New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-05
AnAY OLE REMINIsCENCE.

ADAY OF REMINIsCENCE.
The Vanderbilt will contest has not ap-
ycarcd before surrogate Calvin since November 90 ~
cent as 70 has come mp IN the form 81 petitions N '"
nelus Vanderbilt, who IS not party tn the 'on''"
Yesterday was the first session of the new hearing ~
,.,l ,,,-tru, On Tursdtvs, Wednesdays and Fndars
throughout February and March. The prepayment
counsel say that they shall finish before that nc ME
Berger, counsel think not The courrroom FeSI'IuN
was filed with many persons as the ohce'S """"
allow 10 enter. Mrs 1t BAu-ie' ger, Tie contestant
looked "a rifle carcworu and Appeared To cAhlDl less
Of the cheerful and buoyaut disposition she usually
shows Cornelius j. Vanderbilt looked IN better healh
William H. Vanderbilt surrounded by tHe HIcHuS
who usually accompany him.
ZcuoS C. Priest Division superintendent Of the East
crn Division Of tine NcwYork Ccnira Railroad was ne
fr.l witness. He first became acquainted with the
Commodore I'm 1866. If, had c0ycIsaton with bim
January 90 1872. at his house 81 told him. saIu MI'
Priest was IN trouble from NY sou-i'-.aws DEBTS
and asked HIM for money. He promised II ana Inc"
said: suppose you have heard thar have had rou-
bic with NY son Cornelius. II people IN The city had no.
let hin, have money he would have done bciiet' lie
said ,at he was especially sorry that MI Greeley htd
lat him have money. | told mm I supposed they tN-
yectcd 90 get back HIN. he answered that they
would nud themselves mistaken; that lac would never
raya cent OF the debts although be friendly TO Mr.
Greeley and some OF the others who had lent money
lie complained. too that Cornelius "a biad away thc
money He would soattimos, when he came up me
road. INQUIRE how William II. was getting on' am II
thought lie Would make q good railroad man told
him thought he would
lame. TIllmghast, WHO las been General Suncrin-
PENDENT OF the Central Railroad since 1863 ,cst"o
that about 500 ne FIRST became wen acquainted with
The Commodore; ho frequently called on him at ms
Iourth-,t house. III 1873 lie had talk with nm
about the railroad when tie witness talked OF eav'nS
h, position. lie said That Tiliugha-t had better re
inain It hr uhc COMMODORE died there would be no
from lc Things would 20 usual, for everything
would hr under the control 81 William IT. Vanderbilt
After ihc consolidation in 1860 the Commodore gave
directions that all order, should come through William
H. H. >aid that William fl. was managing the road TO
iee his views The Commodore SAID the witness, was
Away, clear comprehensive, at The same time not
TASTY Iu his mental conclusions. Wnen any important
matter connected win railroads came ~, De carefully
Examined it before Inakinc = decision.
The witness was present the marriage of The Com
iaoioc 10 bis second wife London Canada Augustus
F.hcu. General Bragg. Mrs Crawford and Robert l.
irawfurd were present, but none Of the CommOGoTcS
children. were there IL went because the Commodore
n,kcd me-" saId the witness. 81 was al Saratoga
n.d the Commodore slld We must 20 up tncit
but he sud nothing about marriage arranged for the
tkiuc up to London, by p cal car, Mrs and Miss Craw
ford and Robert l.. Crawford and his wife The Com
uOlorc never told me lie was going TO marry Miss
Crawford He came from Saratoga; We met him at
Albany with the special aud together went 10 Lon
don. He never gave reason for being married IN
Canada. Iuever knew that Miss Crawford RAJ been
married 10 Nh Eliot The only Introduce on had TO
she ladies' thai the Commodore said These are
Wiiiiain & Wetmore n very old man with white beard
md falling upon bis shoulders ana bItdsi' WaS the
third witness. lie was LAWYER De SAID. and mad 10
Iafc charge of the Harlem Railroad acting president
81 ISL. The Commodore ""uci many h"hd. oil the
road o' the time Of the schuyler dcalc"tlon ASKED
HIM" ~d ID" witness, with soIue VoiupulN, 10 Ike
the presidency of the road ana stuck 10 NM to per
s'Iar MN ATM, MN, the - r,llnaJs, tod INN
IN md
after day with me, ! dld show MN mat ,'h'Fe
vas more money IA IaGaGS tih IN ni tG
road ana IN SOB ne had control oil IT, deemed II INV
duty had got min INTO railroads to asN nun nov
asked INN what woud happen if he Should step ont
He answered. Wetmore, give y"urseii Il" hn' sslnesN'
have made provisions tor the same cOhdoI l" con
tiuuc. My son william VIII carry ever, NM al
Rlr. Lord" Do you remember when the Commodore
got mp corner IN Harlem s'ockF
wirns.,1"on yes ,oo was 70 IN bd t9a' myself raid
built running down Broadway to the Battery, ana 10
baTy 10 get the biz through The Legislature. Tue Com
InodoIc FOR aud wanted M To 20 too TIE next
u,ornii = | went before the committee and i
The surrogate" We'll well. guess thatl DO We
don't 20 know how corners are got up 1t might
Tx.tiovernor y. j. Morgan examined. He first
Knew Commodore Vanderbilt in 1885, and IN 1880 be
came intimately acquainted with NM i'll the Last years
OF hs life he saw him at hast every month.
Union Telegraph Company in 1873 and 1874,
The same tine that the 'oInmouoI, was nc "1s
morning when lie called upon the C"mmodore at his
Mr. Morgan told him that tuey expected 20 open the
book, mat day. The CommOd re expressed great con-
denrc IN the Oi loan. He ASKED H. III case
he subscribed 100000 OF these bonds he could be
surc OF Getting them. lie assured that they would
lie reserved Tor hun. "Wc." SAID The Commodore,
'.pnt Inc down for %1O0.OOO" The Commodore dIs-
cussed tierenJ phases subject with cear1ess and
shTcWdHesS - a., 49,,
TX Governor John T Hoffman went upon the stand
next His r-t acquaintance with the Comm Odore began
IA SJ3. Alter 500 met nm frequently 81 Horace
CLARK residence social meetings al saratoga ana
II the NeW-NOrk Hotel Governor Hoffman gave
Graphic recital of talk he had with the
Commodore In 1879 the piazza Of the
.GnIted states Hotel at sara Oga. I'VE were
chatting" SAID the witnc-, about tnlngs IN general
and made 10 tie fact tbat Horace CLARK ad
died aHriug INV absence IN Europe. he Commodore
said: 4 never loved q macI Is ala Horace
I have given good doa. o. money to have had Things
between us the they several years before
IA. death hut money Couldn't do ~. The trouble was
(aIk got Jealous Bill Mark what tel you, no great
man l. Jealous Horace wanted too many places. Marx
YbIs: ~ a mars Tor these places, &c needn't Seek
tho1- they'll seek him. Al another Ime me COmmo-
doe told me taat somebody had told hun that Horace
Carh mad said AT "a OinueI parry That the Commodore
Owed aiI he was Aiu. IHr COmmod0Ics aus" tI was
'Holacc never said that-it was the champagne
WINTER FLOUER&