Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-22
A MODEST CEREMONY
Locomotive Engineers to Be Leland
Stanford's Pallbearers.
FUNERAL SERVICES TO Be ON SATURDAY
Paralysis of the Heart Was the
Cause of Death.

Cause of Death.
WORKS LEFT BEHIND HIM.
MENLo PARK, CAL, June 22.-Arrangements
for the funeral Of Senator Stanford are all COM
pleted and will doubtless meet with the ap-
proval of Mrs. Stanford. She saw no one yes
terday but her brother, Charles Lathrop, Q
niece Of Mrs. Taylor and Stephen N. Gage.
The services will take place at the University
ChaI el at Palo Alto on Saturday. They will
be very simple.
While recently in Europe the Senator, who
was always . stanch friend of the railway
engineers, requested that when his pallbearers
were selected they should consist Of Q number
of engineers, selected from those longest in the
employ Of the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany. The request ID to be honored, and Of
the twenty pallbearers eight are to be snsi-
neers.
Dr.. Stollard, the physician who was called to
the death bed. was seen bv . press representa-
tive. He said the immediate cause of death
was paralysis Of the heart
Funeral Arrangements.
Profound hush and sadness has settled over
the beautiful grounds and buildings Of the
Stanford estate. The body Of the Senator lies
in his bed room upstairs with . peaceful smile
on his face, which has peculiarly life-like ap-
pearance. Mrs. Stanford with her brother and
niece, Mrs L R. Taylor, keep vigil at the bed
side. The funeral will be from the chapel at
the university, probably on Saturday at 1
o'clock.
The Senator's will which WAS drawn up at the
time the college a. Palo Alto was built, is now
in the hands Of his attorney and its contents
can be only matter Of conjecture.
Mr.. Gage in speaking Of the matter said:
''While have NO positive information regard
ing the terms Of Senator Standford's will, / can
give general idea of how he intended to dis
pose Of his estate. I spoke with him many
times in q confidential way and thereby learned
that his paramount ambition was to live long
enough to perpetuate the university, and am
positive that tho bnlk of his property has been
devoted to that noble project. As to the value
of his estate am unable to give accurate fig
ures, but it will run anywhere from $40. 600 900
to S60, 900 .0O0."
It was the expressed view Of his late associates
in the management Of his railroad properties
that the death OF Senator Stanford will have
little effect in the policy or administration Of
the affairs Of the railroad company.
SENATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNERAL
Vice President Stevenson and Sergeant-at-
arms Valentine Of the Senate have reached the
conclusion that it will be impossible to send a
delegation from the east in time to be present
at Senator Stanford's funeral, which is to take
place at Menlo Park, Cal. on Saturday next
Senator Mitchell of Oregon and Senator Stephen
NJ. White Of California have accordingly been
I taI %Ala N &toG
! on the occasion. Similar action, it is under
stood, has bsen taken by Speaker Crisp on the
| part Of the House.
HIS FORTUNE AND HIS GIFTS,
Senator st.nford's win Deposited in Thi.
City.
Senator Stanford left one copy Of his will in
safe keeping here in Washington, to provide
against accident Of the loss Of the original The
contents Of the will are not known. 1t is be-
lieved that the endowment of the university 70,
/ s20, ,000, 900 has reduced the estate to abou,
forty or fifty millions. 1t is understood tina,
the Senator decided away most Of the property
he intended to give to various persons and fol
public purposes rather than leave the matter
to be settled through the will. The only lega
heir to the estate is the widow, but the Senator
had brothers and other relatives. who viii
probably be benefciaries, though they ar,
themselves wealthy. 1t is believed that grea
| deal of the estate will be devoted to phiIau
thropic purposes.
HIS MANY CHARITIES DURING LIFE.
Mr.. Stanford gave freely from his for
tune for benevolent purposes. Beside,
the great endowments coming from hi
bounty. he gave away fortune eact
wear privately. Having q reputation fo
l.l l.
assistance were almost limitless in number
i His mail every day was loaded with letter.
asking for various sums Of money as loans or
| gifts, ranging from few dol
lars to ten thousand or more. He received
hundreds Of photographs Of children named
that they might draw on his bounty, and ther,
is hardly a known scheme for drawing ou
money from the charitable which was no,
tried on him daily. He endeavored to place his
gifts where they were deserved and would dt
good. but he was not SO exacting and SO careful
in his scrutiny not to be frequently
imposed upon by frauds. His gifte ex
tended through great number ant
variety Of charitable institutions some worthy
some merely fictitious. but he wal
always satisfied that even il he were deceived
| sometimes the money he gave would do good il
the end. He was always ready to help frien(
| in need or to give to any who appealed to hin
in q Just cause. Many men more or les
prominent in public life have found him goot
friend at times when they have been short. H,
gave out great deal OF money in persona
loans, Of which no record was taken, and
greater part Of which never was returned.
LOANS TO PUBLIC MEN.
But a short time ago payment OF 81 900 wa
received from Representative IN Congress
who was n stranger to the Senator. but to whom
he had lent the money without q though
as to whether or not it would b,
repaid. A southern Congressman who failed
few years ago and disappeared from publi
view borrowed sl0O, 900 from Mr.. Stan
ford before being overcome in hi
struggle against debt late ser
geant-at-arms of the Senate got
loan Of similar amount in the same free anc
easy way. A negro preacher trying to spreat
the gospel through a benighted region Of tn
south was given $4,000 without more ado abou
it. Another negro who was working an imaginary
charitable institution got few hundred dollar
from the Senator. These are but sampl
cases, of which there were an indefinite mum
ber each day.
The Senator spent about 100000 Q yea
in Washington, and Of that sum NOR
than half was given away. He was always Civ
ing in charities. great and small
He inaugurated the custom Of giving th,
page boys of the Senate each $5 at Christina
time, and every year SINCE he came to Wash