The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-09
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Jules lFires.


The death Of this celebrated banker and financler
Is announced in cable telegram published this
morning. NJ. Mires was of Jewish extraction, and
was born at Bordeaux In 1909. He received far
education, and after leaving school engaged In the
business OF broker. but did not become prominent
until after the revolution OF ls4s, when he was made
manager or the gas company OF Aries. This was his
first entrance into series OF specuatons so extern
sive az to make him famous throughout Europe. He
amassed money with great rapldity, and for the
purpose OF giving notoriety to his operations pur
chased and managed several newspapers. In 1851
he obtained the concession OF the works OF the port
or Marseies and Tor supplying that city with
gas, and about the same time founded the
famous Credit foncier, and subsequently the Casse
Generate des Cnemlns de Fer. He also secured the
concession OF the Roman railways, OF the PamPe-
huna railway and OF the Turkish loan. HIS specuia-
tons at length became so gigantic that they gave
February, 1861, NJ Mlres was arrested on charge OF
selling, without authority, shares belonging to
Fer deposited with him for safe custody. ON his
trial his counsel endeavored TO prove that he was
the victim OF political intrigue and there seems no
doubt that politics entered largely into the animu5
OF his prosecutors. He was found guilty July ii,
pay tinc OF 5000 francs In April, 1862 this sen.
tence was quasfed on appeal, and NJ. Wires was set
tree. He resumed business mt once on AZ great
scale as ever, public confidence In him having been
scarcely shaken by the exposures which eliminated
in his trial. He was certainly one OF the boldest
Abraham Il. vandcrpOel.
This well known citizen and veteran politician
died at Fort Hamilton on Wednesday last, In the
eighty third year OF his age. He was born in the
village OF Undertook, Columbia county on the Goth
day OF August, 1885, his father being Barent Wander
poc, soldier OF the Revolution and the first demo-
cratic sheriff Of Columbia county. The subject Of
this sketch was educated at Undertook Academy,
then under the charge OF David c. Werden, highly
educated and talented gentleman, who had
been colonel In the Irish rebellion and who
company with Emmett. AT the Academy Mr..
Wand erpOel remained until he had reached his thr
teenth year, when he was compelled to relinqulsh
his studies account OF i'll health, and soon after
became clerk in store at kindeihook. Entering
actively into politics, lie soon became prominent.
society ana at the time OF his death was It's oldest
one During the same year OSLO he was appointed
Postmaster OF Kinderhook, position he filed Tor
about eleven years. In 1920 he became Clerk OF
Columbia county and er OWCiO Clerk OF all the
courts Five years later he moved To the city Of
New YORK, and in 1926 was appointed u Notary Pub
liz and Commissioner or Deeds IN 1879 made
Inspector of Customs; In 1885 became Deputy Sur.
veyor and in 1885 was appointed one of the Appras.
ers OF Customs for the port OF New York.
Throughout his lie MIR. Vanderpoel was an ener-
gctlc and consistent democrat. He was warm sup
porter OF the Erie Canal enlargement, and at the
time 1t made political question possessed great
influence with his party, numbering among his
personal friends such leaders OF the democracy as
Martin Van Buren,, Andrew Jackson, Silas Wright,
DE Witt Clinton, A. Z. Flagg, q. Z. CamDreleng,
William l.. Marcy ana others.
On the 26th of May 1878, Mr.. vanderpoe married
formerly OF Lenox, Mass, and for many years u
member OF the Massachusetts Legislature. by this
union he mad seven children, only two OF whom sur
vIve him. He was man OF pleasing address ana
deservedly popular with all classes. warm friend,
an afiectonate husband kind and induiaent
father, and upright citizen, his death creates
VOID not easily nlied