The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-10
ALGERNoN HUL1 MORSE DEAD.
The Well Known Professional Accountant
Found Dead in His Room-A Sketch of
His Career.


The Well Known Professional Accountant
Found Dead in His Room-A Sketch of
His Career.
Algernon II. M,--Se, the we'll known
professional accountant, was found
dead yesterday morning in his room at
206 Crown street by Mrs. Sara B, Hin
man, the proprietress of the house at
which he boarded. There was no sound
heard from his room during the night,
and in the morning when Mrs. Human
went to call him at S45 o'clock she re-
ceived no response to her continued
knocking upon the door.
Accordingly she opened the door and
saw the body of Mr.. Morse lying ON a
sofa in the room and covered with a
blanket. His eye glasses We're tilted
on his nose and a newspaper lay
across his lap. His appearance was
very life-like, but he was dead and
DIR. Sanford, who was called, said that
life had been extinct at least four
hours The doctor was of the opin-
ion that the rheumatism which had
given him so much pain had affected
his heart and caused his death. The
bed in the room gave appearance of
having been occupied, and 1T is sup
posed that Mr.. Morse became rest
| less in the night and got up to read
and compose his nerves. The gas
was burning, and a singular circum-
stance which was noticed was that
his feet were bundled up in a rug and
covered in addition with two sofa pill
| lows.
The sad news of his death was soon
known throughout business circles and
| the singular coincidence was recalled
| that he dit was who found the late ex-
| Governor Norris PROSTATE on the floor
| in his office in the Palladium building
| August %.
| Mr.. Morse had been in good health for
the past two years, but Friday he COM
lplained of rheumatism. He was trou-
bled with this pain more or less on
Saturday and on Sunday. On Sunday
he went out in the afternoon and did
not return to tea, but came home some
time during the evening and went to
| his room.
| Algernon H. Morse was fifty-nine
years old last November. He was born
| i'm this city, his father being Gardner
Morse, who is still living on York street
and is nearly ninety years of age AL
gernon was the Oldest son. He was ed
Iucated at Lowell school and also attend
ed S. A. Thomas private schoon on st.
John street.
| After leaving school the young man
lbegan keeping books, entering first the
| office of Hooker & Osborn, carriage man.
ufacturers on Park street.
| After working there for some time
he went to Charlestown, Mass, where
| he kept books for a wholesale clothing
| house. Leaving here he went to New
York, where he was in the offices OF
Stillman & Marvin and also of Lewis
& Co as bookkeeper.
| While in New York he married Miss
Eugene Hughes, who survives him.
1 After leaving New York Mr. Morse
went to Springfield, where he was en-
ployed by Senator Haines as a private
secretary, 1t was from there that hi
returned to New Haven about twenty
years ago and opened an office as {
professional accountant. Naturally
quick and accurate at figures, his ex
perience had ably fitted him for the
work and he was considered as efficient
and reliable an accountant as there was
| in New England.
His services have constantly been II
demand When Brewster & Co.. TIL,
carriage manufacturers in New York
dissolved partnership he was sent fo
to straighten out the affairs of the con
cern and he was also employed by Ali
ing, Webb & Morehouse in the Gold
smith suit against the New York ana
New England road.
Mr. Morse was a prominent membe,
of the Sons of Temperance and took al
active part in temperance work. H
twas also a member of Hiram Camp anC
Franklin chapter, F. and A. M.
Mr. Morse married Miss Eugen
Hughes, a New York lady, about thirt,
years ago. They have no children
Besides his father, there survive hi
lsister, Sarah A Morse, and his broth
ers, William and Gardner Morse, il
Two half brothers, Elliott H. Morse
treasurer Of the Connecticut Saving
bank, and Joseph B. Morse, and
half sister Miss Adelaide Morse, ais
survive him. He and his wife ha
boarded at Mrs. Humans for the las
sixteen years.
| Funeral arrangements have not We
been made owing to the absence of Mrs
| Morse.