The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-28
HARDY SAW DEATH
COMING UPON HIM
Said That He Would Die on
the Following Day,
and He Died.
HYOROPH0BIA FROM A CAT
Apparently Had No Thought Of
That When Ne Made
Ready for Death.

lat m the hlttnff Ot nlH uOfnt ~ W
~ Twenty fourth street, Bayonne. last
,--iAv afternoon. He was tn all APP
r-anccs IN his usual vigorous health.
ne was reading a newspaper. Occa-
.,uAlly he put hand to his throat and
., ..r.,i his mouth widely as IL to take
n longer breath Presently he put aside
the iaper and spoke To his son. Cornelius,
40 was IN the adjoining room.
Nel- he -aid quietly. Il wish YOU
lid telephone to John Dempsey and
s,s Inn To run over and see me right
ENlv
What do YOU want With Dempsey,
'ath.r.- Young Hardy asked.
Never mind DO a. I tell YOU It's
important said the elder man
Young Hardy who knew that his father
AMI dempsey the undertaken were old
trends thought little OF the request
". rereated to the under taker over the
ph,ur what Mir Hardy had told hun
U"npsey came Immediately He greeted
HAriy like himself an IrishmAn. with
= JOKE on the hot weather. a laugh and a
ktndshAke
What's doing. Jim said Dempsey
Harry AT down and said as coolly as IL
b. hal been discussing another mans
AFFAIR."
I'm gong to die tomorrow. John
! want Won to make all arrangements
Tor my funeral and the burial just see
o. u that | get a good conn and that
serythIng ~ done right
The undertaken leaned back and
aughed
-Nou were always a great one for jokes.
JIM said Dempsey. but can't sec much
IDint 20 this che What's the matter
With you;-
II isn't a joke said Hardy in tone
that Dempsey DIDN'T like Ht all I'm
done for. tell YOU. and want to know
that III he properly looked after What
money IL left over I want YOU to hand 10
Neil's wife
Dempsey tr 81 20 carry It on a. "a Joke.
hl.t Hardy was sst on his idea Tho
undertaken left after promising that his
frauds instructions would be carried out
Young Hardy. who heard the cunversa-
'lCn. wEs as much astonished a. Frank
pemp-ey His father had complained a
l'tte now and then. hut Of no serious
silment. The young man had almost
'1rgotten an incident which happened
tour months ago an accident Witch the
cider Hardy suffered in the standard
uil plant. where he worked for wears
II snt anything about that cat bite.
d. tather'- ne asked
Its my heart said James Hardy
-Get D.. Cook TO come here. want him
nov
cornelius Hardy telephoned Ia DR.
John Cook Of y East Twenty second
street Dr Cook found his patient sitting
iIly dressed IN a rocking chair. Hardy
'o.d the doctor that he had pains in his
heart and that il was difficult sometimes
70, HIM 10 breatfe. He said he felt sure
nat ms heart was diseased. I'm going
% die Tomorrow, Doctor. he went on
- already made arrangements for my
u.r.al
Nonsense said DR. Cook. -You'U
" aIl right. Don't get any such ideas
~ vpur mind
~ q dead man. ! tell you. said Hardy
vii some excitement
IN. doctor examined him. concluded
that Hardy was suffering from heart
trouble which might easily be a cause
i1' difficult breathing. and left preHcrip-
'I.ns He heard nothing about the acct.
ont four months ago.
" O'Clock that night Hardy was in
sgIny He Clutched his throat and was
Ha--iv able to artIculate. He said he
."u'd not breathe AZ times. He felt that
- ~a- surocsting The pains in HIS
''sr' w.re terrible AZ times his body
0'- shaken with oonvulsions. He gasped
quest that Father Peter Reilly 81 the
Fa'har Reilly arrived in few minutes
49,. found Hardy IN delirium. The
'.-.'-' gscognlzed the signs 81 approaching
o"a't H- sat by the bedside calming
''' ~'.H"rsr and after "A time administered
90" 49, -acraments He mad" inquiries
~ ~" -Dn There was something To- the
90. Z Father Reilly far different IN this
'-1 tan h- had observed before Cor
u. Hardy told aim that James Hardy
no .-'u bitten by cat four months ago.
BE- 'itl"J hid t-"n playing WITH an
'.'gf-r"d cat wNICn mad been a pet
...! -a" ~taudlrd Oil works but had
'.' -"."ral men previously The cat
.H...' Hardy left rand and sank ts
'"'.. no fingers Hardy killed ia.
~ '.. trd had hi- fingers dreess-d III"
N..'a- FaE" nIm Httl- inconvenience"
ats ...t.'1 10 "a short time. u was sug
."-''. a..u that tn" cat might hay had
AMI 'ua, ~ would h., a sensible
"..' ." went 10 Pasteur institui"
. '.t'u''' Eut Hardy made httl"
80 and vent on with his work
81 'lr H- tu" sou knew there were no
.' mo-. r- until that afternoon that his
..... ...I rydropnobIa In" priest was
.'".' '.D4gn. that hydrophobia was
.r'. man DT jook was called
... h'rty Vas raVInR when the
o.. 'p %" hou-.
.'uf idantllcd the symptoms in
hey had not b.-en IN evidence
.-.' 4 Hardy earlier IN the day
DE- Poo. Patient with water. Offering
. % zllz- and then IN a spoon
' p 'ur"w tn" man into par
.rrr. I-lug violence He NUT
-'ar'N Ne had fever of IG2
.u,. acton at IN" heart Was
cry irregular Froth came To
WORK - over Hardy until
.Hu" tut the doctors IN orts
.--'l only IN Mitigating the
"rf'R Morphine was in
"l| 'ifu"s bei ore the doctor
... D. 'rt' uIz patient lid not eel
H..v Yesterday morning he sent
'." i'ayonn" Hospital At
a hardy ii"d
made ont c"rti' cate IN regu-
r'1 fr.. body WAS turned over TO
-'- frank Demps~y Who pre-
.-'"fity Or burial Mr. Demp-
-.yr. 80! t"yOud words when IN.
,...G MN 'arly IN the morning
...rd WAH dead
|Hv-1Clan Charles n Converse
'nr "a -. and made inquiries