The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-10
Or. Lyle Says Death Occurred at 3:a5
as First Announced and Not at
the Earlier Hour Which
Has Been Given.
TO BE BURIED SUNDAY
End Is Said to Have Seen a Peaceful
One and There Was a Denial
that an Operation Had
Been Performed.

~. l., SepI. Iu.-lne great
est organizer of railroads the world
mas ever known met the only lasting
defeat of his life at the hands OF
death. Secluded in his magnificent
home at Tower Hill, surrounded by
his family, he succumbed to an intes-
tinal disorder after a fight which
ranks for grit with his remarkable
financial struggles.
The time Of death was given to the
world at 3:35, but Harriman's sister
said that the end came at 1 80 Wheth-
er the apparent discrepancy has a
bearing on the current belief that
every effort was made to lessen the
influence of the fnancier's death on
the stock market is problematical, bu.
It is considered significant that the
announcement was made half an hour
after trading ceased. Hartman died
peacefully. To the end his brilliant
mind retained its integrity. After re-
lapsins Sunday, he sank slowly, and
soon after noon there was a relapse
which marked the approach of the
end.
Or. Lyle issued no statement con-
cerning the Illness or cause of death,
but four persons stated that there was
no operation. They were Harriman's
sister, superintendent Ford and Nc
Z Ciellan of the estate and Harriman's
personal secretary in the Union Paci-
fic office.
Harriman's Life In a Nutshell.
Born February 25, 1s4S, Hampstead,
L. l., one of the six children of pow
erty-stricken minister.
Had only two years education in
church schools.
At Ia he was errand boy in Wall
street brokers' office.
At Is he was made clerk. with
share in the profits.
Sreculated with his savings. and at
% bought seat on the New York
Stock Exchange
At 25 he married Miss Mary Averell
Of Rochester. N. Y.
AT 40 he became vice-president OF
the Illinois Central railroad.
At so he undertook to reorganize
the Union Pacific. where J. Pierpont
Morgan had failed.
At 60 he realized the dream Of his
life: an ocean-to-ocean railway sys
tenn under his personal control
Then ,'.e end came.
Died September 8. 1909.
Here are the corporations In which
e. H. Hartman was an officer or di
rector at the tmie of his death:
Baltimore & Ohio, Brooklyn Heights
Railroad Co., Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Co, Central Pacific Railway Co.. Col
orado Fuel & Iron Co., Guaranty Trus,
Co. Of New York, Illinois Central
1lwaco Railway & Navigation Co.
International Banking corporation
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Railway Co., Leavenworth, Kansas &
Western, Louisiana Western. Michi
gan Central Morgan's Louisiana
Texas Railroad (and Steamship CO..
National City Bank of New York. New
York Central G. Huds,N' River Rail
road CO., New York, Susquehanna
Western railroad, Night and Day
Bank of New York, Oregon & Cali
fornia Railroad Co., Oregon Railroad
& Navigation Co., Oregon Short Linz
Railroad Co, Pacific Coast Co., Paci
f1c Mail Steamship Co., Pere Mar
quette Railroad Co., Portland & Asi
attic Steamship Co, Railroad Securi
ties Co., Rio Bravo Oil Co., San Ped
ro. Los Angeles & salt Lake Railroad
Co., st. Joseph & Grand Island Rail
way CO., Southern Pacific railway
Southern Pacific Co, Southern Pacif,
Terminals Co., Texas & New Orlean.
Railroad Co., Union Pacific Land Co.
Union Pacific Railroad CO., Wells-Far
go Co.. ells-Fargo-Nevada Nationa
bank and the Western Union Tele
graph Co.
Time Of Death 3:35.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Dr. VIM
Lyle, personal physician to Mr.. Harri
man today authorized the following
statement, which was given out at tht
oiiices of the Union Pacific railroad
The report was published tnat Har
riman died at 1870 yesterday after
noon. is absolutely untrue. He dice
at 3:S5 p. m, as was Immediately an
nounced, both at Arden and at 12'
Broadway"