Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-09
The Mighty Magnate Vanderbilt Va
Gates the Flesh at Deaths
Stern Call,
4 Day OF Action and Ambition Ends
with Peace TO Him and Woe to
Walters.
what Jay Could and Other oracics OF
Wall street say About Their
Colleague.
ihout The Mansion.

non cross over the wait
mat leads 60 the grounds ~
the Roman Catholic orphan's ASYLUM q,
! Elih avepue cleaned BRIGHTLY under N,
ciectfic lamn Tonight as Seen from, IA,
Grand pn,rpcc TO tho Vanderbilt man
| sion, uiWctly opposite, against Tho som
yer gray ~ the marble cathedral. Il M,
inc only cheerful thing Ot The Wide. do
serted avenue That seemed also strleket
rs with snddun denth. Rays of lts briuht.
ness were rejected IN the wineo as of IN,
/ hugo brown stone nilc behlud Whose
close curtains one OF the richest men m
tho world lay dead stricken suddenly md
without warniag.
inc busy hun az traillo aud the noises
OF The street were husled In the block
carriages tnrnod out aud passcrshy
stopped TO Inquire II twas true that the
milhonalrc was dead, Being told that they
hoard Alright they went thoir way sobcretI
and silent, tarplng y mlnutc To gaze pity
lngly on the huge stone pile. Inside sery.
ants and friends tiptood about with
grave and saddcpcd faces The door-bell
! was rung almost every minute and tho
wide portals swung open 90 admit other
friends who came TO mourn with the
mourners' Up stairs the drnw curtains
ot The millionalre's bedroom were sobs
aud tears The children OF the dead were
gathered There about his corpse and none
Of them had been With him IN the hour Of
MS death, To none had ne had tluic To
speak word OF farewell As ne la,
upon the carved bed In the largo square
room, the windows OF which overlook
the avenue from the northeast corner OF
ihe south wing OF the building 10 the lefi
Of tic main entrance, MIR, Wander
hlit looked as II no had fallen
into gentle sleep. dis features were
peaceful aud ms natural Is n he had
Just ceased talking ANA laid down Go rest.
us death had been as painless ns II was
sudden, Mr.. Vanderbilt was always an
carly riser When IN his
young days he worked his
staten Island farm, IL was
his custom TO rise with the sun, and be
used 10 say IN latter life that he had often
arisen at O'Clock 10 20 to New York and
return 10 his breakfast aud his pillow ut Z.
OF later years he had made IL pfac.
tlce TO leave his bed Mt z, or not nuch
later, and throughout his increasing III
health Of the last two Winters
Cornelius aud William X, 'R'do %aft'GGe
active managers of HIS railroad
properties, and afterwards with
MIR. T.. V. Rosslter his private
secretary, and trogSuror of the New York
Central milroad,~to whom he intrusted a
large share otT>the management OF his
private business affairs These confer.
onces were bsfd IN MIR. Vanderbilt's study
on the ground floor Of the mansion In .hu
corner 10 the left OF the main entrance
from the avenue, " WAS his
fayorite room, where he wrote
and transacted oil his business. During
the morning conference to-day he had
been more than ordlunrlly alert and net.
I've, so much SOFAS 10 excite comment, to
which, IN good.hnmored, iocnlar vein,
he replied he had eaten
n good breakfast, aud was
looking forward with pleasant
ntlclpatIons TO n ride up the boulevard
with his son.lnlaw, Hamilton NICK.
Twombly. In the morning 40 O'Clock
he sent TO the Grand Central depot for
his old time friend, Chauncy NJ. Depew,
president OF the New YORK Central rail-
way, with the message that he wished To
see him. Mr.. Depew was engaged
ina conference AZ the depot aud Gent
word that he would not be able 20 come
for an hour or two, and Mr.. Vanderbilt
delayed the appointment TIL ! O'Clock,
aud, TO occupy the interval, went down
to the studio " j. q, A. Ward, tile sculp-
! tor, In West fiiiy.second street, 10 40 fof
| a bronze base OF himself which the trus.
tees OF the College Of Physicians and
Surgeons wished 10 place ~ the yostbnle
| Of tie college, for the erection OF which
he recently gave 81 900, 900. lie returned
and took lunch at 1920 with his sou
George and Mr.. Twombly, AZ the table
nc was noticeably bright aud cheerful
! At O'Clock Mr.. Robert Garnet, the pres
ident Of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
e mpany, called upon MIR, Depew nc th,
Grand Central depot, and findlng hin
still detained there, went np L
Mr.. Vandcfbiirs house 10 inform Oh,
millionaire and take Mr.. Dcpcw's place
Mr.. Vanderbilt greeted him cordially, an,
engaged ~ long ana ANIMATED CONVEX
sntion with him ON railroad matters. Til
conference lasted more than an hour, an,
Mr. Vanderbilt sent word % Mr. Twom
Diy that he would be compelled 70 foreg'
, the evening drive. The two rail
road magnates were discussing tho ney
terminal .cilitiesof the Baltimore Ohio
, The news iulet into the city Il had secured
. by way OF Staten island. Mr.. Vanderbilt
showed lFnly interest ~ Inc ftsult
that we're 10 follow for the island ~ hi
birth from the new enterprise. IL VA
while the talk turned upon Tits, the seen
Of his childhood aud early work, con
trastcd with the Tremendous achievement
Of bis old age ihut Mr. Garrett, sitting 81
sofa ana facing The millionaire, VIII
lOlicd forward Ia his arm
. chair as WIS his habit wheu thorough.
, Interested, that the president q IN
, Baltimore Ohio was suddenly aware Q
/ d slight indstlnctness 10 Mr. Vanderbilt
, speech, that grew iut0 an inarllculat
I, sound as he leaned over 70 catcblllB words
I Mr.. Vanderbilt pitched forward withon
word " warning and len heavily on ~
qOOr on his face. he never spoke aeai
ana was really dead Nhen be fell,
1 WilliAm Henry Vanderbilt wae born !
New Brnngwick, n. j., May 8, 1891. II
received oniy q common-schooled ucatlof
B but displayed early IA liie al The finapcli
i and commercial ability for which bi
Z father, Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
\ was famous, IN lhTS be was clerte
. yIce-pfesident Of The Hudson River Hal
y road c0Rpany, und 81 tho time Of III
| dQafh wall nrenfdeut III q number Of col