The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-14
MAY NEVER BE KNOWN.
Vanderbilt's Wealth Is Likely to Re
main q Secret

New York, Sept. 14--The funeral OF
Cornelius Vanderbilt is to be held at
10 O'Clock on Friday morning in St
Bartholomew church in which MI
Vanderbilt was pew holder. Inc ser
vice viii be conducted by Rev DE-
David H. Greer. the rector. B1ShOp
Potter will be present. The clergy OF
the church Will assist the rector. DR..
Greer will be at the Vanderbilt resi-
dence at $3.50 O'Clock to conduct a snort
service OF prayer before the churcn
service.
The main body of the church, includ-
ing the peWs along the central aisle,
is to be reserved for the members OF the
family and the associates of Mr.. van
derbilt in the various business and
charitable institutions 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 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 Organlst
will play ChOpin's funeral march.
The music OF the church Will be fur
nished by a choir OF sixty voices. I'M
Tnediately after the service the casket
viii be taken to the foot of Forty-sec-
ond street, where a boat IS TO be IN
waiting to convey the funeral party TO
Staten Island for the burial at New
DOrp in the Vanderbilt tomb. The party
is to be numerous enough TO fill twenty
coaches.
Senator Depew last night denied the
report which had gained currency that
Mrs. Vanderbilt was dangerously i'll
Mr.. Depew said that she had suffered
from shock, as was natural, but was
in good health
A death mask was taken by a rep
resentative of Augustus St Gaudens,
who will make a bust.
There has been no word from Alfred
G. Vanderbilt, who was cabIed to at
Yokohama. Japan
Mr.. Vanderbilt's death will have no
effect on the Vanderbilt properties -
said Mr. Depew today. William K
Vanderbilt, with his brothers consent,
took his position at their head two
years ago. Nothing will have to be
sold in the settlement of the estate. Mr.
Vanderbilts life was not insured"
The friends of the family are yet in
ignorance of the provisions OF the will
Mr.. DepeW said that William K Van
derbiIt is in charge of everything, as he
is the head OF the family.
A gentleman familiar with the Van
derbilt interests said today:
NO one knows the exact value of
he kept his properties carefully ftemized
he could not tell their value as the
values ductuated- His estate increased
about One-third in value during the
last is months. do not think the gen
eral public will be made familiar with
the items of his estate. Some time the
gross value of it may be known. so as
to comply with the law concerning in
heritance tax, but I don't believe the
estate of Cornelius Vanderbilt viii be
laid bare as was that of Jay Gould It
IS also probable that several trust
funds have been formed under the Will.
so that the estate may be entailed for
at least two generations Mr. Wander
bilt left some large sums to charitable
projects. undoubtedly. and these fig
ures may be made public I would not
be surprised If a special trust fund had
been formed for the benefit of the in
fant son of Cornelius Vanderbilt ir,"