(en) "WM. H. VANDERBILT DEAD", The Washington Post, 8 december 1885, pp. 1. Gearchiveerd op 15 december 2013. Geraadpleegd op 15 december 2013. “DEATH SUDDENLY CLAIMS THE NATION'S RICHEST MAN. He is Prostrated by Paralysis While Talking to Robert Jarrett, President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and Dies Without Speaking -- His Vast Wealth Estimated at Two Hundred Millions -- His Railroad Enterprises.”
