Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-08

who left on the day of his death for home.
1T know he anticipated that our politi-
cal differences would be settled before their
return and during his life. But sad, in
deed was sad blow to his family and a
great loss to the state of which he was an
honored and useful citizen. Kind words
will be spoken of him with justice and
truth to his memory by all who knew him.
In the words of another:
ssCould we but draw back the curtains
See the naked heart and spirit,
often we wea Should od find It Better, 'eS'
Purer than we judged We should,
We should love each other better
If we only understood"
IT have now the honor, Mr.. President,
to present the resolution, and move the
same be read by the clerk.
Senator Seymour of Norwalk next ad-
dressed the senate in eulogy of deceased.
He said:
Mr.. President-Itis most fitting that the
state should not forget it's dead. To-day
we are met, quite outside the sphere Of
the kindred and townsmen of one of the
leading citizens of the state, and without
pageant or proclamation, to pay our
tribute of respect, sentiment shared by
all political parties and all classes alike, to
one who was chosen by the people to pre-
side over the deliberations of the senate
At the tomb of Alsop ''the civic SANDER
and the spite" are hushed. His loss is
lamented from one end of the state to the
other. This feeling found expression at
his home in Middletown on the day of his
demise, when all business stood still, and
every sacred bell, Catholic as well as
Protestant, tolled out the solemn message
of his sudden death. Men working at the
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| day." others, in vain rebellion against the
decree of heaven, said in the first fever
of their bereavement, "We will net have
it So"
The Senator then alluded to the more
striking points and features of the bust
| ness, legislative and Chi istian career of
the deceased, saying: He was a man of
broad views, great public spirit, indomit-
able industry, and unquestioned integrity.
The fact that he represented that town in
| the legislature, with Jabez Hamlin, for g
continuous period of ten years, shows the
high respect and confidence il. which he
| was held by his fellow citizsAs. Upon
his death he was succeeded in business by
! his son, the late Captain Joseph W. Alsop,
| the father of the subject of this sketch.
In 1884, seeking greater facilities for bust
ness, he moved to New York. In 1912
the well-known house OF. Alsop & Chaun-
| cey was organized and the bust
ness greatly extended, particularly
in South America. He was
| one of the leaders in building the
Panama railroad, and established line OF
| steamers between New York and Panama
He was also one of the foremost in the
project of building the Ohio and Missis
sippi railroad, of which he was president
and in building the Illinois Central rail
| &c oh ha D.
sides his extensive financial operations b,
was always actively interested in religious
and charitable work. His intelligence
and judgment, his business experience, ant
his sagacity gave him position of promi
hence, honor and respect in the mercan
tile circles of the city of New York. Rich
ard Alsop, the fourth ineal ancestor O.
DR.. Alsop, was in the early seventeen hun
dreds well-known lawyer in the city O.
New York.
On his mothers side, the great-grand
father of DR.. Alsop, the poet, contributed
a rich and clear strain to the literature O.
the time and transmitted to him who W,
lament the insight and clearness of view
which were among his indisputable gifts
Such was the lineage of DR.. Alsop. HI
was born in the city Of New York Angus
20, 1888, and was an only son and onl,
child He was educated at Yale colleg
and at Columbia college, and received hi
professional training in the medical depart
| ment in the University of New York, from
which he graduated in 1864.
He travelled extensively and intelligently
both in this country and in Europe; no
with the aimIess step Of pleasure-seeker
but for breadth of view and with the fina
purpose of easing the condition of thos
who lived and worked within the spher
of his influence.
Senator Seymour then spoke of the labor
performed by deceased during his six con
secutive terms as state senator, al1udin,
in particular to the financial plan Offered
by deceased for the relief of towns burden
ed by railroad debts.
DR.. Alsop had an absorbing love of ma
ture and drew near to her with fondnes
that would have gratifed Thoreau or al
Emerson. He had summer cottage b,
the sea; hunting and fishing were his ia
vorite amusements; agriculture was hi
most serious business. To the latter b,
gave unselfishly of his thought and ener
guiding star was the good of that larg
class of bread-winners who cultivate tn
soil. He was not so much devoted t,
farming for profit to himself as to tn
wider advantage and ultimate profit of tn
farmer as class.
The senator paid further tribute to tn
public spirit of DR.. Alsop, his labors il
behalf of our states agricultural INTEREST,"
and the experiment station, and then spok
of the closing period of his life when hi
health declined and disease laid hold upol
him. Even then with health impaired b
did fine service in behalf of the Russell
library, the state hospital for the insane
the Y. M. G. A, the Boys club, ETC.
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poorer when it is no longer lived anon,
men. Of DR.. Alsop's life it may be sai'
(and what more can be saidO it was tn
life of Christian gentleman, held in Low
ing respect and honor by all who knew
him.