The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-12
A PROMINENT MAN GONE.
DEATH OF CHARLES ". ALLEN, ONE OF OUR REST KNOWN CITIZENS.

DEATH OF CHdRLIsS ". ALLEN, ONE
 OF OUR REST KNOWN CITIZENS.
 The Many Public Positions and Places of
 Responsibility Which He Had Held-A
 Sketch of His Career-An Ex-Chief of the
 Fire Department-Ex-C Chief of Police.
 One of New Haven's most prominent
 old citizens, Charles w. Allen, died yes-
 terday afternoon at his home, 1291 West
 Chapel street, after four days illness
 with pneumonia. MT. Allen was taken
 ill last Wednesday with a severe cold.
 which developed rapidly into pneumo-
 mia. pr. Whittemore attended him.
 Saturday pr. Janeway, celebrated
 New York specialist, was called in con-
 sultation. Mir. Allen did not appear to
 be dangerously i'll up to short time
 before his death He had been affected with heart trouble for some time, and
 this may have been the direct cause of his death.
 Charles w. Allen was born in this city May 21, 1921. His father was Charles Allen, man exceptionally esteemed and loved, and who was for fifty years one of New Haven's leading Methodists. When but twenty-five years of age the son, Charles w. Allen, went into busi- ness as a dry goods merchant, contin- uing in that business until the outbreak of the war. He was one of the first to enlist, joining the Second regiment, Con- necticut Volunteers, with a Quartermas- ters commission. This was General A. H. Terry's regiment. He was in the first Bull Run battle. Soon after that battle he was appointed quartermaster general on Governor Buckingham's staff and which position he held until the close of the war.
 While but a young man, thirty-two years of age, he was elected a director of the Quinnipiac bank. then located on lower State street, and which later be- came the Yale National. He was di- rector in this bank until 1878.
 MT, Allen also held many public off, ces. He was elected councilman from the Fourth ward in 1855 During that year he was made chief engineer of New Haven's old volunteer fire departments holding the office until 1856 and filling IIC POSlt1OlA W1Lh Ei CcbI SllASASApSys AASS was chosen again on his return from the war in 1862, holding also his office on Governor Buckingham's staff. He was elected city auditor in 1866 and se- lectman in 1S70 In 1872 he was appoint ed New Haven's chief of police, holding that office until 1879. In 1879 he retired from active pursuits to enjoy the conn potency which by his ability and sagac- ity he had accumulated.
 MT. Allen for years owned, together with George Cook, celebrated New Haven carriage manufacturer of years ago, a cottage at Savin Rock called the Pagoda, which was located on Kelsey's wharf about 200 feet from the shore. Here he spent a portion of each sum- mer for quite a number of years. Mrs Allen was the owner of considerable New Haven real estate. His brother, the late Heman B. Allen, was for many years a prominent Chapel street dry goods merchant where Mon- son & Carpenters store was afterward- On retiring from the dry goods busi- ness he became interested and pron1i- nent in a large fertilizing manufactur- ing business in New London, and later was for years a prominent man in the Meriden Bronze company
 MT. Charles w. Aliens wife and four children survive him His two sons. Edward IT. Allen of New York and Charles B. Allen of Chicago, are expect- ed to-day or tomorrow with their sis. ter, Mrs Charles Klotz of Brooklyn, N. Y. His youngest daughter, Miss Ediths lived with him.
 The suddenness of his death is a blow to a very large circle of friends. Few knew of his illness and none expected lis death so suddenly. MT. Allen made ! host of friends during his life by prov- ng himself friend. He was man of 'obust physique in the days of his strength and activity, and was man ,f much executive ability, energy and 'orce of character. Many will feel a leep sense of personal loss in his death- He was for long time a very actiue nan in our community, but during the ast few years, as increasing years told ipon his vigor he had lived in compar- ltiye retirement.