Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINANCIER's
DEATH MADE BY UNION PA
CIFIC ROAD.
END CAME AFTER MARKET CLOSE
World Startled by News of Passing Of
Great American Railway Factor.
Family All Present at the
End.


N. Y, at 1875 p. m
Mr.. Harriman's death had been ex.
pected for several days. On last Sun
day he suffered serious relapse due
to an attack of acute Indigestion and
he was unable to rally from the critic
al condition which then threatened his
life. With him at the time of death
were all the members of his imme-
date family and DR.. Lyle.
Mr.. Hartman died at his home on
Tower Island, near Arden, Orange
county, N. Y.
The message was telephoned to the
Office of the Union Pacific railroad at
$3.50 o'clock by Judge Lovett, Mr..
Harriman's chief advisor, who was at
Arden.
Simply tell the newspapers that
Mr.. Hartman died at 3:35 o'clock and
that no further statement will be CIV
en- out until tomorrow morning" tele-
phoned Judge Lovett, who was great
fy broken up by the news.
Nature of Illness Unknown.
Mr.. Hartman has been i'll for sew
eral months. The exact nature of his
illness has been carefully withheld
from the public, but it is the consen-
sus of opinion that he suffered from
cancer or chronic indigestion.
Several months ago he went abroad
to consult prominent European spe.
cialists, and then took the cure at
Badgastien. This did him little, If
he
ing here on Aug. 81, much before the
time he had set for his return.
He walked from the steamer to a
waiting tug, and later to special
train, which took him to his mountain
home.
Secrecy at Arden.
Every newspaper man who saw him
declared the walk was superhuman
effort to cause people to believe he
was not dying man, thus making an
effort for the purpose of bolstering up
stocks.
From the day he was taken to Ar
den it was thought he was dying
man. There have been frequent con-
ferences of noted surgeons and physi-
clans at the Hartman home. Their
comings and goings have been hidden
in deep secrecy. Finally bulletin
was issued in which it was admitted
that Mr.. Hartman was very sick
man, and said that the physicians,
while declaring an operation would
be necessary, had nevertheless deter
mined to postpone it until Hartman
was stronger. Saturday he took a
short automobile ride.
Auto Ride Last Airing.
When he returned to the house he
was in a state of coma and had to be
carried to his bed, from which he
never arose.
Sunday and Monday there were
scenes of great activity about the Har.
riman home and it was evident that
the great financier was dying. All the
while the Hartman physicians were
optimistic. AS late as 8 CLOCK in the
morning, DR.. Lyle, Mr. Hartmann
private physician, issued bulletin in
which he said Mr.. Harriman's condi
ton was unchanged.
At that time 1t was almost positive
ly known to the army Of waiting
newspapermen that Hartman was be
ing kept alive by frequent limitations
Of oxygen and that he was lying in /;
bed of ice bags to keep down his few
er.
It is now said an intestinal trouble
was the cause of death.
Harrimans Cause.
Edward Henry Hartman was bor1
Feb. "a, 1S4S, at Hampton. l.. 1. He
was the second son in family of 81,
children. His father was Rev. Or
lando H. Hartman, an Episcopal min
ister
The elder Hartman changed parish
es every year, but not till Edward wa
nearly grown did he get one wher,
he could earn comfortable living
The Hartman children were pressed
even for food and clothing
Young Harriman's education wa
little and desultory. His father helped
him some at home, and he ATTENDED
some grade schools. Also he had
year at a UNCONVENTIONAL churcl
where minister's sons We're educate,
free.
To Wall Street in Teens.
While still in his teens, young Har
riman went into Wall ST. as broker
clerk. He was an understood, near
sighted, weak-looking young man, ret
icent, repelling confidence, one VIII,
made few friends.
But he was keen as a polished stee
blade. Despite his weak appearance,
he was indefatigable.
And behind his big glasses glowet
his eyes, deep set, penetrating, calcu
lating, hard. He set in TO learn tn,
Wall st. game. 1t was in the earl,
EOS. His teachers were Jay Goul'
and Jim Fiske and Jay Cooke.
So young Hartman was soon trad
ing on the fioor-for his customers
for himself.
Made Good Quickly.
Within 10 or Is years he had mad,
good. He had made his million. hat
won the respect of w. K Vanderbilt
and Stuyvesant Fish. Theirs were tn,
only sort of friendships he allowed
himself. He had established his owl
brokerage and banking house-E. Fl
Hartman & Co.
Also he was studying railroads
studying them as no man had ever
done before.
Eyes on the West.
Already he was looking westward