New-York tribune., 1877-01-05

ding 30 descendants and relatives assembled Hc
gave his wife beautiful little steamboat with ruu-
steal works in pace "f machinery.
The first fur children were daughters. Phoebe
Jane married j. u. Cross. and now at tho age oi %,
is living with her husband in Twentythinl-st They
have presented the Commodcre with fonr grand
children. Ethclnda married D. i. Allen oi Ne"-
York Re was in company with Commodore Garr-
son in the steamboat business. and when he sold ont
hi. Interest 80 III, partner he re rci on half iailllon
Tiey have SIX children. Eliza, the third clid, mar
ried Mr. Osgeod. the broker. They are chidleSs'
Emily married W. X. Thorne. They have tonr
children, and MIR. Thone is accounted millionaire
! TIE next child was bay. lie was the CommoisoIes
pet while child. and his great hope aud main rel-
anCc in business atIrs When the son grew up after
the liking of the father. The Commodore called
this Billy, and has never exchanged the diminu-
tive for the william III. Vanderbilt, Tor many
years past familiar to the public ear. For u
year, past William II. Vanderbilt, who Is % years
of aer. rs Vicc-Prcsideut of the New-York
Central Railroad Company, has been tie
guardian of many of the Comm0dore's rail
road interests lie married daughter Of tio Rev. SIR.
kisssm They have seven children, and three OF the
daug tiers are married. He has always been regarded
~ the herr of tie Vanderbilt railroad prestige.
Sophia was the name of the first of the three daug-
ters who followed the first into the world She
married Daniel Torrance who comes OF wealthy
Montreal family, and his private fortune Is estl-
mated at between 81 800 900 and $2000,0oV. lie
has been successful operator, and lives IN a man
sion on FiftI-ave. Marie Louise married the lawyer
Horace i. Clark, who died suddenly in 1873 Mr..
Clark operated extensively in railroads. and was
supposed 10 have left his widow fortune. II IL sad
| now, however, that he left his affairs deeply III
volycd. Maria Eiicia MAJ Tied Nicholas lie Bdu' who
dying, left her with two daughters ana large
rr,,.,t,. Tho ueyt WAS 4 son, aud
was named Cornelius, ir Francis died unmarried,
after Icing invalid for forty years. inS
Youngest son. Capt. George Vanderbilt, enc of the
finest thletes that ever passed through West Point
who on hi. 22d birthday could lift 900 pounds, served
in the war but during the C0Tinth campaign CON
t.act.d disease which proved fatal III 1866. lhe
Comnodore's last child and daughter became
Madam La Fittc. " La Eitte did business III New
Ior, for several years and then removed 10 MS ha
tive country. They are now living III the south Oh
France. Thc family yault l. near the oh AoIaN .ah m
Church on Staten Island. ii Is c&ppei u! Il l"iN
shaft and in front 0t II there II statue 0l uiI'l'
THE cONNOpoEErs SECOND MARRIAGE.
Commodore Vandrrbil's iirst wife died in 1867.
During the summer of 1868 he married Miss Frank
Crawford who was about 80 years of age, the Com
modorc then being in his 10th year. Miss Craw-
ford's father Was weli-to-do planter and merchant
who came of Virginia family. lie moved 10
Mobile. Alabama, where Miss Crawford was Dorn'
Tine war made serious iuroads into the
Crawford estate and shortly after its close
Mr.. Crawford died. Early in 1866 the
widow and her daughter Frank moved to New-f"Ik.
They became members of the ChGrch OF tlc
Strangers, in Mercer-ot, of which tie hcV' III
Charles f. Deems Is pastor. distant feIat'ou-
ship was found to exist between Mls. CraW-
ford and the Commodore Her mother was n Miss
Hand. and the Commodore's mother was also
Hand. The mothers were first second cousins
The relationship gave rise to visiting and inter
course between the two families, aud the Colliho-
dore became enainOre1 of the daughter.
During the Summer of 1868 the Commodore paid
his usual visit to Saratoga, but this time he had
ao,nehinr more romantic on hi, mind than the usual
campaian of fye-point euchre. Miss Frank Craw-
ford was also in Saratoga. From what the Cohiino-
dorc has said to acquaintance, 1t would appear
that he made up lis mind to the new al
lance suddenly and brought it about with
the suddenness and determination which char
actcriz,d some Of his railroad exploits. The
Commodore has said that when lie popped
the question" Miss Frank said she would have hIm
if Dr. Deems could he found to perform the cere-
many. Tie Commodore Immediately teiclTaphed to
New-York for DR.. Deems, but the clergyman
happcued to be ont Of town, and the Commodore
hating - usual to let any body know what he was
about until his plans were consummated decided
not 70 make a tclcgraphic search for Or. Deems He
and his Young bride without exciting any curiosity
at Saratoga made a rapid trip over the New-lork
Central Railroad TO Canada and were married by
young Wesleyan minister IN the city 0i London.
The Commodore, in speaking of his Wedding
iourncv afcrward said: IL didn't want TO raise a