New-York tribune., 1909-09-11

of the family that DR.. Lyle refused TO give the
cause of death.
Judge Lovett would not say anything about
the disposition OF Mr.. Harrimsn's estate. its size
who would be his successor in railroad affairs.
He said that he appreciated the pertnence OF the
questions but would rather not answer them
now. Mr. Hartman is reported to have said
that he intended 10 give large part of his
estate of $4,000 acres TO the state for public
park if the state would provide for the main-
tenance. Judge Lovett said that he could not
talk about that at this time.
Since Mr.. Harriman's death all orders have
been given by Mrs. Hartman. They are trans
mitted by Robert L. Gerry. her son-in-law, but
he consuts with Mrs. Hartman first. The work
the estate is TO be carried on according TO
Mr.. Harriman's wishes.
This will he done under the direction of Mrs
Hartman and Miss Mary Hartman, who knew
more about the dead mans wishes than any
one else Miss Mary Hartman was frequently
consulted by him in regard to the work on the
estate. The men have instructions to return to
work on Monday morning.
Hundreds of messages of coincidence were
received at Arden House to-day. Among them
were dispatches from Ogden Mills, ]. Ogden
Armour, Chauncey NJ Depew. Mrs. French
Vanderbilt, Mayor Tiedeman of Savannah,
August Belmont. william Rockefeller, Robert
Goeet. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Frank
A. Munsey. w. H. Averell. Mrs. Harriman's
brother. telegraphed from California that he was
fastening TO Arden
DIR. TGUINNESS TELLS ANECDOTES
The Rev. Dr. McGuinness. after he came from
Arden House this evening, spoke in apprecia-
tion of Mr.. Hartman as he was known to his
neighbors in Orange County.
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Hartman as he was in his office in New York. but
here, we. his neighbors. knew him. the key
note Of his character was democratic simplicity
and approachableness Any workman the
estate could always reach him with word. He
charitable. but in unostentatious way.
He always preferred that the knowledge of his
giving should be concealed. And he was never
content merely to write a check for a charitable
institution purpose, but he put his personality
we'll as his money into his gifts
His domestic life DR.. McGuiness added,
was ideal"
DR.. McGuiness told three anecdotes to illus
trate Mr.. Harriman's way with his people.
"On one occasion" he said, the wife of a
laborer on the estate sick. and Mr. Harri-
man-called me up five times on the telephone to
learn her condition. He called me up both from
his Office and from his home. and one call was
at midnight
Another story was that of the nurse with
whom the Hartman children grew up.
"After the children were grown" DR.. Me-
Guinness said, "the nurse went to live with an
other family. md died in their service. Mr.
Hartman learned that she had expressed a
wish to be buried at Arden. He had her body
brought here at his own expense. and sat in the
front pew at the funeral service at ST. Johns
Church.
AT one of the Christmas festivities which
were a regular feature of Arden life" he con-
tinued, Mr.. Hartman learned at nightfau that
a boy who lived at Island Pond had been greatly
disappointed at not being invited to the fete and
not receiving a present. Island Pond is four
miles from Arden by wood road. But Mr.
Hartman walked the four miles through the
woods after dark to carry present to the lad +"
J. s Murray who has charge Of the Hartman
racing stables, said to-day that he had received
orders to withdraw all the Hartman horses
from the races at Syracuse next week