Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-11
VlENNEsE SPECIALIST, WHOM
LATE RAIL KING CONSULTED
ABROAD, SAYS HE DIAGNOSED
THE COMPLAINT AS SUCH.
BUSINESS WORLD
WAS PREPARED
FINANCIAL CIRCLES HAVE LITTLE
APPREHENSION - FUNERAL TO
BE PRIVATE AT ARDEN NEXT
SUNDAY.

Vienna, Sept. fo.-Adolph
struempel, the viennese special
ist, whom the late E. H. Harrl
man came to Europe to consult,
now admits that when he saw
Hartman in July he diagnosed
the complaint as cancer.
New York, Sept. 1o--A state
ment was given out at the Union
Pacific headquarters today deny
Ing that Hartman died at 1880
s o'clock yesterday and placing the
time of death at 3:35 o'clock
New York. Sept. 1o-Although it IS
announced that the funeral of Ed
ward HI. Hartman, who died suddenly
late yesterday afternoon, will be pr1-
vate, many noted persons, among them
the associates of the railroad organ
izer, are arranging to attend the sim
pie services to be held in the church
at Arden Sunday afternoon. Until
then the body will remain at the man
sion on Tower Hill watched by mem
bers of the immediate family. Ac-
cording to members of the family no
operation was performed because most
of the physicians and surgeons in the
world had failed to diagnose the case.
as they did not know what was the
matter with him, and they could do
nothing for him.
Hour of Death Problem.
The exact time of Harriman's death
is known only in that limited circle of
relatives and associates who had 50
effectively shielded Mr.. Hartman
from all outside annoyances during
his last illness. The time was given
Mary Simons, sister of the dead man,
to the world as 3:55 p. M, but Mrs.
said ast night that the end had come
at / 80, more than two hours previous.
Whether this apparent discrepancy
has any bearing on the current belief
that every effort was made to lessen
the influence of the financier's death
on the New York stock market is
problematical But it Is significant
that the time of his death as officially
announced was just 35 minutes aft,ai
trading had closed on the exchange in
New York.
Flags at Half Mast.
Signs of sorrow at the death OF
Hartman were numerous in the
financial circle today. The flag of the
stock exchange was at half mast and
similar tributes were paid by other
institutions and banking houses
The Funeral Arrangements.
While the policy of reticence that
prevailed during Mr.. Harriman's i'll
ness was maintained by most of his
relatives and associates after his
death, Orlando Hartman, who is i,
I New York, discussed the funeral ar
rangements briefly last night. He sai6
that Mr.. Hartman would be buried Ii
the family plot in the little graveyard
behind st. Johns Episcopal church al
Arden. He will rest beside his eldes
son, Edward H. Hartman Jr., whe
died twenty-five years ago, soon after
the family frs. came to Arden
A shaft of blue stone, quarried from
the steep sides of Tower Hill, mark.
the grave of the baby, Edward, and i
is probable that similar stone of mod
est size will be erected over the las
resting place of his distinguished faith
er. The service will be neld at 3:.3t
on sunday afternoon next and it il
understood will be strictly private.
The Hartman active pail bearers
will be six men in charge of the vari
GUS departments of the Hartman
estate at Arden and Turner TIL,
honorary pail bearers have not as ye
been announced.
Harriman's Estimated Wealth.
The estimate of e. H. Hartman
wealth ranged all the way from $50,
100000 to s200,000,O00. Those mos
likely to have the best information sal
1t was probably in the neighborhood Q
s100,000,000, and that it consists chief
ly of railroad stocks and bonds.
Mr.. Hartman was large owner {
securities of the Union Pacific and th
J. Southern PaeiHe systems, of the Atch
ison. Topeka and Santa Fe road, Bal
timore and Ohio, Illinois Central. Ne,
York Central, the Erie. Delaware an
Hudson, Pacific Mail Steamship com
pany, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, and {
the Wells Fargo Express company. II
was credited with being the largest in
dividual stockholder in the last name
corporation, which recently acquired
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