Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT DEAD
Prominent Eastern Capitalist Suddenly Sum
moned to Meet His Maker,
STROKE OF PARALYSIS CARRIES HIM OFF
Tnken with sudden Illness shortly
After Retiring and Passes
Away Mt 8 O'clock in
the Morning.

NEW YORK, Sept. Jus Nanuet-
bilt is dead. Death occurred at 5:15 o'clock
a. m. at his home at Fifty-seyenth street
and Fifth avenue, this city. Taere we're with
Mr., Vanderbilt at the time Of his death his
wife, his daughter Gladys, and Reginald, his
youngest son.
MIR. Vanderbilt arrived at his F.fth avenue
home from Newport with Mrs. vanderbilt
at 8 o'clock last night. He appeared In ex-
cellent health and spirits and retired soon
afterward.
About midnight he was seized with a seri-
Gus attack and the household was srous d.
kilograms we're sent to DR.. Walter b. Jam s,
DR.. E. g.. Janeway and several other p y
sicians, who arrived in a short time. Ev.ry-
thing possible was done for the patient. but
he grew rapidly worse and died at a q.art-r
past 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Vanderbilt and her daughter, Miss
Gladys. are Frustrated by the shock and ply
sicians are attending them.
Mr.. Nanderbilt's death was caused by a
stroke OF paralysis. the second which he
suffered. The first attack was In July, 1896.
The stroke which caused death occurred
about midnight. The patient WIS sc ni-yon-
scious. DR.. +. Tilden Brown was in at
tendance when Mr.. Vanderbilt died.
Chauncey NJ. Depew reached the Vanderbilt
house at 1880 o'clock. He remained but t n
minutes. When he came out he was g eatly
affected and with tears in his eyes said ne
was too deeply grieved to give any informa-
tion at that time.
William X. Vanderbilt. bro Their of the
dead, arrived soon after Mr.. Depew. He
was much agitated. He said. when asked for
Information:
my brother died suddenly at 5:15 O'Clock
from heart failure, brought about by an at
tack of acute narn1ysia which occurred al
midnight. When he died his wife, his
daughter Gladys and his son Reginald were
with him"
Coroner Sent for.
At II o'clock the coroner's office was asked
20 send a coroner to the Vanderbilt house
and Coroner Hart responded. The reason for
this is because OF the fact that Mr.. Wander
bits regular physician was not with him
at his death and a strange doctor was in at
tendance who had been called into the case
less than twenty-four hours before death
ensued.
The disposition of Mr.. Vanderbilt's estate
is a matter of some doubt. Cornelius Van
derbilt jr. was alienated from his family
by his marriage two years ago with Miss
Grace Wilson, daughter of r. 7. Wilson,
the banker of this city, and 1t is thought
probable that this son will not be the prin
cipal heir. The opposition to young Wander
bits marriage was based upon his youth and
the fact that Miss Wilson was eight or ten
years his senior.
At the time Of his death Mr.. Vanderbilt
was president of the Canada Southern rail
road, vice president and director of the
Beach Creek railroad, president OF the De-
troit & Bay City railroad, director OF the
Cleveland, Cincinnati. Chicago & st. Louis
railroad, director Of the Detroit & Chicago
..l1uzo5 diraotor ~ tho Dupkirk h11ephepy
Valley & Pittsburg railroad; director of the
Hudson River Bridge company, president OF
the Joliet & Northern Indiana railroad, pres
ident of the bennington & ST. Clair RAILROAD
president Of the New York & Harlem rail,
road. president of the Niagara River Bridge
company. president OF the Spuyten-Duyvil 6
Port Morris railroad, director of the Wag-
ner Palace Car company, director OF the
West Shore railroad, director OF the Wes'
Shore G. Ontario Terminal company. director
of the Toledo. Canada Southern & Detrot
Railway company: director of the Nav Yorl
Central & Hudson River and a dozen othe'
affiliated railroads.
sorrow Mt Newport.
NEWPORT, r. l., Sept. 1.-THE an
nouncement Of the sudden death of Corne'
Illus Vanderbilt in New York this morning
was a heavy blow to the residents OF New
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figure for fifteen years. Mr.. Vanderbilt
Immediate friends were deeply affected by
the news.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt left Newport yes
! terday for New York. On his departure
Mr.. Vanderbilt appeared IN excellent
health. He had taken a prominent place In
the summer life at Newport, and his en-
tertainments have been Of the most elab-
crate character. Since his first illness In
1896 he had lived quietly at his villa dur
ing the summer. entertaining but little,
but during the past season he had taken 9
greater interest in the social affairs Of the
city, being especially interested in the New
port Casino, OF which he was for many
years president. He was a regular attend
ant at the morning concerts, the tennis
tournament and horse show. and drove oul
daily with his wife.
He had always a kindly nod or a WORD
for his many friends and acquaintance
He YVES a regular attendant at the services
of Trinity church and contributed largely
to It's support. He was a generous con
tributor to local charity and gave annually 6
good sum in aid Of the local Young Men
Christian association. His purse WAS ever
open to aid the sick and distressed In New
port, and on his departure in the autumn
each year he left a considerable fund fol
distribution among the poor during the win.
ter.
Two of his children, Cornelius Van
derbilt, IT,, and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
occupy cottages here.
Mr.. Vanderbilt purchased The Breakers
from Pierre Lorillard In 1884. and occupied
the villa until the fall OF 1893, when 1t was
destroyed by fire. The following year be
began the construction Of the new Tht
Breakers, which Is one Of the most palatia
and extensive estates in Newport. it's cos
alone being estimated at 81 900. 900.
Chauncey M. Depew gave out the following
statement this afternoon:
"Mr. Vanderbilt left Newport at / o'cloc
yesterday afternoon to attend a meeting O
the New York Central and the New York 4
New Haven railroads. He got home about
o'clock and retired at 10. feeling well. II
fell asleep and slept until between 5 and
o'clock this morning. He then awoke an
calling Mrs. Vanderbilt told her he was yer
III. She aroused the household and sent TO
physicians. Mr.. Vanderbilt died before an
Mr.. Depew said tonight that the funeri
would take place at 1890 Friday morning
from ST. Bartholomew church. A specii
boat will carry the body, family and friend
from the foot OF West Forty-second stree
to Staten Island. The burial will be In Ne
Dorp, where the Vanderbilt mausoleum /
and where lie several members of the famil,
3 including Commodore Vanderbilt.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., telegraphe
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