The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-13


ure for ffteen years ~. vanierbi irs i'm
mediate friends wer9 deeply an.cisd ty
he news.
Dir. and Mrs v1l.srbl: eft Newport
yesterday for New FORK On his rspartrrs
DIR. VANDERBILT appeared n ex.allent
health. He had taken a permanent placo
IN the summer life at Newpo-t and en-
tertalnments have been OF the most elab-
orate character. Since his first illness In
ise6. he had lived Gu city at his villa IN
the summer entertaining but little, but
during the past season he had taken q
greater interest in the social Affairs o.
the city. being especially interested N the
Newport Casino, OF which he was for
many years president He was re- gllar
attendant at the morning concerts he
tennis tournament and horse show and
drove out daily with his wife.
lie had always a kindly nod or a word
for his many friends and acquaintanoes.
He was a regular attendant at the SER
vices Of Trinity church and contr buted
largely to its support He was a generous
donor to local charity and gave annually
a good sum :, the aid OF the local Young
Mems Christian association HIS purse
was ever open 10 cid the ok AM dis
tressed IN Newport and on his departure
IN the autumn each year re left Il cons a.
erable fund for distributor among the
poor dutlng the winter
Two OF his children. Mr.. Cornelius Van
derblt Jr. and Mrs Harry Payne whit.
ney occupy cottages here.
Mr. Vanderbilt purchased The Breakers
from Pierre Lorlllard In 1895 AMI occupied
the villa until the fall of 1895. when Il was
destroyed by FIRE The following year he
began the construction OF the new "The
Breakers which is one of the mos, pala-
tai palaces in Newport the cost alone
being estimated at sl,oOO0 900.
Mr. Vanderbilt left five children Cor
nelus Gertrude Alfred. Reg nald and
Gladys Cornelius married a daughter Of
r. r Wilson. the banker about two years
ago. and Gertrude became the wife Of
Harry Payne whitney, son ot former Sec
retary Of the Navy william C. Whitney
When Mr. Vanderbilt was % years old
he married Alice Gwynn, the daugh er Of
a Cincinnati lawyer His first born son,
william il. died in 1892. while he was a
student in Yale university.
At the time of his death Mr Vanderbilt
was president Of the Canada Southern
railway. vice president and director Of the
Beach Creek railroad. president of the
Detroit & Bay City railroad; director
the Cleveland. Cincinnati Chicago and st.
Louis railroad; director OF the Detroit and
Chicago railroad. director OF the Hudson
River bridge company: director OF the
| Dunkirk Allegheny Valley and Plttsburg
| railroad: president OF the Joliet and
Northern railroad; president Of the Lex
/ ington st. clair railroad; president OF the
/ New York and Harlem railsoas preslden
of the Niagara River bridge company;
president Of the spuyden Duyval and Port
Morris railroad director OF the Wagner
Palace Car company: director Of the West
Shore and Ontario Terminal company
director of the Toledo, Canada Southern
and Detroit railway company; director Of
the New York Central and Hudson River
and a dozen other affiliated railroads
! Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.. and Harry
| Payne Whitney and his wife arrived at
! the Vanderbilt mansion late In the aftef-
| noon. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr, re-
mained at Newport. Tonight all OF Mrs.
| VanderbIlts children we're in the city,
with the exception Of Alfred and he VIII
undoubtedly come home.
| The home comm gof Cornelius Wander
bilt Jr., was an unusually sa done. Th'
| estrangement between he and his fathe
because Of MS marriage with Miss Wilson
had never worn away. or the relation
between father and son Senator Deoe7
said.
They were on fair terms. think IL wa.
a week ago today that / saw them to-
gelher az Ncs port"
Mr.. Depew stated tonight that the fun
eral would take place at lO:9O o'clock Fsi
day morning from 81. Bar'ho:emew'
church. A special boat will carry ,se bod!
family and friends from the foot ,ot wes
42nd street 20 Staten Island. The bur a
VIII be in New Dorp, where the Wander
bnt masoleum is and whore lie severa
mhembers Of the family, including Com
modore Vanderbilt. the founder OF ia
r great fortune.