The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-30
V0l. XLllL.-N0. go.
COMMODORE VANDERBILT.
7HE RfCTS As TO ms IIINESS 4 VI
PROBdBLE REC OJIRI

HROB1B KIt OI INl.
rie Cav. ue a. Ready ~ Wonderful
Grit OF the Financial CcloSsu" nnw 'e
wit trtve lie Businc-- Personal hcc-
oiiections-Tbc Nashville uni'rr-"y'
Commodore Vanderbilt kept his led NIL
Of ,eatcrdny, except at dinner time' "heh ne
"a, up and ate he rty meal ~ mutton emo q
and other food dangerously SICK man woulu
ba.diy r,liab Duune the last three days he has
been entirely free from the severe pains which
prostr4tcd him last TucsdaN. and he has hono,
which hi. phy slciar encourages, that IN Few
day. he will be well enough to ride out Yes
ierday morning. although hi- pulse WAS strong
and regular md his disease no worse, he ap-
reared depressed aud gloomy In spirit. but
no would not say that such was the
case II ia understood that the night tefore hc
received calls from railroad men, AMI 1t was
thought that perhaps he had been too active
mentally hut cheerful nyer-atiOn soon
Enlightened him. and with mucn animation he
snnKc of the impending railroad war, and Of the
eiOrls q oppo ing companies In n'crested to get
him to jui their continuation, which he Is de.
9 rmined not to do The struggle, he said, would
{ .use the lines TO lose mon y, but from the ad-
v.ntsrcs Of ITS position the \ wv York Central
wpu'd lose les tian the o'hcis. The CommD-
d,fe also spoke with enth lsaim Of the great
ftur, which the American railroad system has
b,iore II, aud said tina no lin.it cou be ut to
g. development. Tue time might even clme
y heu the roads could ear, freight for cent a
ton End make money, the impruvem nj ,
hicvcd and possi lie OF achievement being 50
goat.
Every day since his sickness began the Com
mo 80 hJs transacted more o. less business
pariainng to his railroads.
II Is hts splendid grit said hls physician,
that has helped TO carr him through. ana led
10 his rapid recovery. lie viii not glye UP to
4 A a wonderful man.
At times during the let two weeks the Com
moiofe h Sc med TO To- under tho impfessiOn
that he mi att not entirely recover his health on
account ~ hts great age, but he h ) been al.
WAYS cheerful, and his seemed re dy to face
tnc last result with tie same steady, wei
nerve ana unfii 'chlne cour &c th,t has mark
ei all tn, acts OF his remarkable career. Wi n
- few days b. has said, "ith cnatac;eri' $,
&C straight forwatdness: knoN am an old
man. ana when my Maker sees 1T to Ike me
ava from my work am ready o. co." lie de-
clarcs tn Tho Ill leave his business, AMI the
devclopmont OF bis great work In tie best
hands that he can iind To cary It forward. and
1t IA bel eyed that he las AR ngcd things IN
su II way tn this dea n will produce as little
J IT IA possible In the ness community. lie
does not believe, howcNe, that he VIII de i'm
Incdiatcy, Hnd his thNsictIn says his recovery
4, moro marked every day.
Tho Comm Odore iikes TO relate incidents in
his life to interested lends As they SIT with
him. The other dav ne told the history OF bis
connection with the Nashville University.
About two yesr5 ago Bishop McTyere of the
Methodist Church, now President Of the Unlver-
s.ty, and who Ia related TO Mrs. Commodore
Vanderbilt, was staying at the New York Hotel.
under treatment for an obstinate disease 10y Dr.
updenhamer. The Commodore invited the
Bishop 70 stay 1t his house, which. be good
naturedly SAID, was as good hotel as the New
York The Bishop went. and a s'rong friendship
was cemented between host and guest The
day before the Bishop was to leave the C0mm1.
doro called him aside aud cOnnded to him his
project OF establishing university somew here
IN the south. II " duty, the ComLiodore
some substantial token of reconciliation tnat
would be benefit, and he wanted to d bis indi-
vidual share by founding an institution. Tue
next day the Commodore cx2l lined his plans to
tue Bishop, they agreed upon tDem ana CHI pse
Nashville for the site Of the university. Iho
Commodore then gave u check Tor Sj0G.0N e.
100000
The Commodors's isease IA very com, Heated,
aud IL chronic. not acute. The dancer Is from
peritoneal tnf immatiOn. and the physic MS
Efforts are directed To preventing This from set
ting I'm, and up t. last night they h been sue
cessfui. No effort is m~de TO prevent tae pa.
tent entirely from eng .r.n1 his mind IN busl-
that II would be impossible to keep MS thoughts
unemployed; He IS surrounded with cheerfu
company. His son, William II. Vanderbilt calls
to seS him every day. ana lie re elves other
visits Yesterday Thurlow Weed, VINO l. Great
eIs, and he expressed qualification at finding
him so cheerful and evidently rapidly i'm. rowing.
HIS SERIOUS COMPLICATION OF DISEASES
From ne World u le,ie,,iav.
During tho last three days Commodore
Vanderbilt has undergone a careful ex lmina-
ticn. and It has teen discovered that his ph, steal
constitution Is rapidly going to pieces, Mr. Van
derhilt has suffered from hemorrh Oids for half
his life. and nearly all OF his physical troubles
have been attributed to that cause, wnen Ia
TACT the real cluses have been more deeply
seated Wednesday morning last Mr.. Wander
bit, who had been ailing for several moni hs,
tecame suddenly much worse. The immediate
cause of his SUD den prOstrauon w.s his old com
LIANT and he was treated accordingly. lie ral-
lied III a short time, and Wednesday nigat be
was feeling much easier Since that time he has
Hppe red 20 improve gradually but steadily, al
though lie has been confined to his bed most OF
the time
Too Commodore is suffering from serious
complication of diseases. Besides hC M orrhuids,
he has a disease OF the bladder and hernia
Ihs hernia, II ls said l. wnat keeps hin so
closely confined 70 his he'd at present. His
sea-e OF the bladder j. an old one, and l.
deep seated II is feared that this will be the
death. Tho Commodore would have been d.
,sed 10 submit to an operation Oh Wednesday
hhd II not been for the serious nature Of his
other troubles. The doctors concl 3ded that.
considering his great age, IL would be hazardous
10 subject him to an, such operation, and that
ihey would defer Il until IL should become ab-
Eolutol necessary tot ke such step. within
the past few days his features have grown sharp
anI egart, In consequence OF the pain lie has
EyoDtody that has known Mr. Vanderbilt
very lpue, knows also th1t lac h m CxttaOr-
aniiY constitution He has been SO low several
times that his physicians have dcspaircd OF ms
feOOftrt hut heretofore he has surprised them
~ by gradually recovering his usual health
Ihey had agreed that he was wonderful"
man, End, OF course. attributed his astonishing
ssco'eiies to the assist nce afforded ty nature.
Bul now the hope OF such assistance u not
strongly entert iinOd, owing 10 the extreme old