The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-10
THE DEAD MONEY MAGNATE.
Arrangements for the Funeral, Which
j Will Be Held on Friday at 10 A. NJ.
list of the PAIL characterization CARROTS
Statement to the Coroner-The Prob
abilities About the Vast Estate.
THE DEAD CAPITALIST.

Arrangements for the Funeral-Mr. Gar
rett's Statement to the Coroner
NEW YORK, Dec 9.-Chauncey NJ. Depew,
president of the New York Central railroad, said
this morning that the board of directors would
probably hold meeting to morrow to take action
on the death of Mr.. Vanderbilt. A rumor OF
meetings in which the directors were interested,
of the following companies. will be held: The
Canada Southern. New York Sleeping-car Com
pany, American District Telegraph Company,
and Western Union Telegraph Company.
1t is not expected that the will will be read
until after the funeral, on Friday. The New
York Central depots will be draped
in mourning to-day. Several engineers
have already placed Grape on their engines
All the officers of the company will attend the
funeral, and tickets for admission to the church
will DO issued Mr. Depew tonight said that at
the funeral the following gentlemen would act
as pall-bearers S. F. Barger, G. M. Depew, j..
P. Morgan, G. c. Clark Judge Rapallo, Judge
L. p Brady, William Trumbull, VIM L. Scott.
William Bliss D. O. Mills, G. F. McGee and S.
w CALDWELL The funeral will be held in ST.
Bartholomew Church. and admission will be by
tickets, which will be issued to-day.
men who had been acquainted with Mr.. Wander
bilt called at the residence Fifth avenue to-
day. Among them were G. P. Morgan, Rev
DR.. John Hall, Arthur Leary, Charles Weld,
Gen. Meredith Reed and Roscoe Copkling
Cable dispatches of coincidence were received
from James McHenry and j. s. Morgan, of Lon
DON and Messrs. Harges and Winthrop, of Paris.
Letters and kilograms were also received from
Bishop Potter, John A. King, Samuel p. Call,
S. S. Jewett, Mons. Capel, F. B. Gowen and A.
j. Drexel William K. and George Vanderbilt
are to night keeping vigil beside the remains Of
their father
Coroner MESSENGER this morning took the fol-
lowing statement from President Robert Gar
rett, of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, on Mr..
Vanderbilts death:
II reached Mr.. Vanderbilts house, yesterday,
about quarter past o'clock. He received me
in his library, and we conversed together about
an hour, perhaps little longer. when Mr.. Van
derbit's speech became indistinct, and the next
instant | noticed twitching of the muscles
about his mouth and face. and almost at the
same instant his face was suddenly CONFUSED.
He was sitting on the edge of his chair He
fell forward, and l reached him in time
to thrust my arm under his shoulder and pre-
vented his falling heavily to the floor. placed
cushion, which was at hand, under his head.
and Immediately summoned a servant and called
for water, with which bathed his face until the
arrival of his son. Mr.. George Vanderbilt and
DR. Miller. We did not realize the fact Of his
Dr. John +. Miller, who was called in by
servant on Wednesday afternoon. this
evening made a statement before the coroner.
He examined the body. found it warm,
the face purple, the tongue purple, respiration
almost entirely absent, and pulse almost ex-
tinct He concluded the case was one of
apoplexy.
A special meeting of the board of directors of
the Western Union Telegraph Company was
held this afternoon, and the following tribute,
which, by resolution, was spread on the min
utes offered:
When a member of this board, it Mr.. Wander.
bits constant effort to build up and strengthen the
company and to place it in an independent position,
with ability to defend itself against all its rivals. In
the great domain of railway transportation in which
Bfr. Vanderbilt had long held the most conspicuous
position his conduct had been guided by wisdom and
sagacity of high order. and he had won the conf
dence and esteem of vast constituency in the cor
porations with which he had become associated. AS
citizen, he was known to a of great public
spirit. with kind heart and generous impulses which
render his memory dear to the community public
and private benefactor.