Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-10
PORTALS OF PEARL.
The Gates Of the Vanderbilt Mauso-
leum Open for the Reception
Of the Millionaire.
Coming Events Cast Their shadows
Before, So Sixty.Fhe is
Never Reached.
The Sons Take W the Fathers wealth
IN; and work where lie
'ce,S' Hoso Left 1t,
We q
Dc Cause Of death.


report oi tns circumstances of w II
Nahuer0its death, he Associated Press
reporter says; When Mr. Vanderbilt fsll
To the 1oor Mr.. Garrett Spramg tolis MS.
sMlahce with an exclamation 81 alarm
and seized pillow from the sofa. and
LAID 1t under his friends head, thon sup.
moned Mrs. Vanderbilt and Gporpc. The
Youngest son. Messengers ,ysr.
sent in haste Tor physicians
one from the neighborhood re.
sponded first and was followed almost
Immediately by the family physician. Dr.
James w. Mclean Such simple rtstora-
lives as were at hand had been applied
put human aid was in vain Mr.. Wander
ollt never spoke or moved after he fen
under the sudden stroke, and died within
lew minutes without struggle. 10
all lntents and purposes he was
dead the instant he fell forward UNION
the floor. IL was 2 $50 O'Clock when
DR.. Mclean led the stricken widow from
the room where her husband had set
planning and working IN the fun pride of
health and strength five minutes before.
DIR. Mclean pronounced his death as
the result OF Sudden stroke of pafalysis.
due to the bursting of q large vessel al
the base of the brain, OF the Kind
that are absolutely fatal I'm n
moment He sisted that Mr.. VanderbNt's
teath was as painless as IL was sudden,
The doctor knew bis patient most in
timately, and promptly certified to the
cause of death to avoid the unnecessary
tormahty of q corouer's inquest and
autopsy. AS soon as 10 was ascertalpcd
beyond doubt that Mr.. Vanderbilt was
dead the men servants were summoned
aud helped to carry the body Of their
dead master up stairs TO the bedroom
he had occupied in life Mrs. Wander
bit was Frustrated with grief, aud tele-
phone messages were sent to the Grand
Central depot To summon her son aud to
the residence of her son-iu-law TO inform
them OF the bereavement. Cornelius,
William and Frederick w. Vanderbilt
bad been together in the Office at
the depot less than half an hour
| before the message came and had gone
away together. The message found Cor
nelius at meeting OF the trustees OF the
American Bible society at the Bible
house. lie hasteled at once to the house,
whittier Mr.. Depew had preceded him,
dumb with distress over his friend's
death One by one the other children ar-
riNed, and as tile reports Sp.fdd with IA
! pidity throughout the city the nearer
| friends OF the dead magnate also
came. Universal CONSERVATION and grief
prevailed at the most unexpected news
MIR. Vanderbilt, while he had for two
years past been victim more or less of
indigestion, with its attendant ills and
serious disorders, had lately, despite the
frequent reports of his death, been APP
parently mending. There had been an
improvement in the general tone Of
his health, which was particularly
noticeable to-day on Monday night he
attended the performance in the Metro
politan house, and nothing was apparently
further from his mind than sud
den death Like most people
Mr. Vanderbilt had his own little
private superstition, and one of them
was that If he ever passed the age Of
siXty-nve, which for some reason
in the family history he looked
upon as critical age, he was
good for two years more. conversation
with near friend more than three weeks
ago he stated this as his belief, when the
subject was brought up, and he relOiced
IN the knowledge that the turning point
was nearly reached. Had Mr.. Vanderbilt
lived TO May &, next year, he would have
been sixty-dye years of age. lie was
born at the Staten island home
stead ON that date, in the year
1921. The nearness of the time
which he himself considered critical gave
him no apparent concern, however. He
did not expect neither die he fear death.
II came 10 him very swiftly, very gently,
he did not know IL when 1t seized him.
BY arrangement Of the nearest friends
with members of the family It
was decided that the funeral
should be on Friday next At
10 O'Clock from st. Bartholomew church
az Madison avenue and Forty -foHfth street
OF which Rev Dr. Cook vs. pastor Mr..
Vanderbilt was yestryman in the
church, 10 the construction of which he
had contributed largely. The sexton OF
the church was charged with the
| funeral arrangements. Az Mr.. Van
derhipis own desire he viii DC
Inferred in the family mausoleum
4 In the cemetery AZ New Dorpsl
which has lust been completed. II was
/ one of the last acts OF his life 20 turD over
/ by deed for 81 all the old farm property
] of the family on Staten Island TO MS son
I George, to do with II as he desired, and
/ for this purpose father aud son visited
land went over the island t"gtther
last Saturday incidentIy, inspecting
ALSO the new completed mapsoleum.
Mr. vanderbilt had made viii, but its
/ provisions are not known TO anyone ont.
/ side his family and his confidential
( friends.
| MIR. Depew yentured the prediction
that the millionairc's death would MAKE
I no change In existing conditions. The
/ Vanderbilt railway system viii be man
aged and owned as heretofore. The sons
/ win manage The estate and the property,
ali Of which are here, the same A. II the
master hand was still at the helm. NO
rnmmotlon in financial circles need re-
/ snlt Mr.. Vanderbilt had long ago Aban-
4 doned Wall street and the stock market.
/ Ue owned no real estate as an investment.
( Tike the commodore, bis father, ne nau
M faith In real estate, but believed that
for men IN active affairs II was the cofree.
thing 10 invest 10 properties mat could
~ turned into money instantly II needed.
~ had. beside s, a theory which he used
! - ,xnress IA words 10 this effect THAT
real estate was really owned BY me mu-
nlcinality. the owners were really Only
the tenants"
pRpoIs IN MOuESiSe.
Nvw yoax. Dec. 9.--Prcsiaent Depew
,sp New York Central railroad said
MI raornIng that The bosrd Of dlrec.o or
would hold meeting Tomorrow V 'Ans