The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-15

Mr., and Mrs. Vanderbilt came to New
York the day before his death from New
port. Mr.. Vanderbilt seemed In excellent
health and spirits, dined well, and did not
complain even of fatigue when he reached
his home.
Mr. Vanderbilt slept soundly until five
o'clock In the morning. Then he awoke,
feeling III, and knowing that he might suf-
fer q second stroke OF paralysis ut any
time, had the servant summon Mrs. YAM
derbilt, She came to the bedside at once,
and several servants were sent for physi-
clans. In the meantime Mrs. Vanderbilt
look such steps as she could for his relief.
Mr.. Vanderbilt realized that the end had
come. and told his wife so. The effects OF
the ~apoplexy developed rapidly, but he re-
tanned consciousness for about ten min
utes. Then he sank into insensibility, and
death followed very suddenly. 81 am dy-
ing" were the last words which he spoke
to his wife.
There is no definite estimate of the for
tune of Cornelius Vanderbilt. A Wall street
calculation, however, places it in the neigh
borhood OF 500, coo, 900. 1t certainly Is
within a few millions of that.
Among the lrst telegraphic messages
sent out after Mr.. vanderbilt's death was
one to his eldest son, Cornelius, who was
In Newport with his family. Young
Cornelius started for New York immedia-
tely upon receipt OF this dispatch. and
stood beside his fathers deathbed in the
afternoon. His grief was visible. His
homecoming was doubly pRthetie for tho
last time that be was In his fathers house
q scene of estrangement ensued, which
erected q barrier oil GOODNESS between
parents and son which remained standing
for nearly two years, and even then was
cot entirely broken down.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was born at New
DoIp, Staten Island, on November ~, 1843,
on the farm to which old Commodore Van
derbllt had exiled William H., when he had
lost all patience with William because the
doctor had said that Williams health was
too poor for him to stand amy longer the
combining life OF n bank clerk. The boy
went to the little country school III New
Dorp until he was fifteen years old.
Cornelius began life as a bank clerk. He
went to work in the National Shoe and
Leather Bank. He did not remain long in
the bank, however, for the old Commo-
dore's, his grandfather, influence soon
made a place for him in the private bank
ing house OF Nissan Brothers.
When he attained his majority his grand
father made him Assistant Trea urer ofthe
Harlem Railroad. From that time he sat
out to acquire n complete knowledge OF
railroading, which was one cause OF his
great success. His father was now Presf-
dent OF { o Harlem Railroad. Upon the
death of his grandfather he received q for
tune of IS, 000, 900 and became Yice-Presi-
dent OF the Harlem Railroad and First
vice-President of the Central, OF which he
had entire control, as to its financial az
fairs.
Mr.. Vanderbilt gave four hours a day to
the charitable associations to which he be-
longed and tc the consideration of hts
own private boneileences. He was, OF
course, in daily receipt of many begging
letters, but none OF these were ever
noticed, unless the claims of applicants
for his bounty were well authenticated
His gifts we're varied and extensive, yet SO
transformations were his methods OF giving
that the full extent of his charities may
never be known. Religious, educational,
and charitable institutions were recipients
of his bounty.
In 1856 Mr.. Vanderbilt married Miss
Alice Gwynne, OF Cincinnati. He had six
children, of whom the oldest, William H.,
died when junior in Yale College. Cor
nelius, Jr., the old st surviving son, is q
graduate OF Yale, and was lately married
to Miss Grace Wilson. The daughter, Ger
trude, has just been married to Harry
Payne Whitney, William @. Whitney's son.
The other children are Alfre1 G., Reginald
and Gladys. The third son, Alfred, sailed
from Vancouver on q trip around the
world nearly two month"; ago.