Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-11
MAJESTIC. THOUGH IN RUINS.
Cardinal Howard the Most Pic
turesque Of All Modern Mad

SaT tVo WOot
turesque OF All Modern Mad
men.
The latest news OF Cardinal Howard
Is OF his removal for the winter from
the private madhouse in st. Johns
Wood, London, where he has boen con-
fined, to better asylum situated near
Brighton. No story OF dementia is
more affecting than that of the distin-
guished churchman. His sad fate
causes much sorrow, particularly in
Roma and London. The cardinal is q
magnificent-looking man. AS archpriest
and dean OF st. Peters church at Roma,
he was the most majestic figure of all
the splendid ceremonies for which that
basilica is famous. His stately mien
was wont to draw forth the remark on
the part of the English present that
''if Italy was responsible for the unriv-
aled architecture OF tho cathedral,
Great Britain, at any rate, had furnish
cd the only cardinal whose appearance
was in keeping with that OF the edi-
fee" The graciousness of his person
was fully in accord with his talents and
attainments. He was the most perfect
linguist OF the Sacred College, speak
ing Russian, Arabic, Armenian, Nor
man, French, Italian and Spanish with
huency He devoted much of his time
to pathological studies in which he was
an adept, while next TO Cardinal Prince
Hohenloe, he was the most intelligent
and appreciative patron OF music. The
disease which laid this splendid edifice
In ruins first appeared in December,
1887. Toward the end OF the next
February he administered q terrible
thrashing to his chaplain, who was
rescued more dead than alive from his
masters hands, and the Duke Of Nor
fork, who happened TO be in Roma at
the time, was Immediately notified OF
his cousin, the cardinals condition,
which continued very violent. With
the greatest difficulty the duke succeed
cd In conveying his cousin TO Paris.
lie was taken to famous private luna
tic asylum at Passy. Thence he was
removed TO Arundel Castle. Suisse
quent removals have been as above
stated. The cardinal is now hopelessly
demented, but he still looks the picture
Of health, save for wild dance in his
eyes. His mania is almost steadily
airy, and his language is reported TO be
much better adapted TO the mess room
than to "a monastery. He is very watch
full about his clothes, and insists on
maintaining cardinals dress through
out, even TO the red stockings and red
beretta, which he wears back on the
side of his head like an officers forage
cap.
Edward Howard was born in the year
1929. Like Pope Plus TX, who Great
cd him cardinal in 1877, he began life
as an officer of "a crack cavalry regi-
ment, and for seven years held a COM
mission in the Second Light Guards at
Windsor. The casdidal's youth, previ-
Gus TO his joining the church. was IA
very stormy one, and it was owing to a
romantic affaire de occur that he for
sock the helmet for the tonsure. He
quickly became a great favorite of Pope
Plus TX, who besides attaching him to
his household, sent him to win his spurs
in various difficult missions of India
and elsewhere. Cardinal Howard, who
is the successor of the Cardinal of
York, the last OF the Stuarts, as arch
bishop OF Fascati, possesses handsome
fortune, and is a younger member of
the great English ducal house OF Nor
folk. The cardinal, it may be added, is
the only member of the Sacred College
who is member of the Guards Club
in Pail Mall.-Courier-Journal.