New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-15
PLANS FOR THE FUNERAL
SERVICE N MEMORY OF MIR. WANDER
BILT AT ST BARTHOLOMEWS
TO TAKE PLACE At 70 O'CLOCK THIS MORN
1NG-ACT1ON OF THE DIRECTORS OF
THE VANDERBILT RAILWAY

THE VANDERBILT RAILWAY
SYSTEM
The funeral q Cornelius Vanderbilt will take
place today The service Will be held at ST.
Barthoomew's Church. Madison-ave. and For
ty-fourth-st. at 10 o'clock this morning TIE
Rev Dr. David II. Greer Will oficiate. and
Bishop Henry c. Potter. who returned to the
city last evening. will be present and assist
Just previous 70 the church service, a short ne
viii be held at the house. This Will be attended
by only the immediate members % the family
DR.. Greer will conduct H.
The ceremony at the church Will be simple
This is the wish Of Mrs Vanderbilt. The coffin
Will be covered with black cloth. with silver
plate and handles, it will rest a mat Of flow
ers. The plate will bear the name. date Of birth
and date q death. The pail bearers who viii
follow the coffin into the church will be- as al
ready announced in The Tribune John Hone
George r. Fearing Chauncey VI. Depew. Fred
eric Bronson. Pierpont Morgan. II 3. Led
yard Samuel F Barger w Bayard Cutting.
George Croker and George Macculloch Miller
The main body Of the church will he reserved
for the members OF the family. intimate friends
and representatives. ~ the business. benevolent
and charitable institutions with which Nj Van
derbut was Identified. The rest 81 the church
will be thrown open to the public. Il was said
yesterday that three hundred representatives.
os the various corporations and organizations
with which Mr. Vanderbilt was connected VIII
be present They will meet at the building OF
the Railroad Branch of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association az 30 o'clock this morning
and proceed thence 10 the church strong
police corps Will be on hand to SEQ that order
is maintained outside the church.
HYMNS To BE SUNG.
The musical programme is IN charge Of
the orgauist ~ the church Richard Henry War
rem The hymns Lord. Let Ne Know Mine
End" and II Heard a Voice from Heaven VIII
~ sung. among others Three hymns are 70 be
selected by the family As the body Is carried
into the church Mr. Warren will play the Cho-
pin funeral march. After the service the body
Will BE- taken 70 West Forty second-st.. where
a special ferryboat will be in waiting. and the
body and the funeral party Will be carried T.
Staten Island. Arriving there. the funeral party
will drive 70 the Vanderbilt mausoleum in the
cemetery at New-Dorp where the last service
conducted also By DR. Greer will be held.
The body Of Mr Vanderbilt was placed yes
,eriay afternoon IN the coffin. which was COW
cred with flowers Floral pieces kept arriv-
ing az The house all day. They came from hun
dreds Of friends.
80 word was received yesterday from Alfred
Gv.vnue Vanderbilt. who is now travelling in
the orient It Is hardly expected that he Will
Ne heard from for several days. as MS move
vents a~e uncertain. and unt1 he arrives at
some prominent place he vii not get the news
% his fathers death. Letters AMI telegraWs ~
confidence continued to pour into the house
YESTERDAY None - these were made public.
TRIBUTE OF THE DIRECTORS.
The directors of the Vanderbilt system met at
the Grand Central station yesterday morning
to draw up appropriate resolutions concerning
M vanderbuts death. J. Perpont Morgan
was elected chairman q the meeting. and F.
Y W Rossiter. treasurer n the New-York Cen
,rsl Railroad. secretary senator elect Chauncey
VI. Depew. D. o. Mills and Marvin Hush''t presi-
,.,- ~ the Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
,vere appointed committee 70 draft resolu-
.ion They reported the following resolution,
which was AT once adopted and the meeting
adjournel
At Joint meeting ~ tho boards ~ directors ~
~ Nav-York Contra. and Hudson River Kalroal
Company the chicago and N9rtn%e I}sIr ai ,
rs+v ~ Like Shore and Michigan southern Raj
Nv company the Michigan Central Railroad CON
%a,'g,r...vork rf,.aro ara S. Louis Railroad Com
o4uv th- cleveland CINCINNATI chicago ann =
,i.r-nrodeos and Omaha Railway company heli At
me Grand Central Depot sep eii's - - 5 ~,
,.lfi upon ne ssni,ted - tie famy with an
preston ~ profound official and lnllNlH1aI SYM
fatay.
Cornelius yaeasrat was fine 5Se q A. Toaa
manhood knowing ne . aSS he ns"es IN bus,-
rss otHces and banks which his father secures for
him as Il his carr ana ,qsesss ihe ssrnei
nom .ra deal experience under exaft!ns empowers
as-menr- o. young men s'r.ssins ior pay, .. .t
promotion. I, made him III a.te az. f,rss
he never asked as much 'f DINERS r. ne ~ IT, Nss
a.y done himself n these trial PERIODS OF .,s IL.
,r5 ma MN If affairs and demons rated those
oialitle. Of sensitive honor and efficient industry
T.e ,taracte-..,i- OF his work was CONSCIENTIOUS
taoroa-lle-- He had to 30 saliSAed tn'I ne ,.'1
r MONEY Do matter now allurins the prospects or
Profits lie Workel whHe others pay :. am o.-
. ., .s-9']e b. efforts HI. reiatons win
-' t1ey ne, s,5f Az hcais ~ departments made
work pleasure for these officials. ana Won their
S'sf.e>H XIV ros...ors whom he recognized
voitrg men q promise. watched WIN solct idr am
,r5n.otgd H.- confidence was unboundei in those
and most closely associated Nth hm W. cheIlol
~ h. unqlestonirg faith 10 their integrity ana
Wien b, accepted place director or trt'tes
for business. edlcaton charity ~ The church ne
f.it committed o. give 20 i car fai ana
financial assistance. Serious disks ana Tx al.an,-
ng O; large sums ~ money were otter, ne pena.-
i.es ~ tha positions h. hid assumed HIS business
-.e- IS ~i'h y-ith er,or-ris.s he saved from bank
rurtcy. ava organizations and indiFiinals ne 'u~-
tanned uHfI they were successful
CAVE MOST GENEROUSLY
tgo gave most renerolslv and his gifts covered
wide fed rev donors ever did 80 mlch s5'i
with an equal amount o, money. lie kne" ne
na-tetulness and wickeiness u ndiscTiLn NINA -
l1las His sensitive cors'ientolsnesS metnodi- tl
methods careful !nfest.gation ana riga accounting
governed -is relations RfL Benevolent orSaniIt-
r..r- mi isrirah's eforte H. fslt that 10 was
Pho trustee a. bis great wealth aNd rrSpoHs'iT .'i
.t- as- 90 God and nis fellow men
lie sacrificed and coveted recreation 10 pf3-
strength ana Impaired lis health ny MS !aoors IA
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