The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
Hartman Left His Estate In
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PROVISION FOR HIS KIN
Funeral Will Take Place Today in Simple Little Churchyard and Many of Worlds Richest
 Men Will Attend.

Arden, N. Y, September 11.-tspecial.)-- The vast fortune of Edward H. Harri- man, the great financier, preserved so zealously during his life-the untold mill lions in the accumulation of which he lost his health and to defend which he braved an exhausting voyage across the ocean, even when the hand of death was upon him, is still guarded by his fore sight and the immense body of his estate is to be preserved intact for many years by his command.
 'I want the Arden estate completed tsc- cording to the plans now in hand have arranged that all my interests be conserved as unit so long as 1t will be advantageous to my heirs,'' said MT. Hartman to one of his managers short ly after his arrival from Europe.
 Mir Harrimans eldest son is still
 mere boy and 1t is presumed from the quoted words that the dying father aimed to preserve the estate without depletion until the young man is old enough to as- sume capable command of the tremend- ous interests which he will inherit. It Is known that MT. Harriman's will makes bountiful provisions for all of his blood kin and also bestows large sums upon charities. But 1t is believed all be- quests are to be paid from fund de- rived and already established from accu- mulated income.
 Funeral to be Simple. MT. Hartman will be buried tomorrow. in the simple little churchyard at Arden. I There will be no display. Aside from the
 
 will cost less than $500.
 T,-~ 500 workmen who built the beau i tiful castle in which he lived but few days will form the most impressive part of his cortege. Only few of the men most closely connected with him In bus mess will attend, but these include some of the most distinguished names in finance.
 Among them will be J. P. Morgan. who has already been accepted in Wall street as the coming dominant figure in the liar | riman lines; James Stilman, president of the National City bank; George w. Perkins, president of the Mutual Life h. surance company and custodian of the Hartman will; Robert Cutting, W. Bay ard Cutting, Jacob H. Schiff, former Gov. B. B. Odell and former Judge Robert 1 s. Lovett.
 l The funeral will be protected from pub licity by 60 armed uniformed policemen and as many more special constables who have been sworn in to guard all avenues ] of approach to the mansion Mrs. Harri- man has given orders that none shall be l admitted who does not have one of the cordc urtfo fob cha ioct ! At 9 o'clock the workmen will be per- mitted to view the body. The coffin will be placed on the main floor of the castle- like house and the men will pass by in I single file.
 Reading Will Deferred. | It was at first planned to have the read ing of the will follow immediately after the interment. But the members of the l family have decided against this, and
 the formallty will not be carried out for | some weeks at least
 1 The town councils of Woodbury and ] Highland today adopted resolutions to | close all roads leading to the Hartman | estate at the hour of the funeral. | The death certificate was filled out by ] Dr. Lyle and filed tonight just before the 1 town clerks office closed at g o'clock. | According to the details MT. Hartman
 was 61 years 6 months and 15 days old, i and had lived in Arden 22 years. The cer- | tificate continues:
 q hereby certify that attended the de-
 ceased from August 4, 1909; that last ! saw him alive on September g. 1909, and 1 that death occurred on the date stated l above at 3S5 D. m. The cause of death
 is given as pernicious anemia and oedema | of lungs"
 l In the certificate the word ''chief' was i inserted before '''cause'' by Dr. Lyle
 The certificate is signed by William Cor ] don Lyle and is attested by William A. i Hartman, the dead mans son.