The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21
NEW YORK MEN AND THINGS.
Nr. Riggs'sand "Rigolo's' Weekly Flyers
from Wall Street.-The Vanderbilts.
Mrs. Harviers Review of Society Events-Nym
Crinkle's Dramatic Critique-H Henry
George OH the Labor Strikes.
Written for the Indianapolis Journal.
Tho Vouuper Vanderbilt

Written for the Indianapolis journal.
The Younger vanderbiits.
Philip D. Armour mas been the subject OF
considerable adverse criticism here respecting
the affairs of the St Paul road His New York
critics think he anticipated the season little in
giving the lambs spring shearing. The fnan-
cial poet, Henry Clews, is responsible for the
following:
aAs Armours friends no longer heed his talk;
He'd better leave st. Paul and stick to pork
The Wall street story that young man whose
fortune amounts to $75, O00, 900, but whose grand
father was once boatman at New Dorp. Staten
Island, has iattery sold some $4,000 shares Of
Lake Shore railroad stock seems to have little
foundation in fact William K Vanderbilt has
probably not sold a share of that stock. He is
chairman of the Lake Shore board of directors,
Cornelius Vanderbilt is director in the road,
and, in fact the Vanderbilt family are sufficiently
interested in the property to render it improba
BILE that they would abandon their interest in it
unless for some better reasons than now exist.
William K. Vanderbilt, by the way, is president
of the New York, Chicago & St Louis railroad
and director of the New York Central, while
he is also more or less interested financially in
the Lake Erie & Western road. He is five feet
ten inches in height, weighs 160 pounds, and is
considered the picture of his father. He has
the Vanderbilt gray eyes, and wears side
whiskers, a fact which recalls old Commo
dore Vanderbilt's dislike for mustaehes; he
considered them "Frenchy" and pretentious.
William H. Vanderbilt never wore a mustache
from the day Of his humble soiourn on Staten
Island as hardworking farmer to the day when
ne died the richest man in the world, and it was
because of his fathers antipa.hy to this form of
hirsute adornment William K. Vanderbilt is
now thirty six years of age, OF strong build, and
with doubtless long life of financial distinction
before him. He was educated at Geneva, in
Switzerland and is something of linguist he
is considered a connoisseur in paintings. He
likes horses, but is without the strong affection
for horsehesh that was 80 characteristic of his
father. He is now having built at Wilmington,
Del, yacht that will be the largest afoat and
thirty feet longer than Jay Gould's two-hundred-
and ffty-four- ton yacht Atalanta which Cramp,
of Philadelphia, built for him three years ago.
William &. Vanderbilt is rarely seen in Wall
street He is more of man of the world than
his brother Cornelius, who is now the head of
the Vanderbilt family; ne lives in the splendid
castle-like gray stone mansion on Fifth avenue,
opposite the home of the late William II. Van
Gerbilt, which, for magnifcence in hundred de-
potentate
Cornelius Vanderbilt, forty years of age, hand
some and worth $780, 000,0 00 is a unique figure in
the realm of gold. He is religious; he takes an
lar attendant of the Rev. DR.. Cooks st. Bar
tholomew's Church on Madison avenue; he re-
calls the rich young man who came to the Cali
leean carpenters son ages ago.
Cornelius Vanderbilt is very pleasant in his
manners, has a considerable degree of business
skill and is well liked wherever he is known. He
dresses neatly but very plainly wears no dia-
monds; makes no display OF wealth; the son of
Western pork packer, forsooth, would hold
his head much higher, propped up with the gold
begotten of swine. Mr.. Vanderbilt belongs to
mo clubs; he is thoroughly domestic il
his tastes. He was always particular favor
ite of the old Commodore. Twenty-Five years
ago he was clerk for Nissan d Co., the Wall
street bankers, the head of the firm being Ben
jamin Nissan, who retired twenty years ago,
and is now one of Brooklyn's uillionaires, living
In fine style in First place AS corresponding
clerk in this house, Cornelius received salary
of only 81, 900 year, but out of this he always
saved 5000, and deposited it in the bank. This
pleased the old Commodore nightly. William
II. Vanderbilt had allowed his.son to go into
Wallstreet drm, in order that he might obtain
practical experience in finance but tie Commo
dore was afraid to have his grandson there; he
was afraid of the wiles of Wall street sharks,
who might lead him into habits of speculation.
He asked the young man to accept position in
the Office of the New York Central railroad.
The offer was declined. The Commodore, bent
On achieving his purpose, then went to his
daughter-in-law, Mrs. William Fl. Vanderbilt,
and said: s'You get that boy Cornelius to leave
his present place, and I'll give him $3.50, 000."
The young man. then only twenty-one years
of age, at once accepted this offer. When
he was married the Commodore gave
him $4,000 more, and also left him
s., 600 600 ir his will He is now President of
the Canada Southern railroad. chairman of the
executive board of the New York Central and a
director of the Lake Shore and other railroads in
which the Vanderbilt family are interested He
has the oval Vanderbilt features, yet strongly re-
Bembles his mother, who, still handsome, was. in
her earlier days, one of the most beautiful
women in New York. She lives now in the brown
palace on Fifth avenue with two of her daugh-
ters. As slender blonde Of rare personal at
fractions she won the affection of young William
Fl. Vanderbilt while she was visit here to
soma friends Sac was the daughter of Pres
hvterian clergyman, named Nissan, at Cedar
Hill, a small town the Hudson, and there
Ghey were married; the homestead and the farm
attached is now owned by Benjamin Nissan, of
Brooklyn. Mrs. Vanderbilt at fifty bears her
age lightly. and always looked much younger
than her husband. None of her daughters ever
squaed her in beauty. She is refined, cultivated
and charitable OSCAR WILLoUGHBY RIGGS.
ssRigolo's" wall-Street Letter.
The stock speculation is practically as dead as
The proverbia door nail, and the majority of the
= aroker firms ara at their wits end how To make