The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-14
THE LATE mr.. D. RoGoWsKI.

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THE LATE MR.. %. RoGOWSKI.
A Busy and Prosperous Career Suddenly
Observation-Disclosures Of His Last Illness
His Business Career. @
The death of Bernard Rogowski, the
Chapel street merchant which occurred
suddenly and unexpectedly at about
a. m. yesterday, at his Summer resi-
dence at the west shore, as announced
in our yesterdays issue, is much la
mented by a large circle of friends, in
Guided among whom are many of the
active and prominent business men of
the city He suffered an attack of
lneuralgic pains in the breast about
three weeks ago, which compelled him
to give up close attention to bust
mess. About a week ago he had severe
attack of intestinal indigestion and
was removed to his shore summer home.
He grew better and was able to be
about the house and it was expected
that he would soon be able to give his
customary attention to business again.
On Wednesday afternoon however,
he was taken with a congestive ma
larial chill. From this he rallied but
on wednesday, afternoon he had am
other similar attack and began to fail
rapidly His physician, DR.. Chapman,
called DIR. Francis Bacon in consulta-
ton and all was done that could be
done for the patient, but to no avail.
He continued to sink and lapsed into
an unconscious state, in which he
passed away, surrounded by his strick-
en- family and few intimate dear per-
sonal friends.
The deceased was a man Of great
and indomttable energy and excellent
business ability and had built up a
large business in this city.
For the last year or two he had
been particularly active in building up
his business. and his work in this di-
rection is believed to have been too
much for his constitution and is pri-
marily the cause of his last sickness.
Mr.. Rogowski had resided in New
Haven about twenty years. He was
Prussian Pole of the Hebrew faith,
and came to this country about thirty
years ago. He first served in the EN-
ploy of cousin In Bridgeport and made
money by untiring industry and de-
votion to business. He then went to
New Britain and engaged in business
there on his own account He con-
tinued in business there until he en-
gagged in business in this city. His
business here had prospered and en-
larged, and it is thought deceased was
worth between SIS, 900 and 100000.
Mr. Rogowski's business career ex-
tends over period of twenty-nine
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ployes who now mourn his loss entered
his employ at the outset and have been
with him ever since. Besides conduct
ing his own business Mr.. Rogowsl1i
had practically been the purchasing
agent for number of stores beside his
own. He had a brother, Mark L. Ro-
gowski, engaged in the millinery bust
ness in Paterson, ~ u; brother-in-
law named Lustig in Bridgeport, a SON
in-law Louis Heller, formerly Of this
city, in the same business in Trenton,
N j., and for these stores, as we'll as
his own, he had had the entire charge
of making the purchases. This year
these duties have been very onerous
and have necessitated much time and
attention and in doing the work he
overdid himself, so anxious was he
that the interests Of all should be pro-
tected. Mr.. Rogowski had one brother
named Henry, employed at Sargent &
Co, residing in this city and had an
aged mother who resides in New Brit
ain, His family consists of a wife and
three children, one son and two daugh-
tiers. Albert Rogowski, the son, has
been engaged with his father in bust
ness for several years and has had an
active part in the management of the
local store. One daughter Ida, Is the
wife of Louis M. Heller, who Is engaged 1
In the millinery business in Trenton,
above referred to- while the second
Fanny is unmarried, but her
to Joseph Ullman was but
recently announced
Mr.. Rogowski was prominent MEM
Der of the Court street temple and sew
eral local societies. The funeral will
take place at O'Clock this afternoon,
when services will be held at the
home of the deceased in West Haven.
A special meeting of the New Haven
Retail Merchants association was held
1t o'clock yesterday afternoon and
action was taken on the |
leath of Mr.. Rogowski.