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Show CORNELIUS VAN C0TT DEAD. New York Postmaster Suddenly Called Cal-led by Heart Failure. NEW YORK, Oct 25.. Cornelius "Van Colt, postmaster of New York City, died suddenly this afternoon of heart failure, following a sharp attack of acute nervous IndlgeBtlon. Ho was taken 111 yesterday afternoon at hlo office In the Federul building and his condition was nuch that tho attending physician deemed his ro-moval ro-moval unwlBo at that time. This noon Mr. van Cott appeared much better and was taken to hJs homo in West Sixty-sixth street Ho walked to tho olovator in tho Federal building without difficulty. A consultation of physicians was held as soon as Mr. Van Cott reached his home and they gavo a favorable prognoalB, provided pro-vided apoplexy did not supcrveno. Shortly after, however, tho patient had a sinking spell and died at 3:2o o'clock of heart failure. fail-ure. Mr. Van Cott had been a vigorous man, but of late ho had been subject to an unusual un-usual amount of trouble and this Is bo-llevcd bo-llevcd to havo undermined hie health. Ho assisted in tho establishment of a commercial com-mercial agency and signed notCB to a largo amount. Tho concern failed and Mr. Van Cott was called upon to pay over $23,000, which took practically tho savings of his lifetime. About this time an Investigation of tho Now York postofflco was undertaken under-taken by tho Washington officials, but the Integrity or probity of tho poBtmastcr was not impugned. NotwltliBtandlng tho fav-ornblo fav-ornblo outcomo he worried much over tho affair. Tho recent arrest of Ms son, Richard Van Cott, charged with colonising voters, was a scvoro blow to tho postmastor, who oppressed his firm belief in his son's innocence. in-nocence. Theso troubles, coupled with advancing ad-vancing age (ho was In his 67th year) played an Important part in bringing on tho fatal illness. |