, 1877-01-05
Prcsence on the Last Scene oi
:. Nearly All the Vanderbilts''
Tho Commodore Fully Assured Of His
:, Safety In the Arms Of Jesus.
No Commotfon Whatever Among tho
Gamblers Of Wall Street.
:"The King Is Dead, Long Livs the
King!'-The n. 7. O. Goes on
Forever,
ls.erestins Stetth Of tho Remarkable Career u
, tht EightJ. J.nillionairs.

DEAD.
ms LAST HOURS.
ert.tol MtpascA to Tas 17eHs4
New Yoak, jan. 4.-Conltnot1oTe Vahaefpnt
died few minutes before II O'Clock sn's morn
tnr. Wednesday afternoon he seemed oe"et
than usual. In tho evening he WA placea IN
ft ro,IIur chair and ta1scn 10 his sitting
Thare ho couycrscd with bis family and lis
frlend. Mr. William Trumbnll. At 10 O'Clock
lie retired, feeling comfortable. At IN tho
morning he grew suddenly vorsc, and dtel OIL
exhaustion at tho hour stated. Tho Commo-
tlore's last illness began May TO Of last year.
1n considered It slight local disorder, but II
did not psss away as ho expected, and eappcu
n. strength from day to day. After tho 18th
OF atay ho kept his bed altogether.
AuousT 30
ha haa 4 yc1apso which his phystctans thought
he could not rally from. He did 50, however,
and throughout tho months OF August sep
+, tembcr, and October, although combined to h's
rooms, was comparatively FREQ from pain. lnete
was no marked chaugo In November. but, IN
nerrmbef. It became apparent 10 Ills physicians
that be was slowly failing and growing weaker
every day. His Illness was not Of m
acute character, but tho result of
N complication OF disorders from
which he had been suffering many years.
gentleman who was present when Commodore
Vanderbilt died, md who has spent much time
With him IN tho sick-roon, gives this account OF
his Last HOURS:
Fo saia that on Thursday lust it seemed TO HIN
that he was entering upon death Is hc had
naycr done before. Ho had been in constant
state Of weakness for tho last month, With one
or two periods Of rally!ng. On wednesday
evening ho saw ono or Two OF las
friends, with whom he talked cheer
fully until nearly 10 o'clock, and It was
thought by those who wcrc With him that 10
was brighter than he was in Tho morning. niseF
tho company went nvay he convcEscd with hrs.
Vanderbilt upon religious sublcctsrcfy carncst.
.ly. His faith seemed very great, mud no ex-
pressed himself deliberately and decidedly
Amoug other things, hc said; mo;
SHALL NEVER CEASE TO TRUST JESUS.
How cvu1.l I ever let that got" llo spoke also
az hss consciousness Of his ignorance tn regard
u enlritual things,-for instance, the c1'
istenco and operations Of tho Holy Ghost
; but his ignorance did not sta'N'
in tho way Of his faith. III
ratd he read tho Bible, and tried to understand
j.. II a. vel, rs hc could, and whatever 1t said hi
firmly believed. About 3 q. N. ehauEo can't
again, and ut 1 ho had grown much weaker
Later Ia tho morning Ills children And paste
ycrc sent for. Dr.. Deems arrived about
e-"-"'
Among those rho came and who wero all
IN rtlH nooM
when the final scene occurred were ME. an
Mrs, Vanderbilt and their son w. K.Vandcrbili
Mrs. u. h. Allen, Mrs. deorEcs 8. osgoota, Mrs. !
D, Labnr, daughters OF tho Commodosei III
aud Mrs. Cross and Nr. and Mrs. rarance, som
;fu-law and daughters; Mr.. Elliot +. Shepherd
'eou-ip.law OF Mr.. Wllllnm II. Vanderbilt; 81
C. V. Do Forest and Mr. Samuel bnrta
pephows; and str. Z. D. Worcester. OF tho Nc
York Central T. Hudson River Railroad. Slr
Crawford, Mrs. Yandcrbilt'a mother, and ii
and Mrs. Robert Crawford wcro also present.
r1ln COMMODORE
found great dllaculty In speaking, aud eou
mako but few utteEances ddrtnG tic ID
hours Of his life. lie took intcre
IN % nassaccs Of Scripture rope,
cd from timo 10 timc, and up
ono Of tho ladies making suggestion In rcga
to singing, he misunderstood her, and made
s.ep Of assent. a little Inter 1se turned to
,wifo and said, " thought you would sings"
fcw Of Ills fa7o5tto hymns were tl.en sung "
pau,et between. The arHt hymn sung v
s!Hhow pity, Lord; Oh, Lord. forgive" and
next, "Nearcr my God TO Thcc.' Ho sho"
great interest In
TuH B1NaIN0.
md even attempted, with his hoarsc vol
TO Join In q hymn which always
,tercsted him. 1t wns the orc bee
ming with tho words, "Couc, ye enn'
poor and needy" Before l,o was so low, VII
ever that hymn was sung lo Invariably tfet
1oln in It, generally aiding at the close, III
poor, nm needy. meak aud wounded, sick
sore" Dr, Deems proposed
PRAYER,
to which be seemed gladly to acccde. 1T
tmo It looked ~ though his strength was
Ing 10 rapidly that very soon lie would no
able TO cxpcctorase, 90 that the friends vi
him Anticipated struggle at tho last Am
other things the pastor prayed that uotl vi
be pleascd In hlA mercy to youcl'safe |
tho sufferer IN easy departure out Of h!s +
raln into everlasting life. Tho commo
evidently followed tho whole prayer, ana' v
was closed with the bencdlction, he rrpe
with the minister the words. "The blesss''
God Almighty, tho Father, Hon. and
Ghost," and Ills voice then failed him.
uttcrwarl attempted " speak several u
tu, could not articulatu with sufficient {
ness To make himself understood. 4
tho lapse OF sous time be turned TO- his
who was sitting beside tim. and bis
seemed 10 fccur to the prayer that tlal
offered. aud ha said, "That WIS good pFn
Tus LAST wonps
he uttered. Mrs. Vanderbilt replied, " Yc
vause It expressed 1uat your sentiments I
llr cDutd not speak, but nodaed assent.
ob.i,uctlon in Lis throat apparently cca.
10 1Minful, and he eloscd ltts mouth for
minutes, u hc had beeu seen 10 10 BY hls :,
when thinking closely. Ills eyes bright
Mud Ills uuuti, opened, after which, closl
eyes, l.e brsatl!eA quickly few tin4cs and
expired, vi 10:5l L Ill.,
Ebcn tt was knuwn that be had ceas
exist, deep bobs were heard througbos
tU0n.. -......
MRS. VANDERBILT
wn very deeply Affected, ~. were ms
tLu.s around her. The grre Vt the fa,nl
friends VII. shared by tho two faithful
uurses Who haye becu In Attendance
Iu.nluodorc for n.auy days md nights
lls tl!ness, mud tha old servants u the
urrv xlso much Affected. Aiias Fhob'
GcEbilt, the commodoEe's sister, and "
cob Vanderbilt, Of Staten Island, were moi
house when he died. They were detained Oh
ialaud by the illness Of Nh. Esoert v
sister OF the Commodore, " years ot i;
now lying 1t The point Of death.
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