Col Card died Sunday morning, March 8, 1908 in the Hudson river state hospital, where he had been taken for treatment, Monday, Feb. 24th. His health began to decline several years ago, his trouble first taking the form of excessive nervousness, and later had periods of extreme irritability. His condition had long been a mystery to those who knew how tender, sympathetic, and good-natured he was when he was himself. After his death a post-mortem examintation by the hospital authorities revealed a totally unexpected condition, one that must have been growing upon him for a long time, and one that accounts for the nerve-wreck which finally culminated. In a complete mental breakdown and brought his life to an untimely end, the doctors called it "tubercular peritonitis."
The immediate cause of his death was pneumonia which developed out of his feeble condition and the exposure to which he was subjected to at Winsted the week before he went to Poughkeepsie. He had long been troubled with pain in his foot. When he was a child he broke a toe on his left foot, and it never ceased to bother him. It sometimes grew very much inflamed and very painful. But a great deal of the pain he suffered, pain that he believed to have its origin his foot, was undoubtedly caused by the hidden disease which was slowly sapping his strength.
About a month ago he concluded that he must submit to an operation in the hope of finding relief from the pain. He accordingly made arrangements to go to the Winsted (Conn.) hospital, and left here for there on Monday, Feb. 17th. It proved to be the beginning of the end. Before he went he was very much depressed, seeming to regard the prospect with great dread, and by the time he was ready to start his nervous apprehension was so serious that he reached the hospital in a condition of mind that that gave the physicians at the institution a great deal of anxiety. On Friday night, Feb. 21st, he alarmed the nurses by wandering around the wards, and the next day was dismissed and sent to a hotel, where he was supposed to be kept under surveillance, but where his condition was not understood and he was given a liberty that proved nearly fatal at the time. He wandered away into a vacant lot and almost perished from cold before he was found. The hotel people notified George Foster of Mr. Card's disappearance, and Mr. Foster, after leading a successful search for him, took the sick man to the Foster home, where Mr. and Mrs. Foster worked over him all night. Their kindly efforts succeeded in pushing back for awhile the hand of the great destroyer.
On Sunday, Feb. 23rd, he was brought back to his Millerton home feeble condition of body, and with his mind so clouded that it was thought best to have him go to the Hudson river hospital. He was taken to Poughkeepsie the next day. Great hopes were entertained by his family and friends that he would come back restored to health, to again take up the work he laid down but it was not to be.
The funeral was held at residence of S. M. Card on Friday afternoon, Rev. J. S. Lyon conducting the service. There was a large attendance. Members of Ethan Lodge K of P., attended in a body, and Compounce Tribe, I. O. R. M. well represented. The many handsome floral tributes showed the regard in which he was held. Fine pieces were sent by Ethan Lodge, Compounce Tribe, the Railroad employees, Uniform Rank K. of P., and residents of Linstead's block. Saturday morning the remains were taken to Millerton for burial.
~Taken from his obituary~
The immediate cause of his death was pneumonia which developed out of his feeble condition and the exposure to which he was subjected to at Winsted the week before he went to Poughkeepsie. He had long been troubled with pain in his foot. When he was a child he broke a toe on his left foot, and it never ceased to bother him. It sometimes grew very much inflamed and very painful. But a great deal of the pain he suffered, pain that he believed to have its origin his foot, was undoubtedly caused by the hidden disease which was slowly sapping his strength.
About a month ago he concluded that he must submit to an operation in the hope of finding relief from the pain. He accordingly made arrangements to go to the Winsted (Conn.) hospital, and left here for there on Monday, Feb. 17th. It proved to be the beginning of the end. Before he went he was very much depressed, seeming to regard the prospect with great dread, and by the time he was ready to start his nervous apprehension was so serious that he reached the hospital in a condition of mind that that gave the physicians at the institution a great deal of anxiety. On Friday night, Feb. 21st, he alarmed the nurses by wandering around the wards, and the next day was dismissed and sent to a hotel, where he was supposed to be kept under surveillance, but where his condition was not understood and he was given a liberty that proved nearly fatal at the time. He wandered away into a vacant lot and almost perished from cold before he was found. The hotel people notified George Foster of Mr. Card's disappearance, and Mr. Foster, after leading a successful search for him, took the sick man to the Foster home, where Mr. and Mrs. Foster worked over him all night. Their kindly efforts succeeded in pushing back for awhile the hand of the great destroyer.
On Sunday, Feb. 23rd, he was brought back to his Millerton home feeble condition of body, and with his mind so clouded that it was thought best to have him go to the Hudson river hospital. He was taken to Poughkeepsie the next day. Great hopes were entertained by his family and friends that he would come back restored to health, to again take up the work he laid down but it was not to be.
The funeral was held at residence of S. M. Card on Friday afternoon, Rev. J. S. Lyon conducting the service. There was a large attendance. Members of Ethan Lodge K of P., attended in a body, and Compounce Tribe, I. O. R. M. well represented. The many handsome floral tributes showed the regard in which he was held. Fine pieces were sent by Ethan Lodge, Compounce Tribe, the Railroad employees, Uniform Rank K. of P., and residents of Linstead's block. Saturday morning the remains were taken to Millerton for burial.
~Taken from his obituary~
Col Card died Sunday morning, March 8, 1908 in the Hudson river state hospital, where he had been taken for treatment, Monday, Feb. 24th. His health began to decline several years ago, his trouble first taking the form of excessive nervousness, and later had periods of extreme irritability. His condition had long been a mystery to those who knew how tender, sympathetic, and good-natured he was when he was himself. After his death a post-mortem examintation by the hospital authorities revealed a totally unexpected condition, one that must have been growing upon him for a long time, and one that accounts for the nerve-wreck which finally culminated. In a complete mental breakdown and brought his life to an untimely end, the doctors called it "tubercular peritonitis."
The immediate cause of his death was pneumonia which developed out of his feeble condition and the exposure to which he was subjected to at Winsted the week before he went to Poughkeepsie. He had long been troubled with pain in his foot. When he was a child he broke a toe on his left foot, and it never ceased to bother him. It sometimes grew very much inflamed and very painful. But a great deal of the pain he suffered, pain that he believed to have its origin his foot, was undoubtedly caused by the hidden disease which was slowly sapping his strength.
About a month ago he concluded that he must submit to an operation in the hope of finding relief from the pain. He accordingly made arrangements to go to the Winsted (Conn.) hospital, and left here for there on Monday, Feb. 17th. It proved to be the beginning of the end. Before he went he was very much depressed, seeming to regard the prospect with great dread, and by the time he was ready to start his nervous apprehension was so serious that he reached the hospital in a condition of mind that that gave the physicians at the institution a great deal of anxiety. On Friday night, Feb. 21st, he alarmed the nurses by wandering around the wards, and the next day was dismissed and sent to a hotel, where he was supposed to be kept under surveillance, but where his condition was not understood and he was given a liberty that proved nearly fatal at the time. He wandered away into a vacant lot and almost perished from cold before he was found. The hotel people notified George Foster of Mr. Card's disappearance, and Mr. Foster, after leading a successful search for him, took the sick man to the Foster home, where Mr. and Mrs. Foster worked over him all night. Their kindly efforts succeeded in pushing back for awhile the hand of the great destroyer.
On Sunday, Feb. 23rd, he was brought back to his Millerton home feeble condition of body, and with his mind so clouded that it was thought best to have him go to the Hudson river hospital. He was taken to Poughkeepsie the next day. Great hopes were entertained by his family and friends that he would come back restored to health, to again take up the work he laid down but it was not to be.
The funeral was held at residence of S. M. Card on Friday afternoon, Rev. J. S. Lyon conducting the service. There was a large attendance. Members of Ethan Lodge K of P., attended in a body, and Compounce Tribe, I. O. R. M. well represented. The many handsome floral tributes showed the regard in which he was held. Fine pieces were sent by Ethan Lodge, Compounce Tribe, the Railroad employees, Uniform Rank K. of P., and residents of Linstead's block. Saturday morning the remains were taken to Millerton for burial.
~Taken from his obituary~
The immediate cause of his death was pneumonia which developed out of his feeble condition and the exposure to which he was subjected to at Winsted the week before he went to Poughkeepsie. He had long been troubled with pain in his foot. When he was a child he broke a toe on his left foot, and it never ceased to bother him. It sometimes grew very much inflamed and very painful. But a great deal of the pain he suffered, pain that he believed to have its origin his foot, was undoubtedly caused by the hidden disease which was slowly sapping his strength.
About a month ago he concluded that he must submit to an operation in the hope of finding relief from the pain. He accordingly made arrangements to go to the Winsted (Conn.) hospital, and left here for there on Monday, Feb. 17th. It proved to be the beginning of the end. Before he went he was very much depressed, seeming to regard the prospect with great dread, and by the time he was ready to start his nervous apprehension was so serious that he reached the hospital in a condition of mind that that gave the physicians at the institution a great deal of anxiety. On Friday night, Feb. 21st, he alarmed the nurses by wandering around the wards, and the next day was dismissed and sent to a hotel, where he was supposed to be kept under surveillance, but where his condition was not understood and he was given a liberty that proved nearly fatal at the time. He wandered away into a vacant lot and almost perished from cold before he was found. The hotel people notified George Foster of Mr. Card's disappearance, and Mr. Foster, after leading a successful search for him, took the sick man to the Foster home, where Mr. and Mrs. Foster worked over him all night. Their kindly efforts succeeded in pushing back for awhile the hand of the great destroyer.
On Sunday, Feb. 23rd, he was brought back to his Millerton home feeble condition of body, and with his mind so clouded that it was thought best to have him go to the Hudson river hospital. He was taken to Poughkeepsie the next day. Great hopes were entertained by his family and friends that he would come back restored to health, to again take up the work he laid down but it was not to be.
The funeral was held at residence of S. M. Card on Friday afternoon, Rev. J. S. Lyon conducting the service. There was a large attendance. Members of Ethan Lodge K of P., attended in a body, and Compounce Tribe, I. O. R. M. well represented. The many handsome floral tributes showed the regard in which he was held. Fine pieces were sent by Ethan Lodge, Compounce Tribe, the Railroad employees, Uniform Rank K. of P., and residents of Linstead's block. Saturday morning the remains were taken to Millerton for burial.
~Taken from his obituary~
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