Show ij Bichard Henry Stoddard among the thelast oj last of at the older group of American V V and essayists essayist died Tuesday morn morning poets lag ing May 12 n In New York He Jle had several years with rheumatism V IV but PUk JUI Ah fl It I i was tSa w not wb wv until II a ci week ago a that V PUk JUI Ah fl tSa w wb wv V his t li became n serious At t that I time Um rheumatism cf or tho the heart henrt developed he sunk sank rapidly until the end em on Tuesday morning Ho Ito was attended if by two mo nurses lie ho being tho the last of at athis his family 1 Mr dr was born at nt Mats Mass July 1 J 1525 Ills His Immediate an Rn ancestors castor were seafaring men his tattler fattier was aa drowned In Inthe inthe the tho wreck of vr the ship Royal Koyal Arch When the boy bo was wa 11 21 years old his hta mother molher caine came to New Ne again a aln married n II sailor The Tue lad Ind went to school until he was 15 years old when tio ho obtained a II clerkship In a lawyers v at a salary of at lets ICES than a a dollar U a week Then he became a i I reporter a 0 tailors apprentice a 0 clerk cleric clerkIn in a 11 bellows factory a ft blacksmith and andin l lan in an Iron moulder His Ills nights Were wore spent In I reading and writing poetry Final Finally FinalI ly I y ho he sent a poem to a magazine edited by Fy y Seba Soba Smith which was accepted I by N IV 1 Willis editor of at atthe o othe the Knickerbocker Magazine young had several poems published Writing for the Union Magazine lie he be became became came camo acquainted with Bayard Taylor find nd their lifelong Intimacy C began In InUS ISIS 1848 US Mr air Stoddard published his first took book of ot poems Footprint FootprInts of or which one copy was sold I Mr Stoddard when 25 years old mar tied ned Miss of at Malia Mass They The lived Ih d In poverty until Nathaniel Hawthorne procured from l Franklin for tor the young man mun an on fl appointment In the CUR cus torn tom house In this city He Ito remained Inthe In the ithe position 17 1 yean eato Another collection of poems Songs t I If f r Summer was published by the poet h nt it t this time and his Ills reputation became 1 established lila HIs prose writings at attracted I traded Ir wide Attention Adventures In InI i 1 Town and anti Country a tile life I of Dr Humboldt and prefaces to the scenes I V of or books looks being among I theme them Ho He lb became bec me a II frequent contributor 5 tar tor to the and nn from to toV 1865 was editor ot of Harpers Hound Bound V V Table able In he h became literary ed editor edItor itoi ot of the Malt Mall and Express At this thin time limo he held heM a position In the depart department ment public works worb and was librarian of t the city library for tor several years Mr rr was lall na to len Gen decree 11 from to 1512 when lIhen the latter In lIer was commissioner of or docks In this city He JIe also woe was liter ir r editor of ot the New N w York World for year years Stoddard 1 the poets pOeta only eon son who ho lived to maturity died in August 1901 and Mrs Henry Stoddard died dud last summer ummer As tho Nestor Neator of American letters Mr Stoddard WAS WIS d at 01 a II dinner liven by the Authors club nt at the Hotel on 25 ISO 1597 at which Kd ld FAt t 1 V round mund Clarence I presided and many men mn prominent nt in literature In Inthis Int 4 t t this country attended lie He was a mem ber her of at the tho Century tho the Authors Authora club and the tho Authors Guild Mr Air had liati no Immediate rein cola relatives tives Mr and Mrs of ot Bag all Hu the Ih latter lutter being a II sister of the tIie late la to Mrs St word sore notified yesterday of or Ills his death and wilt will como come to 10 tills this city It II Is planned to hold the tue funeral fuh ral services at nt tho the Church of at tho tue Messiah tomorrow afternoon at 4 tho the Hubert n Ing The Tho will bo lio at Sag juG Harbor 1 i Somo characteristic extracts Stoddards poems follow THE rUE I OF OP YOUTH There Thero ate are gains for all our losses Th fenre are balmOr tor all nil our pain But Dul when youth Ulu thu dream departs It takes something m hearts And It nev neve r t comas again TUB rim CASTLE IN THE AlIt AIR We Wt have hwe two live about us Two worlds In which we dwell Within us ad am without us lIS Alternate heaven and hell itch Without the tho sombre real rn Within our the beautiful Ideal From a n lyric dedication to his hits wife and am child after atter the tue death of ot his oldest t ton Foil William Como Come hero here my lilY wife and sit su by me ate And place your hand In mine And yours yourL jay child while willie I havo you OU ed to repine Weve We vo had our share alTars of sorrows dear dean Weve had our graves tp till 1111 Hut thank the good dod overhead d We se have each cacti other still Weve nothing In the world beside For we are only three Mother and child chilli my wife and child chilli How Itow dear you yon are arc to me meI met mel melI I I know In deed I 1 I knew My feet were medo to follow tollow youl The lUst last work upon which Mr Stoddard was engaged when his Ida health failed was Wall Recollections Per Personal Personal lIonal and Literary a n volume of at mem memoirs memoirs covering c a n period of ot more atone than to 10 0 years The book was practically fin 1111 finished finished and anti wll wil be issued In the autumn |