Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-23
VANDERBILT IS
DEAD; SUCCUMBs
WHILE IN PARIS

derDllt, the American financier,
died here today.
Mr.. Vanderbilts death occurred
at 6 o'clock this evening. At the
bedside We're his wife, his daugh-
ter, the Duchess OF Marlborough,
his two sons, William X, Jr., and
Harold and DR.. Edmund Gross, the
family physician in Paris.
The funeral will be held on Mon
day next from the American
church, in the Avenue DAlma. The
body later will be taken to the
United States where it will be bur-
led in the family plot on Staten
Island.
William Kissam Vanderbilt, son
of William H, and grandson of
Commodore Vanderbilt, one of the
most prominent railroad executives,
financiers and Sportsmen in the
United States, passed much of his
time in recent years abroad. The
Dyke of Marlborough married his
only daughter. Consuelo, in 1898.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was long pat
ron of the French turf, of yachting
and of automobile racing in the
United States. He was the donor
of the Vanderbilt cup" for which
motor speed kings contested a de-
cade or more ago on Long Island,
He owned a racing stable at Pois-
sy, France, which he augmented
greatly in 1912 by purchasing q
number of horses from James Il.
Keene, Notable among his string
of derby and Grand Prix winners
were "Maintenon," His Prestige"
Northeast" "Negofol." and
"Gibelin." Besides having built the
Alya, which was sunk, and the VAL
liant, steam yachts, he was a mem
her of several syndicates organized
to build defenders of the America
cup. a-
During the war, Mr.. Vanderbilt
was active in hospital work abroad
and in promoting the work OF the
Lafayette escadrille. on one oc-
casion he contributed $4,000 to
the Neuilly hospital fund and at
another time gave 100000 lire
toward war relief In Italy, Be-
cause of his work for the American
aviators in France he was made
honorary president of the Lafayette
escadrille and presened with the ro-
settle of the Legion of Honor. Dur
ing the summer of 1919 Mr.. Van
derbilt was reported to have pre-
scented to his daughter, the Ouch
ess of Marlborough, gift of $15,-
600, 900.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was born on
Staten Island, n. Y, December. IL,
lS49. After receiving an academi-
cal education in America he stud
led for several years in Geneva,
switzerland. He married Miss Alva
Smith of Mobile, Ala, (now Mrs.
o. II. p BelmonD in 1874 and to
them were born, beside Consuelo,
two ether children, William X,
Jr, and Harold Vanderbilt. on
April 20, 1903, Mr. Vanderbilt mar
ried Mrs. A. II. Rutherford in Lon
don, England.
Upon completing his studies in
Switzerland, he entered the office
of c. G. Clarke. treasurer of the
Hudson River railroad, first as a
bookkeeper and was gradually
placed in positions of trust and re-
sponsibility in connection with the
great Vanderbilt railroad system.
From 1877 to 1883 he was second
vice president of the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad.
He was also chairman OF the board
of directors of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern railway for
many years las well as director
of the New York Central; Michigan
Central; Lake Erie and western;
Chicago ana Northwestern; Chica-
go. Milwaukee and st Paul; Chi
cago, Cleveland, Cincinnati and st.
Louis: New York and Harlem;
pittsburgh and Lake Erie and West
Shore railroads. He was also di-
rector Of the Metropolitan Opera
company and united with his broth
ers, Cornelius, George and Freder-
lex, in establishing the Vanderbilt
Clinic in New York at a cost of
more than 100000. His sons, Will
liam, K, Jr., and Harold Wander
bilt, are directors in more than
$50 railroads and other corpora
lions