A Life Remembered ~ Emma Whitney Robinson
▪︎ Born: 30 Jan 1814
▪︎. Albany, New York
Marriage Information
▪︎. Marriage Date: 1 Feb 1838
▪︎. Officiating: Reverent John N. Campbell, D.D.
▪︎. First Presbyterian Church in Albany
Residences
▪︎. Residence: Nov 1839 -- Nov 1845
▪︎. New York City, New York
▪︎. Residence: Nov 1845 -- Jan 1848
▪︎. Albany, New York
▪︎. Returned to New York
▪︎ Residence: May 1877
▪︎ 5 East 65th Street, New York, New York
Sad and Fatal Accident
We are pained to learn of a sad and fatal accident which occurred in Schoharie county Thursday.
Hamilton Robinson Esq., and family, from New York, were spending the summer in that vicinity, and were out riding, when the horses took fright and ran away.
Mrs. Robinson and the footman were instantly killed; the son had his collar bone broken in two places and was otherwise injured; the driver was badly hurt and Mr. Robinson was still unconscious at the last accounts.
Mr. Robinson called at this office only the day before the accident, on his way to see his family, and was anticipating much pleasure from a few weeks sojourn in the country.
We hope to hear of his recovery.
SAD AND FATAL ACCIDENT AT WORCESTER, New York
A sad and fatal accident occurred on Friday of last week, at Worcester, a few miles west of the county line, in Otsego County, resulting in the death of Mrs. ROBINSON, the wife of HAMILTON W. ROBINSON, Esq., of New York, and the severe injury of himself and eldest daughter, Mrs. Harris.
It seems from the accounts we are able to gather that Mr. Robinson has always made a Summer visit at Worcester, where he formerly lived, since he first went to New York to engage in the practice of law.
He had taken much pains fitting up the old homestead, and it was here he delighted to take his Summer recreations with his wife and children.
On the day of the fatal accident the family were enjoying a drive, Mr. Robinson having taken his own carriage and horses with his driver into the country with him.
While going down some slight declivity in the road, the neck-yoke or pole-strap gave way, seeing which, the driver threw the reins from his hands and leaped from his seat, leaving the occupants of the carriage at the mercy of the horses, who now, for the first, became frightened and commenced running.
When near the bridge the carriage was overturned. Mrs. Robinson was killed outright. The injuries of Mr. ROBINSON are very severe, and it is feared they may prove fatal. Mrs. HARRIS, the daughter, was also severely injured, but to what extent we are unable to learn. The others in the carriage were bruised and scratched. A little boy, either a son or grandson of Mr. Robinson, who was setting on the box with the driver at the time of the occurrence, says that if the driver had given him the reins, instead of throwing them out of his hands and jumping from his seat, he could have guided the horses so that no accident would have happened. The driver was a negro man, and so outraged were the people of the neighborhood at the cowardice evinced by him that preparations for lynching him were being made, when it was discovered he had effected his escape, and has not since been heard of.
Mr. ROBINSON is, or was, but a few years since, the law partner of Hon. John VAN BUREN.
---Schoharie Democrat, Aug. 3.
General City News:
Fatal Accident to a New York Lady.
A dispatch was received in this city yesterday from Worcester, Otsego County, New York, stating that Mrs. Hamilton Whitney ROBINSON, of this city, had been instantly killed while riding with her husband and child.
It appears that the horses became frightened and ran away, throwing the occupants of the carriage upon the ground.
Mr. ROBINSON and son were injured, but not fatally. Mr. ROBINSON is a lawyer of this city...
The Late Melancholy Accident in Worcester, Otsego County
To relieve the anxiety of the numerous friends of Mr. H.W. ROBINSON, of this city, we are happy to state that the injuries he received in the late sad accident which happened to his family are not regarded as dangerous nor likely to be permanent.
The following particulars of the accident, obtained from a friend of the family, correct some conflicting statements in the accounts before published.
Mr. ROBINSON joined his family at Worcester, Otsego County, on Wednesday, July 26, and accompanied them on the following evening in a carriage ride at that place.
Soon after starting, and less than a mile from their country residence, where the family were spending the Summer, the pole strap broke in descending a small hill and the horses started. The driver, a colored man, seemed at once to lose his presence of mind, and jumped from the carriage, carrying the lines with him. The horses were at this time by no means unmanageable, but having lost the restraint of the reins became frightened and ran, bearing the carriage and its occupants along with fearful velocity until it capsized, when the family were dashed headlong into a ditch by the roadside upon the stones at its bottom.
Mrs. ROBINSON was instantly killed. Mr. ROBINSON was severely injured about his chest and limbs, but fortunately escaped other injury except slight bruises about his face. Mrs. HARRIS, Mr. ROBINSON's eldest daughter, sustained terrible bruises about her face and shoulders, but is now in a fair way of recovery. The other members of the family in the carriage at the time were but slightly injured. The driver, to whose cowardice or incompetence the accident is solely attributable, escaped entirely unhurt. There, was no footman as before reported.
The funeral of Mrs. ROBINSON was largely attended at Worcester on Sunday following.
This terrible and fatal accident carries mourning and desolation to the hearts of a most estimable family, and will cause great grief and sadness to a large circle of friends and acquaintances, among whom Mrs. ROBINSON was known as a lady of superior qualities of mind and heart.
Funeral of Mrs. Hamilton W. Robinson
The accident which so suddenly deprived Mrs. Robinson of life, caused a deep stroke of grief, not only in the village of Worcester, but along the beautiful valley which the Susquehanna Railroad has just opened and brought into the neighborhood.
Mr. Robinson's father and grandfather had lived in this valley; and he had reserved and adorned with taste, though without pretention, some thirty acres of the old homestead.
The absorption of professional life had kept the husband away from this place, except for an occasional visit; but the wide and family had, of late years, made it a summer residence, and had surrounded it by the charm of their virtues and refinement.
They were beloved and respected, as they deserved.
The funeral was attended Sunday by many from the adjoining counties, and from Albany and New York; and the Rev. Dr. Clark, of the latter city, (of the 23rd Presbyterian Church) under whose religious ministration the deceased had passed many edifying years, conducted the impressive services at the residence.
The body was then borne to the village church, (Rev. Dr. Baldwin,) where the last offices were rendered and the last farewell was taken, previous to the interment in the adjoining cemetery.
The accident which at one frightful blow had taken the wife and mother from the bosom of her family to that of her Maker, had stunned and bruised the husband, and painfully lacerated the eldest and married daughter--Mrs. Harris, but they are recovering from the physical shock.
Relief from the greater blow to mind and heart, will only be found in the gentle resignation which pervades their nature, and the faith that elevates it.
WC
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▪︎ Born: 30 Jan 1814
▪︎. Albany, New York
Marriage Information
▪︎. Marriage Date: 1 Feb 1838
▪︎. Officiating: Reverent John N. Campbell, D.D.
▪︎. First Presbyterian Church in Albany
Residences
▪︎. Residence: Nov 1839 -- Nov 1845
▪︎. New York City, New York
▪︎. Residence: Nov 1845 -- Jan 1848
▪︎. Albany, New York
▪︎. Returned to New York
▪︎ Residence: May 1877
▪︎ 5 East 65th Street, New York, New York
Sad and Fatal Accident
We are pained to learn of a sad and fatal accident which occurred in Schoharie county Thursday.
Hamilton Robinson Esq., and family, from New York, were spending the summer in that vicinity, and were out riding, when the horses took fright and ran away.
Mrs. Robinson and the footman were instantly killed; the son had his collar bone broken in two places and was otherwise injured; the driver was badly hurt and Mr. Robinson was still unconscious at the last accounts.
Mr. Robinson called at this office only the day before the accident, on his way to see his family, and was anticipating much pleasure from a few weeks sojourn in the country.
We hope to hear of his recovery.
SAD AND FATAL ACCIDENT AT WORCESTER, New York
A sad and fatal accident occurred on Friday of last week, at Worcester, a few miles west of the county line, in Otsego County, resulting in the death of Mrs. ROBINSON, the wife of HAMILTON W. ROBINSON, Esq., of New York, and the severe injury of himself and eldest daughter, Mrs. Harris.
It seems from the accounts we are able to gather that Mr. Robinson has always made a Summer visit at Worcester, where he formerly lived, since he first went to New York to engage in the practice of law.
He had taken much pains fitting up the old homestead, and it was here he delighted to take his Summer recreations with his wife and children.
On the day of the fatal accident the family were enjoying a drive, Mr. Robinson having taken his own carriage and horses with his driver into the country with him.
While going down some slight declivity in the road, the neck-yoke or pole-strap gave way, seeing which, the driver threw the reins from his hands and leaped from his seat, leaving the occupants of the carriage at the mercy of the horses, who now, for the first, became frightened and commenced running.
When near the bridge the carriage was overturned. Mrs. Robinson was killed outright. The injuries of Mr. ROBINSON are very severe, and it is feared they may prove fatal. Mrs. HARRIS, the daughter, was also severely injured, but to what extent we are unable to learn. The others in the carriage were bruised and scratched. A little boy, either a son or grandson of Mr. Robinson, who was setting on the box with the driver at the time of the occurrence, says that if the driver had given him the reins, instead of throwing them out of his hands and jumping from his seat, he could have guided the horses so that no accident would have happened. The driver was a negro man, and so outraged were the people of the neighborhood at the cowardice evinced by him that preparations for lynching him were being made, when it was discovered he had effected his escape, and has not since been heard of.
Mr. ROBINSON is, or was, but a few years since, the law partner of Hon. John VAN BUREN.
---Schoharie Democrat, Aug. 3.
General City News:
Fatal Accident to a New York Lady.
A dispatch was received in this city yesterday from Worcester, Otsego County, New York, stating that Mrs. Hamilton Whitney ROBINSON, of this city, had been instantly killed while riding with her husband and child.
It appears that the horses became frightened and ran away, throwing the occupants of the carriage upon the ground.
Mr. ROBINSON and son were injured, but not fatally. Mr. ROBINSON is a lawyer of this city...
The Late Melancholy Accident in Worcester, Otsego County
To relieve the anxiety of the numerous friends of Mr. H.W. ROBINSON, of this city, we are happy to state that the injuries he received in the late sad accident which happened to his family are not regarded as dangerous nor likely to be permanent.
The following particulars of the accident, obtained from a friend of the family, correct some conflicting statements in the accounts before published.
Mr. ROBINSON joined his family at Worcester, Otsego County, on Wednesday, July 26, and accompanied them on the following evening in a carriage ride at that place.
Soon after starting, and less than a mile from their country residence, where the family were spending the Summer, the pole strap broke in descending a small hill and the horses started. The driver, a colored man, seemed at once to lose his presence of mind, and jumped from the carriage, carrying the lines with him. The horses were at this time by no means unmanageable, but having lost the restraint of the reins became frightened and ran, bearing the carriage and its occupants along with fearful velocity until it capsized, when the family were dashed headlong into a ditch by the roadside upon the stones at its bottom.
Mrs. ROBINSON was instantly killed. Mr. ROBINSON was severely injured about his chest and limbs, but fortunately escaped other injury except slight bruises about his face. Mrs. HARRIS, Mr. ROBINSON's eldest daughter, sustained terrible bruises about her face and shoulders, but is now in a fair way of recovery. The other members of the family in the carriage at the time were but slightly injured. The driver, to whose cowardice or incompetence the accident is solely attributable, escaped entirely unhurt. There, was no footman as before reported.
The funeral of Mrs. ROBINSON was largely attended at Worcester on Sunday following.
This terrible and fatal accident carries mourning and desolation to the hearts of a most estimable family, and will cause great grief and sadness to a large circle of friends and acquaintances, among whom Mrs. ROBINSON was known as a lady of superior qualities of mind and heart.
Funeral of Mrs. Hamilton W. Robinson
The accident which so suddenly deprived Mrs. Robinson of life, caused a deep stroke of grief, not only in the village of Worcester, but along the beautiful valley which the Susquehanna Railroad has just opened and brought into the neighborhood.
Mr. Robinson's father and grandfather had lived in this valley; and he had reserved and adorned with taste, though without pretention, some thirty acres of the old homestead.
The absorption of professional life had kept the husband away from this place, except for an occasional visit; but the wide and family had, of late years, made it a summer residence, and had surrounded it by the charm of their virtues and refinement.
They were beloved and respected, as they deserved.
The funeral was attended Sunday by many from the adjoining counties, and from Albany and New York; and the Rev. Dr. Clark, of the latter city, (of the 23rd Presbyterian Church) under whose religious ministration the deceased had passed many edifying years, conducted the impressive services at the residence.
The body was then borne to the village church, (Rev. Dr. Baldwin,) where the last offices were rendered and the last farewell was taken, previous to the interment in the adjoining cemetery.
The accident which at one frightful blow had taken the wife and mother from the bosom of her family to that of her Maker, had stunned and bruised the husband, and painfully lacerated the eldest and married daughter--Mrs. Harris, but they are recovering from the physical shock.
Relief from the greater blow to mind and heart, will only be found in the gentle resignation which pervades their nature, and the faith that elevates it.
WC
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A Life Remembered ~ Emma Whitney Robinson
▪︎ Born: 30 Jan 1814
▪︎. Albany, New York
Marriage Information
▪︎. Marriage Date: 1 Feb 1838
▪︎. Officiating: Reverent John N. Campbell, D.D.
▪︎. First Presbyterian Church in Albany
Residences
▪︎. Residence: Nov 1839 -- Nov 1845
▪︎. New York City, New York
▪︎. Residence: Nov 1845 -- Jan 1848
▪︎. Albany, New York
▪︎. Returned to New York
▪︎ Residence: May 1877
▪︎ 5 East 65th Street, New York, New York
Sad and Fatal Accident
We are pained to learn of a sad and fatal accident which occurred in Schoharie county Thursday.
Hamilton Robinson Esq., and family, from New York, were spending the summer in that vicinity, and were out riding, when the horses took fright and ran away.
Mrs. Robinson and the footman were instantly killed; the son had his collar bone broken in two places and was otherwise injured; the driver was badly hurt and Mr. Robinson was still unconscious at the last accounts.
Mr. Robinson called at this office only the day before the accident, on his way to see his family, and was anticipating much pleasure from a few weeks sojourn in the country.
We hope to hear of his recovery.
SAD AND FATAL ACCIDENT AT WORCESTER, New York
A sad and fatal accident occurred on Friday of last week, at Worcester, a few miles west of the county line, in Otsego County, resulting in the death of Mrs. ROBINSON, the wife of HAMILTON W. ROBINSON, Esq., of New York, and the severe injury of himself and eldest daughter, Mrs. Harris.
It seems from the accounts we are able to gather that Mr. Robinson has always made a Summer visit at Worcester, where he formerly lived, since he first went to New York to engage in the practice of law.
He had taken much pains fitting up the old homestead, and it was here he delighted to take his Summer recreations with his wife and children.
On the day of the fatal accident the family were enjoying a drive, Mr. Robinson having taken his own carriage and horses with his driver into the country with him.
While going down some slight declivity in the road, the neck-yoke or pole-strap gave way, seeing which, the driver threw the reins from his hands and leaped from his seat, leaving the occupants of the carriage at the mercy of the horses, who now, for the first, became frightened and commenced running.
When near the bridge the carriage was overturned. Mrs. Robinson was killed outright. The injuries of Mr. ROBINSON are very severe, and it is feared they may prove fatal. Mrs. HARRIS, the daughter, was also severely injured, but to what extent we are unable to learn. The others in the carriage were bruised and scratched. A little boy, either a son or grandson of Mr. Robinson, who was setting on the box with the driver at the time of the occurrence, says that if the driver had given him the reins, instead of throwing them out of his hands and jumping from his seat, he could have guided the horses so that no accident would have happened. The driver was a negro man, and so outraged were the people of the neighborhood at the cowardice evinced by him that preparations for lynching him were being made, when it was discovered he had effected his escape, and has not since been heard of.
Mr. ROBINSON is, or was, but a few years since, the law partner of Hon. John VAN BUREN.
---Schoharie Democrat, Aug. 3.
General City News:
Fatal Accident to a New York Lady.
A dispatch was received in this city yesterday from Worcester, Otsego County, New York, stating that Mrs. Hamilton Whitney ROBINSON, of this city, had been instantly killed while riding with her husband and child.
It appears that the horses became frightened and ran away, throwing the occupants of the carriage upon the ground.
Mr. ROBINSON and son were injured, but not fatally. Mr. ROBINSON is a lawyer of this city...
The Late Melancholy Accident in Worcester, Otsego County
To relieve the anxiety of the numerous friends of Mr. H.W. ROBINSON, of this city, we are happy to state that the injuries he received in the late sad accident which happened to his family are not regarded as dangerous nor likely to be permanent.
The following particulars of the accident, obtained from a friend of the family, correct some conflicting statements in the accounts before published.
Mr. ROBINSON joined his family at Worcester, Otsego County, on Wednesday, July 26, and accompanied them on the following evening in a carriage ride at that place.
Soon after starting, and less than a mile from their country residence, where the family were spending the Summer, the pole strap broke in descending a small hill and the horses started. The driver, a colored man, seemed at once to lose his presence of mind, and jumped from the carriage, carrying the lines with him. The horses were at this time by no means unmanageable, but having lost the restraint of the reins became frightened and ran, bearing the carriage and its occupants along with fearful velocity until it capsized, when the family were dashed headlong into a ditch by the roadside upon the stones at its bottom.
Mrs. ROBINSON was instantly killed. Mr. ROBINSON was severely injured about his chest and limbs, but fortunately escaped other injury except slight bruises about his face. Mrs. HARRIS, Mr. ROBINSON's eldest daughter, sustained terrible bruises about her face and shoulders, but is now in a fair way of recovery. The other members of the family in the carriage at the time were but slightly injured. The driver, to whose cowardice or incompetence the accident is solely attributable, escaped entirely unhurt. There, was no footman as before reported.
The funeral of Mrs. ROBINSON was largely attended at Worcester on Sunday following.
This terrible and fatal accident carries mourning and desolation to the hearts of a most estimable family, and will cause great grief and sadness to a large circle of friends and acquaintances, among whom Mrs. ROBINSON was known as a lady of superior qualities of mind and heart.
Funeral of Mrs. Hamilton W. Robinson
The accident which so suddenly deprived Mrs. Robinson of life, caused a deep stroke of grief, not only in the village of Worcester, but along the beautiful valley which the Susquehanna Railroad has just opened and brought into the neighborhood.
Mr. Robinson's father and grandfather had lived in this valley; and he had reserved and adorned with taste, though without pretention, some thirty acres of the old homestead.
The absorption of professional life had kept the husband away from this place, except for an occasional visit; but the wide and family had, of late years, made it a summer residence, and had surrounded it by the charm of their virtues and refinement.
They were beloved and respected, as they deserved.
The funeral was attended Sunday by many from the adjoining counties, and from Albany and New York; and the Rev. Dr. Clark, of the latter city, (of the 23rd Presbyterian Church) under whose religious ministration the deceased had passed many edifying years, conducted the impressive services at the residence.
The body was then borne to the village church, (Rev. Dr. Baldwin,) where the last offices were rendered and the last farewell was taken, previous to the interment in the adjoining cemetery.
The accident which at one frightful blow had taken the wife and mother from the bosom of her family to that of her Maker, had stunned and bruised the husband, and painfully lacerated the eldest and married daughter--Mrs. Harris, but they are recovering from the physical shock.
Relief from the greater blow to mind and heart, will only be found in the gentle resignation which pervades their nature, and the faith that elevates it.
WC
============
▪︎ Born: 30 Jan 1814
▪︎. Albany, New York
Marriage Information
▪︎. Marriage Date: 1 Feb 1838
▪︎. Officiating: Reverent John N. Campbell, D.D.
▪︎. First Presbyterian Church in Albany
Residences
▪︎. Residence: Nov 1839 -- Nov 1845
▪︎. New York City, New York
▪︎. Residence: Nov 1845 -- Jan 1848
▪︎. Albany, New York
▪︎. Returned to New York
▪︎ Residence: May 1877
▪︎ 5 East 65th Street, New York, New York
Sad and Fatal Accident
We are pained to learn of a sad and fatal accident which occurred in Schoharie county Thursday.
Hamilton Robinson Esq., and family, from New York, were spending the summer in that vicinity, and were out riding, when the horses took fright and ran away.
Mrs. Robinson and the footman were instantly killed; the son had his collar bone broken in two places and was otherwise injured; the driver was badly hurt and Mr. Robinson was still unconscious at the last accounts.
Mr. Robinson called at this office only the day before the accident, on his way to see his family, and was anticipating much pleasure from a few weeks sojourn in the country.
We hope to hear of his recovery.
SAD AND FATAL ACCIDENT AT WORCESTER, New York
A sad and fatal accident occurred on Friday of last week, at Worcester, a few miles west of the county line, in Otsego County, resulting in the death of Mrs. ROBINSON, the wife of HAMILTON W. ROBINSON, Esq., of New York, and the severe injury of himself and eldest daughter, Mrs. Harris.
It seems from the accounts we are able to gather that Mr. Robinson has always made a Summer visit at Worcester, where he formerly lived, since he first went to New York to engage in the practice of law.
He had taken much pains fitting up the old homestead, and it was here he delighted to take his Summer recreations with his wife and children.
On the day of the fatal accident the family were enjoying a drive, Mr. Robinson having taken his own carriage and horses with his driver into the country with him.
While going down some slight declivity in the road, the neck-yoke or pole-strap gave way, seeing which, the driver threw the reins from his hands and leaped from his seat, leaving the occupants of the carriage at the mercy of the horses, who now, for the first, became frightened and commenced running.
When near the bridge the carriage was overturned. Mrs. Robinson was killed outright. The injuries of Mr. ROBINSON are very severe, and it is feared they may prove fatal. Mrs. HARRIS, the daughter, was also severely injured, but to what extent we are unable to learn. The others in the carriage were bruised and scratched. A little boy, either a son or grandson of Mr. Robinson, who was setting on the box with the driver at the time of the occurrence, says that if the driver had given him the reins, instead of throwing them out of his hands and jumping from his seat, he could have guided the horses so that no accident would have happened. The driver was a negro man, and so outraged were the people of the neighborhood at the cowardice evinced by him that preparations for lynching him were being made, when it was discovered he had effected his escape, and has not since been heard of.
Mr. ROBINSON is, or was, but a few years since, the law partner of Hon. John VAN BUREN.
---Schoharie Democrat, Aug. 3.
General City News:
Fatal Accident to a New York Lady.
A dispatch was received in this city yesterday from Worcester, Otsego County, New York, stating that Mrs. Hamilton Whitney ROBINSON, of this city, had been instantly killed while riding with her husband and child.
It appears that the horses became frightened and ran away, throwing the occupants of the carriage upon the ground.
Mr. ROBINSON and son were injured, but not fatally. Mr. ROBINSON is a lawyer of this city...
The Late Melancholy Accident in Worcester, Otsego County
To relieve the anxiety of the numerous friends of Mr. H.W. ROBINSON, of this city, we are happy to state that the injuries he received in the late sad accident which happened to his family are not regarded as dangerous nor likely to be permanent.
The following particulars of the accident, obtained from a friend of the family, correct some conflicting statements in the accounts before published.
Mr. ROBINSON joined his family at Worcester, Otsego County, on Wednesday, July 26, and accompanied them on the following evening in a carriage ride at that place.
Soon after starting, and less than a mile from their country residence, where the family were spending the Summer, the pole strap broke in descending a small hill and the horses started. The driver, a colored man, seemed at once to lose his presence of mind, and jumped from the carriage, carrying the lines with him. The horses were at this time by no means unmanageable, but having lost the restraint of the reins became frightened and ran, bearing the carriage and its occupants along with fearful velocity until it capsized, when the family were dashed headlong into a ditch by the roadside upon the stones at its bottom.
Mrs. ROBINSON was instantly killed. Mr. ROBINSON was severely injured about his chest and limbs, but fortunately escaped other injury except slight bruises about his face. Mrs. HARRIS, Mr. ROBINSON's eldest daughter, sustained terrible bruises about her face and shoulders, but is now in a fair way of recovery. The other members of the family in the carriage at the time were but slightly injured. The driver, to whose cowardice or incompetence the accident is solely attributable, escaped entirely unhurt. There, was no footman as before reported.
The funeral of Mrs. ROBINSON was largely attended at Worcester on Sunday following.
This terrible and fatal accident carries mourning and desolation to the hearts of a most estimable family, and will cause great grief and sadness to a large circle of friends and acquaintances, among whom Mrs. ROBINSON was known as a lady of superior qualities of mind and heart.
Funeral of Mrs. Hamilton W. Robinson
The accident which so suddenly deprived Mrs. Robinson of life, caused a deep stroke of grief, not only in the village of Worcester, but along the beautiful valley which the Susquehanna Railroad has just opened and brought into the neighborhood.
Mr. Robinson's father and grandfather had lived in this valley; and he had reserved and adorned with taste, though without pretention, some thirty acres of the old homestead.
The absorption of professional life had kept the husband away from this place, except for an occasional visit; but the wide and family had, of late years, made it a summer residence, and had surrounded it by the charm of their virtues and refinement.
They were beloved and respected, as they deserved.
The funeral was attended Sunday by many from the adjoining counties, and from Albany and New York; and the Rev. Dr. Clark, of the latter city, (of the 23rd Presbyterian Church) under whose religious ministration the deceased had passed many edifying years, conducted the impressive services at the residence.
The body was then borne to the village church, (Rev. Dr. Baldwin,) where the last offices were rendered and the last farewell was taken, previous to the interment in the adjoining cemetery.
The accident which at one frightful blow had taken the wife and mother from the bosom of her family to that of her Maker, had stunned and bruised the husband, and painfully lacerated the eldest and married daughter--Mrs. Harris, but they are recovering from the physical shock.
Relief from the greater blow to mind and heart, will only be found in the gentle resignation which pervades their nature, and the faith that elevates it.
WC
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