The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-04-20
A. I. STEWART.
New York's millionaire Merchant
His Disease aud Doath--H0w He
A,massed 4sis Wealth Estimates Of
II. Amount--A Man who Could Not
Renaeuab her Twenty Thousand Boil.
lur Transactions.

past six years, was present during his
last m oments, and much 81 the time for
the last few days Of his serious illness.
DR.. White said this afternoon that Mr..
Stewart had suffered from an irritable
condition of the bladder for several
years. Three years ago he was seriously
attacked with inflammation Of the bad.
der, and lay for several days In critical
condition. An aggravated recurrence OF
the same disc Use was induced about three
weeks ago oy severe cold, but an al
most entire recovery followed. Later Mr..
Stewart contracted cold, and since
that time he has been aimos. wholly
confined to his bed and was considered
dangerously i'll. but, at his earnest re-
Quest, the physicians refrained from
giving information to the public. His
affection became very painful in the lat
ter part Of last week, but through it all
MIR. Stewart bore himself with remarka-I
bic fortitude. He partly recovered from
this shock, but, on Thursday last, . re-
lapse set in, unaecompanied, however, by
pain. He was attacked by Inflammation
Of the colon large intcstine), and pcrito-I
neal Inflammation supcrycncd. AS long
u he retained OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
realized that death was near he did not
seem at all disturbed in mind, and was
supported by his unyielding will. For
some hours he was unconscious and re-
cognized no one about him, and, in this
state, expired about 2 o'clock to-day.
Mrs. Stewart, her niece. Miss Smith, and
grand niece, and Charles p. Clinch, Assis.
tant Collector Of the Port. who i Mrs.
Stewart brother, and her two sisters.
with Mrs Judge Hilton and daughter,
we're present at his bedside when he
quietly passed away.
MODES OF AMAssINa WEALTH.
Mr.. Stewart has long been regarded as
one of the richest men in the United
States, and. next to Cornelius Wander
blt and the late William b. Astor, he
was probably the richest. The modes
pursued by these three men in money
making were very different. MIR. Van
der blt has amasscd an immense fortune
by dealing in productive railroad stocks.
Mr. Astor's great wealth was accumulat-
ed BY the rapid appreciation Of real
estate. sIr. Stewards fortune was made
almost wholly in trade, his real estate
transactions beng subsidiary to his mer
captile projects, and he took no interest
/ speculative stocks or operations. His
fortune grew less rapidly than that Of
others, being subjected to rcverses O.!
trade which Others did not feel. Any
estimate Of his wenith, owing to the ret
icence of those familiar with his bust
ness, must necessarily be speculative.
Enough data was secured to-day to
show that the popular estimates Of MIR.
Stewards wealth, as in the case Of oil
vcrv rich men, are greatly exaggerated
Many persons will be slow to accept the
statement that his property, personal and
real estate,
WILL NOT EXCEED THIRTY MILLIONS.
and vet the best information will justify
NO higher figures. An official who is per.
haps the best informed person rs to the
assessed values Of real estate III the city,
and who is personally acquainted with
many Of Mr.. Stewards purchases, gives il
Is his opinion that, after the estate is set
lied up, there will not be more than SIS.
100000 free Of all debts AMI incum
FRANCES. The Garden City property,
near Hampstead. Long Island, be said
vas probably worth slOOO,OOo.
The Grand Union Hoel and
Arpurtenauces At Saratoga was worth an
other million, and the Glenham Carpet
Works and factories. near fishkall, on
the Hudson river, an additional million
Assuming tho amount invested il New
York city real estate to DO $8.OQO.O0O
which he thought was the outside limit
The total sum in these enterprises would
be Sll.0OO,o00. This spportionmenl
would
LEAVE FOURTEEN MILLIONS
10 b. invested in his business in evsr1
department, including Western mills, fac
tories and property in other States ~
u The manufacture Of his goods, With =
ample margin for investments IN Uni,ei
States bonds and city stocks II woxll
not take the contract" he said. I'D q
lie I'D Mr.. Stewards estate With
he next Eve years for I'll | could rsaIia
eat Of it above SIS 600 600. The cAanoe
would be all against ny making sven
cDerk's salary for my trouble" Mr.. Stes
At invariably paid the whole Of the ~,
cAase money for his real estate in cal
never giving ; mortgage. but insisting I
clearing OF every membranes He y,
adverse to selling any Of his real estat
bat always held on. IL u said that
hter years he has
FREQUENTLY vo90ofr1x
che fact Of his ownership Of certain sm,
pieces Of property valued q $4,000
&QO,O00 each, and il was only with dit
eulty that ne could be made to recall 9
purchases. His business acquain.anc
sav that his real estate purchases We
purely business enterprises, and that
v>s not Spectator IN the general I
eentation Of that tern. It . mot know
Dat be owned Ct the time d Ais -