Photo courtesy of the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society‘New Canaan Now & Then’ is sponsored by Brown Harris Stevens Realtors Joanne Santulli, Karen Ceraso, Bettina Hegel and Schuyler Morris. Fischer died unexpectedly on the elevated train on his way to work on March 16, 1903 at the age of 62. His eldest daughter, Antonia, married Charles E. Diefenthaler, who was an officer at the B. Fischer Company. The Fischers continued to reside in New Canaan as part time residents, splitting their time between New York and New Canaan. Emily and her brother Matt were honored by the New Canaan Alumni Athletic Association in 2017.