Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-20

eryOne in the house was retlcent as to
the nature of Mr.. Vanderbilt'S illness,
though it is believed to be light at
tack of paralysis caused by worrying
over his sons proposed marriage to Miss
Wilson.
AT first, no one would admit that Mr.
Vanderbilt was ill, but when the tan
bark was spread around the house, they
reluctantly confessed it. So i'll was he
yesterday that Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.,
his father. Mrs. Vanderbilt and her
daughter are at The Breakers, but are
expected in town today
It is feared that his sons decision to
marry with or without his consent has
worried Mr.. Vanderbilt so much that it
brought on the paralytic stroke.
Young Vanderbilt drove in Central
park with Miss Wilson on Monday for
the first time since the attack of infam-
matory rheumatism compelled him to put
off his marriage. Though still very
weak, he is able to be about the house,
and will be with his father till he is out
of danger. The marriage, which il was
expected would take place this week,
will be postponed till his fathers health
is restored.
The Herald this morning says in refer
ence to the illness of Cornelius Wander
bilt. ST.: ''Mr. Twombly (Ir. Wander
bits brother-in-law) said that the family
alarm as to the patients illness" Will
liam G.. Whitney, when asked as to the
condition of Mr.. Vanderbilt, said: ooh,
l don't think there is anything danger
Gus about i"
Cornelius Vanderbilt was born in 1913,
and is consequently 50 years old. lie is
one of the very wealthy men of this
country, though it is hard to even make
an apprSximates guess as to the amount
of iris riches.
Chauncey NJ. Depewy who certainly
knows Mr. Vanderbilt much better than
any other man in the world, recently
made the statement that the latter IS
worth not less than $6O,O00,O0O. He
has three brothers and four sisters. He
has also a wife and three living chill
dren His brothers are w. K, Fred
erick w. and George. His sisters are
Mrs. Mex. TwombIy, Mrs. Elliott
Shepard, Mrs. DR.. Seward Webb and
Mrs. w. d. Sloane. Mr.. Vanderbilt's
eldest son died soon after leaving college
q few years ago. There are now Cor
nelius, Jr., Alfred and Miss Gertrude
| Vanderbilt.
New York, July 16.-Drs. Janeway,
| Delafield, McLane and Draper who
were in almost constant attendance last
night at the bedside of Cornelius Van
derbilt. ST., issued the. following bulletin
at $40 this morning:
| Mr.. Vanderbilt passed a restless night
| His condition this morning is less favorable
| than it had BEEN yesterday
Among the callers at the Vanderbilt
| mansion this morning was eT-Secretary
| William c. Whitney. When he left the
| house he said that he had not seen the
| patient. He said that the rumbling, noise
caused by vehicles passing through Fifth
| avenue and Fifty-seyenth street had
| greatly disturbed the patient during the
| early morning hours. During storm
| in the night the tanbark which had been
| placed in the roadway around the house
| was washed away.
| Dr. Janeway and W.. d. Sloan left the
| Vanderbilt residence st f1:4O O'Clock.
| DR.. Jameway says that Mr.. Vanderbilt's
condition is unchanged from what it was
this morning. A consultation of all the
physicians will be held at 3 O'Clock this
! afternoon and then am official bulletin
? will be issued.
An official at the Grand Central sta
| ton is authority for the statement that
| Mr. Vanderbilt's condition is very serious
but that the crisis has not been reached.
Word was received from Chauncey NJ.
| Depew this morning that he would Ieaye
for home on Saturdays steamer
At / 80 O'Clock this afternoon Mr..
| Vanderbilt was said to- be extremely
! critical.
H. Walter Webb left the house at 2:2O
! o'clock He had been there for some
time. ''Whatever change there has been
in Mr.. Vanderbilt's condition since morn
| ing" he said. ''has been for the better. +"
The attending physicians are now IN
| consultation.