Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-16
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derbiit picked up his pen and signed
the contract of sale Garrison took II
carefully, blotted the signature and d.
rected his agents to receive and receipt
for the property.
Harrison made a great fortune out OF
the line addlng some new vessels, and
improving the service In several res
poets. But Vanderbilt never forgave
him, and though they met dai!s for
thirty years they never exchanged
word
~ the time his children began to
grow W Commodore Vanderbilt was a
wealthy man. He had three sons, Cor
nclius, William H. and George. As IL
usually the case, one son was his idol
This was George w. In 1855, when he
was sixteen years 81 age and barely
eligible George was appointed to West
Point. He graduated In 1860 in the only
iVe-year class the United States mill
tary academy ever graduated His
father was delighted. and well he might
nave been, for no finer looking young
officer was ever turned out from the
military academy, Standing q little
over six feet he was as straight as
lance. He went with the Tenth lnfan.
ny he did some excellent work on the
fihA VI liA' EfuNlul COMMANDING the
Army OF the Potomac from 1861 to 1868,
when he was promoted 70 a captaincy
On the staff OF the regular army But
that fatal enemy Of youth, consump-
ton. struck him, ana he asked for and
got a long sick leave. He went abroad
thinking the mild climate OF Italy would
help him, but he died at Nice, Jan. 1,
1864, just few days over twenty-five.
His father was never the same after he
learned OF Georges death 1t well-nigh
broke his heart.
Next TO George. the commodore's IA
yorite son, was one named for him.
Cornelius, tall, handsome. and with ey-
erything In life fayoring MN. Some
how nothing Cornelius Jr ever attempt
ed seemed TO succeed. He tried various
projects, but nothing ever went well.
He borrowed $4,000 from Horace Gree
ley, or rather Mr. Greeley indorsed for
him TO that amount. Naturally. MIR.
Greeley had II to pay. The commodore
helped his son as long as II seemed TO
be OF any use. Finally he quit. He met
Mr.. Greeley one day and said.
Greeley, understand you've in
dorsed for Corney for $4,000.
Eyes. | have" returned the great
editor Of the Tribune.
"NVall ,,ou paadr,t ovnaot ,na % ,ay
his aah,s" cantin,,aa tho cona,,,aaoro
oval +" ,aniiad NJ creoisv Il, his No.
cular, highly pitched voice. who In h.
has asked you TO pay me?" But after
Mr.. Greeley's death the sum was re-
turned to his estate by some one OF the
family.
After his second marriage, to a Mo-
bile lady. the commodore began TO -
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