New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-17
re. HUNTINGTON ARRIVES
RECORD BREAKING TRIP TO BIS
TNCLES FUNERAL. WHICH TAKES
PLACE TO-DAY.

sa-+bern Pacific company, and nephew of Coils
huntington, who died on Monday night Of this
sk at his summer home in the Adirondacls
ocbed this city yesterday morning at about !
.olook after trip from San Antonio. Tex which
-obaby broke all speed records particularly be-
+-reen New-Orleans and Atlanta. MIR. HUNTINGTON
ras in Texas Tuesday when the news Of his
r,,les death reached him, and his special train
tad right OF way between New-OrIeans and Mobile
Bs+ween these points the train covered 40 miles in
~ minutes and between Mobile and Atlanta 4qf
iles the train made the distance in less than ten
hours
From Atlanta 10 New-York the train made only
ordinary express time Mr.. Huntingtons car being
rached 10 the fastest trains. After eachinR tha
DIV NJ Huntington went at once to the Hunting
+on house. Fffth-ave- and Fffty-seventh-st where
he met the other members of the family
In answer to a request to see Mr. Huntington
r E Miles. secretary to Coils P Huntington. re-
sponded and said that Mr.. Huntington aid not feel
disposed talk TO reporters al this time
Mr.. Huntington, after receiving the telegram
Informing him Of the death Of his uncle" said Mr.
Niles made the very quickest time possible in
reaching this city TO attend the funeral He board
ed a special train at San Antonio, and having the
right Of way over all the roads TO Atlanta made
the fastest time on record. During one stretch be-
tween San Antonio and Mobile the special made
forty miles in thrty-ve minutes or at the rate Of
seventy miles hour.
LAS 10 Mt. Huntington's intentions I cannot saw.
nor do believe be can say this time do not
know how long he Will remain in the city. I pre-
sumo he Will stay until ali matters have been
Strengthened out 60 far the family is concerned
SAID Mr.. Niles
The funeral OF the railway builder will take place
this morning at Il o'clock at the B1fty-seventh-
st house. The Rev. A. Woodruff Halsey sec
rotary Of the Presbyterian Board Of Foreign Mis-
sions, VIII of1ciate. It was said last night by
friends Of the family that the service would be
very simple, and that address would be made
by the officiating minister Prayer, Scripture read
ing and suitable singing by we'll known vocalists
will complete the service at the house. This
vice Will be held in the big library which is IN the
Fifth-ave. end Of the mansion Several hundred
intimate friends who live in and this city
will attend The palIbearers will be the following
personal friends of Mr.. Huntington: D. o. Mills
Edward King Of the Union Trust Company. Fred
eric P Olcott Of the Central Trust Com oany. Ed
win Hawley. Eastern traffic manager of the South
eru Pacific; Charles H Tweed, second vce-presi-
dent Of the Southern Pacific; Martin Erdmann, Of
Speyer Il Co.: r. P. Schwerin, vice-presdent and
general manager Of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company. and c. Adolphe Low. old friend Of
the family who was associated with Mr.. Hunting
ton in his Eastern railroad ventures The funeral
procession will move from the house, down Fifth
ave- 10 the Grand Central Station, thence to Wood
lawn Cemetery.
The funeral procession Will leave the house short
ly before noon, proceeding TO the Grand Central
Station through Bifth-aVe. and East Forty-seo-
ond-sL. The funeral train will await the party
there for the trip to Woodlawn Cemetery. Only
the immediate family and DR.. Halsey viii go TO
WoodlaWn. Mrs. Huntington will return to the
Fify-seventh-st. house, and expects to remain in
the city for some time.
Nothing definite is known yet about Coils P
Huntingtons successor as president of the South
ern Pacific Company. The unusual strength Of the
Charles II Tyyeed the second vice-president Of the
system, viii be the new head: It is not thought
that q president will be elected az once. Mr.. Erd-
mann. Of Speyer & Co, the financial agents OF the
company, In speaking OF the vacancy yesterday
''One guess Is as good as another with reference
The directors consider the subject just will be
selected. Everything is harmonious in the Board,
the administration is considered satisfactory and
il viii not make any difference to the system
whether a president Is chosen at once or not
been issued from the San Francisco headquarters
OF the Southern Pacific Company for a suspension
between ne hours OF Il a. m; ana noon OUT OF re-
spect 70 M huntington The report could not
pany where Il was regarded as highly improbable
One Of the officials Of the road said:
TO suspend trafhc for an entire hour &c mark
thing. Sometimes II Is done for i've minutes. II
for suspension for only few minutes"
George z. Miles, Mr.. Huntingtons private secre-
tary, said last night that the railway builder 8
life was not insured. Mr.. Huntington always said
that ne could take care of his money just as well
az any insurance company could, and he would not
ness connections with him years ago tells in
teresting story OF mis- only newspaper venture MT
York Star on its feet
Why 90 you keep putting up money for The
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seem 70 DO anything for your corpora donE?
his newspaper business IS q fad of nine" Mr..
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