The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
HARRIMANSAYS
HIMSELF THAT
HES ALL RIGHT
issues Statement Insisting He
Is Not Sick Man and Asks
to Be Let Alone
Sets at Rest Alarming RumOrs
:. and Stock Market Shows
General Advance

ARDEN. \. Y. Aug. so.-Edward H.
Hartman came out today with a state
ment that he was all right Though
brief the statement is straightforward
and explicit with perhaps a touch or
patient resentment at the surveillance
10 which he has been subjected and a
request that reporters withdraw not so
much for his sake. but for his friends.
who have been intercepted daily coming
10 and from his residence by jealous
Snterviewers eager for the latest bit Of
Information. II concludes thus frankly:
II there should be anything serious
will let the press know. and as have
never deceived them 7 ask that the
press now withdraw its representatives
and rely on me"
STOPS WILD RUMORS
. The general opinion is that Hartman
would have broken his silence sooner
had he realized how his continued
silence and that OF his family and as
n sociates bred wild and sensational
grumors. Il was by impressing this fact
upon Hartman that the statement was
obtained.
The newspaper representatives drew
up a letter and sent IL TO the Arden
. house BY special delivery. II reads as
follows.
owing 10 the sensational stories
from irresponsible sources we ask that
= sou issue an authoritative statement in
segerd 10 your physical condition
Aotking but that can refute these
= slarmist reports.
-..-One' story says that an operation
IF E--s-5
that today is the first Gay you have
been outside since Friday"
DAUGHTER WRITES REPLY
-. Hartman evidently decided TO act
soon after the receipt of the letter, for
g ar = o'clock this afternoon Superintend-
ent Ford Of the estate brought his en-
Qloyers answer down from the house.
Miss Mary Hartman. the railroadman's
daughter, wrote Il al his dictation. but
across the top Of the first page Harri-
man had written this message with his
own hand:
Gentlemen: Thanks for your letter
of c86sy- The statement below was
made by me over the telephone today
and published You see * covers the
whole subject Believe me. yours sin
cerely. E. H HARTMAN"
- Hartman admitted that there was a
consultation Of specialists at his house
but they denied that there was any
thing serious the matter with him.
With the resssuring news of today
the@NeW York stock market settled it
self and advances We're general.
: TEXT OF HIS LETTER
> HarrimaR's letter to the press fol-
. lows
( am pursuing the course laid out
before I went abroad and advised by
the physicians intended taking a rest
As soon as my responsibilities would
permit Ny treatment abroad reduced
: my strength and vitality and weakened
my digestion. The most expert physi-
CLANS IN Munich advised me to have an
'exa rnination as a matter OF precau tion.
This has been done very carefully by
.Drs. Brewer and Grille. in conjunction
with Dr. Walter James and Dr. Lyle
D.. hut with the result that they found
..ftothing serious and renewed the advice
previously obtained that I should have
rest and not see many people at any one
time. and this am trying to do.
This covers the whole case. and later
On. II the representatives Of the press
:. c esire and there is any purpose TO be
accomplished. I will see them up here.
but now I ask that the surveillance of
: the operations OF my home be with
drawn. not so much on account OF my
family or myself. but that the coming
and going Of my friends may not be
interfered with. ! appreciate the inter
est IN my welfare by the press and
friends in all sections. and perhaps by
some others
IF there was or should be anything
serious viii let the press know. and as
7 have never deceived them ! ask that
the press now withdraw its representa-
lives and rely upon me-