New-York tribune., 1876-07-28
UARY.
.,NDER p. RICHARDSON.

- ~, of the hands of hostile Indians
NV % richardson, son OF Albert ID. Richardson
u Lo'Ii1o Lo,,,oed in dispatch from the Associated
va" ,,.pt at Cheyenne printed III uhe Now
-. ta,rpals yesterday morning lie was ho'
90 e,rs of age. but had led NE OF Naiieu '''NS
pui'o ,perience. In his boyhood he showed rest
o.. ~ eocer spirit and love OF adventure "hcn
,ound the restraints OF iohS 'u"''''o"'h -,
iNn"o',o iuurT He attended several schools III
ii, vouth and was finally sent by
n -. 10 nm academy at Farmngtou Me, where
,,; discplne prevailed The lad was not long con
.a,od there and begged his father-who was al 'ha'
.'a,o living in Fordham, in Westchester County, III
49, state-to take him out and put MN "'
-, He was accordingly placed IN newspaper
., ,f,rriSauia TO learn typcscttng, theiather hoibS
49, ms en-, would soon tire of this and he glad 10 return
Ina, '"" Albert d. Richardson afterward removed hs
:. vr,,lside near Newark, y. j., and bis son was
,.d in newspaper Offices in Newark, ana Ia'er op-
- f, place in the countingfoop VI i"E
r,,,,xr After his fathers death the son HNo"
49,, time at woodside. and Then went I" Ch'e'"o'
"i r,src1 a railroad Office He obtained some
o,ence in newspaper WON III tha' ci'E' NeI''"S io
,,,o os a reporter of me chicago H"ter-oct"' va
C,l,,o he Travelled for a short time in the south
sw+ c,,ninr 70 New-York he became member OF
,no C,tv Department of TIE TRIBUNE III Jan"
ro,v 1874 and was reporter Oi 'hlS Jo"' va.
vntu Juy Of the following year iie "''' "''"
d,5 literary work of various kinds N TINS cy ioI '''
ond then removed to Boston. He lived Tor snort 'o
,r Chez sea. near Boston, i'll the family OF DIS un'','
Crorles A Richardson of The Boston Congrc9ai'o""'S
Medyav, near Boston, was MS pace " i'sr
dorce lost Winter, and there and III bos'oh
=, ala some work for Boston lOuihai~ y
,,nre ON American humOr was written ny
him I'm uelyay and was delivered in scSeiH NV
ENGLAND towns He also gave readings III MeH"'S anu
az vicinity An offer made him by Haitlold Pu",'su
inc firm that he should write book on inc l'' WIS.,
io over in part the ground covered by his tlth'rS
wel-known work, Beyond the Mississippi ana
Noting the changes which have taken place SINCE 'e P"'
cation Of that book also describing iuy lhe region O
tho Roe Us and other interesting parts of the west
WAS accented by him. ana he LETT this city or the heu o
his labors in the latter pa,t of the Spring OF thi'
wear. having made arranEcmeHts-in addition u
tho prepara;ion of the volume referred tO-iol
sending letters TO The SprnGicd Rcpujiean lie sleA
considerable time Colorado preparing descriptions d
various parts OF that State Tie report OF his Snoutl
and sbocking fate, received Yesterday morning. Nuu'
Indicate that ne was cndcavOr!ng to get as near as l
sibe TO the eater of the indian war auG mat ms
by eagcmcSs TO press forward 10 ioli
where he could best watch and DC
scribe the progress of hos,ilites, he exposed Inn
self 10 attack bv a Strolmg band of lndlanS ana wa
killed His daring aud impeuouS disposition NVHi % n W ''
min TO hurry forward quickly as possible 10 Tue W e
which h. desired to reach without GIVING hu' tI,"i
TO the attendant dangers lie lost his Iie about l"'
Ii was the intention o Mr richardson to visit az u
most interesting regions OF the West, aul ai'TLMaiH =
make a voyage around the world from sn IahciNcu
stopping time al the sandwich iNalidS' ms td-v
interest IN and new e0uLtics ana Il> WEI
come Of fresh impressions, made INN iona q
travel. He WAS versatile. cncr-euc ana ambitious
had given proofs of ability. and 1t was hope
succeS, was in store for him. o. his fathers children
Younger son aud n daughter now living. The hrr
wife OF Albcr d. Richardson, the mother OF nm NEu'
lite il 50 suddenly ana sadly of died while her hus
band was a prisoner in The south during tho war