, 1877-01-08

WA& LHE nIuuu UHnCl III IlEkL 5[eIt1luJA4, Wy
taking hrr on hoard and showing her maVnttt.
tent feast which lsatl been spread fn tho cabin.
The Coinmoslorc's worls, were: II Mother said,
'Cvrnsil, where the Al '1il you get that din
IT, nhs istsnet t, br3ko tn, N;
but the Commodore again PLACED the oath In
hfs mothers mnlith, anil only noticed tho In
tcrpc!latton aftcrhis attention had been directly
III onc time the first Mrs. vanderhilt'e pastor
enleayo1cd to ninence her husbands character
10 leeds Ut tEncyolencc. Mr.. Vanderbilt mani
tested some ilnpat!cncc, and finally handed his
visitor free ticket by 4 steamer TO The West
srr'ption paper always inl1amcd his ire. H. enye
eight acres ii lard 10 tho old Atoravtan Church
on Staten Island, where bis parents had Wnr-
shipei. Ilo also mailc free gilt OF the Mercer
Street Church, worth $50 QUO, 10 nr. Charlcs F.
Deems, On whom ho SETTLED the property for
life. Tic principnl acts Of iauniAecnce which hare
marked hts long career were the RiEt OF the
steamship Vanderbilt tu the tiuyernment during
the War, and tho million which he added to
sfty nt Nashville, Tenn. One OF tho conditions
upon which this gift was made was that bishop
AtcIyc!Fr, of tho Methodist Episcopal Chlrct!
South, should become President of the Boatd III
Trustees. 4 plot Of 6eycnty-lvo acres Tas
bought the corl,er-stonc was lid In the spring
Of 1874 and on Ust. 4, 1875, tho Institution WIS
opened. II now Inns over no studcnts. Tuition
Ii FREQ In alt departments to those who are pre-
tinancier's greatest monument.
THE yAEpERHn9r FAMILY.
In 1878 CornelluA Vanderbilt, then only ID
years Ut agc, married Ills second cousin, Sophia
Jof,t'son, who, was ono year younger. Tho
Etock has inn,ncrube branches, and the Com
1uotiurc Is s.Il t. have been very proud Ut It. Ie
lla,i Thirteen children By l.is :rst wife, 1ic was
equal ~ the task ut erumerRting Ills Bran1chll-
es If out b9 @ ae aoe oeG% os scs e. TIL sfss a
Is for thu most part living iii New York. The
sons.ln-1aw have sn most instances fnale them
scivcs rich by their Uwn thrift, Which has lcen
strongly eMeoatags1 " tlose ats s,'i OF frugal.
traits Ut the CoH,nlodttc's character, were also
transmitted to lis daughters. At the rcebra-
tinn OF his gnl,9Gn wedding l50 descendants anti
rc!atives assembled If gave his wife bca.,.!-
Of machinery.
The ,lrst four children were daughters.
Ph'r0e dano married j, N. Cross, and now, at
the uge OF GO, Ia living with her husband In
Cosutnodorc with fur granlcl.ihlrcn. Ethr!lnsla
married u. D. Allen, OF New York. lie wns In
Company with Commodore Gatrtsoa III the
steamboat business, and when he sold out his
third ch!hl, marred lii. O.gooJ, tic
broker. They arc ehld!css. Emily married
W, 4: 1hornc. They hare four Sl!sldren,
Htl1 ait lh0EHG ~ AtG1tlIiLEt4 1Hl1t0uAEC.
Tic next c'i'd was . boy. IL vas tho Con,no:
durc's PCT while II child, and Ills great hope and
n,al, reliance in business affairs wien the son
grew TIP utter tue Itittg nt the fatheE. Tie
ColnolyFs ea>sd ns IN lilly m aud ;;. hs nerSr
Vanderbilt for many, years past familiar to the
public car. For twelve ycars past William II.
Vanderbilt, who Is Is ycaTs Of aye. na Vice. Pres.
ileMt Of tbs Epw York Central Rallroad
Company, has been tho guardian of 'nauy
q Ills Conmo'!ore's railroad Interests.
lie married u daughter Of tho Ilcy. s1r.
klFea,n. They llaro seven children. and three
nt the daughters "rc married. !lo has always
been REGARDED " the hctr Of tho Wander:
the lIrst OK itlo three daughters who follnwel
the frat son into the world. 5hu married Dan.
lei Tnrranvc, wlNl comes ot 4 wealthy Montreal
tbsa bst%s: a 5; G5!'S s !s5;sSs J. fistf IL % Ssx At
aa,s sasss''' IN is Ss5''o sssns a ssss lsu,+s y
married tho lawyer. HORACE F. CfaIk, who
'l'et T.tl'loniy IN lsia Mr.; Clark oper-
supposed to ilaYv left Ills wiluw q fortune. II
Is hulu now, however. that tlo left l!ts affairs
deeply involved. Maria E!icta married Strhuas
LIE iiau, whe, dying, left her With twotlusrhtcss
was na,,.cd Curncltus, j.. Francis dlel unnar.
rirl, attes being I'LL invalid fnr forty years. Ills
ynuIlycst sun, Capt. Hcsrgc Vanderbilt. orc VI
thc incss uthlctcs that ever pM*,1 through
~ chk I-LEutt HHQ VII Ala AN4
could Mt gui pounds, SERVED In the Var, but
during tic Cuftnsh calnpagn contracted Il
discasu which proved 1atal In 1sN: Thu
Cutnn,udorr's last ch!! u md daughter leca.nu
New York for scvcsul years. and then removed
u his native eountry They ase now living In
the south Ut France. The family vault IL near
the old Moraylan Church, IN Staten Island. It
IL capped by tnfty shalt, ami III front Of it
thcro is u stat,1n al ttrtef.
avrrkN NturtiHu
Cusnlnulorc Fatnlcrhi!t's first wife died In
1871. During the autnincr uf lH8 lie
married Miss Frank Crawford, Win was
,hsn 1SSSs % 'f1' NJ. NJ IT, ,as G1,'nlsss s. c4s
ford's father was wel-tu-tlo planter ansl ,,ler-
vt!nnt, who ra,no uf Virginia family. lie
tnoy.,l ~ Atuul!c, Ala, .wllcro Miss Crawford
was horn. The Hur made serious i1lrt,aAs into
Mr. Crawford died. EAriy III lsD n; widow
and her daughter Frank moved TO NeH York.
They bccaue members Ut tho Church Ut this
Strangers, III Mercer. street, Of which The
\, distant re'atlon!,h1p MAS found 10
exist Lstwecn Mrs, Crawford -nt1
tho co,nin'.!ore. Her mother MAS q Mas
Hand, md the CtHlTNottnrtfa mother was also u
Hand. The nibthers were arst OF second coils
tns. This relationship gaye rlsa u visiting a,ld
Intercourse butwreIl tho Two faEnil!ts ahst the
CutHlnMlorr tHtanie chanurest Ut ttie aauEhter
During tlie s,ilHner nf 1855 tle cntnsnoanru
pau Ills USUAL tl5l u EAEalntn pNL tIs tl1G 1lG
had huInrthiMg more romantic uD his mind thln
thu usual ca1nbalgn Ut ifye-pulnt euchre. Miss
Frank Crawford was also in Saratoga. From
what the Cou,mu,urn has uaId to NJ
gua!Mtanccs, # would appear that l.e
!la,lre suddenly anil brought It about with tho
.ul,cnntss ailtl an,l discrimination which char
acterixee soue Vi his sailroai exploits. This
question" Miss Frunk saiu shu would ,aiYs hin,
Il Dr. deems gou!d ho fo,1a.s to perform tbs
| ceremony. The coinmNlorc immediately
| ,clrgrapllcd to New fnrk for Ds. Deems, but
the Clergyman happened to be ont of town, a,.l
thc Cosilntnorr, tiattng, Us usual to let my:
! body knuw what lis w,ls aboNt until
| Ills plans wero ronsuln,natc.!, decided nut to
| uiakc j telcgruphic search for pr. nre1ns. llu
aslh hls young bride. without exciting auy curl
os!ty at Saratoga, sna4le u rapid trip uyer the
| New York Central lsafiroa.l tu Canada mud wcru
marrict' ny a youug Wesleyan minister III the
ciyot l.ntniau. The Commodore, In speakin.
Of Eis wedding Journey afserward, satt; ''
didn't want u Enise noise III the United Alatcs
~ sl!ppe4 uyer ~ Canada aud lad il done in q
I jtGy. aud guess ths knot WIS well tici.n Mrs.
frahk Crawford Vanderbilt has oue brother,
who Is In chasge Ut u freight department of The
! New iurk Central.