Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27
Passed
 \ Good Night.
ATE HEARTY BREAKFAST AND
 RELIsHED IT.
GENERAL NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
Is the Cause of Mir. Harrinnan,s Present
 Condition, Says Family Physician Needs Nothing But Absolute Rest.

Arden, N. r., vAug Whatever the actual prognosis for MT. Barri- mans recovery, it is evident that his family has determined that he shall make no further sacrifices of vitality in an effort to reassure the public and buoy up the stock market. No armed guards patrol his estate, but for all effective purposes of human inter- course, his isolation on his mountain top is as absolute as any devised for an eastern potentate.. Except the selected few of his own immediate en- tourage, not a soul sees him and no word from the outer world penetrates his seclusion. His rest cure" is ab- solute. HH
 Approaches to Grounds Picketed.
 All approaches to the grounds are picketed and. admission is unqualified ly denied to outsiders. The telephone operator at Arden with access on a direct line to the house has orders to make no connections from the out side. The mountain carriage road and the private funicular railway to the heights are both forbidden to every one but the household. It is impossi- ble to reach Mir. Hartman either di- rectly or indirectly unless by his own wish or that of his family communi- cated from within the gates,
 The Patients Progress.
 Dr. Lyle, the family physician bridged the gap today with brief ac- count of his patients progress. Mir Hartman, he said, had been confined to the house for the day by the rains which shrouded all the Ramapo mountain, but his eager inquisitive mind had been busy with the con- struction work still in progress on his n And nr Tx~1n laughed.
 If certain physician would per- nit" he said. MT. Hartman would be out on the job today. bossing the fin- ishing touches on the inclined railway himself
 -"Mr. Hartman passed good night and ate a hearty brerakfast at 10 o'clock this morning. His appetite is better and he relishes good food and plenty of it.
 His present condition is due to a general nervous breakdown and there is nothing he needs more than abso- 'lute rest"
 In Conference with His Lieutenant
 Judge Robert S. Lovett, who has been mentioned as MT. Harrimans possible successor, came to Arden this afternoon for another conference. Judge Lovett positively refused to discuss today the purpose of his fre- qpent visits. 1t is thought however, that with his first lieutenant so often at his elbow MT. Hartman cannot be wholly out of touch with the market or completely free from business cares
 Hartman. chiidren All at Home. All the Hartman children are now here. Walter A. Hartman. the eld- est son and last to arrive, stepped off a train from Chicago today and was whirled away by one of his sisters in an automobile.
 T am. not a public man yet" he said in declining an interview T have come on here from the west about the time I had intended That is all I can say" As chairman of surveying gang on one of his fathers lines. young Hartman has begun to learn railroading from the bottom up.
 MT. Hartman Looks Better.
 Charles T. Ford. superintendent of the estate, came down the mountain by the funicular tonight.
 T just left Mir. Hartman sitting on the veranda," he said. He greatly enjoying the sweeping view of the val ley below and the fresh evening air, after the rain. In fact Mr Hartman looked better and brisker to me than at any time I have seen him since his return.
 "He takes the liveliest interest in all the vast amount of work on the place that still remains to be done He discussed with me tonight his plans for the completion of the house, the funicular and the -beautifuf granite station at the base of the mountain"