The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-02
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been done, in vain. to check the ravages
Of the malady.
Although repeated applications were
of one or both of these cablegrams.
neither the members of the Morgan
household nor any of the banking part
ners Of the late financier would consent
to reveal any Of the contents Of either.
Thomas w. Lamont, one of the vice
presidents of J. p. Morgan & Co.., re-
ceived the newspaper men at the bank
late today, but on behalf both of the
bank and the family declared there was
nothing whatever to give out for publ
cation.
He said that until it is ascertained
definitely when the Italian government
will consent under it's restrictions in
such cases. for the body of the dead
banker to be shipped from that coun-
try, it will be impracticable for the
family to make any definite arrange
ments for its reception in New York or
to prepare for the funeral rites.
As previously announced, it has been
virtually arranged to have the funeral
ceremonies conducted at the Cathedral
of St John the Divine, which tops
Morningside Heights and the construction
of which Mr.. Morgan had contributed so
lavishly. Bishop Greer will have charge
of the ceremonies in the cathedral! 1t
is not yet known whether the burial will
be in. New York or In the old Morgan
family lot at Hartford. In brief, moth
ing whatever of definite character
could be ascertained as to any tentative
or settled arrangements made or under
contemplation by the Morgan family for
the bringing of the body home or its
disnosition after its arrival.
Callers were notably few today both at
the Morgan home in Madison Avenue
and the bank at the corner OF Wall
and Broad Streets.
Friends of the family, as well as busi-
ness associates of the late master OF
American finance, had learned today that
members of the family desired to be
left as much alone as possible with their
grief and so friends refrained from in
truding. Late in the afternoon j. r.
Morgan. jr., and his wife took ride
through Central Park in a big touring
car Mr.. Morgan merely shook his head
in refusal when the scores OF reporters
in front of his residence asked him II
he cared to say anything Tor pupucauon
or II II were his intention to give out any
sort of statement later.
1t was evident that the new head OF
the house, following the example of his
father had put a complete embargo on
all avenues of information concerning
the affairs of the family or the stu
pendous business and financial fabric con-
structed by the man who now lies dead
in the capital of the Caesars.
Conjecture continues rife in Wall
Street as to the size Of the estate left
by the financier. No light was thrown
on this question from any source. Esti-
mates still vary from fifty to two hun
bred millions outside of the value Of
the great art collection assembled in
this country and in Europe. No esti-
mate of this runs lower than seventy
five millions. Francis Lynde Stetson,
who for years was one of Morgan's
chief counsel, denied positively that he
had drawn the multi-millionaire's will
or that he knew the least thing about
it's provisions. Lewis Cass Ledyard,
who is generally supposed to have drawn
the will. denied himself to reporters.
william j. Burns, head of the detec-
tive agency that bears his name called
at the bank early in the afternoon, and
was closeted Nth Vice President Davi-
son for some time. Neither of them,
however, would discuss the subject of
their conference,