The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-11
SUGGESTED OPERATION
 WAS NEVER PERFORMED
The Same Bankers Will Control the Finances of the Hartman Lines But Successor In Office
 Is Not Known.

New YOrk, september M Wo pShoiS concerning the death of Edward H. Har- riman came to be accepted as facts today first. that his great railroad organiza- ton will not be disturbed second, that he was a victim of cancer.
 That the financial world had thoroughly discounted the great mans death and discounted all fear of panic was at tested by one of the most remarkable scenes in the history of the New York stock exchange. There, instead or a downward movement or stocks, sensa- tional and spectacular advance occurreo' while in London and Berlin railroad ana industrial securities showed unusuai strength. In all quarters, paradoxical as 1t may seem. the aso-called 1arrllilah stocks were strong, and those O. a specu- lative turn who went short on the theory that heavy declines would follow MT. Harrimans death, suffered untold losses
 As to the cause of the financier's death Dr. w. c. Lyle of this city, who was with him to the end, has issued no state ment, but today there came by capie from a Vienna specialist who treated MT. Hartman while abroad a statement that he was suffering with cancer. The spe- cialist mad indicated that an operation might be advisable. The general belief is that no operation was performed aiter MT. Harriman's return to Arden' put | whether this was the result of his weak ened condition or his refusal to submit to the knife, may be conjectured. The exact time of the financiers oeath is still a mystery. Dr. Lyle issued a statement this morning saying positively that the end came at 3:35 as officially an roI,nced hut there are those who still believe that he died at 1:30 as intimated bv his sister. Mrs. Simonds, and that the news was withheld until the stock market was closed.
 Dr. Lyle has made no comment on the statement that his distinguished pa tient had cancer, nor has any memDer oi the family. -
 The Kuhn. Loeb National City bank in terests will continue to act as the chler financial agents for the Hartman lines, hut just who will assume the head or his vast affairs Is quite matter or specu- lation. e....s
 It is understood that Jacob II. Schin and Judge R. s. Lovett will divide pe- tween them the financing of the tSarri- ,,,.n roads and the running of the complex orpanization built by MT. Hartman, while others whose shoulders will bear ,art of the burden are Julius c. Krutt- schnitt, vice president of the southern Pacific railroad and director of mainte- nance and operation of the Hartman lines; Frederick D. Underwood, presi- dent of the Erie; John C.. Stubbs. the traffic manager of the Hartman hhes' T., F. Loree, president of the Delaware and Hudson; William F. Herrin of San Francisco. an astute lawyer, and Will liam Hood, chief engineer of the Southern Pacific
 Tributes to MT. Hartman were ex- pressed by men of note all over the world today. The flag of the New York stocK exchange was half-masted, as were those on most of the large banking institutions. rrba Harriman offices in the city will re- main closed until Monday. On that day n meeting of the board of directors or the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads will likely be held.