Evening star., 1899-09-12
C. VANDERBILT DEAD
New York Millionaire Passed Away
Early This Morning.
DEATH CAUSED BY PARALYSIS
Wife and Children With Him at
the End.
PREVIOUS STROKE IN 1896
DEATH CAUSED BY PARALYSIS
PREVIOUS STROKE IN 1896

d. II.
at 57th street and 9TH avenue, this city.
There were with Mr.. Vanderbilt at the
time of his death his wife. his daughter
Gladys and Reginald, his youngest son.
Mr. Vanderbilt arrived at his 9Th avenue
home from Newport with Mrs Vanderbilt
at o'clock last night. He appeared in ex-
cellent health and spirits and retired soon
afterward. About midnight he was seized
with a serious attack and the household
was reused. kilograms were sent to sew
eral physicians, who arrived in a short
time.
Everything possible was done for the pa
tient, but he grew rapidly worse and died
at 5:15 o'clock.
Mrs. Vanderbilt and her daughter, Miss
Gladys, are prostrated by the shock and
physicians are attending them.
Nothing more can be learned al the house
at present. but detailed statement will be
prepared later.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was the eldest son
of the late William H. Vanderbilt.
Death Due to Paralysis.
Mr.. Vanderbilts death was caused by
stroke of paralysis, the second which he
suffered. The first attack was in July,
1896
The stroke which caused death occurred
about midnight. The patient was semi
conscious until DEATH Drs. Janeway and
Butler were with him when he died.
Chauncey NJ. DeDew reached the Wander
bit house at 7:30 O'Clock. He remained
but ten minutes. When he came out he
was greatly affected, and with tears in his
eyes said he was too deeply grieved to Civ"
any information at that time.
William X. Vanderbilt, brother of the
dead man. arrived soon after Mr.. DepeW.
He was much agitated. He said when asked
for infOrmation:
My brother died suddenly at 80 o'clock
from heart failure brought about by an at
tack of acute paralysis, which occurred at
midnight. When he died his wife. his
daughter Gladys and son Reginald were
with him..
Mr. Vanderbilt left five children-Cor-
nelius, Gertrude, Alfred, Reginald and
Gladys. Cornelius married a daughter of
r. T. Wilson. the banker, about two years
ago. and later Gertrude became the wife of
Harry Payne Whitney. son of former Sec
reary of the Navy William c. Whitney.
Coroner Hart Notified.
At IL o'clock the coroner's office was ask
ed to send "a coroner to the Vanderbilt
house and Coroner Hart responded.
The reason for this is because of the fact
that Mr. Vanderbilt's regular physician
was not with him at his death, and a
strange doctor was IN attendance, who had
been called in TO the case less than twen-
ty-four hours before death ensued.
The disposition of Mr. Vanderb It's estate
- VI d.
f W ~ 80 - IN an M i., NJ -
Grace Wilson daughter of r T WI. H.
.iie oaiIhtt 81 tiiis cI'y, anu ~ LiiouSl
.rinaI Leir Tbn 0nnneitinn TO ,Doung Va
derbft's marriage was based upon his
youth ana the fact that Miss Wilson was
eight OF ten years his senior.
Born on Staten Island.
torhellus vanderbilt was born on Staten
Island. November q, 1913. William II.
Vanderbilt. his father. was at that time 81
f.r,,,ar o,d ror,,oit,,.. .. ~ . e -
" Va "
teen leit School aho secured a pace as
messenger IN the Shoe and Leather Eank.
His grandfather. the commodore learning
of this, sent for him and asked Whv h. had
not applied to him for a place
because / did not want to ask YOU for
anything" was the reply. This pleased the
commodore and it is said that he made a
codicil to his will few day5 later leaving
81 $4,000 to his grandson.
Cornelius left the Shoe and Lea ther Bank
to go into the employ of Kissam Brothers.
bankers. but later his grandfather asked
him 10 enter The railroad service The
young man was making $50 a month and
declined TO leave his place unless ne GOT
more money He was given $50 and ac-
cepted it. He was then about twenty-oue
years old The first place he was given
'A'''' '',47t'''it VI INT ->tW
ranid and he c,,onaai1ad Li 60 80. wa ""s
of the Vanderbilt system
Eorm.r StroL. In ,soc
Mr vondarhilt,s .o,,,.o oo,oo. ,,.,,. .,.,,,
.icou,, o1osad ,,,ho,, -, ..,,es,,,,a, - -
s,rollS ~ ,ooe @'0
-. ,:
ms etoi i''ou9 BUSINESS ii'SieSts
ne found time to devote to church and Sum
day school work. which he began early in
life He gave freaIv m tho railroad bran.h
of tho V NJ ~ A ond 10 tba war,, ne g,
Rartholonow,s p Il I,b,rcb i, ,bis c;. ~, -
Mr. Vandarhilt's sra,t hnsirns doroe
made HE Iifa nxoos,a,; Ill ,,,a@inliia, 81 80 20
ba va ,ntad fn, ~ n,i''Itiiaii, a.iu a.p
yapderbiit Won't 70 E,rc,,,n - WI
c,rns hove ~, - 81 ,,,t.,,,, li liiH anu
M ya'dr,;it a - - ., iip'iltSu pa HJ ny
~, i,Nt - IN Gnu ms va us l''ei ,iiSayS
M y1do,,,i,4 i "poit 'iie saiie Jay an"
i,l,tt "H|,si 1 Onl llil,io eu constantly IN MS
80. ~ n [tIss ust d ne gave "a mouse
, pa ~ az ii,a ioiit' tne breakers' Inc iast
departure of Alfred VanderhiIr for .
round-the-world trip. He left for Seattle
p.n pr,a '4ts acIoIiIpaiiiGu py WiIllams
las n Cncbran i'e'iii anu Dous
When Mr. Vanderbilt was tventv-,broe
years old he married Alice Gwynne, the