The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-09-16
VANDERBILT 4
Z SUDDENLY SUMMONED.
Stricken With Paralysis About Mid.
night and Passed Away Early
This Morning.
WAS THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE
Succeeded His Father as Head o.
Grent Vanderbilt system--Para.
lyttc stroke In 80 Ended
Active Career.

New York, Sept.l3.-Cornelius Van
derbilt died this morning at his home
in Fifth avenue. He returned from
Newport with his wife last evening APP
Parently in excellent health and spirits
and retired early. About. midnight he
wa seized with u serious attack, the
household WAS aroused and severa,
physicians We're summoned. Every.
thing possible was done, but he grew
rapidly worse and died at q quarter
past 5. Mrs. Vanderbilt and her
daughter, Gladys were Frustrated BY
the shock. Physicians are attending
them.
Vanderbilt's death was caused by a
stroke Of paralysis, the second he had
suffered. The first attack was in July.
1896.
The death of Vanderbilt caused q
raid on stocks at the opening and
some declines We're caused temporarily
in Vanderbilt and other shares, but
strong supportSnppeared and the losses
were recovered, with something more
in some cases. i
Later immense blocks of Brooklyn
Rapid Transit We're thrown on the
market, causing u sharp break in those
securities and carrying down the rest
of the list below the previous low
point.
Vanderbilt left five children-Cor.
nelius, Gertrude, Alfred, Reginald and
Gladys. Cornelius married a daughter
of r. T. Wilson, a banker, two years
ago; Gertrude became the wife of Har-
ry Payne Whitney, son of the former
secretary of the navy, William C. Whit
ney.
Sketch Of His Life.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on
Staten island November 81, 1s43. Will
liam II. Vanderbilt, his father, was at
that time a farmer and Cornelius, at
the age of Is, left school and secured
O place as messenger in the Shoe and
Leather bank. His grandfather, the
commodore. learning of this, vent for
him and asked why he had not applied
to him for a place. Because l 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 u few days later, leaving $1,000
GOO to his grandson.
Cornelius LETT the Shoe and Leather
bank to go into the employ of Nissan
Bros, bankers, but later his grandpa
Their asked him to enter the railroad
service. The young man was making
$50 a month and declined to leave his
place unless he got more money. He
was given $65 and accepted. He was
then o 81 years old. The first place
he was given was that of assistant
treasurer of the New York and Har.
lem railroad.
His rise was rapid, and he succeeded
his father as head of the Vanderbilt
system.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's active career was
practically closed when he suffered u
paralytic stroke in 1896.
Despite his enormous business inter.
ests he found time to devote to church
and Sunday school work, which he be.
gan early in life. He gave freely to
the railroad branch of the Y. NJ. c. A.
and to the work of st. Bartholomew
Episcopal church, in this city.
Mr.. Nanderbilt's great business cares
made his life necessarily methodical,
and he was noted for his punctuality.
Mr.. Vanderbilt went to Europe last
spring and came home on June "a, ac-
c%ompanied by Mrs. Vanderbilt and his
daughter Gladys. They went to New
port the same day and Mr.. Vanderbilt
improved constantly in his health. On
August 9Th he gave a house party at
his home, The Breakers. The .lcss-so.
cial affairs in The Breakers were upon
the departure ~ Alfred Vanderbilt for
| q rOuE0-yne-WOrld trim.