The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-07
THOMAS CHATTERTON DEAD
WE'LL KNOWN NEW YORK MER-
CHANT FOR MANY YEARS.


Passed Away Yesterday-A Native of New
Haven and Began His Mercantile Career
Here-An Annual Summer Visitor Here
for Forty Years-Other Obituary Notes.
In the death of Thomas Chatterton,
who passed away yesterday at his
home, No. 80 West 130th street, New
York city chord of sorrow will be
touched in many hearts in our city, for
although he had long been a resident
of New York, having removed from
New Haven to the metropolis many
years ago, he still retained a warm af-
lection for New Haven, and annually
for forty years with hardly an excep-
ton, he had spent his summers at the
Branford Point house and as occasion
offered had revisited our city, to re-
new old friendships and see again the
old familiar scenes and note the changes
likewise that had occurred here since
the days of his boyhood. He was
iileti1 always ChCClyb pLoNC liCdi ICip
true and loyal in his friendships, and
he lived to the age of four score hard
ly knowing sick day, and experience
ing little of feebleness until near the
last. Indeed the news of his death
comes as a surprise and shock to his
friends here, for up to a week ago he
had been, as far as his friends knew,
in his usual sturdy health, active and
vigorous for man of his years. New
Haven was his birthplace and here his
youth and early business life were
spent. Establishing himself when
young man in the merchant tailoring
business on Chapel street-his store
was in the Mitchell building-he rapid
ly won favor, patronage and success,
but his energetic spirit craving a
larger field, he removed to New York
and engaged in the wholesale ready
made clothing business, there also
winning success and establishing a
large and successful business. He re-
| tired from mercantile pursuits ten or
| fifteen years ago, on a we'll earned COM
potency, and having well earned
name as an honorable merchant and
| business man. When a young man he
| found vent for his youthful activity,
contributing as well to the public veal,
by serving as a member Of the famous
old No 3 of the old New Haven Volun-
| teer fire department. One of his COL
leagues in the service was his lifelong
friend our late bereaved townsman,
Hon. Henry G. Lewis, and many a
| time did these old friends late in life
meet and recount experiences of the
| halcyon days of their youth. Our es-
teemed townsman, Commodore Rich
ard Peck, was another old and warm
friend of Mr. Chatterton.
The deceased leaves to mourn his
| death widow who was Miss Bishop,
sister of the late jeremiah Bishop,
who was for years prominent ship
ping merchant, and later president of
the Yale National bank. The deceased
| leaves also one daughter, Mrs. Long
of New York city, and four grand
| children, who are the children of an
other daughter who died years ago.
The late Frank Chatterton, who was
| for years merchant tailor on Chapel
street, was brother of the deceased
and occupied the store which his
brother Thomas had occupied before
him. A social event of much New Ha-
ven interest was the celebration a few
years ago of the golden wedding of Mr..
and Mrs Thomas Chatterton at Bran
| ford Point hotel
The arrangements for the funeral are
not yet complete.