The steam yacht Cherokee, which belongs to the estate of the late William Clark, the millionaire thread manufacturer, has been sold by the trustees of the Clark estate to Cornelius Vanderbilt of ...

When men review the career of a promiment citizen like CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, their most natural inclination is to look therein for some special lesson. VANDERBILT'S life was one of material success.

Cornelius Vanderbilt was an industrialist, shipping and railroad magnate, and philanthropist from the United States. He is widely regarded as a self-made multi-millionaire who became one of the ...