The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-09
The Vanderbilt DIVORCE
A Monetary Adjustment Said to Have
Been Made.
SHE is TO GET THREE MILLION
William KS Gencrosity-nadG Given {
Great Deal TO the Smith Girls-Tho
Wifc's Suit VIII Not Be Opposed
by the Husband.
By the United Press.

BY the United PreSS.
New York, Nov. S.
Upon good authority 1t is reported
here than an arrangement has been
made between Mr.. and Mrs William X.
Vanderbilt by which the wife will get
her divorce and something like $3,OOO,-
900. She is now in Newport, where she
will continue to live until she acquires
the legal residence necessary to procure
a divorce. There appears to be no doubt
that she intends to sue for divorce, and
it is said Mr.. Vanderbilt will not con-
test the suit. .-a- See.
w. X. Vanderbilt, who Is now in
Europe, Is expected to arrive here the
latter part of this month, or the first
Of December. Business Is responsible
for Mr.. Vanderbilt's coming to New
York.
An intimate friend of the Vanderbilt
family who is in position to know of
the affairs of w. K. Vanderbilt said to-
day:
1T Is no secret that Mrs. Vanderbilt
will seek a divorce from her husband
and 1t has for some time been known
that the conditions upon which the pro-
ceedirg would be taken have been
under consideration for some time past.
Mrs. Vanderbilt at first asked for an
annuity of 100000. She has finally
agreed to accept S3,0O0,O0O outright. do
not believe Mr.. Vanderbilt will defend O
suit for divorce no matter what allega-
tions may be made. The sympathies
of the Vanderbilt family are entirely
with William X. in this matter. Mrs
Vanderbilt was never a favorite in the
family, and since the cruise of the w
K. Vanderbilts in the steam yacht Va
liant the Vanderbilt family have not
been on friendly terms with her.
Quiet Divorce Proceedings.
Parties who claim to be familiar with
the case intimate that the divorce pro.
ceedings will be conducted as quietly
as possible, and that w. X. Vanderbilt
wanting divorce himself, would not
oppose his wife's action
Mrs. Vanderbilt is now occupying
Marble House, the magnificent man.
sion which her husband built, fur.
nisl ld and gave to her. The building
cos labout $1,000, 600, and the furnish
ing about $l,0OO,O00 more. The ar
raj yements made for the settlement
be- Eeen the separated couple were con
Quoted by William Jay and are said t
be satisfactory to both parties.
Mrs. Vanderbilt returned to thi.
country from Europe little over
month ago, after somewhat sensa
tional separation from her husband il
| Paris. They went abroad on Mr.. Van
derbilts yacht, with small party o
friends. After several quarrels the!
went to Paris and there 1t was reporte,
that Mr.. Vanderbilt began to appear il
public with Nelly Neustretter, q notori
Gus woman. who formerly lived in thi
country, but was then reigning a
queen of a certain kind Of society in tn
French capital.
William X. Vanderbilt Is now 44year
of age and one of the richest men in tn
world. He married Miss Alvah Smtl
when she was 26 years old. She was tn
daughter of Mobile, Ala, merchant
! WIZ tdIuc W view loTh anu entered
society. The Smiths were not rich, bu
the daughters of the family were a
beauties. One of the girls was marie
to Fernando Yznaga, from whom sh
procured n divorce, and then was MAJ
ried to Mr. Tiffany Another. Mis-
Minnie Smith, is now the wife of poo
French nobleman. The youngest siste
is unmarried and is living with Mr..
Vanderbilt.
William X. Vanderbilt was exceed
ingly generous to his wife's relative.
having made them many costly pres
ents. The Vanderbilt family, is is ur
derstood, do not sympathize with Mr.
Vanderbilt, and on her arrival in thl
country the last time no one was at tn
steamship pier to meet her. She pre-
ceeded to the Grand Central static
from the pier in Hired carriage an
went Immediately to Newport.