The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-19
MRS, Vanderbilt
SEEKS DIVORCE
She Is Determined 10 Seek Absolute Freedom
from Wlllitk.
A change IN The PROGRAMME
All Efforts of Interested Friends to
Patch Up Difficulties Have Failed.
Publicity Has Spoiled the Plans
Made for a Formal Separation and
a Genuine Chicago Document Will
Alone Satisfy the lll-Sorted Couple.

mnRS, WILLIAM K. WANDER.
IM0 BILT has finally decided TO
lMI bring an action for divorce
uUu against her husband. and,
witn her children, may arrive in New
York at any time. Their homecoming
will not be unexpected, for several
members'of the Vanderbilt family have
been notified and private letter re.
ceived from Paris on Saturday by o
friend confirmed the fact The letter al.
so said that Mrs. Vanderbilt, who was in
Paris at the time the letter was written,
had finally determined to come to
America and go directly to Newport,
where she will take up her residence in
the great marble palace, given to her
by her husband two years ago. She
will live there for one year, and then,
under tho law of the state, will begin
the suit.
The story was corroborated today,
both at Newport and in this city, and
there can be no doubt Of its authen-
ticity. At Newport the eottagers,
many of whom are about to take their
departure. have been watching the
movements of a retinue of servants,
who arrived at the Vanderbilt palace
on Saturday and began at once to put
things in readiness for the return of its
mistress.
MRS. vANDERBlLT's PLANS.
A we'll known member of society has
spent much time in Newport recently
and who is familiar with every move
rnent of any consequences made by Mr..
and Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt said today,
in speaking Of the return Of Mrs, Van
der0ilt: 1T is true that Mrs. Wander.
bilt is to return and Immediately. II
is quite possible that she is now on her
way to this country, but
do not know the steamship
upon which she intended to sail
Her return has been contemplated
for several weeks past, or since she de-
termiued to secure a divorce from Mr..
Vanderbilt. She intends to go to New
port and live there quietely until she
obtains her divorce. The cause Of hel
wishing for one is we'll known. do
not know, and | don't think anybody
else knows, whether the suit will be
contested or not, but there are reasons
for supposing that Mr.. Wander
bilt will not oppose an action
He is at present in Scot
land with several friends, shooting. and
will return to New York probably in
side of the next six weeks. AS I'm
derstand it, he does not intend to come
back on his'steam yacht, the Valiant
but will leave her on the other side
which would indicate that he did no
intend remaining here very long. The
news that Mrs Vanderbilt would seal
divorces first reached here on Sat
urday, and before that it wa
generally supposed by friends o
both parties that there woul
simply be formal separation
This step was. l believe, determine
upon at one time on account of tn
children, but Mrs, Vanderbilt prob
ably determined to make more radi
cal action against her husband whe
she learned that their differences ha
become known in America and tina
: the story had been told more or les
accurately in the newspapers"