, 1876-04-13
Ths Career Of the Deceased
millionaire.
H1 Commencement In Business
and How He Progressed
Therein.
Qb Property, Ills Paintings, Ills
Everyday Life.
His Philanthropy and His Ardent
Patriotism.

~s'@ sNS s"N~''s
Patriotism.
NHs Fork Sun, Aprft II,
Whothor Alexander Turnoy Stewart was born |
ia tho Province Of UIsscr, Antrim County. about
miles from belfast, In ireland, Oct. ~, 1902 |
Or in Tho County Of Tyrone Ia 17o5, is question
upon which bographers disagree. Tho Apple |
tous say that tlo wns born Ia 1902. A volume
entitled " 6uocesaful Mon," and publluhed moro |
N far private circulation, datcs bis birth sovon
,ears earlier. Mr. BtowArt'a ancestors vozc na-
tIyet Of scotland, and he inherited tho spirit
md latent power OF tho 4cotch.Irsh race tia. |
had dominated In tho North of ireland Tor two |
centuries. At years OF ago ho was an orphan,
ind sas cnrod for by his granlfathor, who.
NTH viow Of educating him for tho PROTESTANT
Church, sena him To Trinity College in Dublin,
but he Was withdrawn from that Institution aftor
,ho death OF his grandfather Ho came to
America In 1918 to sock hiu fortune. 1t haa
pften boon said that he arrived In Now York
penuiloss and without friends, but this ia doubt
I'd by mnny who vcro intimately acquainted
Nth him.
NIr, Etowart's Iottcra Of Introduction from
members Of the Society Of Triondn In Ireland 10
wealthy merchauts OF that 6ocloty In Now York
eayo him nccoas to tho best circles and thorotu
Ills pleasing address and no moan scholarship
,nado him . favosito. Ho taught = number Of
pupils 1t 50 noho strnat, Bchool-toaching, how
byos, did not suit him. though ho managed to
saso somo money from tue proceeds Of hs H.
bors, II was soon aftor Ito terrible epidemic Of
yellow fovor that he established himAelf ao
dry-goods merchant In tho franc building d!
broadway md Chambers htroot uls cash cap"
i.al was between $1,000 and si,60o. H's stord
uas small, being only "a foot vide by 90 deep
and was next door TO tho cstnbMshmont Of tbs
then farnoua Donfanti, nho kspt tho moat fro.
quensed variety atore Of the day. 1t was at this
ttuno that he married Miss Qornolia Clncb. who
eurvves him. Tho young ooupio lived 10 one
unsu room ovcr tho store. and tho vito took
calo Of tho doupestio arrangements whilo ths
huAhaud attended to his businoaa boloN. With
out mercantile e1pericnco md posdeBainH no 3D.
vantage bat his own unatdod discrimination sc
succeed. alr. Stewart ntarscd boldly On What
proved tho road TO for tune. No young merchant
ever worked harder than he. From fonrtoon to
eighteen hours cyory day hegavo 70 his business.
uo MAS bis own bookkoeper, salesman, aud por'
tor. Ho kept small stock Of goods, which he
purchased for cash, chiefly
AT TIE AUCTION aALEa.
Er, Stewart was regular attendant 1t ihese
ealou, aud Liz purchasoa were Invariably sample
lota. lie had thoBo goods taken TO his storo,
kUQ 1ltGl tuU pudluG63 "a 41NAt HA'O&Ot ~ ~A4
hia w,fo carefuilY Skaotted tho sample lots and
brought order cut Of confusion. Evnry article
xaa carefully examined, gtovos were rcdrosaed
md anoothed ont, lacos lreRsod FREQ from thu
nto and hose wero made to look rs fsesh a. thouGa
theY had never bean hatled Evpry Articls WA thus
@ e. e II 4 G's1 's R;sp9 q
ot ths stoEo hnd, being offered a. lower p1ieo taan
!hst charged by other re:. de.lors ia 10 e 'ass
xreat u Tho goods lad heen purchased for Inof&
lille For liz years Mr. stawslt continued his hasi:
s,s % "a; ss sasaPa ia s shsa f.
tered upon his balaoss he knew % le ot its dots1s
o.: II ,s b. ssi' e. sa T.n @
fromwhom 10 bought many goods. asioloTs; n r. ,s
What tho goods were, md told hes That did roe
hesp tho article. What did hhe .ants"
tngs. nd tho Yoaog merchant was conrulsel With
mement While ses n hi. arst .trugs'sa ~ hlsli:
pons ne L. la neitses ths snonoy nor tls fdenas
@ sa stce 70 s f. ars %
ms done hs had l.rgo quantity Of handhiI Print
ri, Announcing tbs sale Of s cn.ife stock Of oods 70
bo eocte within given tiuo liz scattered rse hills
throughout tho dty, It wah not long boEe p!,r-
thasers began 10 noct to Ais store. Thoy found tho
Ed ssos bsors u seea osrs
lyary sont biz friends TO avail esalfes OF tho
Tba Httls broadway STORE WAS o<l III d4y, and hng
durstoa d u. s.ios, Nj. 6tar1fts a,e!Ees xeso
I'D isa IN frosh stock ot goods. ue ,as to5tun.te
In his purchases ss th.s tne. Tho I'll 19ftet W. z
dus.ry. psti<rses. Ind business tset disn.5ed - ~
6tewirt In thoss first years Of hts ecnnerrlAl Ea
nr e ~
Bhls trade that had come 10 him.
TIE onow1A6 rNlDEsMkS.
Thru nav stores had Just been srpded IN DtoAl
way. between Chembora md Warren srcots. and b.
loassd Tho smallest Of shetn ana moved nto 1ws!
desp, Su n + hs Mss ss g lei rass .1
NOR. atiast;ye ssock q Eoeds Aaa ha sas4nss. "
fSsy is sots T. tSo.to1, stars
Broadway, betweea Murray md WatEei atrcssa. Soon
SssS, .as IS y; : ss: y ~ ss: aE G,'s 4 e.
store and to add another story -. O. Two latGr
fourth story vaa aaded md y 1877 nth story. 3ia
II tho city md he had sur1nountei all lis early ds6t
eutioa aad ls!d the foundation Of n1snlhceas foS
The great crista of 1857 found Mr.. ateEHt pros
porous and rising man, and IN that teErsi hnsnca y
wh. oths, Sa r. ',1s svsI .s.d t. mata
inis b. MARKED DOM 4. n, + T.. pSs.'
oi aBtaxarts bargains" In this Hsy hs carts,a Q;
IL. no MseT @ mssch.uts @ 1--WE wero = send vi
eosds 10 aneon 10 - aod lor What shay might bsa
.nd Ar stsEa sstsndoa . =. .sa, Tneas
so, realizing sverige proht Of 20 pr s1nt u i
ea!J tlat Ao purchased $50 uo0 worth Of AXIS IN 70
way. md sold ths whoe lot within tew days, MAXI
fs0dp0 on tbs Transaction. Lie mads iostuno u u
eslss. -,
jacob Astcr wa4 worth millions, and Cernelua W
dsrbllt, Captain for Thouas dilbons had ben be-.
Year, III tho Steamboat buainesa. III 1at8 10 bunt
largo marble stors At broadway and Chambers ttfea
on Tho stte 81 tbs Warrington Hotel p!see ~Aaea
efasl!ionabis resort about forty Sostt sgo. sesa
ths tina Prom ls4a bis business grew rapidly, =
lta1sw until II bsoame snozulouA. 1n sumo ersncf
hs had almost monopoly, DufnR ~ l.s8s quan
tss, aud slxsys for caah hs hAd ers.t ADVANTAGES
Bis foreign purchases, aud for long sine hs En8n
French. aud German manufacturers tnAde conceassc
10 h!Ia thak no Other man could obtsin. is foIss
and prepared for tho uptown movement by ls.4'
tie land bounded BY Ninth aud Tenth stTsets
nto4aNky and Fourth AYanue. Il u part Of ths