 and wealth from all parts of the country, in-
 cluding many from the South and having
 season after season full tide of success.
 Many West India planters and their families
 were from time to time attracted to the house,
 and became sojourners there frequently for
 the whole season, the guests of MT. Fr1sbie,
 who was ever gentleman highly regarded
 and valued by his guests, and host who ex-
 ercised a rare personal and magnetic indu-
 ence, attracting his patrons of however high
 station to him and making them lifelong
 personal friends. Many in different parts of
 the country who enjoyed his care when his
 guests will regret to hear of his decease. The
 Pavilion and adjacent grounds gave special
 character to that part of the city, long the re-
 sort of so many persons of high social posi-
 tion, and many were the delightful social oc-
 casions at the old manse, now busy with the
 hum of machinery and the noise of hammers
 converted last year into part of one of the
 most extensive manufacturing establishments
 of the State, which changed totally the for
 mer romantic and picturesque appearance of
 the locality, as well remembered by many of
 our old residents, substituting more prosaic
 but even greater source of municipal prosper ity. MT. Frisbie rented the Pavilion for some time to MT. Wilson, the wealthy Enelishman, for $2, 900 year, and afterward sold it, and the twenty or more remaining years of his life he has been prominently engaged in the fire insurance business, as is well known to our citizens. He married ffty-eight years ago last May his estimable wife, who survives to mourn the deep af1iction. The well known divine, Rev. Gardner Spring, of New York, oficiated. They celebrated their golden we'd ding about eight years since. Three children were born to them, one of whom died very young. The others are Mrs. William Fitch, widow of the late ex-Mayor Fitch, and Mrs. Charles G. Wilson, formerly of this city, but for about sixteen years past residing in New York city. MT. and Mrs Wilson arrived yes terday morning. The deceased leaves 8 sis ter also. now the only survivor Of large family. She is the widow of the late Lucius Hopkins, a merchant and banker of New York, who died three years ago. MT. Frisbie, though held in much esteem in this city, and a man of clear judgment and perceptions and cultivated mind, and with much natural abili- ty and force of character, uniformly declined any political preferment, accepting rather the quiet life of an unostentatious and valuable citizen. As late as about five years ago, when seventy-fve years of age, he paid visit to Europe. His appearance was that of a man much younger. His health was excel lent and he enjoyed with zest the scenes and incidents the trip afforded, finding also fre- quently old friends and acquaintances made under his roof at the hotel About four years ago he was stricken with paralysis, but still firm constitution and careful living triumphed, he recovering his health completely. He was l devoted to the interests of religion, and both ! he and she who is thus sorely bereaved have ] been identified with the North church for very many years. The funeral has not been arranged for, built will probably be on Thurs dav