New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-10-30
Jay Cooke al Isame.

Nine miles back of Philadelphia. on H..
waters of Tacony Creek writes CORES,
pendent OF the Chicago Trihbqr-i~ "Bynuty -
the residence Of Jay Cooke. Ii Isayilla M
the native syente of the hills, pointed ana
set IN blue mortar, with iron yerandas Man
sard towers and payil!onS, and all the ele
ganceS afforded bv modcru resources and
improvements. \ tinwCr-walk with beds and
terraces, closed by n mock ruin. in which
fireworks were set oil on national HOLIDAYS,
Is the vista from that side of the house, where
III great recess with painted walls, the con,
seryatory is maintained. From the opposite
veranda there is aview ofgrass beds. sprinklcd
with pools and fountains, sloping down To
the creek, which is made To descend in cas-
cades; and here The mluso!rum of the fam
liy-a beautiful edliicc IN marble makes the
headland to cope q! timber. The lands
attached to this noble mansion reach ohnut
two hundred acres in extent, and are covered
To great degree with natural woods, chiefly
oak, chestnut, sycamore, and hickory The
hills IN all that region are high. aud the coun-
try strong and stony, like the native people.
who belong to n hard type of QuakCrs and
Welch, Scotch, and old German aboriyinals.
About one mile from Ogoutz is Il small turn
pike village called "Ncw York Road Sta
tion,' or shoemaker Town, where Mr. Cooke
had builded his Church-a quaint and nttnc-
tive specimen of carly English gothic From
this village Mr.. Cooke went daily To- the city
by train, SUNDAYS excepted: anil, il he ever
remained ut home, through iuiispositinu or
safety, he communicated with his BANKING
house hy telegraph. Two small black Yer
mont ponies were his own ftvoritc rrndstcr,.
He was II good neighhor-thc best ever
known in these parts and plain and cor,lia,
in his address. At home he lived u parental
life, being II widowcr and fond OF his grand
children. He Sueut little upon himself but
was proud al his residences and il Ia, LONE
been believed in that region for n good whli,
past that he had presented O,putz to his
daughter, Mrs. Bonnev. The portrait, in
his house most notable To see were Mr. i'll
coin, Mr.. Chase in oil and marble, +. W.
Clarke, Phil. sheridan, aud his own father,
Elcuthcws Cooke, who lad been reinforced
in hi. family vault. Dnc of the last of hi4
purchases was II small album of Moran,
views on the yellow stone, for which he gave
81 600 lie had large library, which lac
had no time t. read; and, as the employer
OF many servants, he wa, Kind to nll but not
prOnigatc III wages. His dwelling aud
grounds would have brought, one year ago,
s., 900 an acre, although hc probably spent
that aggregate amount on the house alone.
His expenses at his dwelling could not have
been less than ~ 900 week a. long as lac
entertained common -urdte " It'll his house aud
business. Near at hand, ia quiet cottage,
lived his agent, General Ncttlclon, of san
dusky, the active man at advertising and
selling the bond.. Cooke had private seG-
rotary and photographer, about fourteen
servants at the villa, about twO hundred en-
plOyts ia his banking hou,rs, and "a vast pay
roll in his railroad and Insurance companies.
He is believed to have been worth 100000
when at his highest.