The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-14
OBITUARY NOTES.
Death of Edward T. Trowbrldge.


 Edward T. Trowbridge died at the hospital at o'clock Saturday morning, On Friday afternoon he was found very i'll in his room at the Royton house, 75 Court street. Dr. c. D. Phelps of 472 Orange street, one of the staff of chari- ty physicians. was sent to the house. Upon the physicians recommendation Trowbridge was removed to the hospi- tal
 All doubt as to the cause of his death was cleared up Saturday after an au- topsy was made by Medical Examiner White. Some people residing in the Royton house told the authorities that he had planned to end his life, and it was believed at first that his death was due to poisoning. Medical Examiner White says that the man died from nat ural causes, pneumonia or heart fail- ure.
 The funeral of MT. Trowbridge will take place this afternoon. For some time previous to his death he had been employed as janitor of McKennaS S flats on Grand avenue, and Eugene McKen- na has taken charge of the remains and will have the body intered In lot own- ed by the deceased in Evergreen ceme- tery.
 The deceased was fifty-three years of age and in recent years was familiar figure on the streets. He was a de- scendant from the Trowbridges of Litchfield, his father being native of the town over fifty years ago. The family removed to Albany and there Trowbridge's father started in the busi- ness of building carriages and wagons. He built coaches for the New York Gen. tral railroad, then known as the Albany and Mohawk road. He met with re- verses and came to reside in this city. Edward Trowbridge was employed as a clerk in the store of Thomas H. Pease on Chapel street. and while working for MT. Pease attracted the attention of Matthew G. Elliott, who was then pres ident of the National Tradesmen S bank, and he offered the young man a position in the bank as clerk. He was attentive to business and was well liked and was promoted to be assistant book keeper, in which position he served for a number of years with high efficiency He finally gave up his place in the bank to start in the real estate busi- ness. He at this period was a young man of model life and character, a reg ular attendant at church, and of unex- ceptionable habits, never touching in toXicating drinks. At about this time, it is stated, he was offered a place by MT. Gage, now secretary of the United States treasury, at MT. Cages bank in Chicago, but he did not accept having fair prospects here. When he had saw ed little money he bought a small home in Westville, where he made a home for his parents. He later sold the house to the late Marcus Shumway, who was for many years a prominent and esteemed citizen and taxpayer of Westville. Later he bought a house on Edgar street, where he for years lived with his parents. His father died years ago; his mother about three years ago. They were people much esteemed.
 It has been reported that the dead man went through a small fortune left by his father, but this is incorrect. His father left a small estate and Trow- bridge cared for his parents until their death. His savings disappeared and Trowbridge was finally forced to depend upon the charity of his friends, who stuck to him. In the days of his pros