The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-11
Private Sci vices To Be Held at the House Pre-.
yious to the Public Exercises at the
Church of st. Bartholomew.
The Coroner's Inquiry Convinces Him
that an Autopsy Is Unnecessary.
Facts About Mr.. Vanderbilt's Early Life and
the DisagreementS with His Father
How All the Money Was Made.
THE DEAD FINANCIER.


Preparations for the Final Interment--An
Autopsy Will Not Be Held.
New YORK. Dec. 10-Tne undertaken was
early at Mr. Vanderbit's house this morning to
see that everything was in order. He had been
to New Dorp, Staten Island, and made prepara-
tions for the final interment The coffin will
not be ready before this evening Two of the
sons of the dead man, William and George, sat
up all night as watchers. and Mrs. Vanderbilt
passed hours beside the dead body of her hus-
band
With the morning came many messages Of
coincidence and cards of friends, but everything
was without undue hustle confusion. On the
street the carriages and carts ratified by, their
drivers oblivious Of the grief of the stricken
family within, but on the sidewalks the majority
OF the promenaders either stopped and gazed
at the drawn curtains or walked slowly once or
twice past the house.
The funeral arrangements will not be changed.
Private services will be held at the house and
afterward the funeral will take place from St
Bartholomew Church No autopsy will be
made, as the coroner is perfectly satisfied that
death was caused by cerebral apoplexy.
The funeral services will be as simple as posi-
ble merely the ritual of the Episcopal Church,
without any sermon. Only the actual relatives
will be admitted to the church. The remains
will then be taken by coach and boat to New
D0rp, 5. l., and deposited in a vault, pending
the completion of the family mauosleum.
Detectives will be constantly on guard
Two members of the detective force have
been on guard in the vicinity Of the family man
sion.
The certificate officially recording the death Of
William r. Vanderbilt was filed in the bureau
of vital statistics to-day. 1t sets forth that
William Henry Vanderbilt, sxty-four years and
seven months old, had died at No. $40 Fifth
avenue, Dec. 8, from syncope cerebral apoplexy,
and is to be buried tomorrow in the Moravian
Cemetery.
Chauncy NJ. Depew said tonight that the last
order given by Mr.. Vanderbilt was given on the
morning of the day he died. He had each year
contributed to an institution of charity outside
the city. On Tuesday morning he had received
letter relating to this charity. He asked his
secretary when the last remittance had been
made, and being informed, he ordered q check
sent for the usual amount.
The will siil be read on Saturday morning.
in the presence of the family, and after being
filed in probate will be furnished to the press
Tie ferry boats to convey the funeral cortege
to Staten Island will leave the foot Of Forty
the church.
Among those who called early was Col. Fred
Grant Later in the day Colonel Grant,
in conversation about the sudden death Of
Mr. Vanderbilt, expressed warm feeling
in the matter. and said: my mother and our
family deeply sympathiza with Mrs Vanderbilt
and her family at this time My father was
deeply grateful to Mr.. Vanderbilt-not alone for
his first kindness, but for the delicacy with
which he conducted the matter subsequently,
We ali felt very grateful, and regret that he has
died"
The boards of directors of the following rail-
way companies held joint meeting at the
Grand Central Depot to-day, at noon. and
adopted resolutions of regret upon the death OF
Mr.. w. Il. Vanderbilt: The New York Central
q Hudson river. the New York & Harlem. the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern the Michigan
Central, the Chicago e. Northwestern the Can
ada Southern, Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha, the New York. Chicago & st. Louis.
and the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati g. In
danapolis The resolutions recite that the sud
den death of Mr. Vanderbilt, whose influence
reached over the continent, has startled the
whole country. He came into possession Of the
largest estate ever devised to a single individual
and has administered the great trust with mod
esty, without arrogance, and with generosity He
never used his riches as a means of oppres sion
or to destroy injure the business of others,
but it constantly flowed into the enlargement Of
old and the construction and development of new
works, semi-public in their character which
opened new avenues of local and national wealth,
and gave employment directly and Indirectly,
to thousands of people In keeping together the
combination of railways known as the Wander
bilt system, he performed work of the highest
benefcence to the investors and producers of
the whole country. To the employees of his rail-
roads he was exacting in discipline and the per-
formance of duty; he was mercess to negli-
gence or bad habits in vocation where millions
of lives were dependent upon alertness and fdel-
ity. His many and unostentatious charities are
known only to the benefciaries but the Wander
bilt University. the Egyptian obeisk, and the
medical college in New York will remain as
movements of his public spirit"