The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-04
NHN OF BUSINESS.
Lessons Prom the Death Of Horace
F, ClarH...New York Business
Neb..The Old school and the HeWs

Lessons Prom the Death Of Horace
F, ClarH...NeW York Business
Men..The Old school and the New
,y.Y. Conespoadcree Q; The Boston Josrnsl)
The funeral Of Horace F. CLARK on Sun.
dsy was very largely attended. There
was probably more wealth Represented at
the Madison Avenue Presbyterian church
ihsn was ever present 81 any private tu-
neral before, AiH. Clark was, or was sup
posed 10 be, the representative OF Com
tnodore Vanderbilt in all great noueyed
interests. This gave him great power
and brought him promin emily into posi-
tons Of importance. He was Director In
the New Haven, Harlem, HUDSON, Cen:
i.a!, Northwestern, Western unioo. and
vas President Of Lake Shore and Union
Pacific, besides IunumerAble smsller coz
poraiions. He simply worked himself 70
death; he died twenty years the junior OF
his father in. law, Vanderbilt, being hity-
nine years OF age. He was hssiy, tesiy,
passionate man, and tuned over his buzz
ness instead OF taking ii cody. he WAS
CAPABLE Of doing an immense amount OF
work, but everything fred him up sad he
lived on his nerTes- Three years ago ne
was notified by the doctor that his style
OF living would kill him. Unjust do this"
he replied. II have a large number OF
irons in the ire, and can't let them
bum" So, REGARDLESS Of warning, he kept
his syssem heated; his throbbiDg brain
had no rest, and sleep departed trom his
pillow. He allowed himself only small
measure Of repose. His table IaS piled
with papers, and he worked on from day
10 day through the heavy drudgery I'LL
TWO and three O'Clock in the morning. II
is said that during the last year OF bus lie
he did not secure four hours Of connnu'
ors sleep through the twenty.iour. BE
vss everywhere; battling with the Legs
ls,uIe 81 Albany: battling With Congress
figuring with toe Credit A0bltier; look.
ing atter the Legislatures sll over the
country; beating 6sck black uAi!ers
heading OF bad bills or securing the pas-
SAGE offavori;e acts; fighting bulls and
bes.z on the street; forming combinations
10 carry oot gigantic measures; and
whirled round and maddened By the pan
icy gales blowing through the stock n3r.
keL he died leaving tea millions He
hsd not an hours leisure. His elegant
mansion rear Fith Avenue furnished him
with les comfort than the cell Of Stokes
in the Tombs furnishes him
HOW NKS ESDrRE
At the funeral there were several gen.
uemen worth looking al; men who hATe
achieved fortune starting with nothing;
mea who have worked on Tor half GEN.
tuEy, year sitter year, Carrying On an i'm
menSe business, and aES rugged, stout,
healthy and successful stu. But they are
not the men Of NJ. ClArke'S style OF life.
Il they hsd pursued his line Of living they
would have been dead long ago: These
successful, healthy men are few in num-
Der. They can be counted on ones ten
tngerS- They arc cool, cautious, steady,
patient men; men who Sre never in hur.
"; men who lSy their plans IS far seeing
ADD coolly Is general planning cam.
pSiEn. They sleep nights; they are eau.
nous what hey eat; they keep their OVID
cOunsels; they irsde on 10 nATroW mar.
gins When crisis comes they wait TIL
/, blown oTe.. Among this class s;S5dS
foremost
VANDERBILT.
lie is on the verge Of eighty. His tall,
lylhe, erect form begins 10 droop. His
nAiiy white c-svst, Indicating s gentle
man Of the Old school, IS crumpled. Bis
wilied collar indicates the neglect OF
years. But he q power still he
makes 8 sensation TheneTe; be walks into
Wall street BE can produce panic n
he will. II he hiss cold and tAkeS cat
nip tea, it affects the moneyed interests O.
Lombard street and Wall. His early
physical training did much for him. As
a Soy. he never strained himself He hsd
physicsl exercise that developed but did
moi dwarf him. He has always been
Drre in his life. He IS as delicSle IN his
seus;hiliteS today Is s woman. An
offensive story in his presence nsddens
HIM. There Is not . mechanic IN New
York who lives more plainly: his blood
has never been heated by liquon. De
has not destroyed his appetite BY sttmu-
laniA His breakfast would do for sn an.
chorite-a cup Of coffee, plain ioas. and
white Of an egg. HIS dinners are
equally frugal. de takes the air every
day, rain o. shine. he keeps DO
late houre. Company or no company,
he moves OF TO bed 3. ten. He prefers
the society OF few friends 10 hotsoiree,
The simple AoraviAn airs Of his boyhood,
nlsyed by his accomplished vile on the
pisno. Il sweeter music TO hin than the
crssh and fury OF the opera In his bust
mes he Is cool, collected and sell reliant
Tho Ir,rDe frefiipc and wasting OF eXcit-