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Show Stedman, Banker-Poet, Dead, Now York. Edmund Clarcnco Stedman, Sted-man, tho banker and poet, died suddenly sud-denly at his homo In this city January 18. Mr. Stedman, who was 75 years old, watt born at Hartford, Conn., and whllo a student at Yalo earned distinction dis-tinction In English- nnd Greok composition. compo-sition. Aftor ft brief editorial oxperi-enco oxperi-enco in Norwich and Wlnsted, Conn., Mr. Stedman took up his resldonco in Now York City, whoro ho wns connected connect-ed with soveral of tho dally papers and with Putnam's and Harper's magazines. maga-zines. It was whllo doing newspaper work that ho first gained distinction as a poet. , |