The Washington times., 1909-09-10

physicians who attended him II iS de-
clared by members OF the family that
there was much conflict between the
consulting physicians as TO the real
cause. and that, as only an autopsy
would reveal the exact nature Of his
sickness. and no autopsy will be per
formed. no one will know.
The death certificate will give an ap-
proximste knowledge Of the silment
which cost Hartman his life. This GER
tifcate will be filed either this afternoon
or tomorrow whit Acting Town Clerk
Bellings Pemberton. at the village Of
Highland Mills. Until then nothing more
will be given out at the house.
Robert T. Gerry. son-in-law OF the
fnancier. in response to urgent requests
for the cause Of death. today said:
'The cause OF Mr.. Hsrriman's death
will probably never be known. for the
family win allow no autopsy to be per
formed"
The wealth and power OF a railroad
world and a financial world today be
gan a pilgrimage to pay respects to the
dead wizard. Through the drizzling rain
that fell from gray clouds which hid
the house from the valley below, and
isolated It in its hour Of suffering. the
men CT "big affairs Of the country ar
rived to do honor 20 Hartman, the man
who had fought with them and against
them on the financial bsttlehelds Of
Wall Street, and in the great West Men
who had cheered OF cursed him after
many victory came TO mourn for him
in his final defeat
His Neighbors Mourn.
But It is not alone the men OF mil
lions who have come TO mourn for one
of their own class. 1t IS a sad day
throughout the whole Rsmapo valley.
where almost an entire population de-
pends on the Hartman estate for a
livelihood and where the hardy tillers
OF the soil speak of him, not as Rail
road Wizard Hartman, but as Neigh
bor'' Hartman.
The villagers Of Arden. Turner. Cen
tral Valley and South Fields, gathered
IN little groups on the village streets
and before the country stores, unmind-
ful Of the rain, and talked in hushed
tones Of the sorrow that has come down
into the valley from the great house on
the hiIl.
Hundreds OF incidents that illustrate
the democracy and the kindly heart OF
their dead patron are being told and re-
told. More touching than the hundreds
OF messages Of condolences from princes
OF power and Wall Street kings. is the
simple comment Of the Hartman VII
layers:
HE was the kindest man that ever
lived"
From among the Hartman retainers,
a choir Of twenty young women is being
formed TO sing at the final service.
Those in Arden House yesterday at
s:55. when the end came. declare the
parting Of the dying man with his fam
ny was hea1rending. Hartman knew
fun well his race had been run and that
be was standing at the goal His family
gathered around him. There were his
wife and his sister. Mrs. Mary Simon,
and his i've children. Mrs. Robert T.
Gerry. Miss Mary Hartman. Miss Carol
Hartman. Walter Averen Hartman,
and Roland Hartman. At the doorway
stood some Of his closest friends and in
Inmates.
Conscious To the Last.
Hartman was conscious to the last.
He called his wife to his bedside ana
kissed her farewell. One by one his
children approached and he grasped
their hands as they bent over to kiss
him Eood-by and godspeed IN the great
Journey 20 the other shore. He had
words IF cheer for them all. All through
the last good-by his voice was the same
old Hartman. voice that had carried CO.
horts onto victory-steady. penetrating.
He Slasped his eldest son, Walter, by
the hand. and gave him cheering words
Of advice. Then came Roland, four
teen. his fathers constant companion
FOR years. The child could not speak.
His tsar-dimmed eyes could not see the
ehrunken form Of his father. He laid
his head beside that OF his dying parent
and cried as though his heart would
break. Hartman stopped speaking
He was holding his childs hand. Dr.
Lyle kEew what the silence meant. He
stepped forward. but could DO nothing.
Hartman was dead.
Charles T. Ford, superintendent OF the
Hartman estate, and whom the dead
nnancier honored with his personal
friendship, was greatly overcome by his
employers death. with tears stream
ing down his cheeks he said to the re-
porters:
II suppose you know that Mr.. Harri-
man passed away He had been sinking
rapidly since noon. Or. Lyle told me ne
was conscious almost to the last. There
was no operation"
Mr.. Ford said that about noon. when
Died.
McPIKE-Oz Friday September 10. 1903 At
6:lo a. m, HENRY 4 McPIKE.