Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-29
Banker Spends Four Hours in Home
on Mountain Top.
SAYS HARTMAN IS BETTER
Apparently Much Encouraged by Talk
with Business Associate.
LITTLE NEWS FROM HOUSE
First Message Says re is Resting
Well and that There Has Been
No Change I'm His
Condition,

ARDEN N. Y. Aug. a-Edward H Har-
riman Notwithstanding the furry OF yes
terday, is not to undergo a surgical opor-
alton at present. His seclusion in his
Tower Hin home is as complete as ever,
but all the information which was cleaned
today tends to support the increasing con-
fidence that his silment is not to be re-
lieved by the surgeons knife just now.
Aside from this decision. the most import
ant incident bearing on his illness today
was a visit from Jacob H. Schiff the New
York banker, the first prominent figure In
the financial world 20 see Mr.. Hartman
since his return from Europe Mr.. Schiff
came apparently with the idea OF ascertain
ing just how i'll Mr.. Hartman is. He did
not talk business and when he left he saidi
Mr. Hartman is better"
No Operation Now.
Whether the decision not to operate on
Mr. Hartman was reached because his
physical condition would make an opera
ton unwise now, or whether no operation.
is necessary, NUT remain unanswered 30
long as the, Hartman family maintains ITS
policy of rigid silence.
But on authority which could not be
confirmed from Arden from the offices
of the Hartman lines In New York, II
physicians reported today to the family
and to the interests in Wall street most
deeply concerned in the Hartman securi-
ties that IL was best TO let the patient
make a full trial of the after cure"
recommended at Bad Gastein before q
more heroic alternative is considered.
DIR. George w. Grille, the Cleveland sur
geon who was reported to have been
summoned for consultation, YEAS not
recognised today as an arriving or de-
parting passenger at either Turner or
Arden, the two stations on the Erie rail-
road nearest the Hartman residence. 1t
IL probable. however, that he slipped
through the lines OF correspondents un-
recog gnized took part in the consultation
and departed.
schifT Talks of visit.
Mr.. schiff denied here today that DR..
Grille was still at the house. Mr.. Schiff
arrived this morning and left after a
four hours stay at Arden house. The
importance OF his visit cdnnot be over
estimated. Mr.. scRiff. James stillman
and James Speyer are the three con-
servatively aggressive bankers who as
the representatives of the vast stand
ard Oil interests have financed Mr..
Harriman's ambitious undertakings and
pledged success to his ventures.
'T came here today" said Mr.. Schiff
ION a personal visit not on business''-
which is but another way of saying that
he was anxious in his own behalf to see
Just how I'll man his friend and business
associate is.
Mr.. Schiff departed outwardly satisfied
ana spoke with ring OF sincerity in hts
voice II sat on the porch with Mr.. Har-
riman," he said. "and to me he seemed
cheerful. and not at all a dangerously
sick man. 1 did not talk business with
him. 1t has been reiterated that what
Mr.. Harriman needs more than anything
else is rest; and I certainly should be the
last person TO contravene the doctors or
ders.
''NIr. Hartman is Better"
"The only physician at the house, he
| continued. that I know anything about
is DR.. Lyle He Is still there, and 50 far
as know he is the only one there.
know nothing about consultations and
refuse TO discuss either medicine or busi-
ness. To my opinions you are welcome
Mr.. Hartman is better"
AS he spoke the banker had the air Of
| a man who had come prepared to face a
crisis and was leaving happy 20 find that
there was no crisis His visit was sx'
pected by the Hartman household, for
early in the day orders came from Tower
Hill to stop a through Erie train at Arden.
| When the train halted an automobile was
/ on hand and Mr.. Schiff was whisked
away before he could be questioned. but
he expressed his views upon his return
to the Arden station in the afternoon
His words were carefully weighed and
evidently spoken with the knowledge that
financial interests all over the country
would take them as authoritative.
The earliest information direct from the
Herman household indoors today came
In reply to a auerry over the telephone.
"Mr Hartman is resting well. There
has been no operation and no change In
his condition" was the gist OF this answer.
The reply came apparently from one OF
Mr.. Harriman's secretaries or house
servant
Employees Love Hartman.
The rigorous vigilance OF all the attend
ants about the Hartman estate to preclude
access or communication with the HarrI-
man house was explained and In a measure
excused today by william Mcclellan. over
seer OF the Arden farms. He has been one
Of Mr. Harriman's most trusted employees
for sixteen years. Mcclellan said he voiced
the sentiment Of the many other employees
OF the estate in saying that their watchful-
ness and solicitude In enforcing the
doctors orders" was prompted by a spirit
Of love and respect for their chief rather
than by any explicit orders.
Every one loves Mr.. Hartman up here"
said Mcclellan, "and there is not a man
on the place who would not almost give up
his life 10 protect him from harm or re-
lieve him OF any unnecessary annoyance.
That is not because he pays his men well,
but for the reason that he is 80 kind and
sympathetic and takes a personal interest
in US all. While We don't believe that he
Is dangerously III at this time, we know
what the doctors have prescribed for him,
and we are anxious to do our part TO have
him get IL.
Mr.. Hartman has been more than =
father t. -ns during my sixteen ysarS