New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-23
SENATORSTANFORUSFUNERAL
EIGHT CENTRAL PACIFIC ENGINEERS WILL
DE AMONG THE PALLBEARERS.
THE SERVICES TO BE HELD SATURDAY IN THE
UNIVERSITY CHAPEL AT PALO ALTO
DOCTORS DISCUSS THE DEAD
MANS LAST ILLNESS.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO ThE TRrBUSE.1

(BY TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBUSE.1
I NGenlo Park. Cal, June 22.-The funeral OF
Senator Stanford on Saturday promises to be
one Of the most impressive spectaclcs seen in
/ California in long time The ceremonies will
take place in the University Chapel at Palo
Alto. Special trains will be- from this city
and from other points. There will be- no special
display except in flowers which will come from
Timothy IIoplns's nursery striking feature
will be the presence of egh. OF the Oldest engineers
of the Central Pacific Railroad among the pail
bearers.
Inc Roy. II. c. Foute, of Grace Church Dr.
Stcbbins. Of the First Unitarian. and other clergy
men will take part in the services. The following
pallbcarcrs in addition to the engineers. have been
selected Alfred Croker, Stephen Gage, n. T.
Smidt. w w. Stowe, ex-senator Charles ~ FELTON,,
A. y. Towne, President David Starr Jordan, of
Stanford University; Lloyd Tevis, w. w. Monta
que. Henry L. Dodge. Charles H. Cummings j. 6.
Mcfarland, Judge Mckenna Judge Spencer. of San
Jose; +. +. Leib Of San Jose; A. L.. Tubbs and
DR.. Brcyfogle Of San Jose.
After the services the body will be taken to
the marble mausoleum constructed the grounds
at Nenlo, short time after the death OF young
Stanford, few years ago. 1t is expected that
thousands will witness the ceremonies
The interest Of physicians in tho case of Scna-
tor Stanford has brcn great. but all VINO have
made any study Of it are agreed that he died
from heart failure. DR.. J. RI. Stattar.l, who
reached the millionaire's bedside only few
minutes after he breathed his last. said Il was
the one who suggested the minced beef and hot
water diet | believe in that, and suggested II
year ago. I believe if he had adopted il then hc
might have lived much longer; but it came too
late. | never made examination Of his case,
but it was apparent TO physicians that
he was getting worse and worse. Senator Stan
ford died of heart failure-his heart stopped. II
got full Of blood and there not the strength
70 throw it ont. | have at such times blcd
mon, and afforded relief. and if somebody had
been by and done this it is possible he might
have revived But it must be done quickly
at such times There is no doubt all his
arteries were dseascd-thoroughly so. The dis
had been coming on for fte or six years
| don't think he had any kidrcy liver dis
ease There was no autopsy. 1t was obvious
all alor. that he growing more feeble But
hc ate wcl-almost too we'll"
The trustees will not take charge Of Stanford
University. as was at first reported. The control
of this institution as well as of the remainder OF
the big estate il vested in Mrs. Stanford so long
as she lives The trustees will act as her ad-
viscrs but they do not think that the Senator's
death VIII postpone the erection of any conte'n-
plated buildings The last work Mr.. Stanford did
was 10 dictate long memorandum OF his plans
for the university for the guidance OF PRESIDENT
Jordan In il he develops at length his favorlte
theme that education in these DAYS should DO
practical, rs the larger number OF coii'se eiauu
atcs must earn their living as soon as they quit
study.
NIr Stanford was not supcrsttious, but he be-
licycd that his life wa, linked WIN ina. OF 'Wo p
oil, ltgh ha q
Tao Alto home. lie bestowed great care on theSe
trees. and they louri-hed until about slN weeks
ago. when their leaves began TO turn yellow: NJ; 10
one noticed this change until one evening III"
senator called the attention of one of his closest
friends to the trees and said 'ha, he regardH tniS
decay as n bad omen. He said solemnly:
When those trees die, my life wllD end ,
The palm trees are now dead, and stanford lies
lifrcss in the shadow of their withered tops
San Francisco June ga careful estimate OF
senator Staniords property indicates that its val"
j. somcwhcr, in the neghborhood OF S33.oVo'-
OOO The estate consists IN a large part OF one
fourth share in the Pacific lmpr3vcncnt opmPat' lPam
a Local association through which stanford, hunt
irrton Uopllins Sca~'e, and Croclcr own and CON
treI the southern cifc Railroad Company LIS
uo,ninol assets in the way Of railroad properly
amount TO s2I0ooO,OOo but tn" actual value !.
about $40 a share OF S42000.O00. of which
Stnnfords holdings are, worth 81 O1oo,Ooo:
own, a large block of Southern Pacific bonds,
yLich pays an interest Of and per cent
Stanfor1's share of these bonds Is
sad 10 br ~ t.OOO,OO' 4, O..
From the stocks and bonds alone, the Stan
ford estate is said 10 receive an income OF nearly
s. 900 900 annually Then there is tho San Fran
cisco cable road property that pays 10 per cent
Share is onc-fourth lie leaves 100000 acres Of
land including the great vina Vineyard. the Palo
Alto property. his stock farm and other real es- !
tate worth $4,000, 900, ana other personal prop
erty worth 81 ,000.0o0. making the aggregate /
value of the estate about SO. 100000, on which
there is an annual income Of perhaps S3,OOO,OOO !