The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-13
DEATH OF C. VANDERBILT.
HEAD OF THE FAMILY IN TIE THIRD
GENERATION.

Can Reach the H1use-EIp cted Death
at Any Time and Was Ready-Ths Care
of the Family Est,tss Made over 70
William X. Vanderbilt Two Hesrs Ago
The Dead Man Received Sixty H1uions
from His Father, and, Liberal Givsr ss
He Was to Manifold objects, L. Believed
to Have Left Much More Than $780,.
600, 900 Will Not to BE Road Until After
the Funeral on Friday - Burial In the
New Dorp northumberland Traita.
Cornelius Vanderbilt bead OF the vanderbtlt
family In the third eneration OF its eminsnce,
died OF aroplsxy about half past o'clock yes
terday morning, In his house at Fifty seventh
street and Filth avenue. He had seemed On
Monday to be IN better health than for several
weeks. His wife and some OF the servants were
at his bedside at the last and he recognized
them. To his wife. whom he had summoned
on awakening. he said:
Il am dying"
He did not speak again. Some such end h
had anticipated since his nrst stroke OF apo
pe1y In 1896 but there had been no Indications
OF its approach. and no physician was in the
house. Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt Mrs Fred
ertck Vanderbilt. and a party OF friends had
come from Newport to this city on Monday.
arriving at o'clock In the evening. BY 10
chck hr. vanderbilt ma gone TO De0 ana
was asleep. Throughout the day he had been
In excellent spirits. He came here to attend
meetings OF the boards OF directors q the
Now York Central and the Harlem railroads.
beyeral matters In which he was particularly
interested we're to come before the direc-
tors and he had himself arranged the
| programme for the meeting Of the
New York Central boari. Previous to
his departure from Newport he had a talk
lasting moro than an hour with Senator De-
pew. Chairman OF the boards. and expressed
pleasure at the Opportunity which the meet-
| inGs would afford him OF meeting his personal
| friends in tho directories. snce he was pros
trated by q stroke Of paralysis In 1895 he has
been accompanied everywhere by his wife, and
she came to the city with him.
On Monday night Mr.. Vanderbilt slop1
| soundly until about 5 O'Clock in the morn
ing. Then he awoke. feeling Ill. and knowing
| that he might suffer a second stroke Of paraly-
sis at any time. had the servant summon Mrs.
Vanderbilt. She came to the bedside at
once. and several servants were sent for
| physicians. In the meantime Mrs- Wander.
bilt took such steps as she could for his relief.
Mr. Vanderbilt realized that the end had como.
and told his wife 80. The effects OF tho apo-
plexy developed rapidly. but he retained con-
seriousness for about ton minutes. Then he
sank into accessibility. and death followed
very suddenly.
The first physician to reach the house was
DR.. +. Tilden Brown OF II East Fifty eighth
| street. When he came Mr.. Vanderbilt was
| dead. The family physieians, all except DE-.
| Francis Dela1eld. were out OF town. Or. Della
field. on his arrival at the house. about IN hour
| after Mr. Vanderbilt's death. said that NO ply.
sic!an could have stayed the progrvss OF the
| disease.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was greatly shaken BY her
| husbands death and required the attention Of
a physician.
| William X. Vanderbilt was tho first m en- ber
! OF the family to reach tho residence yesterday
morning. William K. Vanderbilt. Jr.. and his
| wife came soon after. Senator Dspew. who
| left Newport at midnight to attend the direc-
tors meetings to-day. went to his office in the
Grand Central station at $50 O'Clock in the
| morning and learned there OF Mr.. Vanderbilt's
| death He went to the house. and then re.
turned to his Office. where he spent most OF the
day. The two boards OF directors met and adj
journed imm ediately. The entire directorate
Of the Vanderbilt lines will meet on Thursday
to act on Mr.. vanderbilt's death.
| Cornelius Vanderbilt. Jr.. the eldest son,
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. Reginald Wander.
bit and Miss Gladys Vanderbilt all children Of
the dead man. were in Newport kilograms
| were sent to them at once. The younger
| children arrived at the house at O'Clock in the
| afternoon. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr.. followed
a few minutes later. Alfred Gwynpe Wander.
bit the other child. started on trip around
the world from Vancouver in July. accom-.
| panied by William p Burden. Ernest IselIn
and Douglas H. Cochran. He is in China
cable message was sent to him. and he will
| come homs at once. In the forenoon many
| prominent persons related to the Vanderbilt
family by blood or marriage called at the house.
Among then were Mrs w d. Sloane, Mrs Elliott
| F. Shepard. and Mr.. and Mrs. a. Mex Twom bly,.
There was stream OF visitors to the house
| who left cards: bankers. business men. charity
| workers. railroad men. and men and women
who had known Mr.. Vanderbilt socially. AZ
| the news OF his death spread. many curious
persons went to the corner on which the house
stands. In order that there should be no an.
noyance to the family or its visitors. three
policemen were stationed around tho house
to prevent a crowd from collecting. There
was no necessity for their presence. After
| Grape appeared on the door OF the house. many
| persons stopped for moment TO look at It, but
| no one who had not some GRAND there at.
tempted to enter.
| As Mr.. Vanderbilt had died with no doctor In
| the house the CoIoners offlce was notified by
Drs. DOlafleld and Brown. Coroner Fitzpatrick
| and Coroners Physician Hamilton Williams
| went to the house. Dr. Williams made
an examination and issued death Ger.
tihcate giving apoplexy az the cause Of death.
Immediately after he had examined the body
the preparations for burial began.
The funeral will be on Friday morning
at 10 90 O'Clock at St. Bartholomew Church.
34S Madison avenue. In which Mr.. Vanderbilt
was prominent for more than thirty-nve years.
! The services will be conducted by the Rev. DIR.
Greer. Bishop Potter may be present. The
burial will be in the Vanderbilt mAusoleum at
New Dorp. Staten Island. where are buried the
bodies OF Commodore Vanderbilt and his two
wives William H. Vanderbilt and his wife.
the parents OF Cornelius. and his son William.
The body will be taken to Staten Island by Q
special boat from the foot OF Fast Forty second
! street.
The names OF the pall-bearers will be an
nounced to-day The list 10 being prepared by
William X Vanderbilt. who. with the aid OF
| Treasurer Rosster OF the New York Central,