New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-23
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY AUGUST g. 1900
THE PASSING THRONG.

The late Robert Garrett" said A. v wilkins OF 4
Baltimore. at the Waldorf-Astoriz yesterday had
remarkable experiences when [
GOT AHEAD he essayed 70 take Up the burden
OF ROBERT his great father laid down and 20
GARRETT. make the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road one OF the great trunk lines OF
America Everybody remembers the disastrous
financial smash that resulted from that experiment
and the consequent passing OF Garrett II was
while Garrett still president Of the Baltimore
and Ohio and Of the railroad powers OF the
Western Hemisphere that his uveliest experiences
occurred Old Commodore Garrett had a lifelong
ambition. which he lived to gratfhed and
that was for hts road TO obtain entrance into
New-York- He attained this however, but
dying. he bequeathed his ambition his son
who finally accomplished the Nev-Tork terminal.
but at an expense colossal 70 wreck the great
system he was the head OF and force It into the
hands Of a receiver. Prior TO the building Of the
Baltimore and Ohio TO Philadelphia. At an expense
IT has been said OF $4,000 mile. Garrett
cording to rumor. had two other chances to gain
his desire, which he missed-the one through care
lessness the other through mpatienee- The first IL
that oft told tale concerning the Philadelphia VII
nlInstoa ana baltimore Railroad Garrett had Sc
cured the promise Of a controlling interest in the
OF ais fondesT homes he con sdsS ~ sto-1 - =
friend with whom he was dining in DelmonIeos
neTt tab. apd Sack ~ b AZ H H},b r9 aSIst, me
prominent Pennsylvania Railroad oficial eagerly
drinking In each word that said at the next
until every phase Of the proposed deal was IN his
mind Then leaving the restaurant. he proceeded
him to Trenton and at O'Clock in the morning he
ton and Bsltnore railroad from the holder of he
6alancs q power Needless 70 say his bid exceeded
Of the Baltimore and Ohio appeared upon he scene
pet ambition
at another time the late Henry rve..- oonttn-
ued Mr. wilkins. had secured, Il err not. those
same terminal facilities that the
B. AND O.'s Baltimore and Ohio IL now using IN
ENTRANCE Jersey City. But Il they were not
TO those IN any event he had control
NETWORK Of terminal facilities Ives
made engagement to meet Car
rstt AZ Long Branch, a meeting that should have
been Of supreme Importance 20 both To Ives II
tainy was for his option lasted for only few days
during which was sine qua for him 70 dispose
OF it. friend asked Ives journey 20 the Branch
on his yacht and that vould-be nnEncier committed
the error o. accepting. A storm arose and the
yacht could not make the Branch and Ives could
not IN consequence keep his appointment Always
impatient, Garrett started the morning and
was far away when an afternoon train brought the
anxious Ives 70 the scene. Before he could again
get IN touch with Garrett his option had expired
and ether Interests had mapped It NJ IyeI Tss
nres ambition. Finally the road was forced
compished fact instead Of an iridescent day dream
but Il would better have been the latter for for the
and Ohio. that splendid achieyemsnt Of that master
position among rsiiroads that a bankrupt merchant
Occupies among merchants Unable to meet its
9ssRn rs.sPeR o s v snf
fortune lost In the shrinkage OF values Of the
Garrett millions thus melted away.
ana oho's sntrance into NeWYork Was the late
William H. Vanderbilt Robert Garrett was alone
resulted IN the latter's death There has always
was the result OF a declaration on Mr.. CARROTS
part that ne you'd come 70 New-York with the
him 70 or not
B r Lowsrv. Of St Louis whose business com
pels him 70 VISIT Europe twice a year was telling
last evening OF an experience he
POOR, BUT once had when crossing the pond
HAD COSTLY some years ago
GEMS. About three days out from
Queenstown" said Mr. Lcwery "a
well known New-Yorker who was board died
He very III with consumption when he started
| and the motion OF the vessel guess, was too
/ much for him IN his weakened state. There
another man with him and he persuaded the cap
| tain to bring the body 60 New-York and 20
bury at The captain ordered the body placed
| IN OF the Hfsboats. but before doing IT
searched. and then TO the surprise OF every one,
there found around the mans neck. suspended
| by a slender golden chain. diamond Iockst OF
enormous value II must have been worth fully
SIS 900 for the stones very large End OF the
finest quality. The discovery Of this lockst came
Ja e S sS 9So aI se as his Health
| had begun to fail he had been hard put to It at
| to the friend who was with him the time OF hts
| death for his trip abroad. which was taken as
last and IN the hope OF building up what was
an already hopeless break IN his constitution u
was learned afterward that he had been engaged
| TO an enormously wealthy young woman. who was
broken hearted at the news OF his death she had
given him the locket keepsake. It must have
required tremendous VIII power TO keep It when he
was III unto death and pushed and suffering
| for the necessartes of life.
There incident the reverse OF gloomy
that happened in connection with his death, and
that the explanation one woman passenger
gave TO another as 20 why the body was placed in
a Ifeboat. It's in OF a wreck. my dear she
said so that II VIII already be IN Of the boats
and no delay will ensue its account -