charlesgilbertgates

Charles Gilbert Gates, multimillionaire son of the legendary financier John W. ("Bet-a-Million") Gates, had gone on a hunting expedition near Cody, Wyoming, the home of Buffalo Bill Cody, in hopes of restoring his health and vigor. Soon after this photo was taken, Gates was in his private train car on a siding in Cody, celebrating his hunting prowess, when he was suddenly stricken and died. His body was returned to New York City for a funeral that was held on November 2, 1913. The Funeral: The irrepressibe Mr. Gates:

Here is the article I started in Wikipedia last time: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Gilbert_Gates

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Another photo of the Charles G. Gates funeral: Hours before his death, bidding farewell to Buffalo Bill Cody, after a hunting trip in Cody, Wyoming: Charles G. Gates photo, with comments about him: Gates died on October 28, 1913, of a heart attack, in Cody, Wyoming, where he had been hunting elk with friends, not long after Prince Albert I of Monaco hunted there with Buffalo Bill Cody himself.