The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-13
IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH ONE BE
FORE THE END.
ONLY HIS WIFE WAS AT HIS BEDSIDE
Chauncey M. Depew and William K, Wander
bt Reached the House Soon After his
Death Which the Physician
Pronounced Due to
Cerebral Hem
orrIage.

New York, Sept 12.-Cornelus VAN
derbilt head of the Vanderbilt family
died Mt his residence in this city at o:l3
o'clock this morning from stroke OF
paralysis Mr.. Vanderbilt WAS IN his
56th year. AT his bedside when he died
was his wife. No physician was IN at
tendance The attack was very sudden
and entirely unexpected, and it Was I'M
possible to reach any doctor before death
occurred DIR. Francis Delatield, who has
been attending Mr.. Vanderbilt, arrived
at the house after Mr.. Nanderbilts
death. Many erroneous statements Were.
made concerning the circumstances sur
rounding the death OF MIR. Vanderbilt,
and Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew gave
out the following late this afternoon:
'sMr. Vanderbilt left Newport yester-
day afternoon at one o'clock for the pur-
nose of attending meeting of the direc-
tors of the New York Central and Hnd-
son River Railroad. which was to be
held today. He was feeling as we'll as
usual, and had no premonition of APP
Iroaching death. He reached this city ut
about nine. o'clock last night. was driven
to his home immediately and went to
he'd about ten O'Clock He awoke in the
morning about FIVE o'clock and complain
ed of feeling very i'll. He called his wife
and she Immediately sent for physician.
Mr.. Vanderbilt died within a few min
rites and before any physician arrived.
DR. Delafield. who had been attending
him. when he arrived pronounced the
t.a,-es- of death to be cerebral hemor-
rhage.. Because death was so sudden
the coroner was notified, and there will
be formal inquest
THE funeral will be held in ST. Bar
tholomew's church. probably next FRI
day and Bishop Potter and The rector.
Rev DR.. Greer will officia,e. There
will be meeting of the Vanderbilt
lines next Thursday to pass appropriate
resolutions of respect to Mr.. Nander-
bilt. All the members of the family Lave
either called in person or sent kilograms
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 telegram from Newport stat
ing that he was on his way
The news of the death of the aail-
road magnate soon spread over the city,
Messages were sent to all the relatives
and near friends of the deceased and the
family.
Chauncey NJ. Depew who was rear
friend and business associate of the de-
ceased. reached the house at about $50
O'clock He was visibly affected He
remained a short while, and When he
came out there were tears In MS eyes.
William X. Vanderbilt, IT., and his
wife called early and remained seine
time at the house. Then William X.
Vanderbilt went for his father and
brought him to the house. The father
was so much affected when he caugat
sight of the house where his brother
lay dead that he clasped his son in his
arms and kissed him. They walked to-
gether arm in arm into the house she'd
ding tears.
Mrs. W. D. Sloane and Mr. and AIRS.
II. Mex. Twombly and others called BIT
the house during the day.
Mrs. Elliott T. Shepard. President
Holloway. Of the New York Central;
DIR. Seward Webb and many leading Of
ficials of the road called during the day.
A coroner's physician made an inquest
into the cause of death and found that
il was due to cerebral hemorrhage Tine
coroner also viewed the body and en-
dorsed this finding Permission for bn-
rial was given and the body was en-
balmed.
A special detail of policemen was dis
patched to the Vanderbilt house and the
police are on duty there now.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on
Staten Island, November 9th. 1919.
William III. Vanderbilt his father. was
at fnat time Il farmer and Cornelius.
at the age of sixteen left school and Sc
cured place as messenger in the Shoe
and Leather Bank. His grandfather,
the Commodore. learning of this sent for
him and asked him why he had not an.
piled TO him for Il place.
Because did not want to ask yoa
for anything" was the reply. This
pleased the Commodore. and it is said
that he made codioil to his will a few
days later leaving S1,000,000 to- his
grandson.
Cornelius left the Shoe and Leather
Bank to go into the employ of Nissan
Brothers. bankers. hut later his grand
father asked him to enter the railroad
service. The young man was making
$50 a month. and he declined TO leave
his place unless he got more money. He
was given So and accepted it. He wac
then about twenty-one years old The
first place be was given was that Of as
sistant treasury of the New York and
Harlem Railroad.
His rise was rapid and he succeeded.
his father as head Of the Vanderbilt sys-
tenn.
Mr.. Yanderbilt's active career was
practically 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 10 the rail.
road branch Of the Y. NJ. C. A. and 10