New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-09
COMMENTS IN VARIOUS QUARTERS.
MIR. yANDERBILI's LuBERALITY--wHAr he SAID OF
ASSETS.

MR.. yANDEEBILI's LIBERALITY--WHAr HE SAID or
MS ASSETS.
Said ex- Postmaster General James last night in
speaking OF Nh. Vanderbilt: The people have
misunderstood hun ever since some one invented
the phraso of The public be BANKED which / am
sure was falsely attributed to HIM. | can say that
IL the mail service he dealt with the Government
squarcly and in a contract always did more than
he agreed to. lie met us than half way.
remember going to his house and stating the
when tne evening papers could not get to Albany
rs quickly as the publishers wished. The Govern
ment wouldn't pay him for the extra service. but
that didn't matter. You have to-day special after
noon trains ON the Hudson River Railroad just for
the evening papers. He gave us on the \ew-York
Central the fastest and best mail transportation on
the planet. In every way he helped MS Yes, Mr..
Vanderbilt was one of tho promoters of the
Lincoln Bank and large stocBho!der.
He used to come in every little while.
and was us social and genial man as ever met
had not seen him for week and didn't know that
he was SICK"
The old Vanderbilt mansion No. 10 Washington
place. where Commodore Vanderbilt lived many
years. is now occupied By his brother-in-iaw, Rob
ert Crawford. Mr.. Crawford Is treasurer OF the
Church Of the Strangers. which was so literally
assisted by Commodore Vanderbilt. and of which
the Rev. DR.. G. r. Deems Is the pastor. Mr.. Craw-
ford said last evening that William III. Vanderbilt
had always been regarded as Il warm
friend Of their church, to whom they
could have applied for aid in any
moment OF need L" lie took an active interest IN
its welfare" continued Mr. Crawford, as he did
in everything that his father had cared for. Few
of the many liberal remembrauces that he made
were ever known. 1t is only about two weeks
since ne gave his check for 81 900 to the Wander
derbIlt University III Tennessee. Scores of similar
instances would be repeated II his lie OF the last
few years were made public.
John Mcbride Davidson said yesterday that he
met Mr.. Vanderbilt on Saturday the rooms
Of a safe deposit company, where Mir.
Vanderbilt had gone TO deposit some
securities. He was accompanied by his
son Frederick and looked weak and j. " He said
he felt badly" said Mr.. Davidson, - that his head
was full of pains. | noticed that he spoke with
some difficulty and thai his tongue seemed TO be
swollen. remarked to Frederick aiteTward that
his father appeared to be very weak and he re-
sponded that the family were alarmed over his
condition.
81 had been making up schedule ofmy brothers
estate, of which | am executor continued Mr..
Davidson, and remarked to Mr. Vanderbilt that
had been at work on 1t several days. He gar that
he did things more quickly than that; that @ ould
reckon up his assets IN an hour. lie remarked nt he
had lsO,2UO shares OF Lake Shore, about
$1,000 COON NorthW est preferred and sis 900 900
IN Canada southern, $i3.00O0OO OF securities IN
three companies. and me sand that he intended TO
p ace them In the safe deposit company.
They may say what they please Mr.. Wander
bilt was an exceedingly gUod-heartcd man. 1 once
went 10 him with subscri ptiOn paper 10 help out
Il royal good fellow who had gotten INTO diff
cultles Is it all right, John = no asked, aud
when said II was lac put his name down Tor
~ 900 without n moments he3tatiou. lie dlncd
with INC at the Lake when he WAS in Saratoga last
summer. and he was not well then ! agkcd him
and aaid that he did not know that the doctors
did not seem TO be able TO do anything for him."