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2 THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION - . ATLANTA. GA., TUESDAY DECEMBER 15 1885. DEATH OF VANDERBILT. WMleTdkincto of a loan. ???Not a cent,??? bluntly said the old commodore. William went home despomlont. Tlio deed Of the farm stood in his name, and it occurred to him>tbat he could mortgage it- without the o!d gentleman'* knowledge. Ho sought a business friend, and after some negotiation assssas sng&snsr ssarsra v rnesB i Nrw York, December 8.???William H. Van derbilt dropped dead at his homo on Fifth avenue this afternoon at three o'clock, of ;paraly??la of the brain. Mr. Vanderbilt was this morning, and up to two! o'clock this afternoon, apparently In perfect health and spirit*. Between ono and two o'clock, Robert Garrett, president of the Bnltlmoro ami Ohio rail road, called to confer with Mr. Vanderbilt, and re mained a considerable time. While Mr. Vander bilt was talking, Mr. Carrott, sitting on a sofa and facing the millionaire, who leaned forward in his ana chair, aa was his habit when thoroughly in terested, tho president of tlio Baltimore and Ohio railroad rompany was suddenly made aware of a alight Indistinctness in Mr. Vanderbilt's speech, that grew Into an Inarticulato sound. As Mr. Gar rett leaned over to catch his words, Mr.j Vanderbilt pitched forward without word or warn-, lag and fell heavily to tho floor on his face. Mr. Garret sprang to bis feet with on exclamation of! alarm and seising a pillow from the sofa, laid It; under his mend's hood, lie then summoned Mrs. Vanderbilt and George, tho youngest sou. Mcnen- gera were sent In haste for physicians. Ono from h*neighborhood rcapondod first and was followed; almost Immediately by the family doctor, James J McLean. Such simple restoratives as were at hand, had been hurriedly applied, bat human aid was in vain. Mr. Vanderbilt never spoke or movod after he fell nnder the redden stroke and died within a few minutes without a struggle. To all* ittents and purposes, ho was dead tho; Instant he fell forward upon the floor. Dr. McLean pronounced his death tho result of a Midden stroke of paralysis duo to tho bunting of a large Mood vessel at the base of the brain, of a hind that are absolutely fatal at tlio moment, and stock purchased, and other improvements unde. Tho old commodore noticed tbeso things in bis rare visits to the farm house, but [ if he suspected anything ho kept bit own [.counsel. SOMETH!wo nr bill, after all. At last n storm camo. T^e old commodore's growing wealth had already drawn to him tboce satellites who always hang around the rich, and one of these, who know the secret of the mortgage, went to tho older Vanderbilt With his tale, in th??* hope of gaining f-ivor. One day. Mix mouth* after the mortgage was given, WliHam came to New York to see his father. Tho commodore was preparing for his afternoon drive nud invited his toil to go with him. They rodo in silence for some time. Then tho sul)jcct of tlic form was broached. Tho old commodore???s vials of wrath were sud denly uncorked. ???Bill,??? said he, ???you don't amount to a row of pins, anyway, You won't never bo able to , do anything bnt to bring disgrace upon your self, your family, and everybody connected with yon. I havo mads up my mind to have nothing more to do With yon.??? ???What have I done to displease you???? in | quirt d Bill meekly. ???Bond Haven???t you mortgaged your farm to So-and-so???? ???Yes, and I had to do It,??? was the reply, had no money, you would not lend mo any,tho farm needed the ontlay of capital, and I got it ns best I could. I have always tried to do what would please yon. I am sorry you disapprovo of wliat I have done for the rami. Not a cent of the money has been used for my personal expenses. It all went into tho farm, and I see no reason why I can???t rmy it back. I don't soo that I have done anything to be ashamed of.??? Tho commodoro let tho horses out an extra length, and devoted his attention strictly to the reins the rest of tho drive. On their return William went homo without a word from his father on the unpleasant subject. Tho next day the son got a check for $0,000 from tho commodore, with tho stem injunction to ???go and pay thut mortgage, right away!??? The old commodoro was heard to say about that time; ???There's something in that hoy, Bill, after all.??? Thenceforth there was more intimacy and mutual confidence between fathor and son. Another day, so the story goes .while tho commodore was spending his business hours in New York, William camo to him and bar gained for a load of manure. Tho commodoro told him ho could liavo a load at tho market rate, which was something in tho neighbor mil-, wimii was ???oimumiig in mo neigiioor- hood of a dollar. Some time afterward tlio old .gentleman found that his son had takon all tho manure in tlio place???a great hillock in quan tity. Ho waa nmazod, later still, at receiving a mero pittance for It, and, seeking his sc asked him wliat he meant by sending him little money for so much manure. ???I took u load and paid you your price,??? said tho son. This proved to be the truth, hut tlio load he took was a scow load. ???I believe there J* something in Bill, after all,??? tho commodore remarked again. Tho boundaries of tho old farm were enlarged from 75 to 350 acres by the commodore's help, and It became a profitable investment. TUB COMMODORE AND HIS MIDDLE-AGED SON. It waa not very long before William lmd a profit of $12,000 from its surplus products. Ho began to lie looked upon as a prosperous man by the neighbors, and tho old commodoro was greatly tickled by the report* brought him of ??? | "Bin's??? popularity. Tho son had learncc* ' tated hts death waa as italnta* as It was sudden. I experience how dospotic was Ills father???s Tho doctor knew his patient mc*t intimately and I nut! took good euro not io incur his ilia promptly certified to the Yanas of death to avoid I pleasure again. To tho day of tlio coiunio- the wnncc< 'r*ry runn.Uty of ?? coroner-. Inquest aow-na.Mfi htaword w???? tawto Wljllnm H, ??u) .n wtrW. Mr. VtttoUH w?? . cor- trym.n In lb. church, loth.contraction of whleh l oMlp,,t ??? -??*?? wUh of hU _ JKKBKM ^^^^MRhJl<Annny blushes summed her pretty flito. . ??? .???Bill/???said the commodore, ???I wish you???d "Well, I???m not hurt, Bliss Rissatn/'said Wll- ccmplctrd. II was one ortho last act ornurtim to I gj vo U j, Rni0 |||ng habit of yours. I'll givo Ham H. Vanderbilt, ns ho introduced himself, tumottrbjr .deed, fbrcnodollttjn b??Bd tm<# | Jon *10,000 If yon will.??? ???but I am pretty hilly thakcn up.??? ho contributed largely. Tho sexton of the church si ns charged with tho foncral arrangements. At Mr. ViujdcrbiJt???s own desire ho will bo Interred in . ???mausoleum In the Ifotavtan at New Dorp, Stateu Island, which has Just been! completed. It was one of the last acU of hit life to good and law Ail money all tho old Atrm properly of the family on Staten Island his youngest son, George, to do with as he do died, ???ml A>r 1 hi*purpose tho father and son visited' and went over thcdsland together on Saturday last, Incidentally inspecting also tho just completed mausoleum. Mr. Vanderbilt had roado a will. Whit its provisions aro Is not known to any ono outride of tho members of the family and his con- fkkufia) counsel and Mend, Mr. J)c|??w. wealth I* generally estimated at tJOO.OOO.tftt, and his annual income at 810,000,000. Ill* CAREER. The shadow of his father's great ness obscured tho first half contury of William II. Vanderbilt's career, and bo waa past middle life before ho may bo said to have posacssed a distinct individuality. Tho old commodoro was an antocrat in bU family ???a well aa In business relations. Tho commo doro was nineteen years old when ho was mar ried. That was In 1814. Seven year* later, when hla eldest non, William U., was born, tho commodore owned and commanded the steam boat running between New York and New Brunswick, N. J., while his first wife kept tho New Brunswick tavern and did tho cook lug. The house is still tf ending. It Is a large, tim e ???lory frame, containing alniut thirty-five rooms. It Is still in good condition, and Is occupied as ??? dwelling by Miles V. Bennett, The commodore and his wife had already laid by a snug little sum of money when William was born at tlic tavern on August ID. 1821, but they ... every father. An illustration of this is furnished by a little scene on a European tour that tho two made In 1853/ They were on board the steam . .* " yacht Northemdltsr outliplr way to 81. Peters- Lurg. Wil!iam????o was an haultifal smoko'r, was pulling his ftirorita cigar. hothead. Iter grief was very great, < aud it waa shared by'oil present. The service con ducted by tho Bev. I)r. Cooko was simple and touching, consisting of a prayer, a few words of remembrnuce and others of consolation to the bereaved family. The cofiin was then closed, and Mr*. Vanderbilt retired to tksapart- roent which she has occupied since the death of Mr. Vanderbilt. Tho coffin was raised upon the shoulders of the undertakers??? assistants and preceded by tho Clergyman and pall bearer*, borne down the broad staircase to the hearse. Mr. Vanderbilt's will was filed this morn ing. It leaves tho $3,000,000 rcsidenoe on Fifth avenue with its $J,0??)0,000 worth of funiture to tho widow. She will alio receive an annuity of 8500,000. Two batches of $10,000,000 each aro left for equal distribution among the' edildron. Cornelias receives $2,000,000, in addition t??- tbeother bequests made to him in the will. The millionaire's grandson, William If, corner in for $1,000,000. About 1,000,000 will bo divided among the four sous. This practically divides half of th<* 'estate living tho balance intakt for tho management of his sons. Tho members of tho family are highly pleased with tho provisions of tho will. Those who expected to see a largo araouut dis tributed for charitable purposes wore not disap pointed. The cliaritablo bequests foot up to about $1,000,000. There was no pomp or circumstance in the burial service which followed. No public man has been burled with so littlo of what may bo termed ???allow.??? Upon tho lid of tlic coffin rested a bed of violets, Mr. VAndorbilt's favor ite flowers, and two leaves of palm. When the music of the funeral march at length ceased, the choir sang the anthem beginning, ???Lord, Let me Know My End.??? When the last notes of the song were yet lingering In the air, tho Jlev. l)r. Cooke advanced to the reading desk and read the 15th chapter of First Corinthians, tttginnlng, ???Now is Christ rtaen from the-dead and bccorno tho first fruits of them that slept.??? Then the choir and congregation united in oinking, ???Nearer My Clod to Thee.??? Tho re mainder of tlio service consisted of tho usual cr for the dead, and tho singing by the r of the anthem, ???I Heard a Voice from Heaven,??? and the recessional hymn, ???1 Would not Live Always.??? Robert Pinkerton and a force of his men were left fn charge of tho vault till tho mausole um is finished,which is expected will bo in six months. Very littlo emotion was exhibited at the cemetery by members of tho family, but evidence* of deep feeling were not wanting though bravely repressed. The mourners ar rived back In New York about I o???clock. SOMETHING ABOUT THE FAMILY. Mrs. Vanderbilt, tlio widow of Jato millionaire, is now about fifty-fi ve or sixty years old, and is in excellent health. She maty ji-ars uni, unit in 111 uxcuueiifc mxutn. duo was married wlion about eighteen, and was considered very lovely as o girl. Her maiden name was Mies Martha Khnsm, and she wax the daughter of a clergyman of modest. means, hut of an old and aristocratic family, Tlio wifo of her brother. Mm. Benjamin P. klssam, Is now a resident or First Place, Brooklyn. As a girl Mrs. Vanderbilt was noted for her pretty face, graceful and simple manners,and charita ble nets, and these traits sho lias retained throughout her marriod life, llcr marriage camo about In quite a romantic ay. On a bright moonlight night at about 10 o???clock Mias Kiszam was walking through the quiet and deserted streets of Albany. Sud denly sho was startled by tho clatter of horses??? hoofs. Soon she saw coming up tho itreot at breakneck j??r.cc a bay hone, on which was seated young Vanderbilt, handling Ills horse with ease nnd grace. When tho liorso and rider hod reached the comer where tho young lady stood, alio being of a modest, retiring nature, withdrew in the shadow of ft doorway. Tho horse saw tho movement, and being a spirited nnimnl, shlod and threw its rider, who fell heavily on n pUo of stones, striking the left side of his face. Miss Klssam scream ed nnd sprang forward, supposing that Vander bilt was cither dead or very badly hnrt Hard ly had she reached his aide when he jumped up shook himself and brushed tho dust from his face. ???Arc???nro you hurt badly???? timidly Inquired tho youug lady. I ???Not at nil, Miss???Miss???a?????? stammovo&tbo rs- JbsSoiithj i : . >r, 1CiccsunA:liUperrd the yonrtgfjMy, T whik^nany blushes sutniae*! her " * * mo anythiug,??? was tho n't pay . . . w , is lio flung tho cigar overboard, wiu wiv min ii mi Augun, ii>. imv im-j took good care that tho lad should not bo reared in luxury, lio waa taught to work as soon as lie waa old enough, his schooling waa limited to the Karo rudiments nnd little speuding money ever found its way into his pockets from tho old commodore???s bounty. Will lam???s brief school days wero passed in New York. Ilia father did not believe in tlio advantages of college training,! aud, alter i You needn't son's answer, as ???Your wish Is sufficient.??? Ho never smoked afterward. FARMER VANDERBILT HlBOfX* RAILROADING The old Commodore had been long engaged In great railroad enterprises before his son be came associated with him, nnd it Is doubtful, atthls period in William???s life, If Ills father had determined to make him hla sole successor. It Is altogether likely, however, that the sou foresaw his opportunity. At auy rate, Farmer Vanderbilt was prompt to avail himself of tho first chance to ncqulro experience in railroad ing. The old HUten Islund railroad had bo- come bankrupt, and tho stockholders, among whom wm tbo commodore???* brother Jacob, tendered the receivership to William H. Ho accepted tho office and entered with seal upon its duties. It was uot much of a railroad???only fourteen miles long???-but there was enough of It to enable the young manager to show his mettle. William was now secure In Ills father's con fidenre aud good will, and on tho high road to fortune. Tho commodero gave him all his real estate outright, paid himcuomont salaries for tho various railroad offices that he held, aud let hitn into a share of all his successful investments and speculations. In half a de cade the younger Vanderbilt was a millionaire, and at hla father's death ho was worth threo or ftmr millions in his own name. aUCVRKDING His FATHER. Commodore Cornelius Vauderblltdied Janu ary 4.1877. He had been sick for a year, aud bis death had *o long been expected that it caused no shock in tho Annum! world. Long before he died it had been known that tho railroad Hues under hla coutrol would bo kept Intact after his death, and that Win. H. Van derbilt would bo at their head. Tho reads, with their perfect organir.ition, pawed from the bauds of father to son without the slight est disturbance. Nincty-flvo of the hundred millions of the commodore's property was given alisolntely to his sou. The contest of hrirf course in the Columbia college grammar I ether heir* for a more equitable division of the ???chool, tho lad was put lu the couutlug room of I rotate is atlll fte*h In tho memory of all. A Prow, ltoblnaon A Co. at a salary of $150a year. I compromise was cfleeted, aud William U. re- He waa thru eighteen yeara old. The next year I malncd in possession of his vast legacy. hi* salary was raised to $300. The third year he got $1,000. Theu be married Mis* M. L. Kiuam, the daughter of the Bev. Samuel 11. Xlmam, of Brooklyn The pair started in life in an East Broadway hoarding house, term* $16 a week for two. Like the with of the old commodore, William's , wife was a genuine helpmeet in the years when the young man waa struggling for a foothold. , fihe was simple and domestic in her taster and in later year* waa the same quiet, unostcuta- tious woman that she was in her youth. FARMING IT ON STATEN ISLAND. It was always a source of annoyance to the . commodore that hia ton did notSnhcrtt his own sturdy frame and robust constitution. The young man was delicate, and, as Ills fhther Pored, the strain of busmens moved too much Mr. Vanderbilt died posscesed of wealth which seems almost fabulous. His fortune wo* at one time placed as high as $200,000,000, and It Is believed that he was the richest man in thewortd. In.Uuu.iry, 1883, ho told n friend that he was worth $104,000,000, and added: ???I am the richest man in the world. In Eng land the duke of Wcstiuinxtet is mid to be worth $200,000,000, but it is mostly in laud and houses. It docs not nay btiu 2 per cent.??? This was an unusual instance of boost All- wesson Mr. Vanderbilt's part, and j he waa generally very noR-commuuicativo iu regard to his financial condition. A year ago it was known that he had $54,000,000 in government 4 per cent bonds, but this was afterward re duced to $35,000,000, partly to aid hia sons, who had lost $10,000,000 fn Wall street. He for him. Just as he was about to become junior | afterward purchased $10,000,000 more of the 4 partner In the firm his health felled, and h* was I cents, and he had becidca $4.000,000in gov- compelled to seek out-door occupation. The I ernment 31 per cents. It is mid that hisgov- cemmodore, either to givo hts son a rough I trument bunds are worth $70.Ckx\(v??. ??? lie ???chooling or because he believed his basinam I owned in addition $82,000,000 worth of rail- career at au end, purchased a ferm of seventy- I bouds, $3,2Oi>,O0O of state and city bonds, Arc acre* near New Dorp, .Sutra island and I sndhad $2,000,000 in manufacturing stocks established the delicate, nnakilkd young mv* I al *d mortgage*. He stated to a friend that his ???an farmer. The land was mostly uncultivated I ordinary expenses in n year wore $300,000. and sterile when William and his young wife I Ntw York, December 11.???Tho last sad moved into the old term bourn. It was a hard | rises over the remains of Mr. Vanderbilt were prospect they hod before them. The young I ***???> this morning, when the body of tho do- farmer hod no experience to guide him, end I re??Pd was removed from the ice box, in which the commodore, aside from giving him the I ft has rated since Tneoday, to a ooffiu of cedar, land, would do nothing toward bringing the I covered with black broadcloth. The coffin fens into good condition. Willhun worked early I waa placed on a catafalque in the bedroom on and late, and never loot heart. Old resident* I the east side of the honae. The son had barely of Staten Island are food of telling how. after I *$l*ared upon the pinnacles of 8t. Patrick???s ??? Wrt <U,???. toil, th,Jolly, ??od Mtnrrd y??n?? I I liglljy man ased to go down te the bench at CVdar I to gather eppoaite the house ami all of these ???love, loin the grouse of fishermen end listen J wore mourning liverieo. Shortly befere nine to and laugh at theirwild yarns of the tea. I Mrs. Vanderbilt, accompanied by her The old farm showed signs of improvement I ???*???**??? Mrs. Bromley, William KVCsrnolina, under the young farmer???s coreftil tiuago after I Frederick and George Vanderbilt, her sons, a few months, but capital was yet needed to I and ** r daughters, with tho exception of Mm put it in proper shape. With mtagivings. I Shepard, who is abroad, entered the bedroom William approached his father on the robjSt I ???d leoked for the last time on tho fare of her Miss Kiwam Appeared cnibarraaaed and in sisted upon young Mr. Vanderbilt going to her home, as ho suddenly appeared very feint. It It did not take much persuasion to induco him to escort her liouio. Hero ho was introduced to Mb* KJsnuu???a father. A pleasant evening was spent, and William proved such an excel lent conversationalist that when ho took his departure that evening ho was invited to call again, which ho did rcpoatodly until they were married. Mrs. Vanderbilt has been a most faithful and loving wife. She has never been fond of ???society??? ns it Is known In New York, and It was only for the benefit of hor three daughter* that she gave the balls nnd parties uecemry to launch them In social life. Her taste in drees is l>oth quiet and plain, but sho has worn many brnntiftil gown* nnd diamond* of priceless value to plcaao her husband and childrcu. In appearance Mrs. Vanderbilt is still very ideas- ing. She fa of medium height and has a plump, but not a stout form. Her face i* fair aud kindly and lit by large gray eyes framed In grnyUh-hrown hair. Sue is a devout church woman nud for years has been a member of St. Bartholomew???s, on Madison avenue. SIR. VANDERBILT'S DAUGHTERS. The three daughters of W. H. Vanderbilt aie married to men of prominence. Tho eldest, hire. Elliott F. Shepard, Is married to ono of New York's most prominent lawyer*, and lives in tho browu-stono mansion adjoining her father'* on Fifth avenue. 8he is a pretty lit tle woman of about thirty and dovotca tho must of her time to tho education of her chil dren. 8ho is a fine musician and linguist and has always been her mother's favorite daugh ter. Her eye* are deep blue and her hair a ???oft brown. 3Irt. Hamilton McK. Twoiublcy is the aoo- ond daughter. 8ho ha* Ju*t moved into hor new house on Fifth avcuuo, corner of Fifty- fourth street, which waa recently built by her father and presented to her. As a child sho was her father's pet, and every Sunday they wero to be socu out wnlking hand-in-hand. Like her older sister she is not beautiful, but posM-seea many charms of faeo and manner. 81ic is a devoted mother, nnd prefers to spend her time educating her children rather than ??? ig tho pleasures of social life, youngest daughter, Loll* Vanderbilt, waa until four years ago the life of her fether???s home. Bhe waa the last child to leave tho pa ternal roof, and every wish was gratified by both fethcr aud mother to please their ???bird,??? as they foudly called her, and keop her happy at heme. 8he is handsome and vivacious, and her fine musical accomplishments, frank man ners and cheery ways won the heart of William Seward Webb, son of General James Watson \Ycbb,and they wero wedded with great ceremony about four years ago. As Mrs. Wcbb.Lelia Vanderbilt hat increased her num ber of friends, and her new home next to Mrs. Twombley???s, on Fifth avenue,!* the center of much genial hospitality. I>r. Webb is very popular and handsome. Littlo Frederiea,thcir daughter and oldest child, was tho delight of her grandpa. She la a lively little maid of three summers, with golden hair and bright eyes and has mischievous and coquettish ways. Mrs. Webb???s baby is named for its pa ternal grandfather, General James Watson Webb, and has wonderftil brown eyes and rosy cheek*. The wives of the throe son* of W. H. Van derbilt aro all beautiful and accomplished wo men. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt is perhaps the most lovely, both in fere and character, and there aro few women in New York spoken of oe kindly by her own social act Sho was born in Cincinnati and was a decided belle in her girlhood. Sho met Cornelius Vanderbilt at a hall given by some wealthy Cincinnatian, and hero each was attracted to tho other. In appearance Mrs. Cornelias is so slight and so delicately protty that ahe has been called the ???Dresden ehlna lady??? Her eyes are bine, her hair golden and she it on au thority on all art and masieal matters. Her five children axe all handsome, healthy and wedded life has to all appear- of unalloyed bliss. Her eldest child, William, is namcqfrr his grandfiuhqs , ah<l it a manly lad of twelve. Cornelius comm next and takes after his father in his love for book learning. Gertrude, the third child, the - o)dest granddaughter, if a lovely little maiden of nine, with long golden curls and blue eyes, and Bert comes Alfred, a boy of six,., Tho youngest child, thebabjvjs also a boy. Mrs. Willie K. Vanderbilt was a Miss Smith, the daughter of a prominent merchant of this city. Sho is about twcnty-flro and a decided blonde, her golden hair bang the admiration of all her friends. Her judgment on all mat ters of dress is considered final in the family, and her forte is ontertaining. Her sister,Mrs. Fernando Yxnags, is the rister-iu-law of Lady Mandeville, and ???Mrs. Willie K.,??? as she is known in society, was presented at the Eng lish oourt by Lady Mandeville a few years ago. Her only child is a boy, a little over one year old, named Willie. Mrs. Frederic Vanderbilt, the wife of tlic third, the third son, has but rcsently been ro- cntcrcd into society. In appearance she is tall and fascinatingly lovely, and among the poor she is much loved. Bhc has no children. COBNELIUB VANDERBILT. Mr, Cornelius Vanderbilt, tlio eldest son of the late money-king nnd probable heir to the major part of his va*t wealth, is a handsomo man, forty years of age. In some respects lie resembles his father, but in features and dis position is not uuliko his mother. He i3 tall, muscular and graceful in his ac tions. Like his father, William II., he loves his home, and well ho may, for It is one of the most comfortable aud attractive on Fifth avenue.' Situated on the corner of Fifty-seventh etrect and Fifth avenue, it has long been ono of tho masterpieces of architectural design* in the metropolis. Ita outside, constructed of brick, marble aud graystoue, broken by turrets, tall ami graceful with Gothic towers, is a marvel of beauty. ??? Although not ns expensive or maaslvo in np- ptnrance ns the brownstone structure in which his father resided, it is certainly a more at tractive building. The doorway or entrance on Fifty-seventh street has an inviting appeor- anco. Various colored bits of glass nud majol ica ware, delicately constructed and arranged in the top of the doorway, give a bright, cheer ful aspect to the large, heavy rolling doors. On entering the louse the general air of magnifi cent comfort is striking. A few feet back of the Inner swinging d?? is a beautiful curved fircnlaec. iu which bums a large wood fire that lights the eutirc room. Heavy mgs of dark Indian colors cover the tiled floor and Jenrtnlns hang before tho doors leading to tho parlors nml drawing-rooms. The heavy oaken woodwork lends an en chanting contrast to tho picture. Throughout the entire mauslon, with its four stories and towers, a like cvidcnco of tasto and magnifi cence is displayed. The homo room, a narrow drawing-room on Fifty-seventh street, is tho portion most used. THE MILLIONAIRE AS A FARMER. Mr. Vanderbilt is best remembered on Staten Island as a farmer. For a banker???s clerk, and tlio son of a wealthy man at that, to go upon farm with his young wife and not only brlr _ order out of Chaos, but make it tho best farm on the island, was something which must, of necessity go into tho history of Richmond county. Tlic secret of his success, Mr. John Scott, an old friend of his, says was due not only to his energy in looking after things but in n great measure to the fact that lie al ways made an abundant nud skillful nso ol fertilizer*. The farm was the richest on Staten Island. Tho best com, tho largest vegetables, ond tho richest hay were raised there, and everything found a ready market in New York. Tlio shipping was done by schooner from the foot of Ncw-dorp-lane. the vosscl r- Its return trip invariably bringing a cargo fertilizing material. This method of sending produco to market from tlio farm lias not changed in any particular from that day to this. The hay???-nnd they raised great quanti ties of it???was pressed nt the barns and sent to this city In bales. For many years tho grain, hay, and produce of tho farm aggregated $iG,- 0C0 in value yearly. As a farmer, with nearly 350 acres finally under cultivation, Mr. Vanderbilt hold the view that his time should l??e given entirely to managing tho work. Every employe, how ever, had to do a full day's work. He argued that lie cSM net aflonl to do manual IsLor hfmsell while ho had such a large farm ofi-bit hand*. His propensity to sit on the top of a roil fence nmt watch tho men work was tho cause of much good-natured criticism among his neighbor*, who thought that a farmer should encourage his men to work by working hard himself. E. F. Barton tells a good story concerning Mr. Vanderbilt???s habit of sitting on tho fence. ???Dick.??? one of tho form hands, who is to this day described as a ???rattling f tood former, and s good fence maker,??? found t necessary to repair Mr. Vanderbilt???s favorite fence. Upon mounting to his acustomed scat tho following morning Mr. Vanderbilt found tho smallest rolls on top with the sharp edges up. ???Hero, Dick;??? lie demanded of tho farm hand, i???what's tho meaning of all those sharp ???KILDEE???S??? story. Tho Distribution of tbs Thirteen Whitworth Rifle*??? The Drillln* of tho Shirpohootera-Oeneral Lee* Estimate of Them-An Adventurous Escape - A Thrilling Incident. edges on top? 1 ???That???s all right, boss.??? returned tho man; ???that???s for you to sit on!??? It is said that this same picco of fence may he found in its origb nnl notitlon on tho form today. Thoeo old days on Ncw-Dorp form, Mr. Van derbilt often iuild, wero tho happiest of hi* life. His wife also looked upon the forming days as the pleasantest that she has over known. They went down to Ncw-Dorp in 1612, and In 1803 they moved away, after Mr. Vandorbilt had redeemed tho Staten Island railroad from bankruptcy and given a n business on tbo island. For many year* afterward he drove down to tho form overy Sunday. Of recent year* his visits were fowor in number, but when ho went down ho always found time to talk over old times with some of his friends. On last Friday, when ho visited Richmond to turn over nil his Staten island property to his son George, ho took dinner with Mr. H. G. Clausen, un old neighbor, whose farm adjoins tho Vanderbilt property. This now consists of about seventy acres, including tlio old Richmond club grounds, ami U iu clrnrgo of Robert Woodruff. Tho committee of tho bunderath voted $7,750,000 for the completion of the German stank of anus. Canon Farrar hoa been a frequent contributor to the Youth'? t???ompaniou for several years past, and just Iw- fore leaving England wrote an eloquent article for it on ???Obscure Heroes,??? which will be pub- lished shortly. nORSFOKD S ACID PHOSPHATE, Unequsletl. Dr. R. M. Alexander. FannctUburg. PA., says: ???I think Hereford???* Acid Phosphate is noteqnalcd in any other preparation of phos phorus.??? Charles Francis Adams, Sb., is in fair bodily health. LEMON ELIXIR. An Old Cltlxfn of Atlanta, Ra. By the recommendation of Rev. C. C. Davis I used Dr. Motley???s Lemon Elixir for a severe ease of indi gestion, palpitation of the heart, constipation and billoumesa I also suffered greatly with gravel and great pains in the back and kidneys, unable to stand alone. I wu treated by many physicians and wed many remedk**. but got no relief. Dr. Mosley's Lemon Elixir alono has ma-le a perfect cure of all there diseases. My wife ha* suffered greatly with constipation and rtrk headaches, from which ??h?? could grt no relief. The Lemon Elixir has pciiutnvntly cured her. A. C. Arnold, 22 Ella street. Atlanta, ii a. Lemon Hot Drops. Dt. U. Moxicv.-Dear Sir: I have suffered for five yean with a tcrere cough and lung trouble, saw your advertisement of Lemon llot Drops, and procured a small bottle, having tried every oongh ???yiup and loacnge that I could hear of with liulo benefit. I had small faith In U. To my surprise. I. derived benefit from the first dore. My cough left me. also the sorenm of my lungs, by the ure of tour iraall bottles only. My cough was so severe as to produce Might hemorrhage at the time I began to on it, and the relief was so great and to sodden that 11ball ever feel grateftil to you for this great ??? No.??om*. ??%iSfr. ' From Jhc Irwinton, Ga. ( Appeal. A few days ago in Twiggs county, John West, better known during , the war by the soubriquet of ???Kildee,??? the most noted sharp shooter, of the confederate service, gave us some interesting facts connected with himself in that perilous service. ???I was born and raised in Twiggs county, Georgia,??? said he, ???but went to the war from Louisiana as a private. At my solicitation I was transferred to tho Twiggs County Volun teers, my homo company, which I found in Virginia. The Twiggs Volunteers were nick named the ???Jorces,??? because of their uniforms having three black stripes upon the tail of the coat, resembling tho three black feathers on the bird called ???Jorec.??? I was nicknamed ???Kil- dee,??? becauso of my slenderness and agility, and because I was in tho ???Joreo??? com pany. In '6*2, General Leo received thirteen fine English Whitworth rifles that were warranted to kill at 1,800 yards. These were the best guns in tho ser vice on either side. Thirteen of tho bast marksmen in the armv wero detailed for this special service, and I was the only Georgian that was selected. Wo were placed nnder tho command of a Colonel Brown, who had uo other duties than to command us. Wo woro practiced three months before going Into ser vice. A scorn of every shot was kept during this three mouths, and at tho end I waa ono hundred and seventy-six shots jn the bull???s eye ahead of tho rest. Tho List day of the practice, our marksmnnship was tested by our superior officer. A white board, two foot square, with a black diamond about the sizo of a hat iu tlio center, was placed 1,500 yards away. Tho wind was blowing stiffly, and It was very unfavorable for good shooting, but I put three bullets iu tho dia mond, and seven iu tho white of the board. ] beat the record and won tho choice of horse, bridle, saddle, spur*, gun, revolvers and saber. Our accoutrements were tho best the army could afford. Then wo entered active service, ond I have been through scenes which havo tried men???s souls. 1 soon became indifferent to danger, and inured to hardships and priva tions. I have killed men from ten paces dis tant to a mile. I havo uo idea bow many I lmvc killed, but I made a goodTmauy bito tho dust. We wero sometimes employed separately and collectively; sometimes scouting, then *han>sliooting. Our most effective work was in picking off the officers,, silencing batteries, and protecting our lines from the enomy???s sfaanishootcr*. I am certain 1 killed Generals Banks nnd Shields. 1 was tho only confeder ate sharpshooter on our lines on the days when those generals were killed. The enemy wero fourteen and fifteen hundred yards away, and my rifle was tlio only gnu that could reach them. I was shooting at officers, and I know that J killed them. Artillorrmcn could stand anything clso bet ter than they couldjsliarpshooting, and they would turn their guns upon a sharpshooter as quick bb they would upon n battery, Yon seo wo could pick off tlieir gunners so cosily. Myself and a comrado completely silenced a battery of six guns In less than two hours on one occasion. Tho battery was then stormed and captured. I heard General Leo sav ho would rather have those thirteen sharpshoot er* than any regiment in tho army. Wc fre quently resorted to various artifices in our warfare. Sometimes wo would climb a treo, and pin leaves all over our clothes to kcop their color from betraying us. When two of us would ho together, aud a ynnkco sharp shooter would bo trying to get a shot at us, ono of us would nut Ills hat on a ramrod and poke it up from behiud tho obioct that con cealed and protected us, and when tho vaukco eis head to shoot at tho hat. tho other ono would jmt a bullet, through his head. I b*vo ???hot cm???out pf trees nnd scon 'cm fall like coons. When wo were in gross or grain, we would fire and foil over and roll several yai ??? from where we shot nt, nnd the yankeo sun shooter would fire away nt the smoke. I was captured once. Colonel Brown and I got caught inside the . federal lines nt C3ld Harbor, and Hhcridan???s wagon train was be tween us and liberty. Wo had on yankeo coat*, nnd wc rodo along up tho wagon train MMjJIA a roknomi ions. Digestion, tut 1 chui'u.;- BRQM 5 But wo couldn???t do It. Finally Colonel Brown lodo up to a driver and ordered him to turn to ono side nud let us pass. ???By whose authority???? asked the driver. ???By my own,??? replied Brown authoritative ???Who arc you???? asked tho driver. ???Colonel Coleman??? answered Brown, who had found out the name of the colonol who was in command of the train. The driver then began to question Colonol Brown pretty closely, and was about to catch up with ns. Colonel Brown drew his revolver and sent a ball crashing through his brain. Wo turned our horses nnd dashed down tho line of wagons at full speed, aud we ran right into a company of federal cavalry who wero protecting tho train. A shower of bullets whistled about ns. Wo wheeled to tho right, jumped a stone wall, and just 'as my horse cleared tho wa'l, a bullet struck him behind the car, nnd down wo came. Brown???s horso was shot from under him about tweuty stops ahead, nnd wo were both captured. As 1 scrambled out from under my horse, I throw my gun to ono side in tho grass. Threo weeks after that I went back aud got it. Wo woro in a tight place. Having on Yankee coats, wo would certainly be shot for spies. Night camo on and wo wero guarded by four sentinels, who paced back and forward in a square sev eral yards in extent. It was very dark. Dur ing tbo second watch, I whispered to Brown that I was going to leave. Ho asked mo how it could be done. I told him I???d rathor risk four bullets in the dark than twenty in day light at Fort Delaware. Ho said lie would follow me. Wo then began crawling like snakes, out of the square. Four times a sen tinel passed right by us. Wo kept gliding along until wo were entirely out. We straight ened up when about fifty yards from tho sen tinels, and struck out for the mountains. We came near perishing for want of food, licforc wc could get bock to tho confederate lines. I wu* within ten steps of General Doles when he was killed. A federal sharpshooter had been picking off our men all day, and I had Itcen trying for hours to locate him, but had failed to do so. I was in advance of our line a hundred yards, and was concealed be hind a rock. Several times he had shot at me. About fourteen hundred yards In front of us waa a strip of woods. I knew the sharpshooter was in them somewhere, bnt the tree top* pre vented ray seeing the smoke of hts gnu. He bad not shot at mo in two hours, but eonff nod his fire to the line in my rear. General Doles advanced to where I was and asked me if I couldn???t silence that fellow, as ho was doing tcrrihlo execution in his lines. 1 told him I bad been trying to do it all day, but had foiled. He asked me to do my best. He then stepped in front of me, and faced the woo ls, exposing his entire person, I told him ho had better look out, as tbat^fellow had shaved mo very close several times, and it was dangerous to expose himself. I had scarcely spoken the words when a ball struck him fn the right side, passing through his body, and coming out under left arm. General Doles turned half around and fell forward, face downward, und never spoke???being killed instantly. I carried him off the field, and was detailed to carry hia remains home. General Doles was a fine officer. shot through tho l??ody once. While was in the hocpiul Charley Ones, of La- Grange, Georgia, used my gun, and it is mid killed General Sedgwick, bnt others doubt Four of the guns wero captured daring the war. I lost mine at the. surrender, while I was trying to conceal it in my blanket, to carry home with me. 1 think I will be able to get it yet, as General Phil Cook, Joe Brown ana others are trying to obtain it for me from the government. It was private property and I was entitled to it The Fourth Georgia regi ment regard it as a valuable relic.??? GATE CITY NATIONAL BANK OF ATLANTA.?????? Designated Depository OF THE United States. 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