Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-25
HOW SICK A MAN is
|. 4. HARTMANN.
Efforts to Obtain an Official
Statement from His Physi-
clans Have Failed.
FAMILY is VERY RETlcENT
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FAMILY IS VERY RETlcENT
arrived from Europe Yesterday
VIII rake after Cure at His
Estate OH the Hudson.

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Arden, \. y, Ang. 25.--When E. II.
Hartman }aWoke this morning. he. for
the first time. surveyed the matchless
view Of the Ramapo valley from his
| magnificent new home, perched on u
peak 1000 feet above sea level. twas
| dusk when he arrived last night. the
electric lights were burning and he
could get no view of the thousands
| of acres OF mountain scenery which he
has acquired
Although q small army of reporters
remained near to the great stone man
sion. which is the nucleus of a $1,000
OoolEestate, all night, the private cleo
trio lighting plant wills shut down soon
ailer ~ .ofclock and darkness IN Mr..
| Harrman's suite Of rooms Indicated
that The tinuncier and railroad mag
nate had retired.
Efforts to obtain an official statement
from Mr.. Harriman's physicians as to
his exact condition Oh his prospects
of recovery have failed. DR.. Lyle. one
of the tinanciers physicians, stated
that the family did not desire to make
such a statement. There is little
! doubt however, that financial circles
have been largely reassuIed by Mr..
Harriman's bupSant spirits ON his arr
rival from Europe yesterday and by
! his eaEerness to talk with reporters
and by hts frankness
Nh. Hartman would have talked
with the newspaper men al, the way
from Jersey8C City to Arden in his pri-
Nate car had not his companions OBJ
jected. Even on reaching his country
estate he seemed ger to speak, and
me II shtness OF his spirits had been
diminished In no way by the fatigue
of the journey from the ship.
The convalescence Of tho distin-
guished invalid is a matter Of con-
lecture. He has decided detinitely 10
remain at his estate here until ho has
fully recovered his normal strength,
which he admits is now at The low
ebb. =
The magnifcence or the 80 rooms
which have been finished in the house,
which VIII contain more than 100, did
not impress Nh. Hartman as strongly.
as did his private inclined railway.
winch Is the onl " means of reaching
the house on the sumnit3of the noun
tain unless one attempts to make the
long and tiresome journey by foot.
After leaving the railroad station here.
~ $ necessary to drive quite a dis
lance before coming TO the outer
line of the Hartman estate. Then 1t
miles of q private road belonging to
Mr.. Hartman and access to which
is given nnlyfto those who are invited.
Then comes the inclined railway. which
IS large platform capable of carry-5
ing automobiles and horses and car
riages. up the steep mountain side, II
is4opernted by cable from an electric
power house, which also provides the
lighting for the estate and all the wa
ter required.
HARTMAN HOME AGAIN.
New York, Aug. "a .-E;dward Fl. sHar-
rirlan came back to the United States
today while the financial world stood on
its tip toes in anxiety and expectancy.
lie came back as he left on June /
last--a sick, tired man, seeking health
Ionisht surrounded by his family and
physicians at his magnificent. though
uncompleted summer home at Arden
on-the- Hudson, he has begun the aft
err cure, which he needs after the
enervating baths and dietetic treatment
he underwent at the Austrian resort.
3adgastein
Never has there been more remark
able homecoming of private citizen
than f. "a. Harriman's. Great stock
market operations paused as his ship
drew near, the stock market itself
i''tti NJ I'i'iiS, anu tflt uSITlul NOTlu
turned Its eyes seaW3ard. as 1t We're.
eager for a glimpse of the man whose
illness abroad has furnished much ma
terial for stock market rumors.
Mr.. Hartman remained on board the
Kaiser wilhelm III until the vessel
docked at Hoboken. Then. after being
assisted ashore, he boarded Southern
Pacific tug and was taken to Jersey
City, where he was assisted to his pri-
t,7.gf E'f..N 1.
quickly made up the Hudson to his
home at Arden. Then 1t was that Mr..
Hartman talked freely about himself
his health and his hopes of early re-
covery. Reclining on a couch. he talked
to more than a score of newspaper
| men
SATISFIED WITH TRIP.
II am entirely satisfied with my trip
abroad. as far as my health is con-
! cerned," he said, "and have nothing.
on INV mind n pbtt1a hn,,, :, ~