The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-15
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Tho Lato Captain Richa rdson-The Sea-
mans FricnG-Sketch OF His Life and

Tho Lato Captain Richa rds0n-'rhe Sea-
mans Friend-Sketch Of His Life and
Services at the Madison street Church.
Last evening the Mariners church, at the corner
OF Madison and Catharine streets, was filed by a
large and appreciatve audience assembled to pay a
last tribute OF respect to the memory OF the late Cap
tain Edward Richardson. This gentleman's demise
occurred upon the 9th inst and his obsequies were
performed in the Washington avenue church,
Brooklyn. Captain Richardson was probably better
known to the seafaring men who visit this city
than the town clock. His many good deeds and
meritorous actions viii live long In the
minds of those who have been behoven
to him for favors, great and small and
thousands ah0at and ashore will drop a
silent tear to the memory of one whom all loved
and respected. Forty years ago Captain Richard
son inaugurated the temperance principle upon
the line OF packet ships plying between the United
States and Europe. He was the founder of the
New York Marine Temperance Society
OF which he continued to be an ac-
tive member until the hour OF his
death--of the Seamens Home and the Water Street
Mission. He was Vice President of the New York
Seamans Port Society and the originator and prime
mover in an establishment in Brooklyn devoted to
the clothing and feeding Of unhappy outeasts. The
whole record of his life is fair and beautiful one
sellabnegatiOn was his most prominent character
ater a uncten to his soa sh he Sad wrcnsea
no man, but benefited many.
The services at the Mariners church last
night were opened with prayer, after
which hymn sung. Then the Chair
man, Mr.. George w. Lane, the President of
the society, in few well chosen words spoke Of
the severe loss the society had sustained through
the death Of Captain Richardson, eXtoed his many
virtues ana besought his hearers to Ego and do
likewise.n
The Rev. j. d. Murphy and Rev. B. +. Miller next
addressed the meeting, and, at the conclusion Of
their remarks Captain Elliot, an old time favorite
of our sailors and cofltl'ere of the late Captain
thrOng. Captain Elliot won the hearts OF
his hearers by the free and easy style
Of his address. He spoke as captain
whose pulpit Is the quarter deck but whose heart
is filled with love for those under his command In
graphic terms he told his attentive listeners the
story OF his late comrades ifc-told how many good
deeds he had done, how many souls he had rescued
from ruin He asserted that captain Richardson
had spent every night away from his home in
order to attend the meetings Of the various
institutes OF which he was the chief Organizer-the
captain. He had enrolled less than fifty thou
said sailors under the banner of temperance
during his meritOriOus mission and had saved from
misery and ruin countless multitude of his fell
low men. One of the greatest evils that the
seaman has to contend against is the
which to begue away the idle hours upon the
ocean. This need Captain Richardson sought to
the best of his ability to supply He provided small
libraries for the Orecastes or vessels whose crews
expressed wish for reading matter and, in short,
spent the hardearned savings OF useful life in
ministering to the spiritual and bodily welfare Of
his fellow men.