The times., 1899-09-13
SECOND ATTACK FATAL
Cornelius Vanderbilt Succumbs to
a Stroke Of Apoplexy.
The MuIti-MiIIionaire Dies Suddenly
at His Home-He Had just Return
ed to New York After Summer at
Newport - His Demise Generally
ReGretted-A Man OF Great Ability.

of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the head of the |
Vanderbilt family was a shock to the |
city. He died at 5:45 o'clock this morning |
at his town home, l West Forty seventh |
Street He was in his ffty-sixth year.
| He had seemed on Monday to be in bet
| ter health than for several weeks. His wife
and some of the servants were at his bed
side at the last and he recognized them.
| To his wife, whom he had summoned on
awakening. he said:
Il am dying
He did not speak again. Some such an
end he had anticipated since the first stroke
| of apoplexy in 1896. but there had been no
indications of the approach, and no physi-
clan was in the house. Mr.. and Mrs,
Vanderbilt Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt. and
a party of friends had come from Newport
| to this city on Monday arriving at
O'Clock in the evening. BY 10 o'clock MI.
Vanderbilt had gone to bed and was asleep.
Throughout the day he had been in ex-
ceIlent spirits He came here to attend
meetings of the boards of directors of the
New York Central and the Harlem Rail-
roads. Previous to his departure from New
port he had a talk lasting more than an
hour with Senator Dspew, Chairman OF the
boards, and expressed pleasure at the op-
portunity which the meetings would afford
him of meeting his personal friends IN the
directorates. Since he was Frustrated by
stroke of apoplexy in 1896 he has been ac-
companied everywhere by his wife, and she
came to the city with him.
On Monday night Mr. Vanderbilt slept
soundly until about o'clock in the morn
ing. Then he awoke, feeling i'll. and know
ing that he might suffer second stroke
of paralysis at any time, had the servants
summon Mrs. Vanderbilt She came TO the
bedside at once and several servants were
sent for physicians In the mean time Mrs.
Vanderbilt took 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 retained consciousness Tor
about ten minutes. Then he sank into in
sensibility and death followed very sud
denly.
Physicians Were Too Late.
The first physician TO reach the house
, was DR.. F. Tilden Brown. When he came
! Mr. Vanderbilt was dead. The family
physicians all except DIR. Francis Della
field, were out of town. DR.. Delafield, on
his arrival at the house, about an hour
after Mr. Vanderbilt's death, said that no
physician could have stayed the progress
r of the disease. Mrs. Vanderbilt was greatly
! shaken by her husbands death, and re-
quired the attention of a physician. Will
. liam K Vanderbilt was the first member
of the family TO reach the residence this
morning William x. Vanderbilt, jr., and
his wife came soon after. Senator Depew
e who left Newport at midnight to attend the
: directors meetings, went TO his Office in
q the Grand Central station at $50 O'Clock
in the morning and learned there OF Mr..
Vanderbilt's death. He went to the house
and then returned to his Office, where he
spent most of the day. The two boards of
directors met and adjourned Immediately.
r The entire directorate of the Vanderbilt
lines will meet on Thursday to act on Mr..
Vanderbilt's death.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., the eldest son,
: Mrs Harry Payne Whitney, Reginald Van
s derbilt, and Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, all
i children of the dead man, were in New
port kilograms were sent to them at
once The younger children arrived at
the house at O'Clock this afternoon. Cor
9 nelius Vanderbilt, jr., followed few min
u utes later. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. the
G other child, started on trip around the
: world from Vancouver on July 26 He is
+ in China. cable message was sent to
: him and he will come home at
: once In the forenoon many prom
y inent persons related to the Vanderbilt
: family by blood marriage called at the
: house. Among them were Mrs. William
e D. Sloane Mrs. Elliot F. Shepard, and Mr.
IL and Mrs. Nick Twombley. There was a
y stream of visitors to the house who left
e cards; bankers business men, charity
W workers. railroad men, and men and women
/ who knew Mr.. Vanderbilt socially. AS the
is news of his death spread many curious
y persons went to the corner on which the
house stands. In order that there sho IL
IS be no annoyance to the family or its WIS.,
l. itors three policemen were statlohel
i around the house to prevent crowd from
" collecting. There was no necessity fol
ie their presence.
\ The Funeral I'm New York
,e The funeral will be held on Friday
le morning at 1030 O'Clock at st. Barthol-
er onew's Church, Thirty fourth Street anc
Is Madison Avenue, in which Mr.. Vanderbilt
a., =. was prominent for more than thirty five
p years. The services will be conducted BY
lg the Rev. DR.. Greer. Bishop Potter may
s. be present. The burial will be in the Van
:, derbiIt mausoieum at New Dorp Slater
- Island where are buried the bodies o
~ Commodore Vanderbilt and his two wives
William II. Vanderbilt and his wife, TN
al parents of Cornelius, and his son William
n The body viii be taken to Staten Island D.
- special boat from the foot of Forty -secon'
-, Street. the palIbearers will be announces
- tomorrow The list is being prepared
"a = William K Vanderbilt, with the aid o
~ ~ Treasurer Rossiter, OF the New York Cen
:, 4 tral Mr. Vanderbilt's confidential bushes
a. agent. has charge of the arrangement
for the funeral.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's unexpected death was
shock 10 Wall Street where he has alway
been very much respected. Its effect o
prices however not regarded wit
alarm by those most closely identified wit
ne the stock market. 1t was eontended tina
of he was not largely interested in the stoc
o. market from a speculative point OF view
,at If at ALL The Vanderbilt interests are s
= strongly safeguarded by powerful fnanciei
- =. and represent such valuable railroad proper
~, ties that no one was willing to concede thf
Hs there could be a serious impairment {
a. ~ values.
1 is1 Stock brokers at an early hour advise
~ their customers not to take fright, viii
VI the disposition of conservative men wa
iaa to regard the money situation with moi
70 misgivings than the death of Mr.. Wander
nc bilt.
oi At II o'clock clerk in the Grand Ger
trail Depot called up the coroner Office an
said that Senator Chauncey NJ, Dope
wanted TO see one OF the coroners at h
30 office in relation to the death of Mr.. Var
on derbiit Coroner Hart Immediately pro
Dr. ceeded uptown TO meet MIR. Depew. Tt
ala case was duly entered in the records
No the Coroners Office. II the board of healt
accepts the death certificate of the phys
clans in attendance, then it will be markt
mo case" in the coroner's Office.