The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-14
vANDERBILT'S FUNERAL
EXERCISES TO BE HELD At NEW
YORK THIS MORNING,
Body VIII Then BE Taken to the Fam
lily MausOleum at New Dorp-vmlue
of the Dead Mans Estate.

NEW YORK, Sept. 13-The funeral of
morning, is to be held at 10 o'clock on Fri
day morning in St. Bartholomew Church,
in which Mr.. Vanderbilt was a pewholder.
The service will be conducted by Rev. DR..
David H. Greer. the rector Bishop Potter
will be present. The clergy of the church
will assist the rector. DR.. Greer will be
at the Vanderbilt residence at $50 o'clock
to conduct short service of prayer before
the church service.
The main body Of the church, including
the pews along the entral aisle, is to be
reserved for the members of the family
and the associates of Mr.. Vanderbilt in
the various business and charitable insti-
tutions in which he was directly interested
The pews opening from the two side aisles
are to be opened to the general public.
There are to be no tickets of admission. A
squad Of policemen is to be assigned to
keep order outside the church. AS the body
is carried into the church the organist will
play Chopin's funeral march. The follow
ing honorary pallbearers will walk behind
the coffin: John Hone, George r. Fearing,
Chauncey NJ. Depew, ]. Pierpont Morgan,
H. B. Ledyard, Frederick Bronson, Samuel
Croker and George MacCulloch Miller.
The music at the church will be fur
nished by choir of sixty voices. Imme-
diately after the service the casket will
be taken to the foot of Forty-second street,
where boat is to be in waiting to convey
the funeral party to Staten island for the
burial at New Dorp in the Vanderbilt family
tomb. The party is to be numerous enough
to fill twenty coaches.
fr-r iohf tod ,nrf
which had gained currency that Mrs. Van
derbilt was dangerously i'll. Mr.. Depew
said she had suffered from shock, as was
A death mask was taken tonight by a
representative of Augustus st. Gaudens,
who will make bust.
There has been no word from Alfred e.
Vanderbilt. who was cabled to at Yoko-
hama, Japan.
Mr.. vanderbilts death will have no eff
Dep Dep t today. .!Wiiliam K vanierbilt.
with his brothers full consent, took his po-
sition at their head two years ago Moth
of the estate. Mr.. vanderbilt's !ifs was not
insured"
The friends of the family are yet in ig-
Depew said that William K. Vanderbilt Is
In charge of everything as he is the mead OF
the family.
bilt interests said to-day: mo one knows
the exact value OF Cornelius Vanderbilt's
estate. Although he kept MS prone, ties
carefully itemiZed, he could not tell their
value. as the values fluctua,ed. His estate
increased about one-third in value during
the last eighteen months. / do not think
the general public will be made familiar
with the items Of his estate. Some time
the gross value may be known. so s,s to
comply with the law concerning the Inherit
ance tax, but do not believe the estate Of
Cornelius Vanderbilt will be laid bare, as
was that of Jay Gould. 1t is also probable
that several trust funds have beeS formed
under the will. SO that the estate may be
entailed for at least two generations. Mr..
Vanderbilt left some large sums &c CEart-
table projects, undoubtedly, and these fig
ures may be made public. would not be
surprised If a special trust fund has teen
formed for the benefit Of the infant son OF
Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr."
No estimate of Vanderbilt's estates val
ne is less than 500, 100000. There had been
a reconciliation between Cornelius Wander
hilt, jr., and his parents, who opposed his
marriage with Miss Grace Wilson, and 1t
is doubtful If discrimination will be made
against him. On the death of Cornelius
Vanderbilt his brother, William K, becomes
head of the family and he made arrange
ments for the funeral and will see to the
probating of the will. Mr.. Vanderbilt's death
will force the retirement of the large Wander
bilt family Connections from participation In
the social doingS Of the fashionable world
for some tirne to come, and will also close
to the members Of the gay world several or
the largest mansions in New York.