National Republican., 1883-07-09
DIED WITHOUT A po11An.
Once Wealthy New York Merchant
npried In the Pottors Field.
N,e yorh Herald

Ntto York Herald.
The news Of silas II. Buttrick's death in the
charity hospital on Blackwell's island last
Sunday formed food for much gossip yester-
day, and called up many recolleotions among
friends and acquaintancos In this city who
had known him in the days Of his prosperity.
"Yes, good many Of his friends have
called here" said the undertaken, at whose
establishment ON Carmine street the dead
mans body lies al present, "and one and oil
Of them were sorry when the old man was
dead. High toned gentlemen some Of them
were, while others were as poor as Mr.. But
trick himself He has boen suffering from
Brights disease for ton years. He lived for
some time in Bedford street. whore friend
gave him room out Of charity. l myself
and others saw that he didn't want for
food. The poor fellow used to do odd
jobs for us in return. We'll, he got
so bad in Bedford street that Mr..
Blake, the superintendent of the outdoor poor,
sont him TO the charity hospital, where he
died. You never saw hnor corpse In your
life. He was q splendid looking man-thor-
oughbicd every inch Of him, tall and well
built, with full beard, Just turning gray,
and a bronzed complexion. He was In great
distres these late years-scarcely had sec
end shirt In his possebsion-yet In carly life
he WAS very wealthy. OF course he had q
bad fault. He could not always resist the
temptations Of conviyiality. As to his burial
I've done what could to lot his family know
Of his death, but with no success. His wife
cannot bo found. II no one comes to claim
the body, will bury itat my own expense in
Greenwood on Monday or Tuesday. II some
Of his friends would give up talking about
him, and help me to bury him decently they
would show the dead man moro true respect
than they do at present.
The deceased down to 1861 had been a
merchant doing large business in fancy
wares. In 1850 he became n member of tho
firm of Lombard, Buttriok & Co., OF No. 81
Cedar street. On the dissolution Of the firm,
in 1853, that of Marks, Buttrick & Co. was
founded. In 1857 this firm was also dissolved,
and Mr.. Buttrick did business alone, having
business houses in Warren and later in
Chambers street. He sold out his business in
1852 having then o largo fortune and owning
handsome houses in this city and on Staten
Island. On his retirement from business he
went to Pixies Peak, Col, and it is said lost
$4,000 in mining speculations. OF his later
career little is known except the poverty of
the last couple of years.
Many interesting facts are coupled In the
minds Of old business men with Mr.. But
tricks name. He lived in 1545 at tho well
known fashionable boarding house which was
kept at No. 90 Chambers street by Mrs Good
rich, and he married that lady's adopted
daughter, who was, IL Is said, a strikingly
beautiful girl At that time Peter Stell, the
we'll known caterer, kept tho Mansion house
at Chambers and Church streets, in tho house
formerly occupied by the celebrated DR.. Hos
sack. Mr., Burroughs, the late A. T. Stewards
early partner, Francis B. Cutting and the
Graham family and many other prominent
people also had residences on Chambers street.
The dead man was known to most of the
prominent men of his time, and 1t is said that
President Arthur was many years ago well
acquainted with him, and even acted as his
legal adviser on some occasions.