The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-04
DEATH or srEPHEN B. BUrLAR.

 A Well Known Business Man-Had But
 Recently Returned From France With
 his Wife's Remains-Funernl Services
 Tomorrow,
 The death of stephen B, Butler oc- cured at the New Haven house yester- day morning. MT, Butler had only been in the city Q few days, having returned from Nice, France, with the body Of his wife, who died there about month ago. At the time of his wife's illness MT. Butler was also i'll with intermlt- tent fever and during the voyage home was taken worse. He was very weak when he arrived in New Haven, but was thought to be slightly better until last Saturday, when he grew worse steadily until the end came yesterday morning. He was attended by Dr. San ford.
 Mir. Butler had been prominent in mercantile circles of this city for forty years. Working his way from an ap- prenticeship to partnership, he was made a member of the wholesale shoe firm of Morris Tyler & Co.,. which had it's location for years in the Tyler build- ing on Chapel street, where Judd's book store is now and which later removed to State street, the present location of the firm of Tyler X Butler.
 He rose rapidly to a leading position of trust and responsibility in the com munity. He became, soon after his en- terprise made him leading factor in the firm of Butler & Tyler, a director in i the National Tradesmen's bank, and also one of the trustees of the New Haven Savings bank. He was also a director of the New Haven Ice con- pany, and was a prominent shareholder | in various commercial firms in this vii cinity. He never accepted public of flee, but was throughout his life deyot- ed to business. He was an excellent financier and during the past ten years of his life his advice on general finan- cial investments was much sought and 1 highly valued. He was, from the time of the Fremont campaign, an active re- publican, and during the war, the store 1 of Butler & Tyler was a leading rem | dezvous for members of that party. MT. Butler was very generous in his be- quests. but was remarkably quiet in his philanthropy. He was, during the greater part of his residence in this city, a member of the old Chapel street l Congregational church, the Church ot the Redeemer, as it is now known.
 MT. Butler was born in Stockport near Hudson, N. r., on May 1, 1882 and came to this city in 1854. On the day after his arrival here he entered the employ of the late Morris Tyler and he was taken into the firm ir 1S67 He remained in partnership witt l MT. Tyler till 1876, when the latter re l tired, his son, William R. Tyler, talk ing his place The firm of Butler Tyler, then organized, continued 1T existence till 1890, when MT. Butler de cided to retire. Since then he had spen1 much of his time abroad, making hi: home when in this city in the New Haven house. Tn 1871 MT. Butler mar ried Emeline the second daughter o
 the late Morris Tyler. She died Janu ary F in Nice. MT. Buffers great ex ertion in bringing her remains to thi city, it is felt, hastened his death.
 MT. Butler was of quiet, refined tastes a courteous gentleman, man of higl sense of honor and valuable citizen In all the relations of life he bore him self with dignity and won the sheer respect of all who knew him.
 He leaves two brothers in this city George A. Butler, president of tn
 National Tradesmen's bank, and Hen ry D., of the present firm of Tyler { Butler. One brother survives at Hud son, N. Y., and there are two sisters il Hudson, and one, Mrs Dr. R. Robinson in Danielson of this state.
 The funeral will be held at the resi- denee of George A. Butler, 70 Trum
 bull street, tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.