The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
R.H.S7oDDARD, THEpoE7, DEAD
A NOTED FIGURE IN NEW YORES
LITERARY CIRCLE.

The Author Of Many Books In Prose and
Verse Passes Away After Lone ILL.,
ness at the Age Of Js-Hsd Given His
Collections TO the Authors Club.
Richard Henry Stoddard, ono Of the
oldest literary figures in New York, died
yesterday morning at his home, 800 East
Fifteenth street. Mr.. Stoddard, who was
rs years old, had been sufferer from rheu.
matism and paralysis for some time past.
For a week he had been confined to his bed
with rheumatism Of the heart.
He had continued his literary labors up
to his last illness, despite the heavy handi-
caps under which he had suffered. He
was paralyzed in his right arm and had
almost lost his sight. The death Of his
only son, Lorimer, three years ago, followed
within year by the death OF his wife, added
to his physical ills.
Mr.. Stoddard came Of old New England
stock. He was the son Of a sea captain Of
bingham, Mass, who died at sea when
his son was 10 years. old. His mother
brought him to New York, where he at
tended the public schools, but at an early
age the state OF the family fortunes made
it necessary for him to go to work In an
iron foundry.
Mr.. Stoddard's first book was collection
OIL HIS early pOeIIlh, puDllSIlel III lo90, uTlOeF
the title Of Footprints Shortly after
ward he recalled and destroyed the edition.
In 80 he published another volume Of
vers Which was we'll received, and he be-
Sthen a regular contributor to the
Knickerbocker. His next publication was
for juvenile reading.
His literary work WIS not sufficiently
remunerative and about this time he Sc
cured through Nathaniel Hawthorne a
place In the Custom House which he held
until 1870. 1t was during this period that
his pen was most active. Among his pub
lished works Of the time were:
Town. and Country" Life, Travels.
and Books of Alexander Won Humboldt"
With wit! an iptr9dnction by Bagsrd TAYLOR;
Little Red Riding Hood" THE Children
in the Wood, ""Abraham Lincoln a Hora-
tian ode: Putnam the Brave and 1.-THE
Book of the East, a collection OF his poems
on various Oriental subjects. He also
engaged in editorial work, supervising the
production Of many books and bringing
out such collections as THE Late english
Poets and Poetry and Poets Of America
Among his prose works were monographs
on Edgar Allan Poe and on William Cullen
Bryant.
His literary activity forced him to re-
sign from the Custom House, and for three
wears he was secretary to Gen. George B.
Mcclellan, then Commissioner Of Docks
in New York, ana later ne was librarian
in the City Hall for o year. His work after
that until his death was with daily news
papers.
He was the literary editor of the New
York World until $780, and then took the
same place on the Mail and Express.
Soon after the death Of his wife, Eliza
beth Drew Stoddard, herself poet, Mr.
Stoddard adopted Miss Alice Brender, who
had been his wifes nurse, His old home
in East Fifteenth street, where the poet
had lived for twenty years, contains
famous collection Of autographs, manu-
scripts and relics Of well-known writers.
This collection has been given to the Au-
thors' Club.
The funeral will take place on Friday
morning at the Church of the Messiah
Park avenue and Thirty-fourth street
The interment will be at Sag Harbor,