New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-01
OBITUARY.
DIR. ERASMUS D. HUDSON.

Dr. Erasmus ID. Hudson died ut Riverside,
Conn. yesterday, from pneumonia He was born in
TOrrlrgOrd. Conn., December D. 1905, and was descend
ed from Daniel Hudson, who came 10 America about
$780, and settled at Lancaster, Mass. His father,
Daniel COe Hudson, farmer and manufacturer Of
brick. His mother possessed more than ordinary in
teecual qualities She q sister OF DR.. Warren T..
Fowler OF Washin gton, Conn, aud OF DR.. Remus VI.
Fowler late OF same town. At the sixteen,
in 1923, young Hudson entered tho Office of his uncle,
Dr. Remus NJ. Fowler then Of NewMarlbOro Mass, as
student but soor aerward be went TO the Berkshire
Medical College, at the special request Of
Professor John p. Bachelor, NJ D., then dean
Of that institution, where lie received his diploma
iu 1927. he married Martha, daughter OF Isaac
Turner Of New Marlboro, Mass, who survives him. He
began the practice OF his profession Bloomfield Conn.,
and soon became member OF the Hopkins Medical Az
ISOLATION of Hartford, and OF the Hartford County
Medical Society. He was elected fellow of the Connec-
t.cut Medical Society. and was appointed physician
and surgeon to the Connecticut State Emgrant
Hospital
Soon after beginning his practice Dr. Hudson became
interested the temperance question: and began TO
take part in the agitation OF That subject. Francis
Gi.lct joined with him IN organizing local temperance
society, aud sometime alter Connecticut stat. Tenn
native town. aud shortly dferward IN connection vito
the Rev. Epaphras Goodman, he established family
White thus engaged Or. Hudson became enlisted IN
tue antslay very reform: and " 1888 he entered the
cieiy aud also contributed TO tho paper called The
ChGrter OAK. Not long atterward he was appointed
lec uring agent OF the American AntlSaycry Society,
with headquarte AT NewY ,rk ~ rresuODdept OF
The National Ant-Stace'y Standard His Iecuripg
nsld for nearly ten yeas was the Middle and New
England Stats being associated with Charles c. Bniley.
Abby X. Foster, ,zahe,n Hitchcock, William Lloyd
Garrison. Wendell Philip. olver johnson, Aaron NJ
Powell and others In the an l-Siavery cause.
Since 1850 Dr. Hudson has been engaged In special
branch II medical surgery. During the war he had
furnish art cal arms aud limbs for the sol
al re the department Of HewYOrk and the Eas
aud Middle S,aes aud laer IN all parts OF the country
Since then cases OF gunsh0t wounds and peculiar
Injuries have been brought TO him for advice
and appara by the Surgeon General and The " Med
cal History the War;" illustrated catalogues OF tue
Army Medical Museum and Government publica-
ABOUND with his reported cases aud comments.
His treatment Ut special cases won for him bOnOra
bic standing a specialist and many OF the bes sur
geons often consulted him authority His services
nIzed by an award OF honor from the Inter
national Sanitary Commission at Paris 1867 medal
from Universal Ex ostlOn NJ Par, III 1867 and the
International Exposition OF l876 at Philadelphia.
Dr. HudsOn's nome had been In New-YOrK for twenty
years, recently esiab.ished a summer home at
Riverside Conn, where he was induced 10 spend last
winter aud this winter he decided to do the He
greatly depressed by the loss OF two graudsons by
dipbthera November and exposure during the
treme cold weather caused attack Of peurO
pneumonia HIS left lung became entirely consolidated
He attended by his son, DIR. L. Darwin Hudson. IT,.
OF New York, Dr. Gibbs, Of Stamford consulting
Inv