The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-31
SAYS HE'S ALL RIGHT
HARTMAN ASKS REPORTERS no GO
AWAY.


Arden, N. r.. Aug. so--Edward II.
Hartman. urged by weary representa-
tiyes Of the press who have camped
about his mountain home since We'd
nesday last. came cut today with .
sta cement that he was all right.
Though brief. the statement y
straightforward ana expncit WItn
perhaps q touch of patient resentment
at the surveillance to which he has
been subjected and a request that rec
porters withdraw. not so much for his
sake, but for his friends, who have been
| intercepted daily coming TO and from
| his residence by xeaIoua fntervtcwers
| for the latest bit of Information II
concludes thus frankly:
aIf there should be anything serious.
| I will let the press know, and as have
never deceived them. ask that the
press now withdraw its representatives
and rely on me.
The message wassso characteristic OF
Mr.. Harriman's affabie attitude to
newspaper reporters an attitude when
| strain Of q lengthy interview on the
day OF his return that most OF the men
/ who have been here during the scare
/ over his illness. returned 70 New York
tonight, relying on his word.
The general opinion ~ that Mr.. Har-
riman would have broken his silence
long ere now hAd he realized how his
continued siienee and thar OF his family
and associates bred wild and sensation
y II vas 81 ,suprAss,rs mis- ispon Mr.
4 Hartman that the STATEMENT Was en-
i tnined today, The newspaper repre-.
/ seritatives held q conferences, drew al
q letter and sent II to the Arden HOUSE
BY special delivery this morning. u
read as follows:
| owing to the sensational stories
from irresponsible sources. we ask thai
vou issue an authoritative statement II
| regard to your physical condition
Nothing hut that can refute THESE
alarmist reports.
zone story says that an operation
i was performed on YOU on FRIDAY. anc
| that today Is the first day you have
been outside since Friday"
/ Mr.. Hartman evidently decided q
| act soon after the receipt OF the letter
for at 4 O'Clock this afternoon Superin.
tendent Ford. Of the estate. brought hii
employers answer down from the
house.
public In New York earlier In the after
noon, was written on n sheet OF Ar
den House stationery. Miss Mary Har-
| riman, the railroad mans daughter
| wrote II at his dictation. hut across tbs
top of the first page Mr.. Hartman nae
written this message with his own
hand:
/ Gentlemen Thanks for your lette'
of today. The statement below wal
made by me over the telephone today
and published. You see 1t covers tht
whole subject.
.'Beliave me, yours sincerely,
''E. H. Hartman"
In the statement Mr.. Hartman ad'
mitted that there was a consultation
between specialists at his house but
that they decided that there was moth
ing serious the matter with him. HI
aid not mention the possibility of al
/ operation. With the reassurtng new,
of today. the New York stock market
settled itself and advances were gen
eral. The effect on the Hartman
stocks was. OF course. most apparent
and there was a bouyant tendency ev'
erywhere manifested.
Residents hereabout received thu
statement with qualification. for manJ
OF them, despite private information Of
a reassuring nature feared that theil
prominent neighhor was in a critica