The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
1t Is Expected the Wheels on
$4,000 Miles Of Road
Will Cease to Turn at Hour OF
Harriman's Funeral.
NONE BUT M'KINLEY
Ever Before Received So Great
a Tribute of Regard.
No Longer Any Doubt That Can
Ger Killed Rail King.

New York. Sept 1.-THE action OF
the Union Pacific and Southern "a
cifc railroad systems in suspenolIls
operations for five minutes during the
funeral of E. H. Hartman SUNDAY
afternoon will be followed by most Oh
the other railroads in which the imam
cfer was interested, and by other inter-
ests. The Erie railroad and the Dela-
ware & Hudson, 1t was said, would JOIN
the western Hartman lines In ne STOP
page of trains at the hour OF the 1un-
eraI, and it was thought that the In
nois Central would also show the same
mark of respect.
For these five minutes on Sunday
afternoon not a wheel will be turning
on any part of the $4,000 miles comprls-
ing the Union and Southern Paclnc
systems, and the same quiet may De
ordered on other systems included in
the $1,000 miles of railroad which, TO a
greater or less degree, were under Ine
domination of z. H. Hartman. Th9
last time any such mark Of respect was
shown by the transportation systems OIL
the country was on the occasion of the
funeral of President Mckinley 1t IS
not recalled that any such cessation OF
railroad operation on the scale on
which it is to be done on Sunday was
ever ordered for any private individual.
All the offices of the Hartman rail-
roads in the east will be closed TO-DAY,
until Monday. Already the flags at all
points on the system are at half mast,
and so too are those of the Erie ra
road. Thus across the entire continent
flags are at half mast, for the man VINO
is regarded as the greatest railroa
man that this country, or the world for
that matter. ever knew. The system OF
railways which he brought under his
influence extends twice across the con-
tinent, and the marks of respect VIII
today and tomorrow be paid to his
cif1c.
1t Was Cancer.
Among the physicians in this city
who have had wide experience in can
Ger cases. the diagnosis credited to DE-.
Streumpel the Vienna cancer spe
ciaIist. that Mr.. Hartman was aff1ict-
ed with a cancer, is accepted as plausi-
bic and conclusive. Carcinoma is the
species of cancer in which fatalities
usually occur. When a death is report
ed the profession assumes that car
cinoma caused 1t unless another form
is specifically named.
Carcinoma is deep seated and attacks
vital organs. 1t is defined as a malig-
nant tumor composed of connective
tissue body surrounding groups or
nests of epithelial cells. It lives on the
tissue and death results from ulcera-
ton or from the transmission of the
the glands.
Operations may eliminate carcinoma
If they are performed at an early sta<-e.
In Mr.. Harriman's case, in the opinion
of the physicians. an operation was not
seriously considered until he had b.
come too weak to survive it.
Supposition of cancer in this case
was strengthened by the known symp-
toms displayed by Mr.. Hartman anG
the duration of his illness. Loss of ao-
ind
preston and a noticeable pallor we. e |
symptoms Of which the public had |
knowledge ever since Mr.. Harrima.l's |
health became a matter of gnral con- |
cern.
Little clue to the cause of Mr.. Har-
r:man's death is given by the certifi- |
cate prepared by DR.. Lyle. This GER
tifcate was received today by I. D.
it with the town clerk at Highland |
Mills. 1t gives the cause of death as
heart failure" superindUCed by inter- |
nal complications"
This certificate probably will be filed
tomorrow morning, since this formality |
IS necessary before the burial.
Market Rebound Was Violent.
New York, Sept 1.-THE stock mar
ket gave itself over to gloomy appre-
pensions of the effect to follow the |
death of E. H. Hartman, |
Until that event occurred Thursday af- |
-eTIOOn. II D6CdIHS manifest
hen that selling by shorts had largely |
discounted the effect. while such |
iquidations as was prompted by it had |
been completed. Statements by bank
ers, also, revives hopes in the early /
completion of many of Mr.. Harriman's |
'ar-reaching plans regarding the pro-
perties in which he was interested. |
rhe passing of this depressing inf1u-
;Ece on the speculation was expected |
{ open the way for resumption of the |
influence of confidence in The geenral
respect. The rebound which resulted
as violent.
Thirty Days of Mourning.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 11.-AI of the Of
ices of the Central & Georgia railroad
nd the Ocean Steamship company,
10Th of which "are Hartman lines"
will be draped in black for 80 days in
.onor of the memory of the late finan-
Ter. An order to this effect has been
ssued by J. f. Hanson, president of the
wo companies.
Beginning Yesterday, every vessel of
he Ocean Steamship company, is car
ying its flag at half mast.
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