New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-13

left Newport before the telegram reached hlm'
however. He arrived at the Grand Central
station at $50 o'clock. with no knowledge or
what had happened. s. Prentss Mr.. Depew's
clerk was the first tell him Of Mr.. Wander
bits death. Mr. Depew hurriedly entered a
carriage, and. accompanied by Mr.. Prentiss,
drove to Mr. Vanderbt's house. reaching 1t at
about O'Clock.
1t is a law that when any person dies without
receiving medical attention within the previous
twenty-fo four hours the Coroner must be in
formed. AS Mr.. Vanderbilt had died before
medical aid reached him. Mr. Depew called up
the Coroner's office the telephone and asked
that coroner come to the house
THE CORONER AT THE HOUSE.
DR.. Hamilton Williams, Coroners physician.
called at the Vanderbilt home shortly after |
o'clock in the afternoon. and viewed the body.
He found that death had been caused by cere-
bral hemorrhage. He gave permission for the
burial proceedings. and the body was embamed.
Not long after DR. Williams left the place
Coroner T. T. Fitzpatrick called and viewed
the body. He did nothing further except to In
dorse the action Of Dr. Williams. When he
came out Coroner Fitzpatrick commented upon
the perfect Roman features Of the dead man"
"One could almost believe it was julius Caesar
that lies there dead" he said He has perfect
Roman features Of the most classical type"
The physicians in attendance said that Mr..
vanderbilt's veins were in such a condition
that the least strain might break them. The
cause Of death was a vein breaking and the
formation of a blood cot the brain.
While everything was more or less uncertain
Yesterday still the first arrangements for he
funeral were made. William K. Vanderbilt
took entire charge OF everything. All day long
there were many callers at the house. and
numerous cards were left. The Police Depart
ment sent a squad Of police to keep curious
persons from intruding into the house
The funeral will take place on Friday morn
inc at 10 O'Clock, at St Bartholomew Church.
Roth Bishop Potter and the Rev. Dr. Greer tele-
eranbed 10 Mrs Vanderbilt yesterday and
Risbop Potter assisted by DR. Greer, will Off
ciate The burial will be at New-Dorp. Staten
Island where the family has mausoleum 1t
&c here that Mr. Vanderbilts eldes' on William
II Vanderbilt is buried. The burial will he pri-
vate and none but the members Of the famlly
and the most intimate friends will be present
Owing 10 the death Of Mr.. Vanderbilt, the
meetings scheduled to take place yesterday
morning were indefinitely postponed. Although
a majority of the directors and high offcials OF
the Vanderbilt system were in the city. to at
tend these meetings, yet there were d Ie" dp-
sent ones Telegrams were sent to all Of these
ord renlies were received saying that they
would start for New-York at once. When all
% these arrive the boards OF the various rail-
roads in the Vanderbilt system, in joint session
with the Board OF Directors of the New-York
Central Railroad. will pass appropriate resolu-
,,ons concerning the death Of Mr.. Vanderbilt
ANOUNT OF HIS FORTUNE.
While II is generally known that Mr.. Wander
hut was an enormously rich man. yet little is
,,nown of his actual fortune. He was a most
roticent man about his private anairs HIS
fortune has been variously estimated at all the
yav from SS0.0O0O00 to S2OOOO 900 II was
r,ostIv in railroad stocks. bonds and securities
t1e WAS not Interested to any great extent IN
orv ~ the new industrial companies that nave
haen formed and In fact had no holdings OF
rnoment in any corporations aside from rail-
roeds He was comparatively not a large real
...ta owner While he owned the house ana
oro,rd At Fifth-ave. and Fifty-seventh- st. The
breakers at Newport and farm at Newport
20, he did not invest In real estate as specu-