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Show E. H. Harrirr.an. New York. Sept. 9. Edward H. Har-riman Har-riman died at his honv in Arden at 3:"5 this afternoon. Mr. Harriman had been in ill health for a long time. He was born at Hempstead, L. I., Feb. 25, 1848. There have been few single figures in the world of finance the mere rumors of whose illness would radically affect so many stocks as did that of the late Edward Ed-ward Henry Harriman. On his recent return from Europe the great stock exchange ex-change in Wall street spent nearly one whole day in suspense. Buying and selling were at a standstill. Everything depended upon the health of the little man coming up the bay. If he should prove to be on the road to recovery, up would go Union Pacific, Central Pacific, New York Central and other securities under his control. If he was seen to be in a bad way, they would tumble. Until Un-til one or the other was definitely known there was nothing doing. In the country he was as God made him. In business he was as Wall street made him. There is a difference here. one that will appear greater the more it is contemplated. Two young employes of Arden house were married today. They were Thomas Murphy, an engineer, and a pretty parlor par-lor maid. Both have worked for the Harriman family for several years. When Mr. Harriman's condition took a critical turn last Sunday, it was suggested sug-gested that the wedding be postponed. The young woman told Mrs. Harriman that she and Tom felt that out of respect re-spect to Mr. Harriman they should not be married at this time, but the millionaire's mil-lionaire's wife, it is said, told them that Mr. Harriman would not wish to have his illness interfere with their happiness. They were married by Father McAran in the little Catholic church at Arden. Mr. Harriman's wedding wed-ding gift was a check for $500. Judge Lovett, who arrived at the Harriman Har-riman offices from Arden today, said there was nothing to add to the statement state-ment of Dr. Lyle that Mr. Harriman's condition was unchanged. A telephone call at 11:45 to the Harriman Harri-man home brought a positive denial to the Wall street report of Mr. Harriman's Harri-man's death. This could not be stated too strongly on Dr. Lyle's authority, it was said at the house. |