Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-28
OBITUARY.
Death of DIR. David A. Tyler in West
Haven.

Death of DIR. David A. Tyler in West
Haven.
Dr. David A. Tyler, one of West Ravens
oldest and most esteemed physicians, died at
his residence on Elm street, West Haven,
yesterday morning, having passed quietly
away in the neighborhood of o'clock. His
age was &c years and 10 months. His death
will cause regret in many hearts who have
long known and highly esteemed him. His
health for year or two past had been great
II impaired and he uncomplainingly and with
Christian resignation bore his fate and yield
ed up his life to his maker. His practice as
physician in New Haven covered apsriod
of almost 40 years and had been marked by
unusual success. He displayed clear ap-
prehension, sound judgment and much in
tuitive skill in his profession, and he hon
ored his profession also by his upright char
acter and life. He was conservative and
discreet, careful observer of all that was
new and valuable in his field of labor,
genial friend and companion and esteemed
in all the relations of life. He was one of
the old members of the State Medical society
and of the New Haven branch of that society.
Although of vigorous frame and appearance
in later life his health was for over 40 years
precarious owing to tendency to pulmonary
difficulties. When young man he was
greatly Frustrated by hemorrhages of the
lungs and only by great prudence and the
exercise of his professional knowledge as to
the care of the body did he attain near the
limit named by one of old. He was a ma
tive of Northford, a few miles from this city.
His father was long a prominent and pros
porous farmer of the town who was crippled
financially late in life by unfortunate
Endorsements, and died when the subject of
these lines was a lad, and the mother died
when he was seventeen. DR.. Tyler, thus
left upon his own resources, apprenticed
himself to Mr.. Barber, then of the Register,
to acquire the art of type setting. After be-
ing thus engaged about year his health
broke down and he was obliged to abandon
the business. After recruiting his health he
engaged in teaching school and afterwards
prepared himself for the sophomore class at
Yale, but by advice of DR.. y. B. Ives, of
this city, he turned his attention to medicine
and prepared himself for the medical profess
sion in the Office of DR.. Ives. He located his
Office on Wooster street, which remained
his medical headquarters continuously
until a year ago last fall, when seriously fail
ing health compelled him to abandon regular
work. He opened his Office in Wooster street
February 14th, 1874 In his later years his
practice was all that his strength would per-
NIT him to attend to, and his success brought
him many patients of prominence in our
midst For several years before wholly
retiring from active work, he spent
the summers in his cottage by
the seashore at Savin Rock, finding benefit
from the air and relaxation. A year ago
last November, while at the Rock, he was
again seized with hemorrhages of the lungs
and later removed to South Britain in South
bury, the home of his daughter, the wife of
Rev. Mr.. Bryant, then pastor of the Congre-
gational church in that place. There he was
confined to his bed nearly all the time for
about six months. Then having rallied he
was removed to his cottage at Savin Rock
in June last where he might once
more gaze upon the sea which he loved.
He rallied further and was removed to his
recently completed handsome residence on
Elm street, West Haven, not far from the
Waddingham residence. He was doing well
and riding out daily until the cold spell in
January last since which time he had rapid
ly failed despite the utmost care and devoted
attention. His wife died about II years ago
She was Miss Elizabeth Maltby, of North
ford. He buried his two only sons, one of
whom, John Dewitt Tyler, died about two
years ago. His only surviving child is Mrs
Bryant. Deceased was a member of Daven-
port Congregational church and formerly be-
longed to the old Chapel street church. The
funeral will take place on Monday at 10
o'clock noon from the Davenport church.
The intermenG will be in Northford in the
family lot where his wife and two sons are
buried