The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-10
Noted Railroad Organizer Pas
ses Away at Summer Home
NEWS OF DEATH UNEXPECTED
Was Not Announced Until After Close
of Days Trading on New York
Exchange.

known only in that limited circle o.
relatives and associates who had Sc
effectively shielded Mr. Hartman
from all outside annoyances during
his last illness. The time was giyer
to the world as 3.35 p m, but Mrs
lSimons, sister of Mr. Hartman, sale
that the end had come at 1880 mort
THAN two hours previous Whether
this apparent discrepancy has any
bearing on the current belief that
every effort was made to lessen the
influence of the financier's death on
the New York stock market is prob
lematical. but it is significant that
the time of his death as officially an
Inounced was just 35 minutes after
1 trading had ceased on the exchange
in New York.
MIR. Hartman died peacefully and
almost to the end his brilliant mind
retained its integrity. After re
lapse on Sunday he sank steadily and
soon after the noon hour there
came a relapse which marked the
approach of the end. His wife, his
two daughters, the Misses Mary and
Carol, and his sons, Walter and Rol-
and assembled at the bedside and
Mrs. Simons entered the great silent
brothers death.
No spiritual advisor was at hand,
The swiftest automobile in the Har-
riman garage had been dispatched for
the Rev DR.. j. Holmes McGuiness,
an Episcopalian rector of Arden par
ish and Mr.. Harrimans personal chap
lain, but Dr. McGuiness was not az
home When found later, although
rushed up the mountain side at
breakneck speed, he did not arrive un-
til death had come TO Arden house.
While the policy OF reticence that
prevailed during Mr.. Harriman's i'll
ness was maintained by most of his
relatives and associates after his
death. Orlando Hartman, whose
home is in New York. discussed the
funeral arrangements briefly. He
said that Mr. Hartman would be
buried in tne family plot in the little
grave yard behind st. Johns Episco
pal church at Arden. He will rest
beside his first son, Edward H. Harri
man, Jr., who died % years ago, soon
after the family first came to Arden.
The service will be held at 1880 O.
clock next Sunday afternoon and, 1t Is
understood, will be strictly private
Dr.. Lyle, who has been Mr.. Harri-
mans physician throughout this last
illness, has issued no statement con
corning his illness or the cause OF
death. but the general understanding
is that there was no operation.
Yesterday during the morning be
fore the approach of the crisis was at
hand, Mr., Hartman talked with
Thomas A. Price, his personal secre-
tary in the New York offices OF t1e
Union Pacific. This was one of the
strongest Evidences that the railroad
mans mind was alert to the end, for
II is believed that Mr.. Price was sum
moned to enable the distinguished IL
nancier to give some instructions
concerning his vast affairs
Although his family and perhaps
two or three associates had known
that Mr.. Hartman might die at any
time since his relapse last Sunday,
the news of his death was compare
lively unexpected. DR.. Lyle issued a
statement this morning, saying that
the patients condition was un'
changed. But before the afternoon
was we'll under way he was dead.
Following Mr. Harrimanis death,
Wall street began to consider the
question of what the effect might be
on the properties under his control
and the financial world generally, IT
was pointed out that Mr.. Hartman
friends and the leaders of the tinan-
cial world generally have known Tor
some months that the malady with
which he was afflicted was not cur
able and that it was only question
of time until 1t would be necessary
for him to cease active direction OF
affairs. 1t was assumed, therefore,
nv good Judges of the situation that
undoubtedly ample preparations had
been made for the eventuality of his
death or retirement
Mr.. Harriman's death comes at a
time when in general the business al
fairs of the country are in eXcelleht
condition with realization of those
bountiful crops which he himself has
sought. With these facts in mind ana
the general knowledge that Mr. Har-
riman in any event could not long
continue his active career, Wall street
already had prepared itself for the
end. Therefore there was no teeilhs
of shock or alarm, and as the hours
progressed 1t became evident thal
there was a general feeling of securl-
ty and even of serenity as to the III
ture- .,tt,
For a time there was some taik
among the leaders of finance as 10
r. doeirabilitv of informally confer
ring hut even this precaution was
deemed unnecessary. 80
It is believed by Mr.. Harrimans
associates that the railroad system
which he organized will be continued
with practically no change of pollcy,
Recent estimates of Mr.. Hartman
personal wealth have varied all the
way from 100000 to $1OO,GOO'OOO:
He He was of course a large holder OF
securities of the various corporations
with which ne was identified hciud-