Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-14

"Mr. Vanderbilt, do you run your ROAD
for the good OF the publlc?"
The reply was, "lhe public be id.
We run our road to make money"
IL was explained that he was under
great mental strain at the time, and
hardly knew what he was saying.
wnEKE HE WILL FINALLY BE BURIED.
Some time ago Mr.. Vanderbilt began
the erection Of a family mausoleum in the
Moravian cemetery at New Dorp, Staten
Island The mausoleum, which IS shut
off from the rest of the cemetery, is
situated on the summit of high knoll,
the most prominent site for miles around
The tomb Is of Quincy granite after de-
sign by Richard NJ Hunt. IL is OF the
RomaneSqnc style, l00Xll0 feet on the
ground aud sixty-three feet from the sur
lace 10 tne apex Of the domes, Of which
there are two The exposed portions OF
the iucture are of quincy granite, while
the vestibulc and cataCombs are built of
murblC and the arches and piers of lime
stone. II required about 5000, 600 pounds
of granite, marble and limestone COM
biucd to complete it. The cost is csti-
mated at S25O,OG0 The finishing touches
were put to it but very short time ago,
and the dead man visited it only last
week.
MS FIFTH AVENUE PALACE.
His home Is palace OF which dogc OF
Venice might have been proud. II cost
him about S2,000,000 II is OF brown
stone and is more elegant than SNOWY in
It's appearance, IL has q fine gallery of
paintings which ID open TO artists and
others at certain intervals, Here are eA-
amples Of tue best work Of contemporary
artists both in this country and in Eu-
rope; here are canyases by Corot, Meis-
sonier Daubigny, Jean Francois, Miliet,
Dclacroiy, Whistler, Moran, Millais,
Watts and many others, not to mention
the sculptors represented Mr.. Wander
uilt is said to have been better Judge Of
paintings than some had supposed
The appointments of his paluce--for ii
il nothing else-are elegant, not to say
gorgeous, in the extreme. One of the
bronze doors is said to have cost $50, 600,
AID the bronze railing around the house
$50 600. Ii Is located at No. $40 Fifth
avenue, and extends from Fifty-nrst to
Fiity-scCOnd street; 1T Is one house di-
vidcd into two portions; that on the cor
nor OF Fits first street was occupied by
Mr.. Vanderbilt himself, while in the
other end, at FifJy-second street, reside
, two of his daughters with their husbands
= one married William ID. Sloane, the car
pet dealer, and the other Elliott L. Shep-
herd, the lawyer. But it happens that
the splendid house is over-deCurated. 1t
} is too-too, as the early esthetes would
: say. There is scarcely a spot big enough
to place your little tinger-nail that is not
covered with some device the result of
money and art.
Mr.. Vanderbilt has been in the habit Of
giving art receptions, and tickets for
these were eagerly sought by connoisseurs
and society people. Very recently, how
ever, he announced that he would give no
= more public views OF his art works. and
for the last year the treasures which he
had collected from two continents have
been visible only TO his intimate friends
and visitors OF the family. His collection
OF contemporary and other French art he
valued at over 81 100000 A grand fancy
dress ball was given in the new mansion
the night of March 2G, 1883, and on this
occasion, for the first time, the actors and
5 other shining lights of the first society of
the city appeared in Mr.. Vanderbilt's
q drawng-roOms. The ball was the event
. OF the season, and was said to have cost
= the opulent host $4,000.
ONE OF MS POSSESSIONS.
D Vanderbilt possessed the only real
= memorials of the First Napoleon in New
$ YOrk--a set of solid gold spoons and
Z forks that were secretcd and carried
away from the Tuileries by Jerome Bona
5 parte. Their highest value, apart from
e their history, is found in the adornment
: which graces their handles. These are
; oval, and IN the Spoons each contains an
| exquisite miniature of the queens OF
France. The handles of the forks each
l display an enameled miniature of the
= kings OF France of equally exquisite finish.
Il They were made by the court ieweler for
the Empress Josephine and were only
used on state occasions at the TuilerieS.
, THE CRHsUs or THE WORLD.
, Mr., Vanderbilt died possessed of
wealth which seems almost fabulous.
5 His fortune was at one time placed as
high as 5000 ,0OO,0 900, and it is believed
I that he was the richest man in the world.
i In January, 1883, he told friend that he
u was worth Sl9l,0O0,0O0, aud added, 81
am the richest man in the world In
i England the duke of Westminster is
; said to be worth S2O0O0 900, but it is
y mostly in land and houses. 1t does not
Z pay him per cent"
; This was IN usual instance of boast
iulness on Mr. %,.dderbilL's part, as he
5 was generally very non-communcative
e in regard TO his financial condition. A
!, year ago 1t was known that he had $751;
Z 100000 in government per cent. bonds,
~ but this WAS reduced to $780,
II 100000, partly to aid his sons.
who had lost Sl0,O0J,O0 in Wall
street. lie afterwards purchased SlO.-
S 100000 more of the per cents, and he
l. had besides 81 100000 in GOV rument "a
IS per cents. 1t is said that his government
IT bonds are worth 10000. 900. He
q owned, in addition, S22 900, 900 worth OF
N railroad bonds, SO, poe, 900 of state ana
IS city bonds, and had $1,000, 900 in manu-
featuring stocks and mortgages. He
stated To a friend that his ordinary ex.
N peuscs year Were 100000.
g a Wall street man, referring to his
l. wealth, said: From his government
4 bonds he draws 81, 1872, 900 a year; from
e railroad stocks aud bonds, S7.8g4 900;