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Other views of the funeral of Charles Gilbert Gates, November 2, 1913: Gates at Cody, Wyoming, on a hunting trip -- shortly before his fatal heart attack: The irrepressible Mr. Gates, who said "Speed is Life!"

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

Financier John W Gates, died in Paris, body brought to NY on Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse there are a series of NYT articles on his illness and death, died from pneumonia and kidney disease query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B03EEDF123AE6...

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called New York City Undertakers & Funeral Homes, and we'd love to have this added to the group!