The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-15
|05RN[L|US Vanderbilt.
,a.r Death Of the Favorite Grand
sou Of the Famous Old
Commodore.
r succunBEB TO ACUTE PARALYSIS.
!. n~gan Life ON . Farm. and
r..vsh Attaining Riches "De-
ysna the Dreams of Avariee," Al
..ys Maintained the Character Of
christsan Gentleman.

New York, Sept. 13.-Cornelius Van
,.rn;lt is dead. He passed away a:
,.n a. H., at his homo, Fifty-sev-
tn street and Fifth avenue, this
.;,y where he arrived, Monday night,
nom Newport. apparently in excel
Int health. Mrs. Vanderbilt, Miss
GLADYS. and Reginald, his youngest
an were with him at the time of hiz
death.
Mrs. Vanderbilt and ber daughter,
Miss Gladys, are FRUSTRATED by the
shock and physicians are attending
them.
Caused by Paralysis.
Mr.. yanderbilt's death was caused
bv stroke of paralysis, the second
which he suffered. The first attack
was in July, 1896. The stroke which
caused death occurred about mid.
night. The patient was semi-con-
scious until death. DIR. Tilden Brown
was with him when lie died.
DR.. Depew Deeply Grieved.
Chauncey NJ. Depew reached the
Vanderbilt house at 1880 o'clock. He
remained but ten minutes. When he
came out he was greatly effected and
with tears in his eyes said he was
too deeply grieved to give any infor,
nation at that time.
VIM X. Vanderbilt, brother of the
dead man, arrived soon after Mr.. De-
pew He was mucn agitated. He
said, when asked fer information:
'My brother died suddenly at 5:15
O'Clock from heart failure, brought
about by an attack of acute paralysis
which occurred at midnight. When
he died his wife. his daughter GLADYS
and son Reginald were with him.
Obituary.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on
staten Island November ~. 1S43 VIM
|H Vanderbilt. his father, was at that
time farmer. and Cornelius, at the age
|of IT, left school and secured a place rs
messenger in the Shoe ard Leather bank
his grandfather. the. commodore. learn
ing of this, sent for him and asked why
ne had not applied 10 him for a place.
Because | did not want to ask YOU for
snything, was the reply.
This pleased the commodore. and it Ii
Few days later, leaving 100000 to his
grandson.
Cornelius left the shos and Leather
pank to go into the employ of KissSm
BROS. bankers, but later his grand
rather asked him 10 enter the railroad
servlce. The young man was making $50
month, and declined 10 leave his place
uniess ne got more money. He was given
20 ana accepted Ii. He was then about
y years old. The first place he was
given was that of assistant treasurer of
the New York & Harlem railroad.
ms rise was rapid. and he succeeded his
aHaner as head of he Vanderbilt system.
When Mr.. Vanderbilt was % years old
ie married Alice Gwynne. the daughter OF
SSincinnau lawyer. His first born son,
William H., died in 1852 while he was a
'uaent In Yale university.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's active career was
practlcally closed when ne suffered a
pafalytc stroke in 1898
nespHe MS enormous business inter-
shd sunday school work, which he began
early In life. He gave freely to the rail-
tpaa branch of the Y. NJ. c. A. and to
~ II, WORK OF st. Bartholomew Protestant
Episcopal church in this city.
Mr Nanderbilts great business cares
n"qe ms HE necessarily methodical, ana
Pc was noted for his prnctuality.
snrtn vanderbilt vent to Europe last
Eompanied by Mrs. Vanderbilt and by his
uslghter, Gladys. They went to New
eorl the same day, and Mr.. Vanderbilt
n ~ constantly III health. On Angus.
Inc breakers" The last social affairs
Inc Breakers were upon the de-
sarture OF Alfred Vanderbilt for a round
SnIy w % trip. He left Cor Seattle on
Rn,aa 80 accompanied By William Proudfit
ua,ueh, Ernest Iselin and Douglas II.
Ar Vanderbilt left FIVE children-Corne-
;laddvs Gertrude, Alfred. Reginald and
= Wilson. the banker about two
asrs go, and later Gertrude became the
~ OF Harry Payne Whitney. son OF
t VVls,sr Secretary of the Navy VIM. c.