The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-29

70 Europe for a rest, but the vacation was
cut short by the revelations before the
Interstate Commercc Commission OF graft
in coal stocks thai had crept into the Penn
sylvania system. He hurried home to take
charge Of affairs, arriving in June.
Just before he sailed he had gone through
a lively campaign for the passage OF the
Rate bill, taking the side of the President
The contest at Washington was trying and
Mr.. Cassatt showed the effects Of the strain.
Upoa his return Mr.. Cassatt issued a
Abatement "a TO his own holdings in con-
Germs doing business with the Pennsyl-
vania, and caused an inquiry TO be made
for the purpose of ~istitutinE reforms. This
situation and the criticism that was directed
against the railroad added to Mr.. Cassatt' g
worries. For a time il was even rumored
that he might resign as president.
Having finally got the situation in hand
Mr.. Cassatt vent to his sons summer home
in Bar Harbor to spend the rest OF the sum
mer. One of Mr.. Cassatt's favorite grand
children was suffering from the whooping
cough, and in Administering TO the little TEL
low Mr.. Cassatt caught the disease himself.
To a man 81 years old whooplng cough IL
no trifiing matter, and again the physicians
warned Mr.. Cassatt that he must conserve
Ills GneIKltR, Ouhl - w NoN W. ~AA .
. CaEsatt overdid himself. He was one OF
4, the leading spirits at Bar Harbor, and for
( INFLATED n scheme for the racing OF SailDoats
for a cup, the owner TO sail his own boat.
When the day arrived FOR the race a hiGh
wind prevailed, and while handling the
/ tiller of his own boat, as required by the
terms Of the race, he overtaNed himself ana
7 brought on an affection Of the heart. As a
result he had to remain at Bar Harbor sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. Cassatt made his last visit to his Office
on December y. On Monday last Mr.. Gas
. satt had his last drive. He complained OF
I feeling weaker when he re1lrned, and an
= additional nurse was called in 40 mat ne
might have attention night ami day. u,
: On Thursday Mr.. Cassatt was up and
; about his room. II was noticeable TO the
nurses this morning that Mr., CasSatt was
= not as strong a. usual, and they directed
him to stay in bed. Shortly before l O'Clock
Mr.. Cassatt arose and went into an adjoining
room for a moment Hardly had he re-
turned TO bed when he suffered a convulsion,
and almost before the nurses could reach
his bedside he was dead.
J. n. Manser, a specialist on heart
diseases, who has been treating Mr. Cassatt
said:
"Mr Cassatt died of heart disease. the
immediate condition being known 10 the
medical profession an Stokes-Adams SYM
bronze. As is usually the case under such
circumstances, death was almost lnstan-
t~aneous."
Late this afternoon a family conference
was held at which arrangements for the
funeral were discussed. One OF the things
taken up was whether the ball planned FOR
tonight by Mrs. Van Rensselaer, at the
Bellevue-Stratford hou be postponed.
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, is the mother-in-law
of Robert Kelso Cassatt. In view of the
impossihility Of recalling the 500 invitations
to the ball il was decided to make no change
in the programme. A tinge Of gloom and
the absence Of many familiar faces marked
. the festivities.