The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-12-17
/ DEATH oFVANDERB1.Lr

#1 DEATH or vAnpnnn1rr.
william a. Vanderbilt Drop. na.d :.
Paralysis In his iR s' enoe! in New YORK.
William n. Vanderbilt tba ,; - Z
man III America, IL not In ~, ..oiss9
dropped dead in his i own : %oriu,5
on Tuesday AFTERNOON. He appaa rad t - ~
in good health upto the moment a. ia ds y 20
He had held conferences with arious ne mia
and at the time e was 9, discussing railroad
the Baltimore q Ohio railroad. Z. - Z
twas while the talk turned upon tha.
scenes OF his childhoo Is and 4 az S ~
work contrasted with the tremenfn1ys
achievement Of old ago, that Ms NJ
Garrett sitting on the sofa faci MI.
the millionaire, who leaned forward in liz
armchair, as was his habit when thoronohss
" interested, that the president 81 The
Baltimore q Ono was sud denly made
Vanderbilt's speech that arew = W. ~
an inarticulate sound. As he leansJ
over to catch his words q Mr. Wv s1vasu
derbilt pitched forward, without q, wa M ;
OF warning and fell heavily on the f1onr't ~
his face. Mr.. Garrett, springing to his ,aat
with an exclamation Of alarm, seized tho
pillow on the sofa laid it under his iriend,s
head. He then summoned Mrs. Yandsr'
bilt and George, the youngest son. Mea.
sengers were sent IN haste for phy.
sicians. One from the neighborhood "a
sponded first, and was followed almost i'm.
mediately by the family doctor, Or. James 3
w. Mclean Such simple restorativas n q
were at hand had been applied, but hnrna
aid was in vain. Mr.. Vanderbilt never
spoke or moved after he fell under Tho
sudden stroke, and died within a few min.
utes without q struggle. To all intents
and purposes ho was dead the in e
slant he fell forward upon the floor.
Universal consterna alton and grief prevailed
at tho most unexpected news. MI. Van.
derbilt, while he had, for. the past two
years, been a victim more or less a. ;nd;,
gestion, with its attendant ills and kinjred
disorders, had lately, despite the frequent
reports OF his death, been apparently mend
ing. - : 49,
Mr.. Vanderbilt had made q will. what
its provisions are is not known to any one
outside the family and his confidential
counsel and friend, Mr.. Depew. But the
vanderbilts were q very united family M MI
Depew ventured the prediction that the
milhonaire's denth would make no change
in existing conditions The Yanderbiltrail.
road systems will be managed and owned az T.
heretofore. The sons will manage the es.
tate and the property, all OF which are here
the same as if the master hand was still al
ne helm. tis n . z
Mr.Vanderbilt was, it is thought, richer
than any single member Of the Rothschild
family. The duke Of Westminster is said
to be worth 50, 900, 900, but Mr.. Wander
bilt was richer because the dukes money
only brings him about per cent, being main.
ly in lands and houses. Mr.. Vanderbilthad
much larger income. Last year he held
$54 ,O00, 900 of 4 per cent bonds and later
( he reduced this amount to $50, 900, OOOSof
government By per cents. His government
bonds were worth almost SIS, 100000,
At one time he owned 24Or 900 shares of
Michigan Central; 800, 900 shares Of North
western, and 200, 900 shares Of Lake Shore
lately. Inaddition he has sc, 900 Chicago
& Rock Island, &c, 900 Delaware & Lacka-
wanna. and about 10000 shares in other
railroads, making about $50, 900 shares Of
railroad stocks; also $40, 1000 900 worth Of
railroad bonds, $3,2OO,OOO OF state
and city bonds, and S2,OOO,OOO in
various cturing stocks and mort
cages. He valued his house on Fifth
avenue, with its art treasures at
$4,000, OOO. His ordinary household
he gave q ball that cost $4O0, 900. h z
loved horses, md was a God Judge ofhorse-
flesh. He sold Maud 8. for SIC, 900. ! Mr..
Vanderbilt was worth 5000, 100000. Al
though his fortune shrank last year ma
terially through a big decline in stocks and
through business depression, the ..bull
movement OF the past few months brought
ritMp agaRi:9 His income was calculated as ]
follows: a $2,372J0Q q year from govern.
ment bonds; $7,39B, 900 from railway
stocks: So &c, 695 from elIaneous securi-
ties. Total, over 81 900, 600 a year, or
$28, 900 day. s .1 5st
MIR. Garrett describes tho death scene as
follows: He was seated in his own arm,
chair in a careless, hall: reclining position,
and his visitor sat opposite upon u soin,
Suddenly Mr.. Garrett observed a hitch in
Mr.. Yanderbilt's voice It seemed to grow
thick, and his words came with difficulty,
Mr.. Garrett was alarmed to see q painful
witch In his hosts face. Another and q
fainter one passed just the slightest spasm.
Mr.. Vanderbilt halLrose from his chair,
paused, tottered, and then fell forward
upon his side at the feet OF his astonished
guest, with whom but a moment before he
had been engaged in lively conversation.
Before Mr.. Garrett could lean over him
and place his hand upon his heart it had
ceased to beat. Within thirty seconds
from the time that the indistinct articula.
lntion was noticed he was dead IA blood
vessel in his brain had broken, known as
apoplexy. He never knew how he died or
guessed that the end Of his lie had come.
his sensation may be described, il describ-
ed ne al, as " moment OF stupor, then OF
blindness, mental chaos. and the end.
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