The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-10

heai iiieiit iioio liI.iii .hi % "eNho
ago he stated this as his belief when the
subject was brought up, anu he feJolced IN
the knowledge that the turning point was
neraly reached Had MIR, Vanderbilt hved
TO May next he would nave heeh % years
OF age he was porn at the Staten islahu
homestead On that uate III the year lo-i'
no hearhess Oh inc lliiie winch ne coiisiu-
cred critical gave MN no apparent concern,
however. ne ult hoI eAPc'', hei'ue' ulu
he iear, uealh IL caihe W hihi' IL very
swlitiy, very gently ne uiu not kho" IL
when u seized nm
lhe BODY OF the dead faliroad inashate
Hes III the chaiiipef Formerly occupied ny
nm III the southwest corner Vi .ne secohu
moor OF MS nun avenue Palace' me SONS,
Cornelius ana Heofse, watched an iuesday
night with the remains, ana carry Wedhes-
day morning the members Oh the lailliy met
to make the maj arrangements Tor
inc funeral IL t'lhltely settleu
tha' the funeral Wan take place on FRIDAY
ana tlia' thr services at 81 BARTHOLOMEW
tho'eh VIII pt punht. ine reiii',iis VIII DE
inferred III inc iaiiiilS pl0' al Ne" Dorl''
"t'tei iaitil'' uiiIll tne N'iiuelplitn sia'so
iruih IS completed Inc callers at lhe man
SION euii's"aS llciu'ieu nearly eNerS man
Oh prominence III liIiallel'ii cIcn9 mere.
Mr.. 'llauhcty NJ. Depe" was liiaue the
SPOKESMAN OF 'he iaiilliS' ana al lhquirers,
either out OF curiosity OF representing the
newspapers, were ielerrea 10 MN ne spoke
hiGhlS oi .ne oeau man Us ou'iiicss hl'th>
rl'izei', ana husband anu la.nef' oaiu MT.
Depe":
t.enly p,.asp. he dealt with men according
tn tn, higha.t standard of riobt and wrong
nrevaiIino in the commercial world Ue
was often abn.pd in the nublic prints and
though he did not seen, to pay much atten-
ton to these adverse, criticisms. he an
pearcl greatly pleased whenever he found
any Favorable mention of himself in the
newspapers. Changes.have been rung and
stirriur editorial articles have been writ
ten in regard to the notorious ing at
trihutel 70 him. .1ha nuhlic he damned
In the sense in which the EXPRESSION was
uuoted he never used il MANY other uniust
tbinas have been said of him He has
been accused of being n coors. man
louJ and vrlrsr in his u,,nrar.
tastes and dress fond of sbo,v and io,vnlrv
addicted to urofanity and n brngpnrt All
those cbaroes orp utterly uut,ua Mr. vnn.
derhilt was a gentleman and he acted and
dressed like n gentleman He WINS kind and
courteous in his treatment of every ON, The
universal testimony of peoplo who knew him
is that h. showed no ditferpnc, in his TREAT.
n,apt of ., man worth 4 pauts and ono worth
IA. 600 600 He was a charitable mon In n
Quiet way he gave a good deal away.
knew Of his giving one man $50 600 He
sent plenty of men from S 900 to A.. 900 n
wear Hr paye moor Gorrinee "A biz lift.
Lieut. ''ol'lhg"s cohtratt WIN MN lor
bringing over tle oI'eliSh was !" 90 'h'
WORK io' HN"'"" ~ COSY S,"'oo' n'''
MI Nai"'ctoi'O nilBnI iiiEe i,ci,' MN !" M
bargain anu seriously iiju,eu MS .'''Ae'H'
But MI Nahaerhs!t palu Ii,e eiitlre sum,
ana Wh'N, soon altefWar"' ne iouifi NAV
HorrlhSe was IN hhanei,l dlih'uIties,
he sent Tor the lieutenant aha
made MN present OF Tio'ooo
lie was u great !ahlliy man ne WIS OK
trein'ly iona OF MS childreh' ana ne iike'i 10
gather them about nm whenever ne could
lie had rlEht children, ana they nave 'hll'
dreii: MI Vanderbilt dia MOI care lor lars"
parties or dinners, ana rarely atIeh'leu
them
with reference to MI vanderbilt con
neciioh WIN felBlouS lil't,erS' heE "
Sainuel Cooke, rector Oh OIL phitnololiie"
ch'irch' Oh "hich 'ile occe'Seu was iieiii,
Der, say ne was '.iy iinei ni
slNtr, tha1 Patisn ing peeii ms "ei'..iciais
70 'he amount Vi s,o'u'o III ',,ree gus ue-
sides thousands Oh dollars as olelihss az .ne
chureh services lie soii'eliiiAcS pun el'oo"
Ill ,he oIier.os pa9ih
MI. Nanderbilt was NOT close win ms
money, but story Is tolu or MN whlcn
shows that even he, WIN all MS mililolis,
was averse to throwing 1t away. one
day at Saratoga he asked a friend, we'll
known Official, To get into buggy be-
hind his famous trotters, Aldine ana Early
Rose and took SPIN out to the lake. TN
the way they came To the Icy ser spring,
and Mr.. vanderbilt remarkei that he never
passed 1t without taking drink OF its water.
Inc boy cane OUT from lhe si'rlis-hou
with two glasses, anu the million
eire emptied his without remov'
ing his heavy gloves. IL was evil
dent that be could not put the gloved
fingers into his waistcoat pocket for change,
and besides the restless horses were prancing
about IN nervous anxiety to be of. At this
iuncturc his companion put his hand III his
pocket and took out Il quarter, with which
to compensate the boy. Tut, tut, said
the millionaire, put tha< up; 10 cents Is
plenty"
The children Mr. Vanderbilt leaves are,
in their regular succession from Cornelius,
who i~ahont 40 years of aSe, down: Cor
nclius, William X, Frederick w, and
George w, and four daughtels-M Elliott
+. Shepherd. Mrs William II. Sloane, Mrs.
Hamilton Nick. Twonbley, and Mrs. Dr..
Seward Webb
Cornelius Vanderbilt, who, it is an
nounccd. has full power to act for the fam
lily in the market, is the oldest son OF the de-
ceased millionaire, He was given $',to,Oo1
by his grandfather will, because his name
was Cornelius, and by WISE ana