New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-15
VANDERBILT'S PHYSICIANS
TESTIMONY IN THE Will CONTEST

| The SurrOgate's courtroom was oco;,
crowded yesterday morning. when the trial OF the Van
derbt win contest was resumed. TX Judge Black Zoo
whom the sitting of the delayed for half .,
| hour not present during the day and !,
was explained that he was mweII The room
was even more crowded than the previous day an,
many OF the faces noticed among the specta
| tors William H. Vanderbilt was present during ,ba
morning session. but the family circle not 80 argv
represented a. before Augustus Schc came IN with Ne
Vanderbilt and retained his seat Henry T. C1n,o
during the entire day EK-Judge Comstock whom otbe,
| engagements detained Tuesday, was present dnr
ing part OF yesterdays session. The testimony q,
medical authorities occupied the entire time, and showed
thit the Commodore for long time before hs death
had been afflicted with complication Of serious dsor.
/ ders
Mr.. Clinton continued the cross-examInailon OF DR.
Linsy. who testified Tuesday. The doctor was called
| 10 Commodore Vanderbilt April IA On tho following
! day he himself met with an accident. and did
not his patient AGAIN until the middle " May
From that time forward be visited him every
day until his death. Witness always conferred
with tie Commodore regarding his other physicians.
and his attendance. William H. Vanderbilt had nothing
10 do with the selection. On one occasion De said, r.
rly TO Dr. Lnsy's question, that he thought Dr. Flint
ought TO come every day.
At this point objection was made that Mr. Clinton was
transgressng the bounds OF a cros5examinauon but il
was finally understood that in such cases Dr. Linsly
! examination was then continued
The witness frequently heard Mrs. Crawford and Mrs
Vanderbilt tell the Commodore th-t persons were in the
house who wanted TO see him, and they sometimes URGED
him to his children after De had refused 10 Do TO- lie
sometimes let them come IN, and sometimes said
that lie was unable to them. His children
wore often in the house when they could not see him.
Sometimes, such they looked at him from
on adjoining room and frequently they passed through
the sickroom bur no conversation was held. The COM
mod0re occupied at different three different rooms
being transferred from to another. different parts
OF The day. One was a sittingroom and was a
library with bed ait.
TALKING ABOUT HIS WILL
Odd you ever hear the Commodore during his last
sickness speak Of his VIII TO Mrs. In Paul Al dl hear
him say that be mad done Well De could and that
If be had made hundred wills he could not have made
a better one or q different one.
Q-What conversation did you have with the Conuo.
dore about the viii Of 1851 Al told him in the be.
ginning Of that sickness that II he hal anything 10 do
respecting WILL or any attend TO, lie ought
DO 10. lie replied: Can DO It to-day 2" SAID nat no
could, ana suppose De did once. Ny impression IS
that be said afterwards that he had LEFT the bulk % ms
property 30 his two sons, William f. and George. aud
that hc had left 10 Mrs. vanderbilt the Washugtongace
mousse ami $4,000 a year.
Q.-Duling his last Illness did yOu hear the CommO-
dorc say anything about his last VIII Al did In
July last heard him say, Billy, after | am dead y0u
viii have q great responsibility" lie then told HIN That
ne would find "a viii aud documents 20 Dee attached % it,
and charged him to carry ont faithfully. yem times
heard such conversation. william II acquesc D, end
nodded his head in assent The Commodore would raise
ms head point his finger at William H., ANA say, Billy
] charge you 20 carry out tina, VII faithfully"
Odd you ever pear the Commodore speak about
what would have occurred n he had died eailicr3 A.
Tie said that he had died 1898 or Do 1856 OF even as
late MS So world would never know that he mad lived
% fta Ia. a ,.r. and fr y
great work II be had LETT S3C0oOJO to one daughter
or S5.OJOO90 10 another, they would have tumod
Billy from the management OF the road, ANA put
Torrance and then they would have quarreled. AID
the stoc, would have gone down t. 40
O-Was the Commodoro's mind strong during his 'a,t
Illness Att Uati coma set in just prior 10 lis
DEATH His lrimDni,y was constitutional, and have
never known anyone cousi,tuuonaiy irritable who
was intellectually 50 SO. i-po,sessed
o-Wuat vas The condition of Conmodo.e Vande-bits
health from The Ial OF 1874 tn te following septsm
b.rl Al uink t was 'ery good rather pei. r .h.n
/ usual fIr had Tins hernia wIlch annoyed h.m very
much. because he mad 70 wear a truss. ,..... ,-
| IN This tmpl A-Yery good rot different from "it
70 prcyion raj been. IL was 20 th> tine 'ici'int 10
his ordial, business, aud was gre. Nsourl o Iu "ii
| IN Vi.n,a, SAID that hc bad known iir ta l.rl ~
thc Commodore all their lives IL h'i Known LIS
y. moe! nis cal ou0"d uh 1"tuo 1ft !''iS D." ~
Con modorc talked win wnes rcepeo i- I, .'l ''r.
nrld.J. H"ic The witness "as arh." ""'. 'l, 9 -
physical condition was Dht 'ole',.o' .'o'' '
C ou said hat ic was drWlu- unt evidence ID Ih'..
cict NJ Lords opening. H." counsel here hdd cons
sharp talk and nc court go len .th reminded tu'l 'AAs
! th,ir conduct WAS unp.O.css.on'L ~
Tie witness -ad tla' h. dom heard 'hr C'hnol.rs
srsak of his business aftlrs 10 otIr person., AT ia
Ileit had been characteristic OF tlt ul l."'' &
t1 rle 20 sUg-est on. II any one interrupted nun VIA
q question nc would stop slort M what he Va, saJlns,
ana would not resume
TIE CoNMODORL's RELATIONS WITH HIS CHILDREN.
when the case WAS called after :Ac recess, Mr Ciaon
said at Theodore + Lccl- did not appear for Tie pro-
poncnts as stated ia the newspapers Tie redirect ex'
-..,,,t,, ~ d. I+uslv by Mr. Lord was then pro-