New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-27
OBITUAR Y.
J. RICHARDSON.

William James Richardson. son OF the late "iii"''
piohordson died AT the Presbyterian Hospital. this
CITY Yesterday morning from meninSits. MI H'N''-
ordson.s business duties had been heavy since the
death of his father. and these were added 10 our
ing the late strike Mr.. Richardson was dlre''o,
% tho Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company ana
president of the Employees Mutual Aid Association
connected with the road. During the striAe '''
interests of the road and OF this ASSOCIATION "eio
diametricay opposed TO each other and MI. N''n-
ardsons place was a trying one. About TWO months
ago he was Frustrated with a nervous coihp'a'nL
ms brother DR. John r.. Richardson. ana his COUSIN
Dr. Sharpe attended him at first. ana theh cdiieu
IN DR. GRAY the New-YOrk nerve spec1ahSt' 10 10
near the latter, he was taken 10 mouse III r"''S-
ninth-st this city, and later TO the Presbyterian
Hosnital where he was under the constant care o.
DR. Andrew McCosh ana DR. Gilman ih0'Apso''
His five ,hillren--thrce daughters and TWO sons
were AT his bedside yesterday morning "heh Ho
braathed his last. The body was taken 10 has
home No Sc South OXford-st, BROOKLYN !esV''''!'
and the funeral will be held on Monday afternoon
at 3 o'clock at the Hanson pace BapHS' N"uIS"'
with which he prominently ldenuhea' l"'
Rev A. c. Dixon will deliver the funeral sermon
William j. Richardson born IN Albany o"
october 90 lSi9 He ATTENDED the Norman Sc'IOo' III
Albany In 1864 his parents moved 10 -|'"-i To-
a,d the elder Richardson became president Of the
Dry Dock East Broadway and battery id''o"N
Company In order TO give him practical business
training the father put William J. In an Enghsh
Importing hardware house, where ne received s1V
month AT the end Of two years he received 80
month In 1851 William Richardson secured cohFoi
Of the Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad CoHpAil!'
and his son gave up the hardware business 10 a.
Get him Then for three years william j. altchuei
Tho pOlytechnc Collegiate Institute, IN hroohS H.
For a wear after leaving the institute ne sup"Iil-
tended for his father steamboat Inc "hVh WIZ
onerated between Brooklyn and Kocka"ay anu
Cauarse Then he again associated hiinseH q
erfiv with his father in the business OF the ran!
road and when the Atlantic Avenue hal.roaH ON,
nsnv was organized to operate the various i!nes ~
which Mr.. Richardson was interested. Wlnlaam. .,
richardson was elected secretary. ana nlIed mat
place with ability until the reorganization OF th9
| Company put new men in control. who substituted
| friends Of their own. . an, , ...,.
When Mr. Richardson left the office OF secretary
I'm december 1873 he opened office IN the Frank
lin Trust Building. In brooklyn for the American
Street Railway Association. Of which ne had ne"h
secretary and treasurer since lSs2 He was fond 0t
travelling and crossed the ocean three tunes he
was a member OF tho Hamilton Cub, president oi
ha Young PeOpc's Association % the Hanson race
Eaptist Church and one Of the best-kho"i
men in brooklyn. ,, ,
In 1873 he married Mary Darlington Raymond,
,he second daughter - l)r John II Raymond. the
| PRESIDENT Of Nassar College. by whom he "a~ %"
fatuef Of * children. one OF them mas sine" died
Mr. Richardson had two brothers and sister one
brother is IN Europe at the present time.