The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-03

hotel keeper known to college men, theatrical stars, and sporting men from coast to coast died last night at his home, 2050 North avenue from liver and ValVu1ar heart troubles. The de- ceased retired from business on June 15 last in an effort to recuperate. He turned his business over to his son, Edward c. Bullen at that time. He fought gamely for his life but the end came at $50 last night. His Sand birthday will fall on November 15, next. He is survived by his wife, Ruth A. BuIlen, and the son by his first marriage who has taken over the man agement of his business.
 The deceased was born in London, England. His father was an English man and his mother native of Al sace, one of the French provinces of mother that he inherited his good locks and the fine taste which made him his reputation as restaurant man.
 Fred Bul1en as he was best known came to this country when youngster who had hardly reached his teens. He came of his own accord and he had a start in life. Away from home en- vironn1ent the boy practically brought himself up and earned his own living in the streets of New York. He sold newspapers, blacked shoes and ran errands to get his start and had to fight his own way He eventually drift ca into the hOCel DuS1neSS as S OeT- keeper. With his natural ability and a college career there is no doubt that Bullen With his force of character would have been a strong factor i'll the business world.
 Despite stories that have been told the deceased was never a professional pugilist although he had been an am ateur boxer and trainer of fighters The deceased dies without leaving a large fortune. He was a good spend CT in his day and if he had at the owed to him by patrons of his cafe in bygone days he would be Wealthy
 man. feet in business in this city several years ago he made a trip to London to locate his parents from whom ne had never heard for many years. He found them and when he left them they were in better circumstances than they had ever been before in years. His father died several years CT missed receiving weekly allowances from her son in this city, Those who were closest to 'Fred Bullen declare that the fact that he was able to provide for his aged mother in the last days of his lire was a great satisfaction to him.
 There is no doubt that Freq Bul- len was the best known man residing
 The deceased came to Bridgeport in 1879. Previous to his coming here he had been barkeeper at the Wind sor Hotel, Fifth avenue, New YorK' and at the Parker House in Boston. His first job in Bridgeport was in the employ Of Luke White who Kept cafe under the old post-of1ce which extended from Bank to State streets in what is now )fhe Public Market building.
 : Through this big event Bullen be- came known at once to the sporung fraternity and in later years there GnOrfjr0 who ever came near Bridgeport without look ing him up. Later as a cafe keeper ssgetting in strong" with the theatri- cal profession and up to the tune or his death it is safe to say that there was not a. restaurant keeper III tI1 the theatrical profession. Lew DOCK stader, the minstrel man, always hao a few words to say in the pertor1n- ance about Bu1len's steaks; and Den- man Tmopson, Crane, Thomas @. seabrooke, the younger. salvinI: Nat Goodwin, John McCuHough. Wl17an pis, original manager of Terry Mo Govern, ,Richard Mansfield who ad- mired Bullen because he had @ a ten Thatcher, Ina Birch & Bachus, the Cali fornia mingtrels. Fred do,fa Bryt9n, 9anner the quaintances of Bullen.
 Bullen after leaving McCl1nchy S Simonds went into business for him. self for a while at John and Broad streets where a Chinese laundry IS now located He had a barroom here but he did not like the location and he located in a small building near the railroad station that was aIter- wards conducted by Hickey !7 Bros-'
 Later he and Sam Merritt ran ''The Brunswick in Water street in wooden building where SchWarzscnllq4 c 4 & sulzberger now have a beef depot in a couple of refrigerator cars. At another time he tended bar for Bob" Weber in Fairfield avenue tommy Lucy was his side partner
 He eventually gave up running place for himself and came up Into prietor of the railroad station restaur- ant opened swell eating place Tn the Sterling House block. Bullen be- came the manager of the place. Here he appeared every morning immacu- lately attired and ruled the help with a rod of iron. It was Bridge well patronized. It was afterwards conducted for several years by Jesse Sands and was the scene Of several ing giVen % there to Governor Phineas c. Lounsbury during his term or or flee. The restaurant occupied tno of Hayes & Betts- BuHen olo net remain with Sands very long but went around into Middle street near @ @Falr- field avenue and opened an oyster and chop house on his own hook; Here was where he prospered ana made most of his friends. It became famed as an eating place. Manufac- turers went there to lunch, drunmers in town and entertaining buyers al ways went to Bullen's because or the quality of the food served there, ana the place was frequented by all or the big salaried men connected Wlth the Barnum & Bailey circus.
 If anyone complained to Fred Bul- len of being sick he had the faculty of leading them up in front of ms delicacies of the season and prescr1b- ing certain dishes which he said