Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-10
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Mr. !aHdsrbilt's he 18th had Iatslv.
despite frequent reports Of his death,
osea apparently mendia2. There had
oeen an Improvement In the general
tone OF his health that v.s particularly
notiosable today. On Monday nj 9hs be
Attended a performance 10 tbs Metro
poiisan Opera House, and nothing vas
app. .rently further from bis mind than
sudden death. Like noss people be
nad MS own private saperstitions, and
one or them vas that il he ever passed
toe age OF e5, which for sonse reason in
tue family history be bad looked upon
- critical age, be woali be good for
t~enty years more. In conversation
Win a Rsar frlend more than three
weeks ago. ha stated this as his belief
when the subj.c; WAS brought up, and
oe reIoieed IN the knowledge that the
farming point Vas nearly reached. Had
Vanderbilt lived till May the 8lh mex
be would have been 81 years old. He
was born at the staten Island home
stead. on that date Ia the year 1921.
Ine nesrness of the time which he con
5ldered critical gave him no consern.
However, he did not expect. neither did
he fear death. IL came to him very
swiftly and very gently. He did not
know u when IL seized him.
The FUNERAL
BY an arrangement of the nearest
friends with the members Of the family.
1t vas decided tn 1t tue funeral should
o9 on Friday nett at 10 O'Clock from
st. Bartholomew's Church at Madison
avenue and Forty fourth street, Of
whi-h Rev. DIR. Cook IL pastor. Mr..
Vanderbilt WAS a vsstryman in tue
church. TO the construction Of which be
had contributed largely. The sexton of
the church WAS charged With the funeral
arrangements. At Mr.. Vandsrhilt's own
desire he will b. inferred in the family
nausoleum a. the Moravian cemetary
at New Dorpsie, which has Just been
completed. Il WAS one OF his last acts
10 turn over by deed for one dollar ali
the old farm property on Staten Island
to his son George to do vito as be de
sired, and for this purpose the father
and son visited and went over the island
together last Saturday incidentally in-
specting the Just completed nausoleua.
HIS BUSINESS.
Mr.. Vanderbilt had made provisions,
bat they are not known to any one out
side of bis family md his confidential
counsel and friend, Mr.. Dspew but the
Vanderbilts were very united family,
and M. Dspsw ventures the predic-
tion that Mr.. Vanderbiit's death will
maks no change IN the existing oondi-
items. The Vanderbilt railway systems
will be managed and owned "a hereto.
fore. The sons will manage the estate
and the properties, all of which are here.
h..a - he.
the helm. No eommotion in financial
circles need result. Mr.. Vanderbilt had
long abandoned Wall street and the
stock market. He owned no real es-
tate a. an Investment. like the Commo-
dore this father. He had no faith in
real estate. but believed that for men
10 active affairs it WAS the correct thing
to invest In property that could b.
tarned into money instantly il needed.
THE PAIL BEARERS.
New York. Dec. 9-Chaunoev NJ. De
pew tonight said that at the funeral of
William ii. Vanderbilt, which will take
place on Friday. the following gentle
men would act "a pail bearers: Samuel
T. Barger, Chauncey NJ. Depev, J. Pier.
pont Morgan, Charles w. Clark, Judge
Ripallo, Judge J. p Brady, William
Turnbull, William l.. Scstt, William l..
Bliss, ID. .. Mills, George j. Maeeo and
:. w. caldwell. The funeral will be
held in st. Bartholomew Church, and
admission will be by ticket.
Juige Rapallo. it is said, drew up the
will Of Mr.. Vanderbilt. and its contents
will bs made known en- Ftid,y after the
foneral. william X and George Van
derbilt are tonight keeping vigil beside
tha remains of their father.