The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-15
A SLIP OF THE TONGUE.
EXPLAINING A HISTORICAL REMARK
OF WILLIAM n. VANDERBILT.
ITO" tie Came to Speak Roughly of the
Dear Pubiic-His Offer to Aid the
famine-stricken Irish
Ghouls Abroad.

NEW YORK, Dec 15-Mr Frank f. John
son, of j, T Lester K GO, says that Isador,
Noifnser and Chaunccy Depew were dining
insether on Saturday. Mr.. Depew said
w. II. Vanderbilt left nearly S3OO,O00 90.
instead of 10000 900, as generally SUP
posed. w. X. and Cornelius Vanderbilt,
viii have nearly SloG,O0OUUO apiece. The
only Nanderbit who ever traded on the
short side OF the market is Frederick All
tue Others are bulls by instinct 1t is GER
TAIN consequently that the great Wander
hllt influence will he, as it has always SO far
| uecll thrown IN support of property and not
used against it, ~
Mr.. Chauncey NJ Depew give, til. follow
| ing explanation of an incident in Wander
| mn career which was the subject of much
| newspaper comment at the time
| ''At one time Mr.. Vanderbilt went to Chi
| ca" ON this train, and while on the way he
"'N told that couple of newspaper men
"'ritd to see hm How do you like this fast
| ltajh. ashrd one Of the newspaper men
| ! 40 not like IT at ali; it 5 losing business )
| I1it thiHH of the benefit to the public.
'fh" lslbd, he danned replied Mr.. Wander
ID t. Ia saying this he did not mean to ex
press his opinion as to the general public,
| hat what was on his mind and
WhAt he meant to say, was: Damn
tnt publ: it doesn't patronize
the team The interview was pub-
'''htt IN a Chicago paper and tele-
Sf1phy7i to tins city. and the editors made a
graf uproar about 1t Mr. Vanderbilt did
lioi understand the trouble as lie did not re,
member having used the expression | have
little doubt, however, that he did u.s., it, as
IL Is a meaningless form Of oath very com.
mon among the men with who he assn
ciata.i 20
Interesting facts arc made known in con-
he|tion VITA the famine fund for Ireland
raised lN Tho Herald and the basis Of which
was SloV,oD) given 10y james Gordon Bennett
William h. Vanderbilt was willing to have
aided to MIR Bennetts ; 100000 AN equal
sum, upon condition that the fam
me fund should all be expended
IN the great west of the United States.
where provisions and cereals were cheap. for
food which should be sent to ireland in a
iieet OF ships which Mr. Vanderbilt offered
10 III out. tie also offered to laud all this
store of sustenance i'll New York from the
vest, free of all charges for transportation
Mr. Nanierbilt's expressed wish in the mat
ter was twofoi--frst, that the money should
b. expended on American soil for American
products, and second, that the Irish suffer
erS shonld he relieved and maintained with |
OUT being Obliged to pay into tine hands of |
the ti5laI landlords the money raised in |
America. Mr.. Bennett. however thought |
1t best to send the cash TO th- other side,
which Mr. Vanderbilt declined to do. He,
however, gave to the famine fund his che K
Tor $4,000 upon the condition that the fact
OF his gift should not in any way become
known
The Morning journal has a sensational
hut very indetinate story of the movements
oi party OF body suatcheis that was seen
M"h''ay about the vault III New Durp,
staten island, in which lies the body of ".
II Vanderbilt. Tie journal saws:
"lt Is clear tnnt already a band Of ghouls
ire plotting for the removal of the re
mains of the late millionaire ana the dps4.
-fntion of his tomb 1t may be that the
Intention IS to overpower the guard on
aolne stormy night, biow open the vault. un-
.>al the lea ien ka,ket. and take
The remains by the shortest route t.
he shore ot the bay, whence they could be
eudilF transferred BY small boat to one
Il the many unfreluentei islands that dot
'1in1cld bay. Here the body could be sue
'r7jfuily concealed until a sufficient reward
''ui tempt the ghouis to give up their
,h.s,iy piunier"