Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09
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DEATH RESULTED From 4
Was Enjoying Good Health and Had } D.
= From His Summer Home.

Cornelius Vanderbilt, the head of
the Vanderbilt family and multi-mil-
lionaire, died of stroke of paralysis
at 5:45 o'clock Tuesday morning at
his home in New York city. He was
in his ffty-sixth year.
Mr.. Vanderbilt arrived at home from
Newport Monday night, apparently in
the best of health. He arrived at the
Grand Central station at O'clock, and
drove to his home, which he reached
few moments later. Mrs Vanderbilt,
his daughter, Gladys, and his young
son, Reginald, were with him. He
had not been more cheerful or appar-
emily in better health in q long time.
He had spent most of the summer at
Newport, partaking in a mild degree
of the social life there.
Immediately after reaching his resi-
dence he retired and was soon sleep
ing. About midnight he was seized
with serious attack, and the house
hold was aroused. kilograms were
sent to DIR. Walter B. Janeway and
several physicians. Only DIR. Brown
could be located. Everything posi-
BILE was done for the patient, but he
grew rapidly worse until the end.
Physicians worked upon the distin-
guished patient for several hours, but
nothing they could do would revive
him. Mr.. Vanderbilt remained in a
semi-conscious state for five hours,
when he died.
The attack had occurred with such
suddennesE that there had been no
time to send for Mr.. Vanderbilt's
friends OF relatives in town. At his
bedside were only his wife, daughter,
young son Reginald and some of the
family servants. They were present
when the end came at 5:45 o'clock, a
little more than four hours after the
attack. The direct cause of death was
heart failure as the result of the stroke
of paralysis Messages were sent to
his brother, his sisters, his son Cor
nelius and other relatives and friends,
announcing the sudden end.
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew was
one of the first to appear at the house
of the deceased and he was deeply
moved by the death of the man who
had been his associate in business for
number of years. William K. Van
derbilt, the brother, was next at the
scene of death. He was weeping when
ne entered the house 1t was William
K. Vanderbilt who has managed the
great railroad properties of the Van
derbilts in recent years.
Conelius Vanderbilt made q trip to
Europe last spring. He came home
on June Oath in company with his wife
and daughter, Gladys. The family
went to Newport at once and remained
there until last Monday. He left
Newport at l: 90 o'clock Monday after
noon for New York in his private car.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., was in New
port at the time of his fathers death.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's son Alfred is now in
Japan. He left in June with two
friends for a trip around the world.
A cable dispatch was sent to Yoko-
hama for Alfred Vanderbilt.
A coroner's physician made an in
quest into the cause of death and found
that it was due to cerebral hemor-
rhages. The coroner also viewed the
body and Endorsed this finding. Per-
mission for burial was given and the
body was embalmed. The reason for
calling in the coroner was that Mr.. Van
derbilt's regular physician was not with
him at his death and strange doctor
was in attendance who had been called
into the case less than twenty-four
hours before death ensued.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on
Staten Island November 81, tS43. Viii
liam H. Vanderbilt, his father, was at
that time farmer, and Cornelius, at