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nished her. without etint, with whatever money
she required to provide for them.
HIS IDEAS rxpASprNu

his IDEAS EXPANDING.
In the second period Of this remarkable mans
INDUCED more In the comforts and enloyments
OF life Ilo built him fine house, furnished it
handsomely, and began to live like n man OF
means rather than as laboror. A carriage was
placed at the disposal Of his wife and daughters,
ministered pleasure TO the millionaire after =
hard days work. And finally, toward the end
~ a., .hls period tne Commodore was invcglcd
INTO club life and enticed to spend an evening
~ whist with those desirous OF getting a por-
ton OF his money from him at the rate of s.
But with all these enIoyments he never neo-
lected business. lie had no imposing array Of
even when his business was most extended.
comprised c9 put two rooms, and three clerks did
lie knew nothing OF bookkeeping himself, aud
whcn it became necessary that his vast opera
tons should be recorded in some form, he em-
write plain hand to keep the accounts IIs
never owed any floating debts and never allowed
anybody to be indebted to him unless he had
coIaterals to show for 1t; and these transac.
,iohs ne considered required no booking. As
neId ne acquired ready money he invested IL without
his means Increased, rendering larger operations
necessary for the employment of his capital,
anu STOCK companies more convenient or dcair.
able Tor the management OF these grander en-.
terprse-, he had numerous company Of sons
arssSor2 orF2n Snii Sdnaiived Cd -f' Co %aase all 6is
affairs himself, or at least with the aid only Of
members Of his own family
THE DIVERSIONS OF A RAILROAD KING.
There came a third period the grand period
In which he became the giant stock operator
period he INDUCED himself in leisure aud
pleasure more than at any former time. In tho
a commodious stable for Ills horses with con.
Venlcnces Tor their exercise and treatment;
bought costly stock provided himself with q
team OF matched trottcrs which were marvuls
OF speed drove daily through the Park and on
the road, rrldlng himself on his ability to pass
was occasi ionaly to be seen at the opera or thea
ter dined regularly at the Manhattan Club and
he married his second wife, and seemed really
TO enjoy life
Yet during these years he remained diIigent In
business. When he gave up Navigation he re-.
moved his Office to building adjoining his sta
pes on fonrdn 1 street, ana here; as late as lsiO
until in the afternoon. After leaving his Office
In the afternoon he made IL n rule to refuse all
business calls except those of 4 confidential ma
ture. His aim was to leave his business at his
Office retire To his residence and enjoy short
tiers and return tn his club house for dinner
where he usually remained through the evening
This routine continued up to the time of his
second marriage.
ms GIGASTiC STOCK OPERATIONS.
His operations In stock were on scale Of such
maGnihc.nce that his personal appearance 10
Secrecy was essential To success In these opera
tions; and to be seen in the market was to ex-
pose his hand. And his Immediate family con-
nectlons- his sons and sons-in-nw were also
too well known to he intrusted with the cxecu-
tloil pl lnc@t Colossal transactions. lnIS diiti-
Guilty neces+itated the cn,ployment Of men
whom he could trust implicitly, and who were
hahitues Of the stock markets, as well as men
of acknowledged shrewdness and good judg-
meut.
such mon he found in the Messrs. scheil, An.
gilstus and Richard. the late MIR. Henry Keep,
Mr.. James II. / mixer late Of the Bank Of New
York, Mr. Oliver tharlick, and one or two
others. These gentlemen usually manipulated
the market, giving the orders they had received
from the Commodore 10 trusty brokers Of their
own selection, who never knew whom they
were really operating Tor, whatever they MIGHT
suspect. Thus thousands OF shares Of partic-
ular stock might be bought sold on Wander
hilt account, and The street remain ignorant ~
the fact that lie was operating at all while II
a panic IN the STOCK dealt in. In fact, his deal
ing,s were never known until settling time came,
aud then 1t was common tn see long faces ana 20
hear me exclamation, =" Old Vanderbilt has
scooped the street again !"
ms DOMESTIC LIFE.
IL has been seen that when yet hut = lad
young Nandorbilt withdrew himself from pt-
rental control lie never seems To have mani
tested much regard for his father. but for his
mother who lived to good old nHe, he always
displayed the most sulicitOus affection and re-
spect. Her influence was always more potent
with him than any other Even she never sue
regard iorrelisiun and spiritual concerns, though
her example ~ Lioqs woman was not wholly
lost on him. Though the family were of Dutch
descent, this good woman was connected with
the M"ra'ian Church on staten Island, and her
remains now lie entpmbcd In the cemetery at
mched to that church. Since her death, which
occurred upward Of twenty years ago. the Com
moupre mas manifested warm regard for that
particular church and cemetery He voluntarily
conveyed to the congregation "A very valuable
piece Of land adjoining their grounds FOR the en-
larGemcnt of the cemetery. and has contributed
literally 10 its oriamentation.
Ills first wife died ia this city Aug II. 1864.
Her funeral was attended by the Rev. DR. Hat
ton, "a Dutch Reformed clergyman, but her re-
mains were taken 10 staten Island and placed in
the same vault with those Of the ,omnodores
mother IN the Moravian Cemetery. iiy this first
wife, who had been his faithful partner through
many years, and who had shared the trials and
tnuinphS Of his early career, Commodore Van.
dcrbilt had thirteen children.
Two years after her death Mr.. Vanderbilt mar
ried Mrs. Elliott of Mobile, widow of remark.
able personal beauty and charming manners
and accomplishments, some forty y-hyo Year,
younger than himself.