New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-16
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MR.. VANDERBILT IMPROVING
THE PHYSICIANS ENCOURAGED AS TO HIS
CONDITION.
DR.. MLANE DESCRIBES THE AFFLrcrIoN -
HEMIPLEGY-THE SICK MANS RECOVERY
ONLY QUESTION or rIME-HIs
WIDESPREAD INTEREST IN AZ
FAIRS MR. DEPEw SAID
TO BE COMING HOME.

Unstinted sympathy will be felt by NewYorA
ers and by many Other people. for Cornelius
Vanderbilt sr. while he lies I'll in his home. -
Fifth-ave and Fifty-seventh-st. His good deeds
have made thousands cf persons his friends and
they will be panied b. the information that he Is
suffering from slight stroke OF paralysis al
though physicians of the highest repute. who
are attending him. have declared that he Is I'M
proving and that he is expected TO recover his
health fully.
The bulletin issued at the house at an early
hour this morning said that Mr.. Vanderbilt was
resting easily and that his condition was en-
couragng.
Mr. vanderbilt's sudden attack Of Illness oc-
Cured on Tuesday forenoon about 10 o'clock.
soon after he had arrived from Newport Mr..
Vanderbilt left Newport on Monday night on
the regular train TO which his car was attached.
The train reached the Grand Central Station at
o'clock Tuesday morning and Mr.. Wander
bilt, upon alighting from the ear. complained OF
the heat, and remarked that 1t had been almost
intolerable. He was driven TO his home. at
Fifty-seventh-st and Fifth-ave.. and had break
fast with his family. Mrs. Vanderbilt and his
daughter Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt. accompa-
MED him on his trip from Newport. Mr.. Wander
bits anxiety concerning his son. Cornelius Jr.
who has been Ill for time. was relieved after
talking with the attending physician, Ut DRAPER
who was In the house at the time.
After breakfast Mr.. Vanderbilt went upstairs
to his sons room and had a long talk with him.
He then went downstairs to his private office Ola
the first floor and joined his wife and the docto.
Although he had reen working hard for some
time before he went to Newport. he had not felt
any symptoms OF a breakdown. and he had not
been particularly careful Of his health. His re-
to the city due to pressing business IN
relation to the transfer Of the Fourh-ave. horse-
car line from the control of the Harlem Railroad
Company TO the Metropolitan Traction Company,
and he expected TO have hard days work IN
the city when he received the shock that maze
him for the time an invalid
STRICKEN IN HIS OFFICE.
Mr. Vanderbts Office, in which he was
stricken is the first floor and just to the
right of the entrance in Fifty-seventh-st. He
was seated at his desk chatting with DR. Draper
when he wa, to grow pale and to breathe
heavily He tried to speak. but no sound came
from his lips He was evidently in distress. and
Dr. Draper assisted by servants hurried 10 as
sist him 20 a sofa. 1t took only glance from
the practised eye of the physician tc see that Mr.
Vanderbilt had suffered a slight stroke OF
paralysis.
Sending messengers for Or. J. W. McLane and
Dr. Deafield DR.. Draper at once set to work
TO make his patient as easy as possible when
DR. McI-ane reached the house Mr. Nanderoit
was still lying the sofa In his office. He had
not lost consciousness and. in fact, at no time
since ne stricken. has he lost the use OF MS
mental faculties After some consultation It
was decided 10 remove Mr. Vanderbilt TO the
room on the second floor at the Fifth-ave. and
Fifty-seventh-st corn .r. This done. The
room was warm and remedy this electric
fans were placed there. and soon cooled
the air Trained nurses were secured. and DR..
McIane took charge Of the patient and stayed
with him steadily through the day and night
THOUGHT BEST TO KEEP IT SECRET.
At first It was decided that it would be best to
keep the fact Of .lr. Nanderbts Illness a secret.
especially as there was no Immediate cause FOR
alarm. The rattle and rumble OF vehicles IN the
street, however, so Jared upon the nerves or the
patient that IT was found necessary to have the
street pavements covered with tanbark This
caused comment and the fact Of Mr. Nanderbi!ts
illness became known. At once the messages OK
inouirv began to pour in and yesterday messen-
gers arrived at and left the house at short in
tervals No one was permitted to see the patient.
A TALK WITH DIR. MLANE.
DIR. McLane said last night: "Mr. Vanderbilt
was attacked yesterday forenoon with hemi-
plegy. The entire right side is parayzed. lie
has recovered from til' Su''h ~ '''N"b
quietly It is now largely a matter OF vitality
and absolute rest At no time has he been un-
conscious and everything that possibly can be
done has been done He partially recovered the
use of his vocal organs to-day. and this Is taken
as an encouraging sign. How long il will be be-
fore he is able the right side of his body IS
problematcal. The time elapsing between the
stroke and the recovery Of the ability to use the
afflicted part Of the body varies In different
cases Mr. Vanderblts age is In his favor. lie
has good constitution and we expect 10 see q
steady recovery. 1t is impossible 10 say when he
will be strong enough 10 be moved hut as soon
as possible he will probably be taken TO New
port Outside Of that there is nothing 10 say
He will have 10 have the best Of care and abso-
lutte rest. and be allowed To recuperate as swift
Is as his system Will permit
In the course Of the evening there was no per-
ceptible change in Mr.. Vanderbt's condition.
He was resting easily. and the attending physi-
clans were able to give out encouraging bulletins.
II was said at ,he hoise last evening that
Chauncey NJ Depew who is now at the Savoy
Hotel. London. rad been made aware OF Mr..
Vanderbilt's Illness and would start home on
the first
Cornelius Vanderbilt. jr, was much inn
proved yesterday that he was able 10 go out for Q
drive.
Despite the assurances Of his physicians. how.
ever. many OF Mr.. Vanderbts friends were In
clined TO feel anxious to his condition. re-
membering the death OF his father. William II.
Vanderbilt. eleven years ago William II. VAN
derbilt stricken with apoplexy In his house
in Fifth-ave when he was talking in his study
with Mr.. Garrett. OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. and he never spoke after the attack,
dying the same evening
Cornelius Vanderbilt has been a conspicuous
man In this city. not only account Of his
wealth. but also on account OF his services a. .