New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-03
WILLIAM {. WHITNEY DEAD
SINKS AFTER A RALLY.
T5cO of Financier's Children 1cith
Him at Deathbed.

Him at Deathbed.
William c. Whitney, sportsman. fnancier and
statesman. died at his home No. sT1 Fifth-ave..
at p. yesterday. after a short illness, from
appendicitis and peritonitis. With him were his
children. Miss Dorothy Whitney and Harry
Payne Whitney and the wife of the latter. Henry
| NJ Whitney. his brother: Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbit and Herbert H vreeland were in the
| house at the time
1t reported that Mr.. Whitney was under
| ether preparatory a second operation when
he died. At the Whitney home no information
other than formal statment could be obtained,
while the physicians In attendance refused to
| say anything.
Soon after p. m. yesterday. T J. Regan. Mr..
! whitney's secretary. after a short absence. re-
/ turned to the house. accompanied by a nurse
/ and carrying two cases Of surgical instruments
which he said came from Dr. Bulls. DR. Walter
! b. James was the only physician at the house
! then Immediately thereafter Or. Bull came.
/ accompanied by Or. Pool. II was announced
| that consultation would be held
About ; p m. it was announced that Mr..
whitney was dead. No particulars were given
then
Three hours after Mr.. whltnsys death the fol-
| lowing official statement was issued by II. ID.
Mscdona:
and blood poisoning following an operation for
appendicitis.
The interment will be at woodlawn. at date
20 be hereafter fixed. in the family plot where
are the remains OF Mrs. Flora Payne Whitney.
Olive whitney and Mr.. Whitney's grandchild
Flora Payne Paget.
Mr. whitney's children. Mr.. Harry Payne and
Miss Dorothy. were with him when he died.
tn. funeral services Will be held at Grace
Church. where Mr. Whitney was pewholder.
The arrangements for the funeral in
charge of Mr. M. II. Partridge, sexton Of Grace
Church.
The list Of pail bearers will be given later
Before this statement was given out. however.
81 had been reported that Mr.. Whitney had died
under second operation. Mr.. Macdona, when
asked about this. said that the statement given
out covered all ne had to say.
DIR. BULL WOULD NOT TALK.
When Dr. Bull left the house with DR.. Pool soon
after the announcement of the death. he was
asked for information. There's nothing TO say
he declared and hurried into his carriage.
In view Of the favorable bulletins OF Monday
, and yesterday, Mr. Whtney's friends felt justi-
fed in taking a most hopeful view Of his con-
aition Even the last bulletin before the
nouncement Of mis- death said that there was a
slight Improvement. The statement that he
was dead. therefore came as a shock
Mr. Whitney had been Ill only since Friday
night when he forced to leave the opera
Dr. James was called, and the next evening an
operation for appendicitis was performed by Dr.
James and Dr. william T. Bull. From this Mr..
Whitney rallied we'll. and everything looked IA
vorable on Sunday and Monday.
Then between the time OF issuing the noon
bulletin Yesterday and the announcement of the
ended
the hurried sumnoning Of Dr. Bull and DIR. Pool.
the apparent preparations for an operation. Be-
fore Mr. whitney breathed his last oxygen was
administered, it is said, but proved Of no avail
When Mr. Regan was asked about second
operation he said he had heard the report. but
added: When I heard IT, took pains to deny
IT, Further than that can only refer you to
the statement" Mr.. Vreeand said that the
famiiy's statement covered all
DR. Walter b. James. on being asked about the
r.portec second operation, said:
Il left a signed statemer; at the Whitney
house
Mr.. Resan said when told Of this:
DIR James left no statement here All he |
cid was IN the first two lines of the official /
statement. He left the fac included there No |
signed statement has been made by any OF the /
physicians at any time.
when DR.. James was informed of Mr Regan's |
declaration ne reiteraIeu-
II did leave a statement at the home OF Mr. |
Whitney. don't care to say anything further |
Dr. Myron Denton. of No 80 East Thirty !
.b,rd-s,. said when asked about the death:
II really 90 not know much about the case l |
was called in late l am not In position 10 talk /
officially about the matter. and would rather be 1
excused from saying anything Dr. Bull and !
DIT James on the case
DR. J. B. Walker said he had not seen Mr.
whitney yesterday. When asked If Mr.. whitney .
had died under the knife anesthetic he re-
fused answer.
There had been many callers during the day.
Al he time Of the death II. II. Freeland. presi-
dent Of the Iute-urbsn Street Railway Com
many was in the house Elihu Root called al
most Immediately after death was announced
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt. mother OF Mrs
Harry Payne whitney there Mrs
Charles T. Barney. with Miss Barney,