Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-19
THE LATE DANIEL TROWBRIDGE

10 | Sketch of the Career of one of New
 Haven's Oldest and Most Respected
 Citizens-Amassed a Large Fortune
 by His Ability and Energy-Presi-
 dent of the New Haven Gas Conn
 panY and Connected With Many other CorPoratioDs-The Funeral to ! Take Place on Monday.
 Daniel Trowbridge, whose death occurred | early yesterday morning, as reported in yesterdays COURIER, was one of the city's | | oldest and most esteemed citizsns. For | several years past MT. Trowbridge has
 been ailing, but 1t was not until about six weeks since that he was confined to his l bed. Since that time he had failed rapidly, and it WAS known that his death was but the matter of short time. By his death
 another of the prominent old shipping
 merchants of New Hsven's days of West
 India trade has joined that innumsrable
 caravan. He leaves an honored name and name conspicuous among our citizens for
 business ability and success. He was gen.
 tleman of fine presence and unfailing gen
 iality, discreet counsellor and adviser, and
 patriotic citizen, although not an aggress
 i've partisan, nor inclined to public office or the political field. He was rather retiring in character, devoted to the home circle
 and the society of few chosen old friends, and was loyal Methodist, for ! forty years leading man in the councils
 and embership of the First N. E church. The death of his wife last spring was a great blow to him and had much to do to-
 ward hastening his death. The deceased lett only one child, Mrs. Jennie K. Mat thiae, widow of the late John J. Matthias, :! and as he left no will, so far as Is known, 7 | she will inherit his entire fortune. Con servative men estimate the deceased's for : tune to be from $l 1000, 900 to $1 ,250, 900, 8 but ss MT. Trowbridge was very 10th to | make known any of his business affairs no | accurate idea of his wealth can be given.
 Mir. Trowbridge was born in this city in January, 1890, and was the son of the late d Isaac Trowbridge. His first business ven t ture was in custom house square where, @ when hardly of age, he engaged in the
 grocery and provision business. His trade
 was largely with the coasting craft and the
 West Indian vessels, and was in the nature |" of furnishing supplies to them. A few o years later he removed to the corner oi d State and Grown streets, and while in thii , location his health failed, and for severs , Y, years he was out of business. His healtf ?. having considerably improved, he agair r, started in the same business at the corne 70 | of State and George streets, and added
 wholesale department For several year
 he had an interest in a number of coastinI
 schooners to which he furnished supplies lg When the war of the rebellion broke out rt or at about that time, he became intereste' at in the West Indian trade and built man " vessels, several of them over at Grapvin point. Among these vessels were the bar le Alex. Duff and the brIgs Ruby, Pearl, Gem
 ~ mi ID IL ,e WAS afterward sold to the ArmstroDgs an E. was lost year ago in hurricane. He als it. owned the schooner Daniel Trowbridg, el which was captured and burned by th 10 rebel cruiser Sumter, and for which th n. United States awarded him about $21, ,0C
 under the Alabama claims award. He s
 cured by purchase the schooner Annie Be
 and the bark Ellen Morrison and the bri in B. l. Swan.
 IT, During most of his West Indian bus
 ness, which he carried on for almost thiri n' years, his headquarters were on Custo n- House square in the three story brick buil' 70, ing afterward occupied and owned | ,1; Hubinger Brothers, starch manufacturer le, This building was afterwsrd sold to u er Consolidated road and was taken dow y, this spring. For many years the O. et- weather bsaten sign of "Daniel Tro, n- bridge" with the letters almost efface ed WAs prominently seen on this olo pull
 ing.
 After giving up business in the low
 part of the city for the last time N
 Trowbridge removed his office to 8 lar room on the second floor of the New Hay, 'el Gas company's building on Crown stree ti- near Orange.
 D. Upon the death of William W. Boar u. I man, president of the New Haven G
 company in August, 1871, MT. Trowbridp | rbo al faI Be- dent, position he held until his deat m and he was one of the largest owners in ia. stock In his daily visits to his office nd would nearly every day go the Gas col his pany's office to see how the affairs we we getting along.
 ln- He was director in the Security Fl ir- Insurance company, the Mercantile Ss Int Deposit company and the West Hav, Int Water company.
 he He was for many years the vice pre- he dent of the First National and Connectic
 Savings banks. Hs was one of the foun
 CTS and the president of the West Hav
 Buckle company. He was also direct .+ in the Northampton railroad, and aft "' the consolidation he owned lar the block of the New York, New Hay pc, and Hartford railroad stock. He W fu- also for many years a member of the N - York Produce exchange. MT. Trewbrid was not speculator, but made lucky of vestments in gilt edge stocks, securi eep ! them when it was the right time to invt ,ss and keeping them as permanent asset. nae He was the last of the founders of t nv First National bank, the others being ,s1 late Governor English, Amos F. Barn ,nh Harmanus M. Welch and 8 brother of t 1n- latter who removed to Bristol many yes |. ! ago. This coterie of business men we re greatly attached to each other, and \ w ! Trowbridge found in these friends { ar: pleasantest companionship outside of md | own family This bank venture was om | ceedingly profitable and it's founders ma seI- good deal of money from their inve .ar- ments.
 2 Mir. Trowbridge was also director rri. the American Fish Hook and Needle co md pany.
 MT. Trowbridge was twice married,
 first wife being Miss Alling of Allingto
 and his second Miss Jane Keeler of We
 chester county, New York, whose dei ,se occurred about three months ago.
 leaves daughter, widow of the late Jo ma J. Matthias, who, it is understood, will ,h,,, herit all of his property, as 1t was sta th that he died without will Mir. Matthi .In, l who died in 1888, was for years West In 2 merchant of this city.
 ,as us' MT. Trowbridge's brother Timothy H.s,. many yesrs ago, but he left two siste s,s Mrs. George ?. Stillman of New York 6
 e Mrs. Mary Oatley.
 @ W His funeral will take place from his u' residence, All Chapel street, Monday
 ternoon at 4 o'clock.