The New York herald., 1877-01-14

tween Ogden and Gibbons Vice President Tompkins
and Noah Brown conceded certain ferry rights 10 Glib
bons Vanderbilt, who married 10 1913, lived part
ofa year IN the mosquto-ridden marshes near Glib
bons' new ferry at Ezabelhport The BeIiona aud
ana coming over tho Kills The former com
pleed in 1917. and her whcelhouse ornaments
exhibited in vanderbilps Office, Washington place.
Mason Ogden failed and had to be provided for by
the creation OF customs district at Jersey City.
Gibbons built reside nee At Bottle All near
\. j., which Daniel Drew purchased for the Drew
Theological Seminary. Thus do the lives Of great
projectors cross their orbits a century.
INTERESTING ANECDOTES VANDERBILT.
Commodore Vanderbilt in bis early married days had
very little money and his wife made more at the hotel
than did he running opposition. She lent him the
money be required on many an important OCCASION
saying few years ago.
..He couldn't pay Tor the salt used"
Mrs. Vanderbilt ost her sanity tor bret period,
children quite sum oil money.
..Cornelius," said the old lady at the table when
one OF the boys beng peeled OIL ''you can't ex.
pect your children TO be talented you ara. -
~ don't like The Johnson III en- answered the
Commodore
farm, heard the Commodore exercising some marine
despotism upon hls eldest
"Vanderbilt," said this man. ''you are making your
children AFRAID OF you; IL won't do''
He employed his brother jacob a captain, but ono
knives and forks swore that he bo DISCHARGED.
Seeing that the Commod merciless about H. Van
Duzcr his brother-n-law said g.
.Cornelius, II you discharge Jake. don't you
dare 10 speak TO me again or cross my doorsili."
He succeeded with his steamships tho Euro
pean passage. bee iuso he kept the table living
lean ana poor Even the North STAR in which he
made his cruise, was personally regulated as sup-
Plies by himself HIS wife, seeing this vessel at the
launching stick on the blocks, declared that she
wouldn't 90 In II, but she did He fed the pco-
pie good enough for their expectations the
! lstbmus line Living lrugally himself tea and
lruit, he thought the world was led too much His
| ctptains who stuck hun with great fidelity got the
most mcagre wages He examined his accounts with
Il memory and severity that the great secret OF
his accrnulat ons Favors were seldom shown to any
nne "A ~.
tain, whom he employed sent hm word IN danger
''Tell him that say he must repent or he'll be
damncd.'
In early life he was quito gallant and his sea cap
request with either speech courtesy but did iavor
without saying he would. friend said TO him OF
Vanderbilt that's a very well behaved young man.
! You ought to DO something for him."
! Il know him better than you do, said the Commo.
| dorc.
and, sure enough, " added tho reator, "tho young
| fellow didn't turn 0ut much"
| HIS mother and wife had religious conclusions OF
their lives. His mother was asked by gentleman If
she hadn't her trunk packed to make The North Star
excursion.
.'My trunk packed for longer journey than that -
she answered. soemny. This was repeated TO Van
derblt and camo his eyes He stopped TO SEQ
her he returned be set ashore that purpose.
He also thought very much Of his wiies sister, Jano
Robbins. When the New Jersey Railroad was opened
! TO Hightstown. accident happened by the train
striking stump Vandcrbilt's RIBS were broken and
| one OF them driven INTO his body. so as to make it.
probable that he was internally injured He looked
| out OF the window and saw cabin
''Take me over there, I" he exclaimed He sent
| for Jane Robbins ana DR.. Linsly. Linsly wanted
brirg in Dr. Mott as associate physician.
.'No, SAID Vanderbilt ''NobOdy clsc''
Al Jane's death he showed emotion and pressed the
hand OF Il gentleman at his side
HIS bodily powers continued to his seventicth year.
He SAID TO Captain Hetworth, in lS61:-
s.i.ets pull THIS yuwI that yacht yondcr."
Sim done pulling oars, " said Hctworth
''Gct in, said the Commodore; "'li lake you out y
| And he sculled ike boy, al sevcnty.on
He would not fhsure his vessels, thinking II Taste
Of money. For that reason the government about
TO reject the ARIEL as mail and treasure ship.
WHAT'S the mattcr? said Vanderbilt. ''l'll insure
the treasure. "
HIS New York residences wore stone street and East
Broadway. He drove down Nassau street every morn
I ing 10 his Office Bowling Green with pair OF fine
horses to buggy Later lp life his otce was ira
iorrcd 10 his Washington place residence lived
warael, Tor forty years his bookkeepcr NJ.
IL could take 100000 in bonds from him, said
Warde. 'sand he wouldn't know IT,"
HIS egious nature neglected. Ho went oc-
casonay TO church, and ono Sunday, with friend,
Richmond. whcro the De Groots. Van Potts and other
captains lie buried. Alter listening whilo he whis.
Hs love for was ind uced Sy bes he made
about 1920 that he could produce horse walk hve
miles an hour, and ne won the mouey. Horse ak had
fascination Tor him Tor General Grant aud Harker
his lucky friend said to have got his 'spoints in
finance by entertaining the Commodore with horse
talk Yet he was chary about helping people to bc
rich, and particularly his relatives. He worked Tor
one or two motives only among which love OF
gain, rivalry and, sometimes, resentment. He bar
gained hard ana sold without chalering. He built
tho Vanderbilt break up Collins, whom said, had
lied about him at Washington She was au elephant
hands and he gave her to Mr. Lincoln inter-
view having been arranged by ''Pct" Halstead. 0f
Newark, his man OF all WORK. Lincoln said. "Com-
mod0re didn't know you had such fine pair OF
black eyes,
In politics he Clay as long as Henry Clay
lived, and used play cards with Clay Washing
H said that the government cheated him the war.
and he would have more dealings with IL credit.
When George Law had the Presidential mania and
was lndorscd by the Pennsylvania Legislature. Van
derb was put up by Hastead HetneId and others as
New Jersey Is candidate He had response written to
the legislative committee. Halstead wanted to change
''No," SAID Vanderbilt, 'you shan't dot an cross
at don't want the Presidency but want 10 burst
George Law. Take that to Bennett Of the HERALD, to
publish IT, ~
He believed That man labor, keep his word and
credit, be frank yet prudent aud guard his appctes
to attain SUCCESS There was nothing sinister about
low mans rec,tude He KID a selfish nosue u MS Snort ,v
code and httc or no mercy. What we had TO admir-
in him was his confidence and consistency and the
work he left behind hun.
He was a inancier and man OF business more nearly
than railroad man. Ii was not half great work
to consolidate and complete the New York Central
Railroad Us TO provide funds ana fight oil attacks upon
It's credit and securities. Every moment OF the DAY
for years the shrcwdcst schemcrs In Wall street were
planning how rob Vanderbilt OF his fortune He
could not expect particle OF money assistance from
living soul II they should ever get him down. lie
would not give his confluence his relative. And
therefore Vanderbilt ever, on guard, became himsc
merciless and a cynic, # he was not made origin
|
times came out IN conversation repartee, and be
did one large charity for Methodist college
overrldcn State. Both Vanderbilt bull tor all his
later life, and Drew, bear forever founded Mctho
dis, institutions. These men probably persona
rememberers OF Wesley, had heard their mothers
speak OF Whitcteld ana had, perhaps, known Asbury
They mark IN their cvcntlul lives the compass q
Mo,hodism IRON iis beginning IN the fields and froh
tiers 10 us merop oltan ana cosmopolitan power.
| M CENTURY PLANT
Cornelius Vanderbilt was born May %, 1894, tho
most appropriate spot Tor the ushcrng in oil snch
spirit IN North America. IL the slope OF
Island, under the heights low rods from the shore
and within sight of tho whole inner bay, from ths
Narrows to the Palisades. The cottage Is not nov
standing. IL was small frame structure, ITS gable
pointing, Dutch fashion, 10 the road which past
the front yard along the north shore OF the island
Two large villages lave since grown up In the vicinity
the nearest called Stapcton. At that day the pilot.
Of the small young city lived manly on staten Island
and these were the only residents Of active character
as larcgi cnYerel llfn lofty LciyhLs