The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
WILLIAM \. CARDE DEAD
 AFTER A LONG ILLNESS
WELL KNOWN HOTEL PROPRIE- TOR PASSES AWAY
 HARTFORD.

Owner of the Garde in This City and Proprietor of the New Garde in Hart-'
 ford-Successful Business Career De-
 spite Years of Sickness-AIso Inter-
 ested in the Commercial House OF
 Meadow Street-Leaves Large Estate. Hartford, Jan. 28.-William H. Garde, president of the Roslyn Invest ment company, proprietor of the Hotel Garde in this city and owner of the Hotel Garde in New Haven, died here tonight at the age of fifty-six years and ten months, following a ten weeks illness.
 He was born in Cheshire March 13, 1850. and was the son of M. J. and Catherine Garde. He was educated in the Cheshire academy and at the age of seventeen went to Meriden, where he began his career in the restaurant and hotel business. From 1867 to 1886 he was interested in a number of small hotels in Meriden. and in the latter year went to Southington, where for four years he was proprietor of the Bradley house. From South ington he went to Fort Plain. N. Y, as proprietor of the Hotel Grant, but the climate proved too harsh for his feeble health and he removed to New Haven, Conn.,, in 1891 He travelled for the major part of two years and in 1903 opened the Westmoreland house at A 1- built and became the proprietor of the Hotel Garde in New Haven, opening that house for business on June 1, 1894 During the ten years following the small hotel was gradually increased in size and when he sold out in October 1903, he was one of the most widely known men in the eastern states. He gave over the proprietorship to E. H. Meyers of New York, but retained ownership of the property, MT. Meyers holding it under lease.
 Just year and two months later he became interested in the Roslyn Investment company and began to build the present Hotel Garde in this city. Associated with him were his wife, Mrs. Ada IT. Garde, and his two sons, William R. and Walter s. Garde. The hotel was opened for business May 23, 1906.
 For thirty years prior to his death Mrs. Garde had been an invalid and save for quiet travels in search of health he had been confined closely to his business interests. He was a stu dent of human nature, had reputa- tion as a reconteur. and became ac- quainted with very large number of travelling men, professional men and those in political life.
 In addition to his ownership of the Hotel Garde in New Haven he was also interested in the Commercial house in that city, besides holding a considerable amount of New Haven real estate.
 He was member of Myrtle lodge, Knights of Pythias of Meriden, and Croswell lodge, !. o. O. F., of New Haven.
 It is thought that his last illness was hastened by fall which occur red December 2, 1905, while the Hotel Garde in this city was building, and as a result of which he was confined to his home for eight weeks.
 Although no estimate has been made 1t is thought his estate will be large.
 He leaves besides the widow and two sons already named, brother, Joseph IA. Garde, manager of a chem / ical company of Waterbury, and sis ter, Mrs. G. M. Egan, wife of ex-Chief of Police Egan of Waterbury.
 The funeral arrangements have not been completed, but it is thought that the plan will be to have the services in the Hotel Garde, this city, and the interment at Walnut Grove cemetery, Meriden.