The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-09-18
HARR|MAN'S END
WAS PEACEFUL
Remains Now Rest In Gene
terry Near Arden.
FINANclERs At THE FUNERAL


He Diagnosed the Complaint as Can
eer-sister Declares There Was No
peratlon-Harriman's Vast Wealth.
The remains of +. II. Hartman, the
railway magnate. now rest In the lit
tie country cemetery at 81. Johns
church, near Arden. N. Y, the late
home OF the deceased. The funeral
ceremonies were simple. but were at
tended by many financiers OF note and
friends of the family.
For five minutes during the progress
OF the funeral procession not a wheel
was turned en- any part OF the $1,000
miles OF the Union and Southern Pa
cific systems. The last time such
mark OF respect was shown by the
transportation systems OF the country
was on the occasion OF the funeral OF
President Mckinley.
II is the consensus OF opinion among
leaders In the stock market that the
suppression OF the news OF the death
of 4. n. Hartman until after the close
OF trading on the previous afternoon
had prevented all sensational varia-
lions I'm the stock lists and was respon-
slble for the fact that Hartman hold
ings felt only a slight decline. Mr..
Hartman died at 1880 and the news
was not given out until 3:S5.
Cause OF Death Kept Secret
There was much speculation as to
the cause OF Mr.. Harriman's death.
The rumor was current and purport
ed 10 come from an authoritative
source that the railroad king was
victim OF cancer OF the stomach.
Many said. however. 1T was simply
| the end OF a WORKOUT man."
The only information as TO the
causes that produced death was tele-
phone statement OF DR.. Lyle.
mir. Harriman's deakh was due TO
heart exhaustion. superinduced by 9th.
err physical complications" II said.
dispatch from Vienna says that
Professor Adolf Struempeli the Wen.
nese specialist, whom the late Il. II.
Hartman went to Europe TO consult.
now admits that when he saw Mr.. Har.
riman In July he diagnosed his com
plant as cancer.
Hartman died peacefully and TO the
end his brilliant mind retained its in.
tegrity. After relapse on Sunday he
sank slowly and soon after the noon
hour Thursday there came relapse
which marked the approach OF the end.
His wife, hts two daughters. the Misses
Mary and Carol and HIS sons, Walter
and Roland, who have been constantly
with him, assembled at the bedside
and a carriage was hastily dispatched
for Mrs simons, whose home is here
In Arden. three miles from the Tower
Hill mansion.
air. and Mrs Robert l.. Gerry also
were present Mrs. Gerry Is Har-
rimans daughter
Gerry said the cause OF Harrimans
death probably viii never be known.
Z. New York Gets News First.
with the secrecy that has been main.
tanned at the Hartman residence un.
broken 10 the very end. news OF Harri
mans death was conveyed 10 New
York before II came 20 Arden and the
valley below Then by way OF New
York. the report that death had arrived
al the great estate on Tower Hill
/ spread quickly and confirmation was
sought at the residence by telephone
A voice on the hill replied: Eyes
that is correct. Mr.. Hartman died al
1896 p. m"
The understanding is that there
was no operation. Four persons arc
authority for this belief. They are
Mrs. Simons. his sister: Charles r
Ford. superintendent OF the Hartman
estate; William A. Mcclellan. superin
tendent OF the Arden farms, and
Thomas u. Price. Harriman's personal
secretary in the Union Pacific Offices
All four made such declaration after
Harriman's death.
Mrs. Simons discussed his death
, with more freedom than any one else
but even she professed not TO know
the exact nature OF her brothers all.
ment.
Deny There Was an Operation.
She said emphaticaliy that there had
I been no operation, then became SC
overcome by her feelings that she beg
ged TO be excused and said she co1lt
, NOT describe the scenes az the house
, during the last hours. Her husband
Charles d. Simons, said heshad not ar
rived at Arden In time 20 sn<.liarrlmar
l before he died. s-Nrt
Recent estimates OF Harriman's per
sonai wealth have varied all the way
from t5O,000,000 10 5000. 900. VI,
was. OF course. large holder Of securi
ties OF the various corporations with
which he was identified. including II
addition TO the Union Pacific and th'
Southern Pacific systems. over a scor'
Of smaller o. tributary properties, no
|. only In this country but IN Mexico n
well. Report credited him with largI
personal holdings In the Atchison. To
peka and Santa Fe road, BALTIMORE ans
ohio, Delaware and Hudson. Erie, MI
nols Central, New York Central AM
Pacific Mail Steamship company. HI
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