The age-herald., 1899-09-13
TIE NEWS SPREADS RAPIDLY One of His Sons is Now Travel ing Somewhere in China. DEPEW GIVES OUT 4 STATEMENT Dead Man Was Preparing to Attend a Meeting of Directors of the New
 York Central and Hudson
 River Railroads
DEPEW GIVES OUT A STATEMENT

K, deroilt, head of the Vanderbilt family, died at his residence in this city at 5:45 o'clock this morning from a stroke of paralysis. MT Vanderbilt was in his ffty-sixth year. No physician was in attedance when death came. The attack was very sudden and entirely unexpected, and it was impossible to reach any physician before death occur red. Dr. Francis Delafeld who had been attending MT Vanderbilt, arrived at the house after MT. Vanderbits death oc- cured
 Many erroneous tatementS were made concerning the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Vanderbilt, and Senator Chauneey Depew gave out the following statement late this evening:
 Mir Vanderbilt left Newport yesterday evening at l o'clock for the purpose of at- tending a meeting of the directors of the New York Central and the Hudson River railroad, which was to be held today. He was feeling as well as usual and had no premonition of approaching death. He reached this city about o'clock, was driven to his home immediately and went to bed about 10 o'clock.
 
 He woke up in the morning about 5 o'clock and complained of feeling very III. He called his wife and she immediately sent for a physician MT. Vanderbilt died within a few minutes and before any physician arrived. Dr. Delafield when he arrived pronounced the cause of death cerebral hemorrf1age Because death was so sudden the coroner was notified and there will be formal inquest.
 The funeral will be held in St. Bartholo- new church probably next Friday, and Bishop Potts and the rector Rev. pr. Greer, will officiate There will be a meet ing of the Vanderbilt lines next Thursday to pass appropriate resolutions of respect to MT. Vanderbilt. All the members of the family have either called in person or sent telegrams with the exception of his son Alfred, who Is now travelling somewhere in China. A telegram was sent to several points in China and Japan, informing him of the death Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., sent a telegram from Newport stating that he was on his way.
 The News Soon Spread
 The news of the death of the railroad
  sages were sent to all the relatives and near friends of the deceased and the fami- Iy Chauncey M. Depew. who was a great friend and business associate of tine de- ceased, reached the house at 7:30 o'clock. He was visibly affected. He remained but short while. William K. Vanderbilt. Jr.. and his wife called early and remained some time at the house. The father was so much affected when he caught sight of the house where his brother lay dead that he clasped his son in his arms and kissed him. They walked together arm and arm into the house shedding tears.
 Sketch of His Life
 Cornelius Vanderbilt was the eldest son of the late William H. Vanderbilt, and was born on Staten Island November 27, 1s43. William H. Vanderbilt, his father, at that time was farmer, and Cornelius at the age of Is left school and secured place as messenger in the Shoe and Leather bank. His grandfather the commodore, hearing of this sent for him and asked him why he had not applied to him for place. Because l did not want to ask you for anything" was the reply.
 This pleased the commodore and, it is eaid he made a codfci to his will few days later leaving $l,000,000 to his grand son.
 Cornelius left the Shoe and Leather bank to go into the employ of Nissan Brothers. bankers, but later his grandfather asked him to enter the railroad service. The young man was making $60 month and declined to leave his place unless he got more money. He was given s65 and accept ed 1t. He was then about 21 years old.
 The first place he was given was that of assistant treasurer of the New York and Harlem railroad His rise was rapid and he succeeded his father as head of the Van- derbilt system.
 Mr. Vanderbihs active career was prac- tically closed when he suffered a paralytic stroke in 1896.
 Despite his enormous business interests he found time to devote to church and Sunday school work, which he began early in life He gave freely to railroad branch of the Young Mems Christian association and to the work of St. Bartholomews s Protestant Episcopal church.
 A MethodicaI Man
 Mir. Vanderbilt's great business cares nade his life necessarily methodical and he was noted for his pnnctualty. MT. Van derbilt went to Europe last spring and came home on June 24, accompanied by Mrs Vanderbilt and his daughter, Gladys. They went to Newport the same day, and MT Vanderbilt iaproved constantly. On August 5 he gave house party at his home The Breakers.