Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-01
The Death Record.


 passed away during the past year and joined that 'innumerable caravan" ]" are the follow ing: During January came the death of one
 of the city's best known physicians, Dr. E. A.
 Park, a brother of Chief Justice Park, now
 sitting with Judge Sanford at the Hayden
 trial also brother of Ralph H. Park, now of
 Boston and so well known formerly as princi-
 pal of the Wooster school for long period.
 Mir T. P. Dickerman, well known and re
 spected citizen advanced in life, passed away
 in January. Mrs. Dr. William M. White passed
 away in the latter part of January, mourned
 by large number. Many friends were called
 to mourn in the death of Mrs A. J. Ramsdell,
 which occurred on Sunday, the 26th. Early
 in February the city met with a loss in the death of Judge David J. Peck. In February
 Dr. William M. White died suddenly of apo-
 plexy, thus so soon following his wife. He
 was a man genial and able and his death caused
 quite shock, he being stricken down so sud-
 denly. Dr. 0. L. Ives, physician, well known
 to many of our citizens and 8 man of culture
 died in March. Eli Hills, the well known
 proprietor of the Homestead, West Haven,
 died in March. News came of the death of
 Miss Ella Chandler in India, in March. She
 was of the mission service and much mourned.
 silas B. Dutton, school principal, was buried from the North church, large circle of mourning friends attending. News came of the death of Frank H. Bradley in Nacooche, Ga. He died suddenly. He was a rising young professional man, son of the late Abijah
 Bradley. On March 30, George E. Edwards,
 member of the Grays, was buried. The funeral was attended by the company with band of music and large number of other friends. In May sorrowing friends buried Cap tain Charles P. Prince, long proprietor at the Light House, and Mrs. Abigail Tinkey, moth-
 CT of one of the three drowned boys, and a widow, followed her son to the grave. In May news came of the death in New York of Carle- ton Chamberlain, well known and promising young business man formerly with H. H. Snow. Ralph I. Benedict, well known citi-
 zen, brother of the late Henry W. Benedict, died in May. The Catholic community mourn ed in May, also, the death of Rev. P. A. Mur- phy, priest of culture and power, who was pastor of St. Mary's church l.. A. Thomas, the prominent Odd Fellow, was followed to the tomb in May. Charles N. Manwarring,
 member of Washington Council O.. U. A. M., was buried, the lodge attending. Other 1 deaths in May were Charles Plumb an old \ citizen and long a useful member of the George street M. E. church A child of
 Joseph Bishop, Cedar Hill, was burned to death. In June Hiram L. Warner, who for \ merly long resided here, died in Cromwell. 1 Wm. c. DeForest, prominent and venerable citizen, was followed to the tomb He had led long life of usefulness and virtue. Newell Johnson, of Westville, died much re- spected man. Uncle Ruel Thompson, of Fair Haven, an aged man, died. Samuel J. Culver. of Fair Haven, died of what was
 deemed to be hydrophobia. George B. Rowe, long restaurant proprietor on Church
 street, died in Westville. Robert Hoppe, an
 esteemed man, died. In July Miss Bessie O. | Blakeman died mourned by many Horace | D. Fiske, long an active member of the St.
 John street M E. church, died. Samuel Peck died. He was the builder and long propri- etor of Music Hall, builder and man of
 much business power. Jacob P. Augur, long 8 well known and esteemed citizen of Fair Haven, died. In June the
 community were called to mourn in the loss
 of John W. Mansfield, Esq. Miss Emeline | A. Porter and her brother Amasa Porter,
 both old residents, for long time residing
 in Temple street, died, their deaths being | separated by not many weeks. Dr. Charles Rowland, brother of E. s. Rowland, Esq,
 was buried in Brooklyn, l.. I. Charles W. | Pardee met with sad fate, being drowned
 while bluefshing in East Haven river. E. l B. Munson, long superintendent of the Fair Haven and Westville Horse railroad, a
 builder and contractor, died. News \ came of the drowning of Robert H. Ives, at
 Bath,. England. Rev. s. s. Jocelyn, 8
 prominent anti-slavery man, and brother of Nathaniel Jocelyn, Esq, of this city, was buried in Brooklyn from the New England | church, Rev. R. P. Hubbard, late of this
 city, pastor. Seth F. Benton, an active and prominent business man, and prominent
 member of the First church, Fair Haven. | Charles Pierce, colored, was killed by Jacob Smith, colored. w. W. Fowler former ! ly a flour merchant on State street, ! and well known here and prominent in agri- \ culturist gatherings, died in Guilford. Also, in this month died Oliver E. Barker, so long
 and prominently in the livery stable business | Samuel Mcqueen, the builder, and Andrew J.
 Carpenter, the popular detective. In Septem-
 Der there died Lucius W. Hall, the dry goods l merchant; Rev. Dr. Patton, so long promi-
 nent among the clergy of this State; Abraham Sanford, a brother of Judge Sanford. In ! OctcD6E, Oelan SIrOnRs lOuS connected
 with General Merwin's establishment;
 William Beach, the builder, aged about 70; Judge Frederick J. Betts, who
 died in Buffalo; Mrs. E. A. M. Clark, Cat
 Geneva, N. Y.,) widow of R. M. Clark, years
 ago leading shipping merchant here, the
 parents of Richard M Clark, Esq, of this
 city; Mrs. Delania T Connor, beloved phy-
 sician; MT. Julius Sanford, long in the piano
 business here. In November, Dr. Charles s.
 Sprague died at New London Mrs. Daniel
 Studley. of Guilford, prominent witness in
 the Hayden trial; Joseph Castle, carpenter
 of this city, was killed while at work in Bran
 ford; Oliver G. Steele, an old New Haven
 man, for generation past or more leading
 man in Buffalo, died in that city. In Decem-
 Der, Mrs. Susan Whittlesey Eustis a lady
 highly esteemed; Deacon Luke Lathrop, an
 aged and esteemed colored citizen y Chas. T.
 Linsley, @ prominent young man and Free
 mason Alpheus M: Smith, brother of Gen.
 Smith; and Nelson Hotchkiss, one of our
 leading citizens and for 25 years president of
 the Lewis & Beecher Company; Bernard
 Shanley, killed at East Rock. Also died yes
 terday, Wallace Blackman, the journalist.