The Van Buren press., 1899-09-16
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT.
Sudden Death of the Favorite Grand
son of the Famous Old
Commodore.
SUCCURBtB TO CEREBRAL HENORRHAGE
He Recan Life on n Farm. and
Though Attaining Riches BE
yend the Dreams of Avariee,' Al
ways Maintained the Character OF
n Christian Gentleman.

n Christian Gentleman.
New York. Sept. 13.-Cornelius VAN
derbiIt. head of the Vanderbilt family,
died at his residence in this city at 5:f5
o'clcek this morning from stroke OF
paralysis. Mr.. Vanderbilt was in his
fifty-sixth year. No physician was
in attendance. The attack was very
sudden and entirely unexpected, and II
was impossible TO reach any physician
before death occurred. DIR. Francis Del
afield. who had been attending Mr..
Vanderbilt. arrived at the house after
Mr.. Nanderbilt's death had occurred.
Many erroneous statement were
made concerning the circumstances
surrounding the death of Mr.. Wander
bilt. and Senator ChauencY NJ. Depew
cave out the following statement late
yesterday afternoon:
mfr. Vanderbilt left Newport Mon
dav afternoon at one o'clock for the
purpose of attending a meeting OF the
directors of the New York Central
d Hudson River railroad which was TO
be held Tuesday. He was feeling as
well as usual and had no premonition
of approaching death, He reached this
city about nine o'clock Monday night,
was driven to his home Immediately
and went to bed at about ten o'clock.
He woke up in the morning about five
o'clock. and complained of feeling
very i'll. He called his wife, and she
Immediately sent for physician. Mr..
Vanderbilt died within a few minutes,
before any physician arrived. DIR. Della
field. who had been attending him,
when he arrived pronounced the cause
of death to be cerebral hemorrhage.
Because death was so sudden, the cor
oner was notified and there will be
formal inquest.
The news of the death of the railroad
magnate soon spread over the city.
Messages were sent to all the relatives
and near friends of the deceased and
family. {. NJ. Depew, who was near
friend and business associate of the
deceased. reached the house at about
1880 o'clock. He was visiblys affected.
He remained a short while, and when
he came out there were tears in his
eyes.
William X. Vanderbilt Jr., and his
wife called early and remained some
time at the house. Then William H..
Vanderbilt went for his father and
brought him to the house. The father
ha ,,utt,rb 4
sight of the house where his brother
lay dead that he clasped his son in his
arms and kissed him. They walked
together arm in arm into the house.
shedding tears.
A coroner's physician made an in
quest into the cause of death and
found that it was due to celebral hem
orrhage. The coroner also viewed the
body and indorsed this finding. Per-
mission for burial was given and the
body embalmed.
A srecial detail of policemen was dis
patched to the Vanderbilt house, and
are on duty there now.
Obituary.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on
Staten Island. November 27, 1S43 VIM.
II. Vanderbilt his father, was at that
time a farmer. and Cornelius, at the age
of 16 left school and secured a place as
messenger in the Shoe and Leather bank.
ing of this. sent for him and asked why
| he had not applied 10 him for place.
| Because | did not want to ask you for
| anything" was the reply.
| This pleased the commodore, and 1t Ia
| said that he made Sodicil to his Will, a
few days later, leaving 100000 to his
! grandson.
bank to go into the employ of Nissan
! Bros, bankers, but later his grand
father asked him to enter the railroad
service, The, young man vas making S6C
a month, and declined TO leave his place
unless he got more money. He was given
$65, and accepted 1t. He was then about
q years old. The first place he was
| given was that of assistant treasurer OF
| the New York & Harlem railroad.
His rise was rapid, and he succeeded his
| father as head of rhe Vanderbilt system
When Mr.. Vanderbilt was % years old
he married Alice Gwynne. the daughter oi
a Cincinnati lawyer. His first born son
William H.. died in 1852 while he was q
student In Yale university.
Mr.. Vanderbilts active career was
practically closed when he suffered a
paralytic stroke in 1893.
Despite his enormous business inter.
ests he found time to devote to church
and Sunday school work, which he begar
early in life. He gave freely to the rail-
road branch of the Y NJ. c. A, and tc
the work of St. Bartholomew Protestant
Episcopal church in this city.
Mr.. Nanderbilt's great business cares
| made his life necessarily methodical, ans
he was noted for his punctuality.
Mr.. Vanderbilt vent to Europe last
spring and came nome on June a. ac'
companied by Mrs. Vanderbilt and by his
daughter, Gladys. They went to New
port the same day. and Mr.. Vanderbilt
improved constantly ih health. On Angus
| he gave house warming at his home
| ''rhe Breakers" The last social affairs
in THE Breakers" were upon the de
parture of Alfred Vanderbilt for a round
the-world trip. He left for Seattle or
July 26, accompanied By William Proudh
Burden, Ernest Iselin and Douglas III
| Cochran.
Mr.. Vanderbilt left five children-Corne
lius, Gertrude, Alfred, Reginald ane
| Gladys. Cornelius married a daughter Oi
r. r Wilson. the banker, about tive
years go. and later Gertrude became tn,
wife of Harry Payne Whitney, son o.
former Secretary of the Navy VIM. c
Whitney.
Removed for Negligence.
Washington, Sept. 12.-Mr. Fred
| Gunn. superintendent of constructio,