Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-11

member OF the family" said the clergy
man. II do not know whether or not
DR.. Streumpel acquainted Mr.. Hartman
with his diagnosis of cancer"
DR.. McGuiness insisted that up to the
day before Mr.. Hartman died his most
intimate fiends believed that he might get
well.
Judge Robert s., Lovett, considered Mr.,
Harriman's chief business and legal adj
wiser, explained today the snence which
baffled all seekers for information regard
ing Mr., Harriman's condition. He said;
"Mr. Harriman's life was so interviewer
with Wall street and financial affairs that
any change in his condition would nave
affected the financial world. 1 thought 1t
advisable not to run the danger Of mis-
representation and so said nothing about
his condition. Amy statement one way or
the other would have been misunderstood"
Judge Lovett, who came up here yester-
day, after Mr.. Harriman's death, did not
go to New York until late today,
To Finish Work ON Estate.
Partly from Judge I.ovett and partly from
Charles t, Ford, superintendent Of the
Hartman estate, 1t was learned today that
the extensive work on the estate planned
by Mr.. Hartman during the last two years
will be carried out according to his wishes.
This was the assumption yesterday, al
though no one in a position to know had
discussed the matter. But Judge Lovett
said today:
Il understand that Miss Mary Hartman
has been entering into her fathers plans
for the estate and will undoubtedly see
that they are carried to completion"
Ford announced later that every one OF
the workmen who laid down his tools yes.
terday when the men first learned of their
employers death, will return to work Mon
day morning, This news relieved or
anxiety that affected nearly every home
In Arden and Turner
Mr.. Harriman's will, the size of his
estate, and his probable successor in con
troll of his railroads, were subjects Judge
Lovett declined to discuss. IAN that will
be known in due time he said.
One report here has It that the millionaire
bequeathed $500 acres Of woodland IN
Orange county to the state for a park, pro.
vided the state will assist in improving it
Two or three relatives, whose names werC
not ascertained, were the only arrivals a
Arden house today.
Messages OF Coincidence.
Messages OF coincidence poured In on tn,
family all day, Some of those who wiret
their sympathy were: ogden Mills, ]
Ogden Armour, Chauncey NJ. Depew, VIII
cabled from Vevay. France; Mrs. Blsit
French-Vanderbilt, Mrs. Cornelius Wander,
bilt, Mayor Tidieman Of Savannah, Ga.
August Belmont. William Rockefeller. Rob
ert Goelet. Frank Munsey, whitelaw Reid
Benjamin B.. Odell, former governor o
New York.
w. II. Averiil. Mrs. Harrlman's brother
wired that he was on his way here from
Los Angeles.
Two more names were added to the list
Of active pallbearers this afternoon
making eight In all. The additions are
]. b. Ford, assistant general superinten.
dent of the estate, and George w. Bussey
assistant superintendent OF the Arden
farms. All selected are heads OF depart
ments in the estate.
]. S, Murray, who has charge of ths
stock farm at Goshen. and is one Of tbs
pallbearers. received orders today 90 with
draw all the Hartman entries from the
coming trotting meeting at Syracuse
However. since Mary Hartman. who many
believe will take her fathers place ir
charge OF the property in Orange county
Is extremely fond Of horses. II is not likely
that the Hartman stables will be aban.
doned.
Reports hat Mrs. Hartman was In 4
state Of collapse today were denied b.
Superintendent Ford. He said that she and