, 1877-01-05

exehsneed. aud tho various episodes In The Com
modorc'1 lonR and eventual career were CT :
thc Younger generation he was little known cT-
cent by reputation. But few were TO bo founa,
even ia tie theatre Of his most famous exploits, !
who were personally intimate With hini:
TuH DISPOSITION or MS IXXIEsB RAILWAY
rnnrERTT
vas tonic Of frequent discussion. It Is rurnnr-
el that the interest Of hls tcsond VIZ, nee Mus
tain annuity stipulated in the marriage bond,
and that tho Rrrater part OF lhc $'0oc n.
vested In railway starca has bGrn "tlled to ING
services Viii take place At the Church OF the
Strangers on Sunday 1t 1880 q, M, and tlie re.
mains will then be carried to Staten Island and
deposited IN tho family vault IN the Mofavlah
Chtlrct, fat4l, near New Durp Commodore van
dorbilt
INVENTED COMPARATIVELY ilI71a LIT II FL LATp.
lie paid taxes on hnt $4,000 worth 81 real
s,s 3 ~ ~ st shs doee n5t
railroad stocks and bonds, which form the bfiR
Of h1sestate. railroad oflc!ai wno y an IN IN;
innate personal tfend q ~ a1s. 1anuoo oaH. 1 tho
estate Of Mr. Vanderbilt inelutling reai eetaie
which he has conveyed, and stocks nnd bonns
which lo has transferred, Is undoubtedly Of inc
value. ~ neafly ~ can Dc gwen III Eons'u nattA
| bers, OF about ....-.
| or1 HUNDRED MILLION DoI.LARs:
Some years ago he conveyed valuable real estate
s S:sa ,es1 ssf. e s :on wi Wa 'sd s
hc tramtfcrfei 10 tfe same son large Amounts OF
bonds md stocks. The principal securities
s1a y 5 m4aoa Rve1 nse Si @ she
and Southern Canada Railroads. He waevery reE
iccnt about his business Investments, and - 70
some Of them no enc knew anything about them
except hlm'e''' ma WILL,
was made kon1o years aeo. and the bulk ot rs
estate Will 60 to one who will not "waste y.
The Bible has long been tho Commodotc's
| fayor.te book, snd, during bis last attack, thu
Religious side Ct his character was more I9l!y
displayed than ever before. About August last
ho anfestca dc:iro to hare hymns ~ suog Y,,s ~
aro,inI lin, requesting tl,en to totn IN elnGing
religious songs. Ilis life, during the lat e!eht
ohs imeaistcy preceding h' 4 ai11 II. ~ wss
ns9sss Il ths ose ssvsasl rsres IN hs
. | Of which ho had been the ruling spirit for 50
, mnny years, wcro disposed Of to his r. tate
tsfaston, and =. rs Ispea,ed,y 4o ~ eau 'at
there wcro no disturbing Influences surround-
Il Ing him. 11c know that tho reporters q Tue
morning papers werc In tho habit q ss salitng a.
! ouire about his condition, and he often tcnt
Kindly message 10 them, telling them hoH nc fcit,
and asking tIcni that they would, in thc!F turn,
Is tell hin What WIS going on IN Tue e't5' iA''
= An INTERVIEW OF OTTER OATS,
Is which was Witnessed By T. 1a.ly, and thus do.
10 scribcd: 1t was nj tho beginning Or tnc panlS
- ,,nnn t tho S Conmodorc to get hla Views Of tht
- situation. Tho inexperienced journalist plunge
media. re. Us soon ~ he W a shown 1nnto,n ,nlo IN
=. Commotlorc," sail liz; "what do you think u
If don't think about Il ut ALL"
"Nhat do you intend 10 DO about II, thcnt
80 II ,lon't intend to do atythtnE.'
I'd swell, haven't you got anything 70 say aoo''
4 iti''
q: "No, slr; no. word" ~
liz
~ was Just leaving tho room In despair, when I'll
IL Commodore turned full upon him and said:
nd :" Look 70 hcre. sonny, let nc g!se yH1! Iltt III
o no % buy, an, never sci anythfne which you 10 M
er. own. Good morning, sonny;" y",.t ,,.,,
tor New YoRK, Jnn. 4.-Cotntuodore VaudcFbl
Q died tIlls morning at ninc minutes before
,r o'clock, Ut ltarosidcncc OH Washington place.
e' rhc Commodore remained perfectly consco'
TO the last moment Of Ills lHc7 and died almo'
md Ever since Tuesday It hos been apparent
III his doctors that tis houre Wcre nu bered, al
~ that, at Tho most, no could only live lew dn.
Mr. ii o'clock th!. morning his condition |
ms came rapidly worse, and hc expressed desl
,rd, to sca tho lov. DR.. Deems, hts spiritual
~ wiser, The latter arrived In few minutes, a
als' n' Commodore Vanderbilt said: ~ think Il
sr d. Deems 5c prayed by tho bedside Of tho dYi
md then son m s9e5s ns o. r. r., lam ,a,
IL l
seemed to soothe this sufferer.
All lis femily were sent Tor during the nIg
qnd when ho as they eFS V,nas.h ndss hs ~,
last soon alter midnight, aud remained to tho q
rest All of his daughters we're present, and LIS "
49,. who has been present BY bis bedside aurlnE
lpon usual. Drs. Lindsey and Elliott were alse
gard attendance. Tley warned both Commod
NJ Vanderblt anu W i.c,n' " ti, en :" .
Ills 1Hu ne Sxo,tts caiiss at thn fntsn thIs nj
A tnn md synpathizcti With tie 1nour1lcrs.
with nc1ius Vanderbilt, Jr., arrived just before
shn 'A tic news @ Of tho Commolorc's death had Il
3Wed tAces0 4uv v.uuxr
lila death having been 30 lung expected.
oce ssps per- e eens s 5ec'rsed carly In ts Jay IN
In. part Of II has bccn recovered tit'so noon; H..
cgin- hiit wos Identified wero tho New
hcrs, Central d Hudson, l!arlcn, ant J
shcn- Shore. Tie ifst-hamea elosG1 1< yeste
~, 100,{, alyanccd to l0l. Lake shoEe opehe
and .nes sssIr 4etasae,l 1Ss 10 T llirca o wieh
Ut i35} }5cql37i,<, and today has sold loo q
tbs u adss @ ts. caInaaSo1e SS Vadepbiis @ WIS
lot 10 about ts5f f0D,No, Ind that Of this total
about SIS 0en, QUO consisted of stock of tl.e NY
nons Cenffnl aha uaso. ~ ~, ss', t,sths, ts
would =, .1's s,vts' '1ss kss hem naia Tor renYr
unto thu accs!ng interest On 1t In his fAvorlte 81
great ties.
,olore ,....- ftAns; :,
""e, Clty-lIafl, tbs flags weru lnwered Ut halt-
ng Of principal hotels and other public hutId!nga
Holy TihsuxHitil~ ..
. liz Frlparataons f"r the lusrial ol "a Ln''sl ~
tImes. Vanderbilt Will nut ba completed untll to
H. tIAyE