New-York tribune., 1894-01-01

WLIIAM RICHARDSON.

William Richardson. better known az Deacon
Richardson. n prominent public man in brooklyn
fer man yoars. and long the president Of the At
lantic Avenue Railroad Company. died Yesterday
morning at his home. No. i2j South cxfori-st lie
had loen IN for a week and suffered from pAcd-
mcria and heprt trouble following congestion or
thc brain end diabetes.
Mr. Richardson seyenty-one yca,s old. lie
born at Birkhampstead, Hertforlshire. Eng
land. on December S. S2e. When twelve wears Ola
he ccmc. with his father. to this country, ana the
family rcttiel at Gambler Ohio His first work
was IN 4 nevrs;iaper Office in Mount Vernon Onio
When tha Republican party was formed ne joined II
ard beca!no IN ,rbcr of ts first state committee.
In is. h, was elected C"rk Of the Assembly, ana
he sorvc1 IN 1873. lSI9 and 1850. In 1861 PreSd'ht
I'rcs.a APPOINTED him an additional payWa'trf III
tho army. After tho war he came TO New-hoTk'
ard was made superintendent Of Tho Dry DOCK
East B-oaiway and Battery Railroad 'ompany'
In three weeks he became director and p'es'deh'.
In lS,7 he resigned AMI leased The Brooklyn ana
jamaica Railroad in Brookiyn for forty years !"
iS72 % mortgage upon the property OF me company
was foreclosel, and Mr Richardson bought ths
pronorty He then organized The Atlantic Avenue
Company and became i,s president. lie graiuaHy
extended IT'S lines ami blilt Zip The property until
it was sold for a large sum 80 tic Brooklyn Irac-
" HicSarlson probably Dad more exciting ex-
peri.nces as n stree, raiiroad president than any
Other r1an in the country. He was deyout IA Zap,
clurch Of ,hat denomination. IN Brooklyn. 50 tha'
ho ,,r,r 20 be ,,el "Delccu' although ne once
said that ha y yer he.d tn- oricc. There was ah
or,~ The llyuc ~ railroad tracks h. ais COMPANY
~ sunday a. s'n'h Per- soon aLter ne h@caIl' IN
f. PRESIDENT i31t H. stirred ~ nNch moe rits
cr sou about ten years ego NAfN nt si';", icy II
-"'tins a.s '.ac .aid ~ 7er..'n.N. n" s'g0...S en-
/ f1" TO- -t..e' was secured -"r"f q YEAR ,.ly.
ns, the property owners oht ..n'd an INJUNCTION
p p.cyen,rt tio ayiag e tracks. AZ II Was i,n'
F jos. l..,, street. NJ. Hica1fas,n mad" ~ h''
p.parat.ons secretly f,r t'.e work and Oh Satnr
tat afternoon he ob'. iue! Or'er dss l.Nng tnf
I,..iucu,n 70 urovegf the Obtaining Of aroth"'
81 men wen; to WORK. tor" up tn- asph1.t pavement
arl laii rails a. rdt.l.r a p)*sio". N,heh il'
residents rose they found that the tracks w"s'
down for several books and they mad to submit
! Mr. Richardson was af,erwasd brought - trial II
IN, Hanson Place Baptist church fOr "d!sOrIeri.
walk aal immoral conduct" In spife OF his de-
oH ~" day in question. and had nothing TO DO Ti,i
ia. work. hr found guilty and suspended
| i}ut he secured reversal Of sentence on SOM
techncaiiiy ami at another meeting was perrnltte,
! - apologize and show proof Of repentance. anC
was tl'oH back into the church. remaining mem
! b.r unit! h's death.
railroad s;rikes IN lS>; p. dor;ook to quell !
strike on the Dry Dock road in New York. IN whlci
| he owned "A large interest. and all his men II
| brooklyn also struck. But he successfully man
aged b5,h str!lses and dl 10, grant The demands o
/ tho men. lie he'd SIperin tenden' Murray and so
| policemen take car through Grand-st.. New
, York. anl Police Commissioner carroll ride on th'
| front Of car 20 awe the strikers In Brooklyn
| In the last strike on his lines IN brooklyn, Il
1859 ne rode the front Of the first car that wI'
! run 4 conspicuous figure. with his snOw-whte hail
NJ E;charison ~aS an Al.er'nan IN lS.o and !.
made prepare ions To celebrate his golden wedding
| nex' Sep.emb Ue hal seven children. Of whom
thre" sons and daughter survive. one son Il
a physician. The arrangements for the funeral ar
| not completed.