Show NEW NEV YORK HEARS STARTLING NEWS Now York Aug 25 ew York was shortly after midnight tonight b by a report t which originated from some Rome source anti and was waR corn com to the coroners office that Alfred had been shot at the tho Grand Union hotel In this city The coroners clerk who the m information notified Coroner Shrady who started for hospital whore It was understood Mr 11 Vanderbilt had been beon ta taken T The o telephoned and learned that Mr oIl Vanderbilt was not there Subsequent Inquiry at th the Grand Union hotel showed that there thero had been rip shooting th there ro this even lug The Tho clerk at the said the first filSt IntimatIon he Ie had or of any ati shooting sheeting canto came through an front from a Now New NewYork York newspaper This ThIB was followed quickly b by from rom ne nearly 0 cv or other newspaper In the lie elL city which lit the had received the tho re ie report port The Tho coroner 1 quickly II found that lie he hehnel b been 11 duped anti anil as 38 the Grand Union hotel appeared quiet and nor normal mal maI whoa when the reporters arrived it was wasn n there here had been a Clinching fact camo a laconic mC message from Mr II Vandor Vanderbilt himself 01 nt at least loat ono one who said ho was Mr Vanderbilt who called up the coro I nors office and casually remarked l I understand I have hao been shot lie told such a report was In an and that the ho coroner was trying to learn whore It originated Mr Vanderbilt treated the tho whole mat nUlt mator tor or as II a Joke the only m remaining is ly the rumor was started anti and II by whom |