The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-09-23
EATH CLAIMS VANDERBILT
Head of Famous Millionaire Fam
@ lily, Expires Suddenly.
|lTH RESULTED FROM A PARALYTIC STROKE.
~ Enjoying Good Health and Had Just Returned
80 From His Summer Home

| the age OF sixteen, left school and Sc
cured place as messenger in the Shoe
and Leather bank. His grandfather,
"the commodore" learning OF this,
sent for him and asked Why he had
not applied to him for q place.
Because I did not want to ask you
for anything" was the reply.
This pleased the commodore, and It
is said that he made q codicil TO his
will few days later, leaving $1,000
900 to his grandson.
Cornelius left the Shoe and Leather
bank to 60 into the employ Of Nissan
Bros, bankers, but later his grand
father asked him to enter the railroad
service. The young man was making
$50 q month, and he declined to leave
his place unless he got more money.
He was given 365, and he accepted 1t.
He was then about twenty-one years
old. The first place be was given was
that Of assistant treasurer Of the New
York and Harlem railroad. His rise
was rapid, aud he succeeded his father
as head OF the Vanderbilt system.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's active career was
practically closed when he suffered the
paralytic stroke in 1896.
Despite his enormous business in
terest, he found time to devote to
church and Sunday school work.
which he began early in life. He gave
freely to the railroad branch OF the
Young Mems Christian association,
and to the work OF st. Bartholomew
Protestant Episcopal church in New
York city.
Mr.. Vanderbilts great business
career made his life necessarily method.
ical, and he was noted for his punctu-
ality.
When Mr.. Vanderbilt was twenty
three years Of age he married Alice
Gwynne, the daughter Of q Cincinnati
lawyer. his frst born son, William
H., died in 1892, while he wss q stu.
dent in Yale university.
Mr.. Vanderbilt left hve OhildSen-
Cornelius, Gertrude, Alfred. Reginald
and Gladys. Cornelius married Q
daughter Of r. T. Wilson, The banker,
about two. years ago, and later Ger
trude became the wife OF Harry Payne
Whitney, son OF the former secretary
OF the navy, William G. Whitney. Al
the time Of his death Mr.. Vanderbilt
was president Of the Canada Southern
railway, vice president aud director Of
the Beach Creek railroad, president Of
the Detroit and Bay City railroad, di-
rector OF the Detroit and Chicago rail-
road, director OF the Dunkirk, Allie
ghany Valley and PAtsburg railroad,
director OF the Hudson River Bridge
Company, president Of the Joliet and
Northern Indiana railroad, president
OF the bennington and st. Clair railroad,
president Of the New York and Harlem,
president Of the Niagara River Bridge
company, president Of the Spuyton,
Duyvil and Port Morris railroad, d.
rector OF the Wagner Palace Car COM
pany, director OF the West Shore rail-
road, director Of the West Shore and
| Ontario Terminal company, director
of the Toledo, Canada Southern Rail.
road company, director Of the New
York Central and Hudson River rail.
road and dozen other affiliated rail.
roads.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.. and Harry
Payne Whitney and his wife arrived
at the Vanderbilt mansion late Tues
day. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.,
remained at Newport. All Of Mr.. Van.
dsrbilt's children were In the city
Tuesday night with the exception Of
Alfred, and he will undoubtedly come
home.
The home. coming Of Cornelius Van.
derbilt, Jr., was an unusually sad
one. The arrangement between his
father and himself because Of the
young mans marriage with Miss Viii.
son had never worn away.