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?f hla death aa the nnsaiiini ol fully f75,000
an?) n?.\v the? are talking nf tho Comniodou
?hudrvd ?nil'? a millionaire, Mr. f*t??w
tmsineai inreetnvent. were in men-ant h- si
winch ware tlii'itiatiiiir. ho had to
ItM etcdita *mi lost much bf
llibls, BfhUa his real es);Mc investllieilts ?ver?
snce?-??f,il. The Aslor family made it.s m
nlowly by real . s?,ii? hive .1 iient* BUB, long I.
Mr. Valid? l'ait'? enterpriaM vero in a d lit
diitcli'iii. ?mi?1 ?Acre mere rapidly pn'titabb', so
in b--. * rae Na-panUrely than cither ?if them
ke hceumnlated n largar fotMnej bal faMteni
hntnsj srurth k>lCO^O00i.0O0 it ? ill hnfaand
St.ii.ooo.i! ?Olanborc _ha>-ctnal BBaonnt?that
the truth . ret is known outside of hit family."
? It fa known thai tnahendof dying intestat
MM lia. e siii.t...seil he \>oitl?l, fur the very put
of" H t' |lh? h i- i-, to bi? wealth, lie has
WshiasJ u u ill very ?areiiillv ?iriiwu."
" 1', i: thia ?ill ted nothing ot the Beton, rnli
tin* ^-reitt. st pari nf hUp*Bisesaions--theconsjolid
nilronds whit*-you may he oertain he fa i?
i a?t m tiie hands of his son ?Hilly.' There
n ??nib; bam Itl to his niioienus o
chiktreti and to his a lie, and tli, nt maj be _ainc
the will, '?ut ilmy will ierre only t?. indicate v
Macah-tu fonts up. I_aat reur the Tax Ornuniiss
cr-as*? Med li i tu on only ahonl ii*_ix?,(M?.)--| thin
va? something leas than that?of realeatatr, ani
- i)i?(),'i!U),if penonal property. The Last was
Be Bench ne it ahonld hare been. His lawyers i
_o steps to hare it redm ed, as they certainly wi
1 re done if it had been too large. But fort
t" se figur?e the tax Cominiaeioners' book
nothing."
Knihiivi?L' is a list nf Mr. Vatidcrb?i'- i i]
BQITBOnil i Statt ? on w iii, h ho paid taxes [or ihe i
1875, taken from tin' offli ?ai n i ordi :
AS.?'-- '
i i- llfiiGreen. ?--',
HI - rl tndt -;.
XV I. uit'-st. io,
hSl. IO,
Fourth-el. 1"
I . -.'1
1 '? I"'. ?'1 It". 4-..
VIII .Tari i . 1-.
-?
Perst.nni estate, 1875. i -"?'?
Tota1.
The real by Iba Hudson Kr 11 K
t I Company appt ,n: on the ta_c>book a- follow)
.*. ?
X\ rwentj-nlnt- ?f. f?7,
. . 70
' . S?.
. IT.
?. 81.
;. - '.
. 5,
Heave. <??
th ne. ?.
1 . ? ?'.'
?. 24.1
I . D1 it. '-'-?'
I ., . _ ?'
1 - . '-".'
e. 2-V
.''.
I . ;i
I- 111- I . 11.
ll. -s!. 1.
*xn : ,-.-_,- .
X I i..-. .. ' ?, ,ii.. . '_' '.<
ZXI1I...11 acra . ? 17.'
-?.XIV '. ... - . >. . 1
;...]- Rl .: ?Up? rstl ll IW. BO.t
li.-,..? aertt.
Total. fi*80..
I'll: WILL.
' a itb the cm
( iiin?Hi,',. - bare btx a Impr, - ? '1 by i
?rrnpnlons < are a ith a bi? tl
u sh?tpe t itubly prey red tor hi? death. Unli
]?. -t men nf n methodical tni n of mind and p
(,t s, lf-iMtiici! fortunes, he neverslinnned tliutbotifi
ol : he pot lihility o?a sudd
ri!l!|M'll",l I : \ I. ill Of hi* -ii
hi the manner in which be invested it to frai
i irilb) at short intervals, he always perforai
t! ?? duty nrith ch< erful read ,,--. i i iu_ the hum
l plain .and
n- d above :i!i 1, pal quibb ? s. !t era
tention to keep hi* aftairs urranited in null ? a
that hi? ''? ' d ba^ e do efli ii 0] on 11 e ra
i ida with which he was connected, aud that th
llmuld pass quietly into the hau dsol bis in
In :>-., ai d still be the " Vai I ai th
lnul alway* been.
Avilen, tivt- n,, Coi modi re Vandi rb
fu-1 bee . i.i satisfied thai his bi I of pain tras to
ndeath-bed, he immediate,?, set about mnl
piypnrati?mi nrith the utuii tc< lue*wanil] ?
Day after day he consulted with l,i- i. )
hngl rhete it va? needed,and cxliihiiii
i arrebms i earner of mind, shrewdness, and foi
light wl -. A m
nml tii al last will anil ii itatnenl was drawn up at
ntteated, the contents of which are nol yol mm
public, but which, it is m doretood, i oni I I
nn-rt perfect instrnmeuts of the kind ever mail
Oueol Comma i,,!- Vanderbilt's lawyers ."-puss,
the confident opin on rity wonld pro
Cm; nflitir* to be m the mus' admirah
< : ?? nol con versant with the v. ho
nf them, bul he felt ci il the system wbli
had ruled those with which be wai acquainted wi
can ied out thro - ill.
HISTORY OF THE FATAL SICKNESS.
Sin ?? '. ? ? beginning ?.f in? -Unen Com
Vauderbilt has been atU'iided by Dra. J rodLins]
nnd E Filliott. iir. <-?-? ;.. ??it. who wai :ii-*o ow
?tant in an? ndiiiic?. Bpun him, died m
s. ,. .*- ri . il ol ; ? Mu-i eminent physicians in il
cii.v were trena atlj mmumned m ooiu
lb. Luis), hnibean the CtaninodinVitamil) phys
t, i i im i::.tit', years, ai.d aoeompaiiied him in ti
cruise in his ?st?-..a.?! i i ?i Mai of the ?vi.i 'h. tir. Una]
naidtoa'l iiiiiiM.r. |Mirl, r _\ i--????i.* y ili.it hiep
death waseonwqnent bihib exhnnitton due to oai
t In April, 167U, tli
< *? bad i unie such progross that the <kimiuoiioi
was -onfiued to the hnnsn, nnd Croag that
didnotleavt it. Tboinosl dM?nguiabad physieiati
nnd surgeons were consul ted in regard to hia rnai
a.ul the opinion w?us unanimous that ll
terniinntHio could i?< only a qneattou ?^l time, liii
Binde it , o at ihn! .?il thai medical science oould at
?omplish was t?i inppoti bii -ailing ritnl
ii..ike hi- d<-icut t?i the grnre ?- ttt
easy a.? i?,-.;in. From the middle of liny h
1 . tood iii'di his fi ? i o;i : v once, und I.;?.*, oe? upii
li.? hod or u recliuing ? iiau to which be lui beei
J..I.M ?! i?., i,.? aiii n.i.. the early part of Id
Bickneaa, be sufiored itrvatly from inl
i iiiadtlcr et , Tbeee nttueki ware j?. t
oxysmal ni ?? compatiied bj ,ii.';.-.' pain. \ con
... 'it il v. a;, .-t .11 "., . , ? ,
nnditwm f, are.l thai some Bunsuall?, sererepai
nzysa ; ? imlucoil that wonhi r-.-ult in death
It will be i ?in' "i Mt-d thai after anopar
Aii^iist, ? chill ael in. and it was then u. :
tin pnt-eBtw< .hi .,,*? live'_'l hours longer, but hi
???. iatiiiiin.il > constitution euablrsi him I -... ? .'. ?
this at tuck, and iu a iborttiuM B?ksrwi : i wa
nrononnood to be out of imincdinte danger. Aatb
fatal?.: erouii.i made pragraas, thee;
di?iini-! il in violence, und tha pnroxyau i
l?. regarded us Bunntcn-g iif?-.
'i'lit- gienteal attention baa been paid to
port aftas jiata ais -!ii-i?:i!i n. enal
to i.-?i*t the rapidly sueruuehing dbreaai a? mu< h a
P'.fHsibic, andnlae to ?delay thai exhanstian
nlarayia reault -if a , .m? ? noi* inrnaion, nud which
at length i th. Tlst nnp tite ol the ik-h
n..ui v?us ?ai'tuily vmiii-IhI, and hia life wan pna
lorifed by the Blentiful u-h' of praper food. His
?l?t' in did nui ? m t?. -m .niiib in ib, ii.ii
tin ?ii*?'???'until aboiit i iii at ?ts'ki pi-cvinii lohk
death, 'ihm hi- pli.v si? i-.ns indici-d ? i;.:i hi began
toisiuk alawly but eati?nn?nsly Iran? dnj I '.m;.,
lo-.ii.ir stre'ii/th m hpil,- nl tin- ivihiuiilt-d a_n_rta to
?tny the ebbing tide ol lit?-. During tbeps : .. ? !-.
it wa.se:.iM-, led that be UHklit die a I any iiioiueiit.
Ihn \ .1-1 loteo hint Ix i niiC i?'if:i!l.V reduecd,
and no re-i?*iiiise wus i.ia?ie to the ?i i
eill|iloVe?l lo .?slii.lll'.ll? hd si'lliillK ??o i i .
For tin hist sssrBB hours of his lift: it wai- tliitii ull lot
liiui tosj^-ak. About live minutos I., tute lu bfanthad
1 ,. h- slsnad tsianyaB. tkt. Linaly p inreksi tins
a? a most n mai kable occum u??', as Bstginj BBfsssl
v< ty rarely Lai the paejgg B. coiitioliing t li? ai non
tif .lie ?nu-i l?s of liic e>eiiiU lin dt:?- aouiii?! I, lli.it
?uly tlu ]'U\ -iciiioe in ati^iiii.iiioi' km w f?r r'niul
?sUiUlco Ui-i Li?, had gone. An uuluoay i. . . be
made on Ka'urday toilet? nnineheyoiit! any ?iiie-ti"ii
tin ?\U-tii ami character of tin? ?lisiase. 'i'he hody
is exceedingly emaciated on ace unit of the long
continuance of the iU?BSBB,
THE ITM'.KAI,,
William IT. VanderbiH sod Dr. ?Perms partially
made arraagroseola f??r the funeral yemterdmj, aad
all will be decided on this ?ii't?'i-in???ti. The fanerai
s? i vie. s will ho liel.l a| l!ic C;,iut h o? l!ie ."?! lanirers,
on M?ri-er-st., between Clinton ami Wavcile.v
l?l.i?. ??. nt ll>:iO <?'tl??ck Sunday nioini'is;. This is
only a ?hurt ?Ii_i.hu?- l'roui the Vaiulerbilt mansion in
Washington-place, and thesnotv isheing cleared ir?>:u
the adjacent street?. Some time an?? Mr. VanderbiH
veiiu.'Med ?Dr. I'-iuis to take entire control of tlie
funeral, to avoid ati ?pomp, b?i?1 to n (rala iron
eulogy, He deeired that there sh??uM he ??? di play
of flowers. II? -always looked upon floral dinplaya
at funerals ?is wasteful, and said that the ??? peuse <?f
the fiioeials ?>f ?the tichoften made ibe ?fanerais o?
tl-e poor appear ?poor Ind-ped. Tin re will l"- no
Rowers in the church, and it is anderstood
thai W. II. vanderbill has ?reqitasted th?1
railway employ?e not t?> s? ml ?my .Sowers.
'I he coffln ??iiitaining the remains will he borne ?>:i a
Vi? i from ihe house to the char? ii. There a ill ha no
pal!-i??-ai'cis, and no eetcntation. Commodore Vaa
derkilt selected a Bumker?of friends to be hispall
bearers several years i?<?, butmoei ?>f thorn li..\.
p -?-ce led iiin- lo tlit-irnive. Tbe family a i!l bum I sl
ta? houses! 10 o'clock. Nexl Sonda) Is the auni?
versary of the Chareta ? ?.' the ?Sfraagara,
ami siso communion day. The services usu
ally held at the snaiveraary will bs po '.
i??i.cil u week. Then will be ?admitted t?>
the ehnrch only the members of the family aad a few
intimate flicmi-, I ii! way employ?^, ami meiub? tt ?1
the press. After a short ?service ?nul kriaf address
l?t I ?l. Deems the remains v ill be carried by he:r.'-e
to the ?Hi sten Island Ferry landiag sl the Battery,
where two or more ferryboats trill ooorey the
funeral iwocewion to tbe VanderbiH laading on
SI iten Island. The fsmlly vault is in the ?>!d
Moravian graveyard sl New-Dorp, 2*4 mil?
casi ot i c landing, and this will ?be the Isst resting
pla?e ol the dead, overlooking the harbor ?aad tbe
oity.
HIS PASTOR'S VIEW OF DIM.
T! !,'? v. Dr. Deems, ?u ?tsaiversation with a Taja
; iTNE ?reporter, said Mr. Vanderbik's death had ??? i
? i expeeied and so frequently averted thai it
? upon him like a gn .-?t mirpriae. He
? list Ms old tri ml had gone,
" 1 bave s? en him," he ::. "cvci dsj bal
last April 2(1, I have scon mo ?tosdmirein
him during bis sickne - than ?vin n hi was v. . il. II"
bai ? iic"!i a very great ?man, foi like ?ill :
? inily ?.r?-.:;. he grew and gn ?? i i> c> one's
i !. I have i ??? er known s graniler
man. Ii" ??? ??l ? iprehend si? mncb s?>
qnicklr. He had so mncb ri?gor and daring,
an?l yi I perfeel womanly tend? i
I in mattem o? fait! he bad the simplicity <>r a
little chil<l. I have not been able to find thai lie bas
le ? on plain! t!:ii>u---li his long si?
At its licgiuning be was nervous and irritable, and
is he would say?' ugly.' 1 bat
into lus i?i.'.'i j?-i an? rapni ? un ol pain,
ami he has taken my band, burst into tes -
exclaimed,'\\ |] God forgive me that . have been
-? i ni sud ut.'1'-' toward people who have beea so
to meV Even the? lie ncvi t [iraj -?1 thai
the pain be taken from him, bnt wonhl often pray,
'. b ( h ?? l,i c ? i ?oi take it a \? ay if il isnecf.-.u'- forme.' ''
HIS ADVENTUROl 3 SPIRIT.
In October, l>.?o. Commodore VanderbiH sent a
surveying party i?? Sicin igna t ? lay oui the route of
tin Nicaragua Transit < anal, ami ?\ State Engin-eer
S. II. Sweet, who was one of the party? II so
tcrest ? ' i of tin* t ? ' nei -.-.
expedition. O. V.\ Cl.il'^ coininaiuied
i he part} as i!,,-. ngiueer in chief, and was known n??
a daring explorer, but even lie \\.:-> filled
with apprehension half his time by tbe
bold expeilieuts which the Commodore pul
into practice. A little steamer bail In n towed all
tbe way from New-York to the Ni? i :-'' er, by
the Commodore, for the us? of the surveyors, and
iip.ui it ihey ati? pipi.-?! tl;?- navigation of the river
?-. t r h Lake Nuaiajua.' There were bars and
l links and rapids in the way in great numbers, and
,t wat determined t?> lay oui side eanabi to
tret around those, bnl on tbe first trip the
Commodore insisted npon ??jumping" nit
the obstacles, :i:.d tii?l down tbe ?
valve, put ??n all steam. a>nd comp lied
tbe little ?tt ami r to w ?rap ? si d ' ovi r th?
..'?-.i ;? tiont in'" ' ii U lin. At ?reiiail.i,
b. i anted one morning to so t?? ?ivas, about 50
mili t di-',;iiit m i ?>.???> the lake, and i uibai !.? il for thi
i irpoae <>n ?? frail sailing boat, I ble ? :
sailing su?'-l.v in still water, and sttempled the roy
age in her, thongb tha lake was "chopping" like a
heavy -?-a. He got aliont ten mile? on his way, with
the boat ?pretty well filled with water most o?
tbe time, when, npon bit companion's urgen! so?
li? itstion, he made for land again, reaching ii ? ifelj
after a ?good deal of trouble. Tho Commodore was
never satisfied, however, thai hi coubl m?t hav?
made the trip, and was full ??f abuse uf bis ? oui]
ion for compelling bim k put bock. The evenings
ip were _?< ?u rally devoted tobearing the Com?
modore tell <?t his early life, upon which ?he dwell
with more zeal than npon tbe proaieriuciih uts ?1 lb
dnce he had secur? d wealth.
RE< EPTION OF THE KEWfi IN THE CITV.
i repeated false reporta of the death of Mr.
Vai ?i? rl ill ti at have be? n circulated in Wall Street
during tlie pasl few months, tor the evident purpe ??
u?-.' (be piii. ?! certain stocks, led the
street i<? doubl the I,, la mi :,i of the
event yesterday. "I-ii ?tracf Do you positively
km?.', it in Ik- tr?:? .'" wer? tbe qih lious pni bj
:.. uly every one on the street, aud slthougb the
? ..,,? i, :: klj ? ' , lii in 1, ii mu .'? i on ??del iblc
time before ii:>- more .-?..? ptical were i ?ady t" a-? ? pi
it ?as an i J im ni ?v. i ?", ? ;?. xtraa \ hick
-??uly hi !?? were negli : -i as soon a -
ii became kne ? ?i po . ively thai ?the aunounceiuenl
was true. During the sfternoou a greai
many U i ? were rc< civ? J fro I oat
? ?i opcr i'?i.- by tin i. friends si ?'
' rok? : - ??u tl??' sin ?I asking f >i ..
.. ? ?m thai bad res? li< ?1 Ibcn .
?? bsd ??? aful] ?. ... <] ..,i the Sto? h
Exchange.sswsa evhlenl shea Nt-w-YorkC U I
?i? ' liuiu -. sdvai <??? ; fromlt
1?i(t: i. i; . n loo's, ?htsi.i; ;.? 101??s,v th 101 bid.
in v. ! i i ? h 111 V..?i '? . .!> ..... , ,
es ted remained firm, aud ageueral fecliug of relief
I was manifest when it became apparent thai tbe
I marl was nol t<> be Keriously ?affected by tbe
at least for t
?- . indications of the occnnvn?c* of an event of
moment were visible al the Grand Ccutral Depot.
wile ?r.sji'a.u-'i ?u hslf-tnaat, hot no market]
? . . -,.?!) ??i mourniug waa sllowtnL Orders were
?ein to tiie ?.lam? Central I?,,?,: and alao along ihe
. . ion hould show Man? ib pi? t ?k> a
uf sorrow, I in ?liar rjeith?*r loonmtiv???, cars. n??r
? -hm!?m shonld bs draped in crape,sa tbe
i ? verytbing ?i? ?be a- free from
<h i.i u.slration m possible. Al th*- freigbl depots In
.-:. .1. : ? Park aad the 1..?m.' in- ?. d. pot i ?
patches were reeelved ?si B-oonssyini : "Tha Preai
?lei.t, C. Vi.n.b'i-bilt, died at 10X2 thlt s. ta. J. M.
'iini'iv,'' N?i mtl. i? -,vt ?e i-.-cei-, i d a! ?iiL?r depot.
The depot? of the ?Erie ?Railway, the N'c-.v-.i, i? i,
? ?.?. sad ti' i?<r?isi'f (Malta's )'i ?r >Tranaport>
tr.ii?ii were .suitably <lcc.?rated with symliols of
I.?'??.I nil...
MB. V-\M?r.Mi:ll.l"> BISTER DYD?Q.
Mr-. ? b'liii.ii? K?. i?. ,t, the ski g ? ?ss. <?f thahsls
C??ii.ii,o.liii?' \ ?ind.-rbiit, now lifi.it lbs point ?if
?1? ?Hi ??I bet ivsidcnc?' on (?ritiin st., Tonipkiiis
\ille. St..ten Island, her illn?'ss ?rasBjtiBg from a
severe attack of pneumon?a. M?-. Eglx-ri is tw??
I ars yoaagat than tin i loasBSslota, aad kasaJwajrs
resided on Kloten Island. Sh?? h:if, baaa iiiaine.!
tvvii e. but in now a widow. Her first hiisb.ui'l v. is
John Deforest, and I mi 1,u.i 1 unis Lgburt, who died
I about iwvi.tj yaan _?_<>.
I The GREAT FINANCIER? Ll
vwn.'iM.iuN i:aki?y _rrvfJOGLS&
AstiM- Stewart -Viiiiilerliilt. Tan Timm vira
Wi.'i'.'ll ?n HOW ?l llllliiol.i of t II?" BB-4sWSBBlBSi I
had fifty millions, but only BBS) of tluni nn?
typical capitalist nf the time. Aator inberited
litiii? uinl i.i Hi I l.ein 'lime the cnlunr which b 1
to tin- s.1 .-? ii"i ifi i : he btlil only toinvcsl 1
a sely and they wern fannied und trebled : lx
?hat great land tin iimi ham dnnsi tor centa
Mi w.m waaun iiiibiM?ineiii of ?begoniasof tr
hi |'ii'-i" it I in-t a. in.-n haul? lime B-BM in Vei
Aiii?'cnl:ini and l.iiiiib'ii. \ainltibilt iv.i? M ?'ml
as the lannVownar, and as hrfasswtaus sa the i
rhsntj he hesjnn hp- enrrying fsnaara ts> tnarki
ilii. sliitip; he worked Bight BBS- ?nj : h?. laid BJ
isrrinsBjj bs built a antnebwd ?tc!im rssnata,
Im-chii?. one ol' the in Nil rs ot the iiiilroivl Nyntei
th ? osnHiiwil Be grew rieh through the cm.ml?
farce ths trnriwetdoni Braaaun of ena-taL F
tint io laal he brought .?very dollar to bear until
widL'ht of lit? uiiliioiih was teil by erery nuiustr
th?. continent.
Energy nnd thrifl wete the s*wt?Mge of ths I
land itoek, from which Cornelius Vwiderbill epn
His father had a small farm on Btatna Island, t
tli,- (?uaraattne <-r.?iiti?I. nnd tiki all the Inndnwi
nf the Island carried prodnea to tho city mark
The problem of InnsunrtuHoa was a mtv aia
one in thost? days. Transit wai neither qnk*l
cheap, and there was neither competition nor
nopoly, N mie erery mnrke, gardener was his i
boatman ind dellresed bis prodnee in \ew-Y
when and whore he pleasesL libere wa?. bowers
public demand for some regular me in* of rommi
ration, and I hh? woll-to-do farmer foil into the hi
of carrying bis ncighbotw1 ve..-, i.ii.i, ? and stittea, i
finally r.^n his bout reanlarly dnrinfl trnrnt wratl
lenvinir the island in the morning and retnrnini
th? evening. This was the orlara of ths its
Island ferry. The f amor-ferry man was liberal t
fault, and the prnaperity of the family was mal
due to his wife, who \*.i* n-i prusten! as he waa
cautions. Ones when hat hnshnnd's afTain i\
St rioiislv ei.ib.iriassfil r? i ? ' I the f.ii'ii WBB a'"'Ht
P un mit of bis h in la, she raredni eil ****-:t.?>i?<b from I
private store und paid M* dPbts, Oaring to I
far her'- i ' i h . in I Ihe m liber's Indicium? mans
melt the family were ? ; ciwnf? i table eirrnmstnnc
IHK : iil'I.V i:
There wore nine c'i l-ir -n, the eldest Iseii - I ?
Htm, Ho was born on Ihe 27th ol May, 17!M,
stile'. I-land. There are a?rerai houses in Btnji
ton which are pointed onl as the place of
i iiii'nr two in the center of the islnnd, and
? two in Port l'li V mud. A ?istei ol Mr. v*?ud
bilt, now Irving ii' i trille, sayi very <
? il.vtii.it he v. , born In a little bouse in Pi
i.'i. hiiiui 1, now belonging t" l?r. Harrison af tl
|,: t ?, who ha*since remodeled it, no that scarcely
trace of the old itrncture can be fonnd in the ne
I is ii'ti.st. ?, however, thai i'i hi? very em
childhood hi? parents remnrcd with the family
m.i.'I ton, 'r.t'i n In,::-?'? on J',- t., fronting on I
water, a ''?eh was h eral y? in bi
H re l'if childl n un ,v up, ('uni, li.is h
home early, bul still continued lo li ??
Stnph ton. After the death of hi? fathi r, 1
mother removed with one unmarried datighl
lu anoth r hulls,- du ,. 1 , \. Iiieh i? -'
standing. The year ol his first marriage Ci
ns took rooms in II i ho -. and Iiv<-?1 I Itere
rt time while waiting f?ir tbe com|iietion of I
own home, The home itnnd? on a knoll at sm
?H tance from the street, and is part of the Vandi
bilt estate. It is n mode t ?livollina, onn story and
(, with donner windows, bud i piazza rnnnii
ritseutire trout? It ?lili has an old fashion,
air, o\\ ,ii?' ?,i ,i whim of the Coiuinodoro, who h
never allowed it to In reiuodeled in tho slight?
partii r, S'i ir nu* early hoirs ?taudi a mo
modern honse, which Mr. Vnndi-rhill rreotod for
at r r. ,.' t dm na Id 'u '1 "'? life. I if hou le
conspicuous by renson of it? oleratrd iinsit;tiii si
Ihe 1 ,ii it? front,! id is si II i comfortah
;',mi.?!, it t nt never have ' ? i n an el rant In. M
Vanderbilt has owned a area! deal ol ri d estate <
i mil, bul in 1 wii-.i h t?a:,-..'??!!?.?I nui t of
to hi? son. Il ?m laid tha? .-i oui time the enli
id v a? thi n ' f the am ?
the Vaiiderhiit family, who purchased it for il
_ ' i. V- hi be ti ne '?' 'i. i
j .,.,?. al says h I d ??? itlt tit? i !.. id
;?? '. not in.
This a ris i. " -?'ii'e' !i >y, ??'< mgitud h nlthy, foi
of ont-door life, hati ?r theairofa ichimUroom,
?-.i.'.! o ns n ; i, i ,i i.- .i a ier, .. id an c\.. Hei
I't.i ''ii in. The only books which be use*! at i ho?
re the I ' . ,-li'ii- .book ; hi learn?
(?i al. h iif, and eiji a . : h I nol i inch more. I!
it on iii" farm, - i i bei ib
was ?i..---i-iii:i' ly tond ol h n ? ?'? ?*. Jn h
? !, ,. be wed to b.... tbut when be was ?ml> si
? ;: ni I h ? b 11 11 (-il ' n a raco-hors ? .-,i iiill sp .-,
i o was a little shi uboyii Ihe family barely ta
yeai older than himself. Urnul eiahteeu montl
i_ii a colored Mel odisl preacher of advanc dan
ealb il npon the < 'ommndon? and reminded him of t!
hi ik '? races which thej bad bad seventy-fit
it is be!- ', .
Kvon in * ?? ?. boyhood he li ran to ntanifesl tin
best <'f all American inalil - .; it. lie torn
n, ither to ii-hi nor to I ft, but 1 pi ? lit oi
ami accomplished wbaterer be Dud-rtook. At h
.?lili ag be determined to have ? boni and tocar
bis living. His mother argned the poiut withbii
mid attempted tq ?limnafa him, bul bo was bou
npoi leaving the farm. He even threatened to rti
?wai and tro to sea, finally, by way of ooiupn
. be "t, red to plow, harrow, and plant in eiabl
lot if hi? mother would lend bin ? hundn*
il ' '- wherewith to bnya boat It then lack
37 days of hi. 17th year. Bhe told him thai b
s'i mit! have the money if the Job wore durs hefoi
his birthday, lie sel to work rigorously, hut aooi
fonnd that he bad undei too much. Thenthi
native shn wdnesa of Ids charat'ter ramo to If ?flit
Ile lia ! im! ivi' ! to d i the work alone, and heno
?,i fn e tu i .ill t II -?.."?i nf l i pi ".
fi Dun s, a he wei 'gladto lige him. . be ? imbina
iimi ?.is funned, a, I the Gold wai narrowed am
plante?! on the appointed morning -the lire! [oriunipl
ti li ? i- uiu i "i m iiiization.
COI '? IL THE BOATM 'V.
With the money iu band he ran tothi |
11.'. ?? mg! t .. Imnt, and : i Bail for borne. On tin
wny be ii anken wreck,the boat begaa U
nil, nl be \w? r i icd !?) run ii a ihi re. Ko uu
pntpitimii a beginning seem d to |mrtify hh
mothers apprehensions; bul ll only stimul?t? d bii
ii ertcy. During I Sainmt n h?
, .i.i. ,1 three th m ml dollar -. Uli.it be madi
dnrina tho ?lay and naif oi hia niitbt earnin
to his] o thai hi own iban ?? a small; bul
thi .-,a* a decided wli limit? d me u -
kept him tin of the ai--?i.-e , where bis i-ompet
i',,i wasted what they ennied, He o< ithi r drunk
noked] be practiced all the intall-conomies
v .i'i ml bel?g mi ? rly.
New-York was then i city --f eighty titnasatrd in?
habitants an?! M :f, n 1-1.uni u :l? OUS ol ll .
uiarkel gardens. The boatmen brouaht li !
: ni m ...i'., i from ths 1 land ind landed
i lnul at Hi- foot of Whitehall*?**- and
waited th re for ? rnrnrn cargo or fur lerrice
of t:' 'kind on the Brooklyn or Jersey ihirrea. The
do the island and the city wai 18 oents.
The in in e i.i I: mi I king; a in? wai In control the t_>
'. i" ? of a continent, hegaa in 1810 \?ith oarn
i ga sa in?til as titaae. Be was in bii bunt eatiy m
the liiomiau', and bs often irnrked throngh the
i i. li.- soon had the bee! lussl in the hnrbur*
ide h : stiiihl enrry 98 paeneugira. Darius tin
wnr of 1812 the Whitehall hnatntea n-s-le monet
bawl our Initial. The f?nfts were garrhMtsrd, bow
wars in der eon -n m lion, und thefl wan un-n
oi-war in lln- harbor, -Tin if \? i? ph nty of wink tor
all, and Vainicihii? wa? the hustest nan on ths buy.
On his eighteenth birthday be waa pari owner ami
captain of one of the lirgaat "peri lungers" and bad
an internat in two smsllnr boats, lie fell m lore
With a iieiuhlHir't? daiinlitci .?t I'ort 1,'n luiioiid.
Supina .loh:.son. Ii. imbued hi? mullid to ssjJeasi
J i in? In uii hisobliiiiiiioii tspaj hi i .ill hi?? ..iniii
ii small ira? tino, ?a i d l-HMJ daring u ie\r m , H?.
lnul in'I, a.i?i took 1...S wilo lu KtW*T_gk( lu
the Summer uf 1-1 ?, ?ti roium timi wl
h|,,|liet-ill-is?V, be lilllll ?l Sillonner, BBDM
charlotte, wMsh ????- praAtohlj employed
lighter la thaeeastlai hade. Darhig the Wii
fr. ?I'leiitl. nade \ '?\ '.'??? Is I" i '"?? ?? IT. It'ir
three vears which followed tbe ?pes?e et IsI
inc'tme s\? elled ?rapidly, so thai bet?re he read
tw< iity-llijnl yi n he ha?l a ? Bah ?"ipila! ? ? I
aad ssvaral <?t tks Hm?t ? raft in th?- barker.
A IH'Mil.l. OP am;? iml I k.
The ?neni?les winch are tubl ?if tbe vari
pen?'iic?s of h'si-ailv business life,iHaatrate
j ?if lb? most sliiki'i, tr.iit> of the 111.111. Iu St
Inr. 1813, the l!ri(i?h ti.-ct made ?h?i BBSS? SI IS
i tempi to run past I "it l,'iciimon<l daring a
i SUBth SMtS.ll gals. Th?? commander of the irai
? after the < aiiiioii.i'liiir ???us over, taogkl out Vt
bilt as III? best Iti'.itinatl on the ??'.in.l. :m?l
him la I? Bf t?? th?- <i:y ttdhtgt ot rh?? ?repulse ?
?fret The storm ?was ??t He higbt, ?andthee
Who Wars to ?ncoi.ipany bin shudileicil M
?stepped luto tha boat. "I shall bars to cany
limier water part of the way!" said lie to tin
mander. Wbssi they land ?1 they were?rei
front held to foot, and still with the cold.
s.me day refiuforcements were dispatcb?ed t
gari iaae.
Oi,? ?lay white he was transporting a d?*taeli
?if soltlicis f|.?iu tin Nan??-.s t>> ih>? ?it?-, nu ?
shot nui in a ?boa! from tl e Quarantine station
bailed him. The boal belonged to on? of his r
ami the oa ?ut was v? itli the nffl er. A ? toon i
wer.- al?n.'- ??le the ??lli? er Jumped ?>n board, ?in?
deied the Midiera to ?" ashore with him in tbe ?
boat for inspection. vanderbilt aaw that it a
s Im l low- device to tranafoi tha passengers t" bis
pctitot's boat. He would t?"t i?.- imrMwiad npon.
indignsiitb told the officer thai the sohliers
stav B h.'te lb? V w? re. J h? otli-er drew his -
in a pa-i-.on, hut th? boatman kiMek?i*d him <
??Tiil slioii'd hill! in'?? ?h" athet Ito.'it. II"- "1
were landed at the Whitehall wharf, accoidiu
th?original ?'nier.
In the Bpriogof 1^14 tin? militia of New
were called out for three months, nndei heavy
alt!?i for failui?'I?? r?'?t"m?l. Tk>ere was great
st. rnation ??' the bnat-atand oaTC?>fl -'en
The servies ?vas dtaagreeable in it .it, ami ?? I
Bess Mason of ? \? i ?ptionsl nt (?opening
( omtnias iry-Oeneral, Matthew I.. Dn 1% -I- - :t
l??i bids ?from the bo itra? n < f the I? irb it for the
tra.i??f tranaportlng mpplies to the posts dn
the three mouths, the ?sontractor '? in - pro i ?
i-iiipti-iu from military temen, a?nd lefi ?
en In? Im i-ic-s. All the intatim u ?i ept Valid i
eanghl ?it the ehance sod put in Id I - at ridiculo
low rafes. Without the-.buht I c\'>" t.'l :??i: ?>t
ting Ihe award, Vnnderbill offered to do the v
at figures * I I >: i" Ihe Uovernmenl
Iniii-elt. lui: ? !? n ? i> " ? Ibe half-rates of hia c
; u ,... Gem Davit wa? one ?>f Aaron i;.
shrewdest friends. He distrust.*d cheap lalior
g. i contract to tii? .. . !? f bhl 1er, oi
ground that he wanb d I ????. n ?I hall <i
'i _#>re ? i nul each r? quit ?I '????? loa
supplies b w? ? !?. V in?ii '.'? ill did all th? ?? w
night, going fi 'yi Harlem, llellGitc, sndVVa
island io the i 'im. al nus si tbe N'ai - re, " ?
i.?-il," m 'm- B ? i iniliarly known ut the Haiti
ws h i word, and the garri uns never
rs'l.trr of sli;t|?'jes.
This w i^ I?, no ??' I - '
tractor. Wb?'n he was only 12 years old, his fat
Look a contract forrem??viug tke ? ?: ?? <>t' ivi
wn . kad ?'tl ?San ly Hook, nod ti
i'ork in h -In : -. nu?l left him in cli
j ib. I In ? -u -" i i : ? ? i to lie carril d in
. . |i ?. i was ????.u- during the ?laj. ;
?it i,Li ?. ?liters wi re beailed
Hi i,t-t| homeward with his wagon-?, makin
long ?detour over th? -'?i ??> :? Muds, VVheii he i i?-?
^oiiiii Ai.ii'oy, h?- fou id tita! he had uo m i ?? ? :
.1 s loug il? lam b i.? go, ami ; le f' rryn
v..mid ??' ." - ?i !.- wl :''i lo t .'. ?
i.-l i id. Ii- wenl to the iuukeeper mid ?
pf .?.-:: :"!!.. three I I ..-ni to
overto&taien Island, it .-.??u'ii ?? ?i as a
.? ? ? ? in pa , and if I dou'l ?*
yon back tl ? .u Is? ?bouts ?.??i may I
v\\;?!'! rtll.Ti RTEAMSITIP VAT. '
All tl - grit ol . ? ?... ?? I",
|?oilit 11; Hi I .... ?a ? . I .- I by 1 1 \. .
?Mituroua ?.i : eu ?? in t be liai * or sud ? i
coast, he took i lb uuboai business in I"
. . um Uibbona, a New-Jersey capitalist, who ii
a hirgeiiitore.il u t ;?? tra is|.?i io i oi p
between New-York and I', ladclphia, ? ? : i. .-? ? i l?
the c, nuiand ol ?i small steamli al i
., 1,000 s yi ur. < :?:. \ - i
yielding him much more than tii., aud the sec :
au? ? til a ? iibordmate p is lion In t.ici \ i c
an llici in-, ?..?<; ?. irrender ol ii ? :. . .,!? i,,,. 1
i ..i i , , , , t. i who i
bei il-, lb? e of 1 niton's Inv? ntlon ..
[ore-saw ti. revolution which it would ? ?use
1 na\ i_ lion. Ii was 11 \ ears afti r Kult?
'ii- ? ;i , ?raental ti ip. ? b ? Ig ? ba?l been ?tak h in
?h?< i ? r. ja dices of uierchaul -. and tl ?? pub
recov? red from the - hill ?>i sppr? b? iiaiou luto whi<
il Lad ?been thrown on Laming ??i the ?i -t n\
trip ??I the Cl.-nu.nit. The ul ity of the luve
reu in its et ?de form, was established. Tl
Legislature of New-York had extended tbe <\< 1
live privileges of Fulton end I ?vingston, ?nul hi
subjected t-t forfeiture suy tieara vessel whi?
? i eut i i .? .... rs of the ?State ? ithoul the
licei te, A compi -i\ !. ??I been formc-d :?? establish
s"i on.I I'm? of steamboats on tbe Hn?lson, and I'm
t?in bad eon U d ted ten ?att to run b :twi ?
New-? nrk, Brooklj n, and New-Jersey, sud ?i stoax
In a> t?. run up at ?l doa n I.?? ig 1--1 tud Bound. Stca
navigation was au longer sa experiment; ?>m ft
IksuI's Caps. VanderbiH realised thai steam bs
t,;. :i the a ind oui of tbe Milt "t all tbe i! eta i
the world. 1 i tug i in- nit uats triumph ?
?steam on the ocean, it wm an easy tbkjg for him I
.,..? ??t Mr. Qibb ? ? i ?. : .. sud i.? i. mili In h
emploj 12 years. This wm the stcamboal ?
nth e-1 ip.
Al thai time ps I Ph I I [phis werecoi
reyed by atcaiuhoal from New-York lo New-Bruin
wick, ?.la-i? the. i' tigiued all night,and the uex
? t ig to Trenton, whence .?
steamboat carticd them ?to their destination. Th
Ind? 1 al KaW'UruDswii k ?\.is given to ?Capt V.ii.ii.?
i.ill r? ut free, aud ander the mauagemenl ??r hi
wife it became a pi ?iitable place of eutertainmeul
In ?this h?? ? 1 Wm. IL Vauderbilt was born. Her.
Capt. Vanderbill of tin H. Ilona atads 1 ?-.?? bons
1 whim bet ? struggling againsi the monopoly wbiel
i |he Sen ?York Le-gi datnre ha I ?sanctioned, 'I he Oib
i i.??n ? li u- ? "??!? '? a djthe privileges which had Isw ;
??.foiled to Liviugsto? ami Pulton, mid Mtliefor
re set wm in force, < lapt. Van,1.1 in 11 was liabh
to arrest wlienever he lin-l.-d m Now-York
?Hie of his BXp? lleiltS I" |?l ' ? a t hlins? If WM
Bxeeedingly novel. Il?< tattgM s '??iy now u
tteei md I? fi tl.?- ? ttygj behind in New?J? ?y. VYhei
the v. .'I dre.v u ? ii ih" wiiiif he put the la.lv ii
i lit . Bt the wheel, and after stopping the engin?
cono I-I hi.'ii? if in the bold. ?Meanwhile, i
bnated coiitrovei - ing In the ??.?ut?. Tin
New-York Court "f Errors !? t? t pronounced th?
steamboat a'i.i of the Lcgialature constitutional,
Mi? .\. ,. .1 s Legislature had p..---d retalial r?
bills. The Net-,?! urk Co upany brought -?..it siraiust
Mr. liibbous in the Cnite?! Btates Court, but s as>
rision wm ?. >t feii.ti.e! until 1821, wheu Chief?
Justice Mai all held thai under tin Co titntion
no stale lotibi grant aa exclusive right of aaviga?
I tio'i. This <?:?? mil the North 1,'ivi r and the li.iv t<?
' the N? a-J rsej Company. ?During this protiawtad
I Mirui'i1;?' I? t '.? ??? n the rival soM?pank*a, tha <?i?? oaltkm
Nilliiiy enil? a\??.. ?1 tO \? 111 Mr. Ijilib.??,?*- ellii nut
lieutenant ovei i<? tlieir side by ofl?rrii g him ? largar
boat aad ? bigber Mlary, "l shall ttick t<? .Mr. Qib?
baas till bs la threngh In? troablss,"wag kisra
??putst?. l-'.'.?n ?Than the battle la tha ?-??nits
h..?l Inen atoa ami ths f'ti-iiiii.-s uf
' th- conpatiy ?gars rislag hieb, he ?le? litieil
; ?m in? r?..-..? i .-?a!.11 ?,. " rim oilier capt alas bavs but
1 ?um ih?iu^?iiiil," Haiti be la an old uc.|ii.,imane.-, " and
, t'e | ale .ilicady jcaliut-i ciioii?;b of me. I!, aide?, I
luise lie?,??i i ai?'?i for money. All I ever have eiir?il
tor wm to ?carry tnj ???;-if." Rs sssafneted the basa?
j aaagaf the ?.ouipa.ij wiUtMsh?sseeU8Ul juiigiuvutr
that us soon as, Iba lawyer's hills wen? paid a In
some revell?n- was yielded. Kvcry boat that
ii'lt't d t'. the line wa? b.-lti-r linilt than the last,
proud un;.balices for ?ti-alii na\ igatrOU iTbTS ??I?>|
IB SOOU tl? jheit Utility WBB ?lemon.tinted, ami
business ?.?a-, conducted wit!i an annual proti
040,000.
Till' ^Ti:\Mi:OAT*t:t'fT.I)KR.
lb i now in-? aim- his own master. In 1820 be
cid ,l io !? hui BSUshssSa for h ins. it'. Mr. OiU
ina.lc In ?i tli- mi-i treiierii ,h oH'tm if he srouid
in.iiliwilh _M co n| any. "Tike the winde pi
?i: v, \andi-rbili, " ?.nil In-, "and pay M for it
>oii Stake the inoiiey." Hut i'.'.it. V
d.-rbilt WBM deteriiiiiii-d to bave a i
l'H'1'1. Ho now ha?l a capital of $:?0.C
Bas. W'iis .1 perfect BsBBtS. of the blisin
During tin. m xi i weniy yaara ?>f hi? bfe hin mm
waa ma. .el.m?. Hi bnill itentnboat after nt?-i
bons, and established oppoaittaa I in"* on the Hud
and Um Bound. At tha natscil as labssud un
great diaadrantsgea. Thsatsssiboat eourpaalesn
pawarfnl suntopoUes, and ho MMonntered ras-sta
in every'in.nicr. He built band 10BUT ?ml fa>
bouts than tito??- on the regular limn, Bad sal do
fares. He took great pains in sel loting i hbo to wi
tin him. paid them well, ami kept ill-ill ill il;
planea Hit ressent wen' gnaoially mnatruftod
day's work, under Ins immediati supervision ?
from in- own pinna, Hi opened larga founder
ulule iimi h iner.i could be made in accordance w
hit on u Ideas, II?- ueri r lasared ? reasel. H? ni
lo ?;:y : " < .1 ml v. -? l> anil good comuiauden are I
heal kind of iBsuranc?. li -nrcaxathani can tat
uiotioy in the Insurance business, I eau." During
extended experience in lbs steamship business
Barer lost a rasas] by fire ar wreek.
Ttlfi 1 a m ll,im:.
rbe first steamboat which bs bnill arasdestii
to become hi .im;, al. It was Ott Caroline, a li;
vi-.fl 70 ft 11 long, it psssed into the hands
Win. Wells,,f Buffalo, N. Y. In 1887 an insum
lion was suppressed In C imtda and a small body
gees fled tcrmi the Niagara River. [nDeeoml
they io, k puss s ion of Navy bdan '. above Nia?:,
Falls, and engaged the steamboat Csrnlins fort
tr Import I'ioiioiaiiii-i.aiuiiidiiitii ii.iniil-iii^i'
Behlosarr, cutting her ont uf ths lee in ilufialo bt
or the emergency. Ihe Insurgenti were join
hyafew Amertcans of.lawloM character, .i,:'l i
Canadian anthoritica, apinehending in hit
their territory, stationed a military force at Cbl
i. The ihm lor of I be pool.
disa-overe?!that the! ?trotinowas used by the ret
gees ou the island, determined to capture and ?I
-i'.-o.v her, and <wt them olf from - >pli*?a and i
f.. r. intents, tu i I lion wss p?a .1 wi
m ,i ?e ,, ey, and set out darin f th uight. Tl
? ommamter < ^?? t teil to find r 1 ? ?
off the i il ind in Canadian
w "M he round tl the t ?inl he sm
; i? sue '.vi* moored to the Am ? ? ?
llecros ed the i id itnrcd 1 '. !
? the ? ?nut? r, I ' ?: fe . i cil
-, i, ; ht lit i bot from tl
iiiiti ii i ;. . 'i..,- ? tel was cnt I
her iiitt.,1' ..?;. amt> ? a : adrift in the middle ?
?iie rit er, i id in i te ?? momei : * l' ovi
: ',, rails. 'I leinvn un of imei : an ter il iry by iii
Canudiani ...isdenoni I
?tules, bu! Mr. Van Buren/s A Im ? iti 'i wi
r toi cont? 'it.'l ii -"I; wi I
correspondence with (jn*st llritain. '. i I
?d. one of the lead? rs of the Bttiu Ici r part]
tras arre* d in N*ew?York Mate on the e i
die , \ i.i the mur let ol l>.u fee, !!?
??n bailnmid irreal excitehi nt, and was subvquentl
? . Mi-, ta lease wi i im i
, !? ii b) the ?! i: iib Government, and M
iter, who was irr of H , and Mr. !
! m asOorernorot Sow-York, were broo thi ? ?? ?? I
? facer M vexations International prohlen
M> la- d ". :s tried mi'! idq ii;t.-.!, nnd i i tin
?',,,, - ! Ich prei ,?(!?? I tin Vshburto tre it
. the i loi ? ion of I n
? '? ''? .
lili: < OMMODOBICSI LINES.
r Caroline wi the only oneol i li ? hnndn dvet
Mr. Voi il trbill i onstrnctcd I al msy ;'
? | \\ .' tlill a \r \ ;. , ? '
i line, In ;- till i- nt?
?r s , i i .i i Rirer \'e i -Y irk I
1 . . ??: .a I along the o-.i-'. .'
wi " : lie Ci i/ n, Cinderella, V
. il, i. h ,--. ion, ' - :?:?' i.A. da, CIi , C
. [ m lore, ' ?
., : . ....
. :, Kill ." i Kull, VVestli hi, Clifi i N". 2
' . : i ?nelins \ an
\V ! ningl m, N irth duo i, Geo , l'i :? ' ,
l ? , .? ... ?.i'-? iti .' \ icrica,(Ha] ton, Uulwi r,L
? hi itle, Knierald, and H
1 ledis nrerj nf a ?id ' n C ilii TV i the or
. ,?f the !',','! - ?. nd : lit
-ai i, y of the i'ana ,a Railroad. Tli 11 !?
,i uioimpolj of trau ?n, and ? h .
. be pa? . from _i w-Yoi ? to Kan .'ranch I
idid chance for an opp it i? n i
Mr. Vanderbill wasimt tlowto embmeoit. lieob
i dried fron in Goremmonl
for n ship canal and tmn-sil company. I '-?'
bnill ' ? dp Promethi ns, in I sailed
m-na for th.* piirpon ofi [dorin t conntryno?
ascertaining w hethi i I .i torn
peting li, ?? between N w-York and Sau 1.
ible. ! i ? a c,.m ih i- u i Uf ' m-; t.
Lake Kicarai on, to a :i-:i all I ? ?! p.i~
tonaeta hail io in; caiiied b) steamboat, is 1,,. ,ii
BsnJuan Biver, at t!i.' head of which, aboal IS
mites from the lake and **;>n:i! ? fro ? i ?e mouth u
th i Irer, ate the Castillo Rapids, s,.ealle ! from thi
old fort of Castillo rielo, which orerlooks them
Three miles below this fort is tin bland ol un?alo
Hunts are taken np the r?pida bj .." ? r force
tin ?, m ??-.- . . ?? i, The Com a ?'. tt
bull? a linio itemuboal called ih ? ('? utral Anteriea,
l.'.iii'e ? Ion ,and phtced heron Laki M ira us,
: pnssbia np the S in Juan and ov r the r.ipids.
Tbu perilous roysge bs msds bin? !.. When the
water wai bl?hest be took the bosl to the foot of
the rapids, snd bymesnsof cables fas ? ' i ??.
trees a thousand wet in sdrance,u irped I
ovirth- dsngeroni rlrer '?, l. ii wai .
most difficult feat w btch he pi rfoi mod I
of bis adventnrons lite. In l*"'l sseuii*
.,,.,,. d \ la Nh arag aa. \ tra
I . . tl n .iii .Mr. Van Icib?t as a
president. Wh-lehswai sbraad in 180;1,C. K. t .n
i". ? i sud ( h tie- Mori in Ihre rhim
,-it. On but return he organised an opp
Une m Mr Morgan's betwi en New-Orleans and Gal?
v,.t.'i\ and :'i Is 11 >"-' ibli lie ' i lim !
Turk and Aspinwall, with itentui
?hte. Competition resulted in a comptomh r, ind h<
e,i control of the transil company. When
Walkeriuradsd Kicaragna all the riabta of i .?
company were annulled, and before they wen re?
stored ll vnnlbar had l"I-ine,l at UM im oi
the San .iii.it!, and navigation waa i, .
imp ,h?l.
Till' NDIMH STAU VOTAOK
Mr. V.niil.ibili was hoc t.of the H '
the couutry. Ho dstermined to take]
!.ii:ii|ie in hi?own enrriage, and thai carriagu was
lest steamship io ths worbl. The ?orth Klar
w,t-l.nili initier liie own e\c. ami waa peril tin II
dctuils. It w.irt _t.o fut knag sad bad 38 i I
breadth of hum It waa the Ind strainer fitted
with a beam engine tbst ere* r^rnssed the Atlantic.
He -.I s.iil \,i'h hi? fiiinily in IMS, and with a
?ingle exception was cordially reeeired in erery
Rompesn harbor where he cast anchor. AtSontb
amptou there was a banquet, with 300 -
A iter giving bis English frhsnds an i senraioo to ths
?aloof ?Tight h'' w?*i?t to the llil'sile ami the ae to
OopsnhSagBau In tho Battu ihn (found DaheCs-?*
Itantias ??ml tha clii? ? admiial of the BusniBM
liny paid hin? ? vi.?it, ami he made, a lying
tii|i to Bi I'? stsslsirg und Miwiiv, lie il.tii
sailed for tho Miilitci i uiean, and ?topind at
Qlhrnltnr, Malta, Athens, l'imitantinu'/lc, Nnide.i,
lionie, and l'hiienee. Tho onicinl? ot Leghorn
eoiihl nut BSB-f rehetnl t!ie uutiire of |__ i-mhi
?ioti, and Imsgrahag that the v? ??el w?iN lo.ide?!
? ith iminitioiis n| win for the nvoldti,mists, kept a
circle nf K'Hi- 'nuts iil.'iiit the ss__bJ t!s\ and niirbt.
HiC CMUi-iou l.v-l' U ftWI mouth-, ami liio ?.'oniuiu
il?.re return? ?I to N? w-V??rk after a \oysi<e of ULM
nul"?. Aa tie steamer passed up the harbor I
??torn? ?l at the beautiful hi ti? ?sottsgt vbieft bs In
built for his aged mother, and Baal her ail ?in
gn clings on slioie.
>? on aft'-r his return be informed the iVi
General that lbs inaUities <?f sammaakatksi. Is
tw.-cn KartrgS ami Aineiu a ! ?I far short i?l :1 | ,|,
mai.'isof tratas, Be?aCsrs4taraa a ?sssi.HBsatkl
liii" to Kiiiriaml, alien.alin?< wi'h tks ?* sQfaa hni
an?l providing lof a???? 1.1.? ?b-partBNB, Th? Goveri
#iiuiii ?li?t not i.-iede to In? pragMitlon,and iw'h
wm unwiilmir to abaasloa th?- pr??j?? t be aad? i teal
t?? cany it oa! hlasselr. If" baill the Ariel, the tug
?brbilt, and other stessaahlpa,aad in Ifjgg ,.t;i!l
Mais ?l an lad i>? n l?"?t Una t?> Havre, la tie m
teats af BBSS l ??? ileh t'"?? i?l ? ?? between ?.?
different lines ill?- Wind, i hilt SSSde the galekaS
passasse
A ??IU' TO TilF ?OOVEftymXT.
This was tl., si?l?'.i?lid ,,? .??] which ('otn'iiodoi,
Vainlerlult g.i.e to ths I ? SI M BB H nt in Is?,'.', m/bjm
th?- il?'iii.-i!id for traaaports ?was mo-t srasak ir
o.i.iini,' ths -t -a-ii-.hii? t t -
wrote: "I am iinlitct'l to m .'." :'.,.,?.,
!????.e of my ?h ?u.- .-f ?^roteetiag thetlerei
Bgslnst ?specalative attempts, sad alsoto i .
known ?h, ,t the re i ra i 'easels of ? ?
?II th" n-iiilr.'ii'f'i's, ?witkoal i-e?M?r? ? -
belsaglag to the m ee?im? Confederate ??,?
llnw sailini,'iindi r a lori-ic'i l!..." || h , I ,,,?? !,,,?
-'?'???.I? Il); H *Mfl pn?;ee|y fitt, T'..
t.I wm ?not uwd m a transport. i? f?
with a rial, aad Its en im*V ?.?? protarted I ? -.
Urn ?bales, aad it ?rsndstad ?-. -?- rf - .-, :.
tks war m tracking the Alabaau sad otb*
i ?n. ire a gave Mr. VanderWll a gold m.?l.?| bearing
hi. Ii. ?? n?s ami tii?' \>oi?l?, MAg?rate?Bl ,
tier g?n?r?es m ?."
?Bessdeatba v*aas>rWH IkwtTassaMMlars bad '??uilt
dorii '-' these years tks Pretaetke -. DaaM IVekster,
Stan.I ths W.st. Northcin Ugh! w, (?r.i
nada,{ Arie', Oseaa tyo-eii, <;.i>-. <? .
Magnolia, Mal.'i'.'i.'tla, ("ii-iin'iiii, (,,.ii |,- .-.-, |?.,it
-?u. aad .V".-Y..ik. Tken ?.-..? ??? ?'rint.4
?own bus, ?aad were mpfoyed mi in? artice,
Kion? Int t?l t h.? atraed wholly or in ;.-?rt n. r
100steam tttmnhx VYbeu he abamki dtbswatst
iii-, tori line wai ? -limiie?| a' ? ;i' :-??i? i ? ?
VAM'I.; l.ll.i's gAJUtOAD ? IRKI I'
When Robert I". It -n made bis hni trip
Hedsen ?m ho.n I : be ? le?a? at, is i Wl, \ . ..I. r'nit
was ? lad of thirt "-u. W MB ?' >T?S ' ? ,
drove his Brat I??.- ?u??: i -.. fi ..?, M
pool, in 1829, Ca \ . 1 ?rbtlt wm I
? th'ie. Mhla
tWo ilIV.l?ioll ., Ml I Sl*. h'' 'ill I?. jl?:i
pin the -?-. ?'.mi'.?at .?u un ? .?f ih?
IM!" .11", .??-ii-?i.
?I in r.iilr ..?-I si-?. !;s. He had ?read tbe
?igi -.I and 1 n i"?l that In tb?
steam, for which i 1 Itoe sad f)
.? irai ths waj. tbe 1? maotl re v..?s,. greek r |>ow? r
'?'li -wheel.
Am.?-.. ... lodore/s earli opera
liona WM a "(?.???."????"iii Norwich fllld \\ .,
a? re tl ;/. ie with .l?-r ?limb Hi ,? eoa?
troloftbe Nicaragua Transit Com -t???-.k
1 ? ? I ? 1 .1 1 ? lajs. it .i.-i? ..u ?? ti,.
?ttreet," Mr. Hamilton tooh rel rte, and
an interminable litigation wm the result. I h
?.t Kew-York 1 -1 Kew-Hsven tto ktoMr.
>c)iuil??r b?.l to saother t? lions lit i ?gat I ?m whk
? ?; tied in his t ivor. In the
well m hi I M ft ? i- 1.1 ?? tai ? i-? which .b,?!-??
B irn.nd cam? r?> his r?-^? ne and tat ?1 him fro? nun,
Comarador* V'smlerbilt barned li??w easy aus Bat
1 - -it fr >tn ths - ' 1. ? Ha? < ..int
House, 'i liornas 1 ? - I -r had
-, m ??ne regular lawsuit, 0 id thai ?\ 1?. . runaf wty
?rill; but I wm oldiged t.i -??'? ? ? ? r to ? ; ,
partner. In nineteen <? - - 0 r
'g at all, or wbst ron ?!?? gain do
".?mp.'?- te yon 6>rl : lj tile law
-:it occasions you." ('?? ii'iiodore Vmiilerbill't ? \
, ? wm 1 "?-'. d .?'.'.'eir : bis Is > bills w i- h ?
lense. Bat he liad little n ipe 1 for the
" I. 1.. '' l.e ? \,1 1, -.- 1 ? ? ?! ?? ? 1 ? led
? the 1 iw " ol a i ^avs
tlie )?.?????',- :;!i?- 1(1] . '
The < .I'u'l'T" lionght bi Haiiem ? 1
song. In 1 BOO it waa worth eight ? r ni.l?llar-:i
In 186 ;. a lien be s m el ?< r .1 l'i -? r H
hat I risen to 30. loJnlyol that year il was ?p ? ,|
st '.'.'. ail in A'!'."i-i ?f tmblenly n 17:?.
I his wm tbe ' lie l"in ? '. .!"':? .1 .ti
11.1 I,??? nan! Jerome plann?*] t???_? ri.? r. rbe n-xt
1 i lb?- Mine tul,.
,' hidi il.'i'i ? I ' : , 1
1] f.?r in Jane ??1 -s.>. la .<?f Iheee "? ?
Mr. Dree is said t?> ?have sun Bilei
1 million t?> ??i? ?.-? ?it rival.
1: '.?:.?:<. \i? l'"i.?< Y.
The superiority of Mr. V'siulerbilt's railroad bbbb?
.111 became 1.. 1 ? ?? - . 11 ?1 ? m
>)o make tho road |>ay dividend?, aad he saeeeeded.
His next ?aim wm to thai ??n e imp 1I01 . ? ??
110,1 linea had lost thWr ? arm for hita. He ?
: t?> bay the Hndttan Biver Ra > -d. and t?i
equalise freight n-i?l i> - I l?areea tha
two liiu a. I he -i?"U wm bought al
?n i-i, i; ai',1 be secured control ol i
turned ??ut John Toi du, \>'a> had bcei l'
L'nder ihe Comuiodoi '- ' ? i tu
doubl '-ti f- ' 1. the fi, i-.'iii iW] :.-?..'
I'.uU wm b lilt, sud ?'?.:?- I. In
; >,; he sut? r? ?1 into ; teuient of t!i?>
Sew-York Central, ha\1 taki
?I i i y Keep's bnuilt whi il il ?? 1- -'?'?'? - -?t OSorlW,
iu the tame ? ar Uie HmUon Blv? r Bii '.-? ?a! '.
.. a.- built. The * lommoil ?re pul il ? ?? 1
: lie 1 '? uti J ??? ?1 introdui ? ? m
A m i ?' <l.\ 1 lend ?if 80 ;? r ? em w 1 -
ccui'ier, 1S(W. Ii -.-..s ?ni'litui/t-.l 01. -..
at ii.ii.c F. Clark's bmise, sud on Momia]
stock rose -'-' pei ?<ui. Ib'torc tbe ihs
,,; the 80 per cent -? ii;> dit i?h ad ..
i.,.?U 1 ?I.?..-1 ??!' Mi, Chester W. < ' .
lily uf uo one eise. Having examin<ed 1
remarks, " Commodore, this ht s pi I ?
. le me, bul 1 doubl ii you ? iu 1 al to
percent dividend on tha increased cs|
luebcan w< paj .'" mj's th? Comuiodorc "Per*
hap? (l |?-r .cut," i> iii?- r? |?'y.
(.'? mmodorc, " th ? ?
1 his u tal M 1 . ? Coa?
. 0 . ttly m.ule the -
.? 10 .. . \.-.?-..?I'kl. . ? (' 'ii
-
i*?;.;.
M'l. Tii" main '
,. I icy 1 lieh bs mt I ?
1 ilion. 2, iti?i ...
l.? i>..'.? the S f-Yort '?'
:
1.1:.-, wat ? ?u ?did .11 Ihe Ils
!,' .?ol. 1 hia pi .?-.! 1,0 - ' -ii ?
1)00,0.1 ? Sp
1 ontrol. I in lis
?aud C 1- sg ? had h? ?s b m
1 1 , .,- -i,?.i ? ?
.detldll p.ii ...
of a u'.aj 'in., .oi'. ?
l Ii c ,.... ;.:. aienl "i ? ou olid; ' ? ?
IHK. A .- .. u -ls ?. 1 Vu
..,..?..-.
1 .?...I .r \?
.... . : : . w
ol ths H slaou l?Uvt .... ? J
sstaato. t-.W0.1MJ ?
dation actH51 rcetil wat u -? r 4 ? l
u , ail Itad t" Mm Csata iL Mr. i k ?i* I
A?l tit:?", ?r, i-??liipui?'s tiut m l^'.?.? ".r.???.?i'?' "l ?**?
aidata waksr wsa ?aaarsd eut for sa 1 .ni?'??-'-?*
iit-ttv.tfii Nni-ii'?aaal Ba-hla."
Hut while lia- BBOck v, ??a inl!at..l li.?' ?h\.?? H ?1*
paid f niiiiii' ?i ai I PBS eti.U lu the m u sgi l
tiiuimiiit'ii.ii- i.i.li.'..dp!'??i>cr?> iii?|""i
chai ..etvrucd bit lutiti-ng ?'f si? .iui.?ht|' kilsM w?**
e??ntiuii,-d. The bard ?tense ??d Dut.-h ti.r-lt
Wim h aran m hi? bl???d ??mie into i'l.?>. AU
tho g.ips viere alopp-d; tbo ornan?, uia ?*,re
stripiM-.l from tho !?s'i?in.?liv??s; BgUavagBSiSS ?aS
,i.,,:.e?i; UkBBj amga ?iiM-iiiig.il; asSlakag ??o?
waakai Itatoi atasaassass, aagaski ata torn
trucks a.-rv esSBaiSSh and the bu-oucai, ??t UM
road was dewl"P?d ?.bun???* U??ro wm ??''"*
uuuto cuiuo. llu taioiil? ai?.lultct wns Use

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