The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-30
Head of Corporation Con trolling Local Amusement
 Park Succumbs at g HAD MANY AND LARGE
 PARK CONCESSIONS Of Late Had Paid Little Heed to Local Interests
 Owing to Antagonism

George C. Ti1you, nationally famous as an amusement park developer. and the head of the corporation controll- ing SteepIechase Island in this city, died at his home in Brooklyn, today. aged 52 years. MT. Ti1you was ill for about e1O days He suffered a general breakdown, due, it is believed, to his ineessant application to the many bus mess ceres that fell to him througa his widely diversified interests.
 Besides the Coney Island Enterprises in SteepIechase park, Mir Tilyous had big concessions at Atlantic City, Re- were Beach Boston and RockaWay Beach He was well known in this city through frequent business trips. but for several years had not mani- Tested much interest in his Bridge port enterprise owing to the open hos tility to his policies, manifested by the Bridgeport Pastors association, and others in sympathy with the as sociation's plan to enforce the Sab- bath laws to the letter with respect to the Island.
 Ti1you had made and lost several fortunes. He was the victim of sew eraI disastrous fires, which entai1ed losses that insurance could not cover. by reason of the Interruption they caused to his business.
 MT. Tiiyous, was well known in this city He organized the Brid gepoIt
 
 taking a, lease Of Long Beach which was owned by the heirs of the late John McAIahon,s who conducted a pleasure resort on the property for a. Humber Of years under the name Of. Pleasure Beach, MT. Tllyou changed the name of the place to conform with. his famous resort at Coney Island and proceeded to make mary. changes and Innovations at the island. But the methods that nade Steep1echase Ia fSG--. developed rapidly here because of the transportation facflities, and after try ing for two or three years the resort was visited by fire and the steepIe- chase, grandstands and a number Of the best structures on the place were destroyed
 MT. Tflyou never rebuilt, but kept the resort open for several years af- terward under the management of Capt Paul Boyton, the famous swim mer and inventor of devices for aqua tic amusements including the Shoot the Chutes.'s
 MT. Filyou through his company of which he controlled 80 per cent Of the stock. built bridge across the harbor for the purpose of bringing electric car service directly to the Island, but after the bridge was built there was a. hitch Of some kind with the cleo tric railway people who, 1t is said. were not anxious to develop TTlyoJI.s resort while they were interested in the development of Savin Rock Three seasons ago the resort was run by company which sublet from the own ing company, and for the past two summers the resort has been closed.
 The lease of the SteepIechase com pany carried with it the right to pur- chase the Long Beach company from the ATcMaElon heirs for $40o coo Tbe lease will expire on January 1 1414 and just what MT. TiIyou wotlid have done in the matter is not kr,osvn, Whether the company under the t7frAcs lion of his heirs will consuanmate fhe purchase or whether the propertv vvill go back to the control of the oyUT CTS will probably be settled xzitf,jr, the next few weeks
 Mr- Tflyou was one of the most i,,- teresting men in America. and win, out doubt had no peer in the business Of amusing the masses He bad very humble beginning, startin.- 1Iifs as a newsie and bootblack. His for tune has been rated in the millions at time, and at other times following losses in the building of arnusen,ent places his resources were at low ehb I Those familiar with his affairs ad vance the opinion that he will leave a very large fortune.
 MT. Tifyou's last visit to Rridpana,+ was in connection with t4ae suit brought by the Bridgeport steen1e- chase Co. against B. M Murphy wT7, had concession at the arnusen7e er,+ resort Mr. TiIyou w4s a witness and appeared to be in perfect health tF1en- The Jury brought i'm a verdict agadnst the Sfeeptechase company.
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