The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-13

NJ Hlb IeWuence IN thIo CITY N o.to o CLOCK
this morning. from . stroke Of paralysia
Mr.. Vanderbilt was in his iifty.sixth year.
No physician was In attendance. The at
tack was very sudden and entirely unex-
pected. and II was impossible 10 reach any
physician before death occurred. Dr. Fran
CHS DelaneId. who had been attending Mr..
Vanderbilt. arrived at the house after Mr.
vanderb!lts death had occurred. Many
erroneous statements were made concern
Ing the circumstances surrounding the
death OF Mr.. Vanderbilt. and Senator
Chsuncey N. Depcw gave ont the follow
ing statement late this afternoon:
Chssncey Dspew's ststsnest.
'Mr Vanderbilt left Newport yesterday
attending q meeting Of the directors Of tho
New York Cenini Hudson River rail-
road. which was to he held today. lie was
feeling a. we'll ~ usual and had not pre-
moniiion Of approaching death. He reach
ed tbs city about o'clock last night. was
driven 10 his home Immediately. and went
10 bed about 10 o'clock. He woke up In
the morning about 8 o'clock and complain
ed Of feeling very III. He called his wife.
and she Immediately sent for q physician.
Mr.. Vanderbilt died within . few minutes
and before any physician arrived DR.. Del
ansld, who had been attending him when
he arrived. pronounced the cause of death
70 b cerebral hemorrhaGe. Because death
was 20 sudden. tho corpner was notified.
and there win be . formal inque~s.
Aspassemeats for the Funeral
The funeral will be held In g. Barthol-
omsw's church. probably next Friday. and
Bishop Potter and the rector, Rev. DR.
Greer will ofIciate. There Will he q meet
Ing OF the Vanderbilt lines next Thursday
TO pass appropriate resolutions Of respect
TO Mr.. vanderbilt All the members OF the
family have either been called In person
or sent telcGrsms. with the exception Of
his son Alfred. who II now travelling some
where In China A telegram was ~nt 20
several places IN China and Japan. inform
ing him Of his death. Cornelius Wander
biis. jr.. sent a telegram from Newport.
stating tha, he was on hss way
News spreads Over the CITY.
Tho news OF the death Of the railroad
magnate soon spread over the city. Mes
saxes were sent 10 all the relatives and
near friends Of the deceased and the family
Chsunecy ~. Depew. who was near
friend and business associate of the de-
ceased. reached the housr abou; I:3D
O'Clock lie was vissbly affected. Hc re-
mained a short while and when ne came
out there were tears In his eyes
W. X. vaadeshtit mach Affected.
william X Vanderbilt. jr.. and his wife
called early and remained some time as
the house Then william X Vanderbilt.
tr.. wen, for his father and brought him
20 the house. The father was so much
affected when he came upon she sight OF
the house where hts brother lay dead tina,
he ciasped his son In his arms and Kissed
him. They walked together arm in arm
into the house. Shedding tears
other Relatives ~ the H0usr.
Mrs. W, n. sloane and Mr. and Mrs. n
Mex Twombiy and Others called ~ the
house during the day. There were quite
a number of people N from, OF the house
all day watching the carriages drive up
ard the people enter and depart Mrs
Elliot Sheppard. President Galloway. OF
the New York Central Dr. Sheppard AMI
many officials Of the New York Central
called during the day.
A coroner's physician made an Inquest
into the cause of death ard found IL was
due 10 cerebral hemorrhage The coroner
ais, y.ewei the body ard indorsed ,ais
ending Permission for burial was given
and the body WAS emhairned
SPECIAL detail ~ policemen vas dls-
patched 10 the Vanderbilt house. and the
police are on sn,y there nov.
sketch Of Me Lite.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was born 81 staten
island November g. isss William u.
Vanderbilt. his father. was at the tine
farmer, ard Cornelius at the az. ~ is ief.
school ard secured q place as messenger
tn the shoe and LEATHER bark His grand.
father the commodore learning ot tss
sent fer him and asked ehy re hsi nol
applied 20 Inn for a place. Because I
sia 70, want to ask you for anything"
was ths r~piy
Th.s pleased the commodore. ard Il IA
ssia that ne made . csstcf ts hts wifi
few days later. leaving si.esse 20 sis
grandson.
Eassps the Rafirosd service.
Cornelius Isgt tire sace and Leather hank
20 20 into the employ cs Nissan Bros
esnhsrA eus later his grzn5.s.ner assed
him 20 eater tire railroad service. IRE
yearx man was making ~ month ana
declined 70 leave hts place ualess Ne rst
more money He was gwen eS 4nd s--
rsoscd N Ha "a, than ats..as+ - ~>se~ 80