The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-01
DEATH OF LEONARD wINSHrP.
A We'll Known Former New Haven Mer-
 chant Passes Away.

chant Passes Away.
 To a large circle of friends the news of the death of Leonard Winship which occurred early yesterday morn- ing, will bring sincere regret and sor- row. MT. Winship was gentleman of high integrity, man of blameless, up right life, citizen whose death is a loss to the community. He died of pneumonia after an illness of about a week. All that loving hearts and hands and the best medical skill could do for him were unavailing. The disease was deeply seated from the start and his advanced age, seventy-four years, was a factor against the probabilities of his recovery from the first. The deceased was for years a prominent man in New Haven's business life and activities and was for years one of our leading merchants, being engaged in the dry goods business on Chapel street with out esteemed townsman, Samuel E. Barney, the firm being Winship X Barney, and one that is still well re- iiiSiiIbCIC Cl Dy Oltl lGSlQelllS. llCll Stol V was on the site where the new Win chester building now stands, where the Charles Monson companys store is now. Their business was a very suc- cessful one and later. about 1860, the two partners sold out their dry goods business and engaged in the ruffie man. ufacturing on State street in the Bishop block.
 | MT. Winship was born in Litchfeld and early in life removed to New Ha- ven, being at one time a student at the l Lancasterian school. His first venture in the dry goods business was made in small store located where the Lyon building now stands. He then, in com pany with MT. Barney moved across the street, where the business was car ried on in the building which was on the site where the Winchester building now is.
 For many years MT. Winship resided at the corner of Olive and Chapel streets and it was while he lived there that Messrs. Winship & Barney bought the Elliott residence on Chapel street corner of Olive street, and erected what is now the Elliott house, on the site of the old dwelling, the Elliott house
 being the well known hotel of that name. The erection of this large structure at a period of imitation in the prices of real estate and other prices proved inauspicious and resulted ir financial embarrassment.
 | The deceased was a prominent mem Der of Center church and had been ac- lively connected with various branches of the church work, being at the time of his death a member of the music | committee. | About 1851 MT. Winship married Miss i Frances Cowdrey of New York, who survives him. He also leaves three sons, Russell Winshio, Leonard Win ship and Harry WinshiD. all of whom are engaged in various ways in the dry goods business in New York He had two brothers. both of whom are now dead. One, James, his older
 brother, died some years ago in Buff | falo, and the other, Charles, died ir I California sister died about a year ago in this city She was the wife oi John H. Benham, who for about twen- 1 ty-five years published the New Ha- | ven city directory, and conducted a large printing business in the old Glebe l building.
 MT. Winship was modest, retiring man and withal of wonderfully cheer full and happy disposition, being al ways affable and being known among his friends as a gentleman of true mo-
 bility of character. Although he had met with some business reverses, he never allowed them to affect his out.
 ward carriage showing by his life that
 he considered some other things ol l higher value than material wealth
 The funeral will be held from the
 residence, 1S3 Wooster street, at : o'clock tomorrow afternoon.