Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-10

break neck speed, he did not arrive
until death had come to- the, Arden
house.
While secrecy on every hand has
been maintained at the Hartman
residence to the very end, news OF
Harriman's death was conveyed to
New York before it came to Arden
and the valley below. Then by way
of New York the report that death
had arrived at the great estate on
Tower Hill, spread, and confirmation
was sought at the residence by tele
phone. 49,.
During the past ten days rumors
have been SO persistent and vtriable
that little credence was at first Civ
en- the report, and it was SHOCK
when the confirmation report was re
ceived, which was as follows:
Eyes, that is correct, Mr.. Harri
man died at 1855 p. m"
The speaker was evidently an EN-
ploye of the estate, and soon after
wards hundreds of workmen engaged
on the estate learned of their mast
ers death, when page came out on
the lawn and announced simply, "You
may all quit work, Mr.. Hartman Is
dead" -
DR.. Lyle, who has been Hartmann
physician throughout his last illness.
has issued no statement concerning
his illness or cause of death, but the
general understanding is that there
was no operation.
Mrs. Simons, Harriman's sister, dis
cussed his death this evening with
more freedom than any one else, but
even she professed not to know the
exact nature Of her brothers ailment
Her eyes were red with weeping and
her voice shook with emotion as she
said:
you have heard the sad news.
My dear brother passed away in the
presence of all the members of our
family" :
What time did Hartman die she
was asked.
About 1:30 o'clock this after
noon" was the unexpected answer.
She said emphatfcally that there
had been no operation, then became
so overcome by her feelings that she
begged to be excused and said she
could not discuss the last hours of
her brothers life.
Her husband Chas. D. Simons said
he had not arrived at Arden in time
to see Hartman before he died. Mr..
Simons said that his brother-in-law
died at 3:35 p. m.
.,... No Change in Policies.
New York, Sept. Sit is believed
by Harriman's associates that the
railroad system which he organized
and carried forward to such degree
of success will be continued with
practically no change of policy and
that plans to that end were perfected
by Hartman long before his, death
There were numerous reports cur
rent in financial quarters during the
afternoon concerning the status OF
the vast properties under Hartman s
direction, one of the reports being
that his securities of railroad prop.
critics Of which he was head had been
trusted and were held intact for the
greater safety of his estate and the
properties concerned. However
there was no authoritative opinion
Forthcoming on this report, OF, upon
the general disposition to be made
Of his property. .:s.:.. ~ =. ,s:.s55
Recent estimates Of Harriman's
personal wealth have varied all this
way from $4,000 900 to ten hundred
million. He was Of course a large
holder of securities Of various cor
porations with which he was identi
fed, including in addition to thu
Union Pacific and South Pacific sys
TENS, over majority stock Of small
er or tributary properties, not onl.
in this country but in Mexico as well
Reports credit him with large per
sona1 holdings in Atchison, Topeks