The Press., 1892-03-10
THE LArE AUGUSTUS sroRRs
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 Augustine Stcrrs, of Mansfield, who was taken with paralysis Friday, Feb. c6th, died on the 8d inst.
 Mir. Storrs was q native of Mansfield, born June. 1, 4, 1927, and so was nearly 75 years old. He came of good old New England stool. His father, Royal Storrs, wss of . family that have been in Amer ica since 1668, and in Mansfield since 1798. His mother, Eunice Freeman, was descended from the Otises of Massachu- setts, and granddaughter of Rev. John Russell Of Hadley, who secreted the regi- cides.
 s Augustus Storrs was taught to work on his father's farm and taught to study in the local school. In 1889 he went into business as A. storrs < Co, in Gurley- vile, part of his native town, opening country store. Others furnished the cap- ,itai and he conducted it Ion shares" He also became agent of the Mansfield Silk Manufacturing Company, the first of it's kind in the United States. New to busi- ness, so far as concerned experience, he nevertheless filled both positions success- fully. In September, 1899, he married ,Antoinette Abbe, who died in the spring of 1888. MT. Storrs remained in his Cur leyville business for about six years. In t846 he opened store fin Willimantic, but in the same year he removed to Hart ford. 4n 1851 he went to New York, re- ssiding in Brooklyn, and in 1854, with his brothers Charles and Royal Otis Storrs, he organized the commission house of Storrs Brothers. Royal soon retired, but Augustus and Charles were in business and very successful for over twenty-gve years. { ss s.s
 In 1875 he bought back from his broth- CT, R. O., the old Storrs homestead in Mansfield and proceeded to improve the property by intelligent methods. He ac- quired about 800 acres and by studying the best use to put the different parts to and also by preparing the land through drainage and fertilization, he came before long to own 'smodel farm" Whoever went that way was attracted by the fine buildings and the fertile fields.
 In Brooklyn and New York he was we'll known and highly respected citizen, and for many years a prominent member and trustee of Plymouth church, for long time it's tleasurer.s He was warm friend of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. While thus deeply interested in Plymouth church, socially, religiously and financial ly, he never forgot the old country church of his fathers at his native home, but greatly aided 1t financially, and every summer his presence was noticeable near ly every Sunday with his family. He loved the old church as long as he lived and also his native. town, often remarking that Mansfield was dear old place." The people of that town have great cause to cherish his memory. Not only has his love for the town been verified in the vast Improvements made at the old homestead, but also in his noble gift of property for the founding of the Storrs agricultural school, his brother Charles also being one of the donors. He has ever manifested a warm interest in the institution, watch ing its gradual growth with eager delight, and when the present magnificent state. buildings were projected he generously donated some of his best land for tho needed extension, and the noble institu- tion will stand as a perpetual monument to his eminent usefulness.
 He leaves two sisters, Mrs. Marcus Robinson of New York and Mrs. K. F. s. Anderson of New Haven. His brothers, Charles, referred to above, and Royal Otis, late of Dedham, Mass, died a few years since.
 Several years ago MT. Storrs donated twenty acres of land to the parish in Mansfield to be used for burying ground, and now governed by the Mansfield Bury ing Ground association. This tract sit- uated not far from the old church, slopes to the south and is enclosed by massive wall. At the north end, which is the highest point of land in the. town, is the family plot of the Storrs, from which rises a massive granite monument forty feet high, erected by MT. Storrs, which now will mark the last earthly resting place of one of Mansfield's noblest sons.