The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-13
Young America I'm Australia.
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GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN
We have selected tho subject of present sketch,
merchant-of that Young America which pours Its
gss through oil the chAnnsls Of commerce In ell quarters
Of the goss-whieh, at home O. ssrosd upho,ds tns
self wherever great await IT, whether amid
The furs Of the Northwest or on the quays Of the sea-
board now ploughng the Arctic Ices or searching fT
rew points Of developement under the equator; now
carrying flag and institutions TO erect them ON tho
yellow rocks OF California; or - not finding room
enough within our own poundese DOMAIN, aiding 10 o.
tabhsh new port build new City and create new
cemmercs on the golden soil OF Austraha
George +. Train was the Oldest son OF onver Tram
who, for many years prior 70 bis decease Wa sue
cessfu merchant in the city Of Boston, where his SON
George was DorD ON the oath Gay Of March A. y; 1879
family, consisting Of his wife and three children, from
Boston to the city OF New Orleans.
Yellow t 10 ss
among Its vctims the entire family Of Oliver Train was
numbered with the isolated exception Of tho subject Of
family but George, and : short time before his own
DEATH In the hope OF saving bus only remaining child
Of s.ss g
Of his deoeased mother Thus At the tender age Of Ave
iendaess child In strange Land commenced the voyage
e. lie alone nougn TOO young pe,nsps 70 % %urn
IL S yet %
quent ne suScessiul IN an eminent eegree ana unmind
full Of difficulties WHICH, however formidable to Others
serve out 10 stmuiste MN 70 conquer nem seems 70
give evidence that the severe training OF his childhood
mad gwen nan srenetn, nAranoo9 ana rssouuon
tracted voysge Of many weeks he was committed to the
care OF his grandmo,ner on sne maternl oe VINO tnen
resided and stu RESIDES ~ matnsn, ana
by whom ne was reared witn .enoerness ana watcniu
ness that could only be looked Tor rom the mother that
gave nun DuIn. inns venefsois woman, VINO SUI sur
witness sne success o. ner NJ" .ne
70 DC acquired IN New England town. REMAINING WIN
his until hieen years OF age ne grew rest
In And determined 70 acnieve his own sue
cess ne went 70 AUTOBIOGRAPHY, IN nus naeso osste
wnere no soon oota1neo situsuon Is clerk ID Prevl
saCn slore. .,r -,
h nns;na tNe4 camhsSecrot Ala not nsssr UtI
sucent Geld o. enterprise for bis growing ssp,ratons
he set out for Boston His desire was soon grataed in
obtaining clerkship in the countinghouse OF Enoch
s hs psD e
told BY the fact that at the sge of TIVE one he was sent
by Col Train to Liverpool TO take charge OF Dis branch
sumed bis old roston in Tie Boston house. and a the
~ u twe 1891 ~, Ts - 1eSe ~ 10 Su'
In 'octnher IasI NJ Tain wss ms,r;sJ A. tho Wat
n the sIdest DAUGHTER Of Col Georce r bsvis and in
Februarv IsSs ths1 embsrtaS 81 Mebourns Australia
ms vh the yiev ~ esta h;sL,nr tina honse ~ Gala ,e
7, ain Co. In 1854 he purchased the crest Of Mr.
C.dve and the 6ruo Vas chsngad ia that N George
Train 4 Co winch IL ia present 'title
OF the mapy American houses that were established IN
Meihourne dnr;no the cold fever Of 1ss that Of Gao r
sn 20 ow ors rsrtSS S;.t;nsr;shsd
suceesa II IA nov both Ia the Jnit4d States
and throuahout Great Britain a. the leading American
house In THAT colony
When the celebrnied White Star Line Of clip ships
vas estsblished by Messrs Plkington Wilson of Liver
pool the, selected the house Geo. F. Train Co.
are si &c nsrned TIE connections of this
houfe embrace many of the most eminent names through
out Europe s may bs said TO have BEEN almost
-ha ;a haze
that ita founder and prucipa L. but inst enter
ing on his twenty. seventh year.
Undoubtedly Mr. Train largely indebted for his sue
cess to the admirable mercantile education he resolved
in the house Of his The Boston Post in copying
srticls from the Melbourne Age American Entsr
prise introduced IL with the folio wing remarks
II d with pride and naasrs e oonv be following evidence
OF The intelligent enterprise and eed success Of young
graduate the large and honoraby dsr guhed house Of
R 's II
pame was ever rscorced in Boston director Se. al, "a
gacovs decisive those who have received their business
ths and Sose WHO have been capable o. and
~ - :, s neonis II snnSer nson
IDS but rarely ssainsd " ''-''' ''feN
No.u;,hs,.rd;no ths ,r,nor,.rt ;rtsrss+s MAN h;s
h.sSs anS h,s sSavo,;on +" hns,nsss ~ Tr.;n -.
some miracle Of industry has found extensive
reading and schoissti. attainment and perfected hi
a, IM ~ n1 o e ths h;f os;t ~ ~, 800.
~ thsn "sntie no s ~ IA ths ,nns sdssr;n1 onsS ~
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sil.tu,a Int his snnaent could MT he oSsjnad Tha
gnsn;s,,x -,th whi.h th;s nom;n.t;on wss tsndarsJ
him t. tSa ha, evidence IF tho rasnsct ana
100000 GO b, =. ,hs o,a.t ;ntaret Of the coionw
m a. nno..;nn ~ h,s ~ r; Sr r+rs So W,hrrns
an uU t ~ - sIt;.an &c th.t 49, 49,
h; ~ To- ion;ai Of nuhi;c ana ths snsechss
then delivered e1hibted heir hiah anoreost IN Of his
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