The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
JOHN IS. HUYLER PASSES AWAY
M SINESS NAN VINO GAVE
MJCH TO PHILlNFHROPI.
FTiend sI the Peer, Liberal In gifts for
Educational, church, Mission and
q Many Charitable WORKS AMI DE, Oted
- to out % Door Forms OF Recreation.

Many Charitable WORKS AMI DcN Ote'
- to out % Door Forms OF RrcFeatIO
PoRr CHESTER. Oct John = Huyler
who was stricken with U-ritonitis at
Tuesday last. died AT s;p oclOcI
this forenoon at his country home ia
Forest avenue TN Monday last MIR
HuyI"r enjoyed a sail in his yacht and h
had planned to sail for Florida on Octo
Ter 10 with his family TO spend the win.
ter us'rc HIS family wsrr present when
the end came MIR Huylsr ~ survived
10y his wife AMI four sons David, Fred
srick. Golfer and John The funeral will
take place on Iur-,L.y afternoon from
Calvary VI. = Church. l2gth street, New
York city ln'"rmen' will l-' at Wood
Lawn
The charities with which the name ~
Jonn y. nuyler has teen associated were
not always the sort that come under the
attention 81 the pubic Has friends have
know that. since his sucCe-s IN business
had enabled him Co give ia the ways that
suited hun bs-st, ia "A very great num-
Der of instances of his generosity his
name has not appeared at all Often he
had helped individuals and institutions
when his own acquaintance was very
eiigk. or when h. had no knowledge IL
them except from his friends
Mr. Huyler was deeply religious man
and his gifts were most frequently 10 the
Church. Although he was very closely
identified with the Methodist Church. he
Was not narrowly denomnafiOnal
The father pf the man ufaCturer. David
Huyler. lived in Greenwich Village and
there on Jane street on June 20. lss6
John y HUyieT was born His father
had a bakery business The son went
to the schools of the city and early in life
he joined his father IN business The
possibilities IA candy manufacture seemed
great TO the young man and IN 1873 he
started his enterprise lie was success
iul from the beginning, and in 1881 his
father left his own business To become
president ~ IN" corporation in which
John Huylcr was the active member
Four years later the father died and MIR
Huyler succeeded 10 the hend Of the busl-
ne-s. where b" had been until his recent
Illness
FROM his marriage with Miss Rosa lee
there are four sons. who surviv" their
father Tn" three eldest are Interested
IN their fathers enterprise They are
Frank DE Huyler. David Iluyler and
Coulter u Huyler John : Huyler II
the youngest ~ the family. a hoy Of 10.
For the LAST three years Mr.. Huyler had
been president 81 the New York Church
Extension Society Of the Met hOdist Church
With Samuel " Bown" he had been
greatly Interested IN he work ~ that
society. Al the time thar the twentieth
century thanksgiving movement was
started by the I"ihodist Church they eICh
Subscribed 500 COZ for IT'S furtheranCe
Three years ago when the Methodist
Church was laying plans to hegin work
IN Francs a gilt OF t7nO from Mr.. Huvler
Eas largely instrumental ia helping their
SLAMS.
As far as his business interests were
concerned they were confined largely
TO the candy manufacture with which
his name was associated lie was. how
ever. "a director OF the Me ropolS Rank
ot the Chestnut KdR. White Brick Com
pany. 81 the Menemsha clay COMPANY
aid OF the New NOr" Rnard ot Trade and
Tram pom alton
Mr.. Huyler for moro han fwcnty years
had attended the calvary Methodist
Church Uf Harlem ~ lrath sSr.ct and
seventh avenu" His gifts 'o this church
had extended over tho torn 81 hi- mem
bership lhre" years ago AZ thsStima
that the ChurCh debt was cleared Mr.
Huvler gave hIs check fpr SatNU 90 make
Up the -ub~criution.
When the M"thndist- ~ This city yer.
very anxious To- have a church built m
the nel yhhorhoo6l nf Italians IN Harlem
MIR Hiy!er nlads. IL rpo--ibl- by s,Ibscrlb-
ing t2S.HSl Recently one pf tho chief
Interests ~ the candy manufacturer had
been the rescue work carried on by th.
Extension Society on m. Fast Side He
contributed - the Water Street Mission
when Jerry Mac 7ulsy was ~ it, head
and later when ;. II Hadley took up the
work Re-cI" Hall ~ 29J Bowarv was
another cha ity IN " hiCh hs was Interested
He was member Of the board -
trustees 81 SyraCris" University. and ~
GENTLY when he went To- a meeting
too lat" 70 confer with tho other TINS,
tees he offered Eift ~ sco s1 to make
up Tor his tardneS- His interest In
Syracuse came when Chanc"lIo- Day laf,
the pulpit Of the Calvary Methodist Church
to accept his present post with the
aFale A g "A
colleges ~ Mr.. Huvlsrs h"nonInati,n
and 81 other Creeds have been helped by
him. The Methodist Theological semi.
nary AZ Madison. y J.. has had the benefit
u his support.
SO little is known about the charities
of Mr.. Huyler. said LOUIS II Fulton. his
personal counsel and "a friend ~ long
standing. not long ago when he VAS
the generositie- II his client
that u IL hard for many peopl. To- appre-
ciate the extent ~ them. lie was the
most modest man ever knew about these
things. IL wnS always his wish To give
another chance To- the fellow who was
down on his luck The cases in which he
made mistakes were f"w and always
attributable Ia human nature The
rec,pients always seemed ~ be deserving. F.,
ana u was a great -HtI-fa Ction 10 ur ,
him
Another man who has been associated
closely with Mr. Huvlnr u the Rev Dr
? VI. North. SECRETARY ~ the Extension
society and th" first pastor 81 Calvary
Methodist Church
can remember countless Instances
n the way he helped Indiyidual- said
Or North not long ago in speaking of LIS
friends life.
mere WAS on" Ca=" ~ young woman
! stenographer ~ Syracuse. who had to-
cav" her employment IN account ~
Illness TuberoIlusl- dey".prd and sin.
CAV" M hop" II getting vel The gIri
vas without living T"lativ" and she had
u sell her clothing and household guydS
- get tn" Necessities uf lii" Something
" the cas-" cam" - MIR HuvIer from a
riend m Rochester he immediately
'"nt a check for tiDO and - request hat the
be.t medical attention -hu4ld b. hers
nj that she b" taken To- - -auitaritIn
Her illness was so acute by that time
hat such help was unavaihng After her
death MI Huyl"r Jaw a. ~ that every
hing about her burial war arranged
MT Huy"T was iuud ~ Yachting and
vas III" owner Il u handsome" s.aR1.ng
'achi. He WaS aisp fond ~ golf and other
outdoor sports and VA a mem lSer 81
ev"-al clubs De-" ,'' = 'r Geld sports
DB1II tRl.