The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1885-12-16
TILLIaME. VANDERBILT.
The Noted itiliionare Drops Dead at hi
RoEse---.i snort Sketch of his Career.

The Notice. iiiliionare Drops Dead at his
RoUse---.i snort Sketch os his Career.
William II. Vanderbilt dropped dead
at his home on Fifth avenue, New
York on the afternoon of the S;h ins:.,
of paralysis OF the brain. He was in
the morning, and UP 70 Two o'clock in
the afternoon, apparently III perfect
health aid spirits. Between one and
two O'Clock, Robert Garrett, President
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, called to confer with MIR.
Vanderbilt. and remained q conSidera-
bic time. While Vanderbilt was talk
ing, Garrett SIT on Il sofa and faced
the millionaire, who leaned forward III
his arm chair, as was his habit when
thoroughly Interested. The President
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company was suddenly made aware of
slight indisliuctneSs in Fanderbilt,s
speech, that grew into an inarticu!a;e
sound. AS Garrett leaned over to
catch his words, Vanderbilt pitched
forward without word or warning,
and fell heavily to the floor on his face.
Garrett sprang to his feet with an eS-
clamation of alarm, and seizing q
pillow from the sofa, laid it under his
friends head, then summoned Mrs.
Vanderbilt and George, the Youngest
son. Messengers were sent for physl-
clans. One from the neighborhood
responded first, aud was folio We'd al
most Immediately by the family doctor,
JAS w. Mclean. Such simple re-
storatives as were at hand had been
hurriedlv applied, but human aid was
useless. Vanderbilt never spoke or
moved after he fell, and died in a few
minutes, without struggle. To all
intents and purposes he was dead the
Instant he fell forward on the floor.
Dr.. Mclean pronounced his death the
result of a sudden stroke Of paralysis,
due to the bursting of q large blood
vessel at The base Of the brain, and
stated thai his death was painless us it
was sudden. The doctor knew his
patient most intimately, ard promp Il
certified TO the cause OF the death 70
avoi6sthc unnecessary formaiity CT a
coroner's inquest aud all autopsy.
The funeral took place on Friday at
10 O'Clock, from St. Bartholomew s
| church, at Madison avenue a.d For:y-
fourth street, Of which tie Rev. Dir.
Cook is pastor. Vanderbilt was a
vestrvman IN the church, to the con-
struction of which he contributed
largely. The sexton of the church
was charged with the funeral arrange
mems. At Vanderbiit'S OWN desire
ne was inferred in the family ,nauSo-
laum in Moravian Cemetery at New
dorp, Staten Island, which has just
been completed. 1t was one OF the
last acts of his life to turn over by
deed, for one dollar in hand paid of
good and lawful money, all the old
farm properly of the family Oil Staten
Island, to his Younger son, George,
to do with as he desired, and io.' this
purpose the father and son wel:t over
to tie island together Selurday last,
incidentally inspecting heiust complrt-
ed mausoleum.
MIR. Vanderbilt was probably The
richest man in America, his wealth
being estimated al $50, ,00G, coo. OF
this he inherited about 5000, 900
from his father Commodore CurncliuS
Vanderbilt, which he doubled IL the
course Of lis life. Fifty Of a!r. VAN
der5ilt's millions are said 10 be invest
ed in United States four per cents,
and the checks which he receives for
interest are larger thln those paid 70
any other OF Urcie Sans creditors.
His income was $500 Il minute. ;Ir.
Vanderbilt w;l> >iNty-:i:v,n wears old.
He recently "avc S3G1. COS to The Col
lege of Physicians aud Surgeons. In
his splendid brown slon. house on
Fifth avenue, almost opposite: 10 It.
Patrick's Cathedral, are many pictures
by the foremost of living artists. lie
had given over 100000 to Wander
.bilt University at Nashville, and had
some time since resigned active con-
troll Of his New York Central ana
Hudson River and Lake Shore AID
Michigan Central Railroads, which
his father had operated before him.
At the time of his death Nh. Van
derbilt was engaged upon two missions
which were dear to his heart. One
was to keep shopkeepers out OF Fifth
avenue, which he feared would destroy
the beauty and disturb the quiet Of
that fashionable thoroughfare. There's
iden,s ofFifth avenue are fast scattering
into the side streets. Vanderbilt did
not wish either to move or to be sur
rounded by traffic. He thought that
the impending annoyance could be
deferred, if not averted, by defeating
the scheme for street railroad. To
that end he has devised a stage line
to supply residets with handy transit
and make them content without rails.
He was giving his personal attention
to this matter, and, to all intents and
purposes, lad become champion Of
slage-coaching against railroading.
Curious to relate his other hobby
was his tomb on Staten Island which
was being built and which he visited
every day. The mortuary structure is
we'll along toward completion. The
masonry is to be done soon and then
only decorative will be lacking. The
millionaire was much absorbed in this
tomb, which will have cost 500, 900
when all is ready to receive his BODY.