The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-19
THE TYLER SUICIDE.
His Widow PROSTATE With Grief
at Her Loss.

The sad suicide of Reuben II. Tyler, the
Pacific Coast agent for the National Benev-
olent Association OF Minneapolis, Mimi,
in San Diego yesterday, caused great aston
ishment among his numerous friends in
this city.
a large number OF sympathetic kilograms
and MESA Res we're received by the unfOr-
tunate widow, Mrs. Alice Tyler, through
out yesterday. She was PROSTATE with
grief when a reporter called at her resi-
dence, 2610h Suffer street, yesterday. Il
can give no reason at all for his doing such
a thing" she sobbed; eve were always so
happy together"
Mrs. G. NJ. Wilson. who was present,
said: 81 have known Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler
for long while. They were married in
Iowa ten years ago. and he was about 40
and she 80 years old. They have always
been a most comfortable aud affection ate
couple Every one who knew them will
agree with me in this statement, and | being
Mrs. Tyler's most Intimate friend have had
every opportunity OF taking observation OF
their conduct toward each other. 1t is eight
years since they came to San Francisco, and
the deceased was then employed as sales
man. After this they resided for time in
San Diego, where they became we'll known
and respected. Three years ago they re-
turned TO live in this city, and have resided
at 1851 Clay street. and then here ever since
The unfortunate man suffered very Sc
verely at times from heart-falure and we
think he must have killed himself in n fit
Of depression caused by the acute pain pro-
duced by his alment. He was only n mod
crate dTlnker, and / never saw him the worse
for liquor. He owed very few debts. and
these were trivial amounts, so they cannot
have been the cause. lie always said lie had
grown tired Of travelling about and wanted
to obtain a settled position IN San Francisco
In fact, before he left home. two weeks ago.
he stated that he should make this his last
trip. He was comfortably off and as Won
see, possessed an elegant little home
"One OF Mr.. Iyler's most intimate friends
was Internal Revenue Collector John G..
Quinn. telegraphed the news to him at
Los Angeles to-day, and he sent message
Of coincidence saying he would come up
on Saturday. The remains will be sllipped
from san Diego here. at 2:40 o'clock to-
morrow, and we are making arrangements
for the funeral to take place on Satur-
day."
BY all accounts Tyler was a most genial.
pleasant and conviVial man, well liked by
all who knew him, and his awful end has
come as great surprise to everybody with
in his circle OF acquaintance. He was
member of Sunset Lodge, l. o. o. f.. Mt
San Diego, also of Templar Rebekah De-
gree Lodge No. 10, in the same order, at San
Francisco.
Mrs. Tyler received dispatch notifying
her OF her husbands death Wednesday
afternoon, but did not learn the terrible
cause thereof until late at night. She lost
her mother only three weeks ago, and this
makes her present bereavement doubly sad.
Both size and her husband belonged to the
Rebekah Lodge Of Odd Fellows and were
much interested therein, being regular at
PENDANTS az the meetings whenever Mr..
Tyler was IN town,