Evening journal., 1896-07-15

riedly called, and the immediate relatives
were apprised by telephone Of tho illness
of the head Of the family
Mrs elliott f. Shepard, Mr.. Wander
bilt's eldest sister, hurried to the city
from her country'home at Scarborough,
and II. MoK Twombly, who married Mr..
Vanderbilt's sister Florence, also hurried
TO the house George Vanderbilt was also
in the city on his way to Bar Harbor.
W. X Vanderbilt on Saturday night
had gone 60 sec his mother, at Lenox,
where she has been on a visit TO her
daughter, Mrs. William Douglas Sloane.
Dr. seward Webb and his wife, who was
formerly Miss Leila Vanderbilt the
youngest sister OF the sick man, are at their
country place in Vermont Shelburne
Farms.
Not long after Mr.. Twombly arrived at
the Vanderbilt house DR.. MoLano reached
there.
william c. whitney called at the house
and after remaining only short time
came out and crossed the street to bis own
home. When asked as to the condition OF
Mr.. Vanderbilt, he said:
'Oh, don't think there is anything
dangerous about it F"
"What IS the nature Of Mr.. Vnnderbilts
illnessg' he was asked.
81 do not think II would be proper foI
mo TO talk OF the affairs Of another mans
family, Mr.. whitney replied and declin
cd to say anything further.
There were several other callers, but tn,
brief stay of most Of them indicated that
they had not gone beyond the outer TO
ception room.
Consultation Of Physicians.
There was a consultation between Drs
Draper Janevoy, Dela1eld and McJane,
and It was agreed that DR. McLane should
take charge OF the case. When Drs. Draper
and Delaheld left the house, neither would
say anything in referonce 20 the case.
At tho Vanderbilt bouse the members OF
the family denied themselves TO callers,
and apparently Instructions had been
given to the servants to answer no qucs
tions
Had Worked Too Hard.
The exact nature Of tho illness will
which Mr.. Vanderbilt hns been seized Il
not known, but the surmise is that he ha.
had a collapse, due to an unusually active
business life and an almost too strict at
tentiOn to business. In spite OF an OK
tremely calm demeanor, IL IS said that Nr
Vanderbilt is a particularly nervous man
and thero has been much Of lato TO fre
and worry him.
His sons illness has caused him grea
worry, and for tho last four weeks he hal
been almost constantly with young Cor
nelius, only going to Newport Co join thl
rest Of his family.
Mr. Vanderbilt Is about 30 years old
fully 8 years younger than his father a
the time Of his death.
He comes Of a sturdy stock. Corneliu
Vanderbilt the founder OF the great fami
ly, who is more familiarly known as Com
modore Vanderbilt, lived TO an age wei
| IN advance Of the three score and ten, bu
his departure from life was not sudden
/ Commodore Vanderbilt died at the age o
S3 years, on Jan. 4, 1877, at the old hom
In Washington place.
To his son, William H. Nanderbilt. dc
seconded the colossal fortune amassed b,
| this bold railroad and ferry king, but Ii
did not survive his father many years.
Tho death of William II. Vanderbilt wa
most sudden and shocking, occurring ii
the midst OF a great railroad deal will
Robert Garrett in his own private offic
at the Grand Central station. William II
Vanderbilt had had several warnings pre-
vious to the shock which carried him of
| SO suddenly, and after the first, partia
stroke Of paralysis, 1t was many month
before he attended 20 active business. Mr.
Vanderbilt was Ia bis sixty-ffth year a
the time Of his death.