New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-23
OBITUARY..
ROBERT GOBLET.


ROBERT GOBLET.
Robert Goclet died at his residence, No. s57
Broadway, last evening at half past O'Clock. lie
has been in delicate health for time. but moth
ing serious was anticipated. About three weeks
ago he returned to the city from West Point. where
he had been spending part OF the Summer. Shortly
after his return he had slight attack
of illness, to which he paid little attention
ut first, but as alarming symptoms began to
be developed he called in his family physician. Dr.
Emerson. He found that his patient was suffering
from violent attack Of dysentery. Soon other dis
eases began 10 manifest themselves and the advice
of consulting physician was deemed necessary,
and Dr. John n. Beekman was sent for. Although
Mr.. Goeet's case was deemed critical his death
was rather unexpected. Around him at the
time were Mrs. GOelet, his wife, Mrs. Robert
Goeet IT, Ogden Goelet. his son. his physicians and
persons belonging to the household. Robert
Goelet jr.. was not at home at the time. No ar
Engagements have yet been made for the funeral
Robert Goelet was the descendant of a Huguenot
refugee who settled ia this city in the early part of
the last century, John Goelct the founder of the
family in America, married in 171S daughter
of John Cannon, who a merchant in this city az
early as 1868 The foundation of the family
wealth. however, was laid by Peter Goelet.
the grandfather of the deceased man, and
a
was engaged in the hardware business, incidentally
keeping variety of other goods. the place OF bust
ness beng in Hanover Square, s. at the sign of the
Golden Key" In 1865 the grandfather Peter
Goeet. bought his partners interest in the business
and thereafter continued on his own account.
The hardware trade evidently embraced
greater variety OF articles in those days than at
present. Though Goelct called bis hardware
store the following advertisement Of it appeared
i'm the Ncr- York Journal or Gtacai Advertiser for
October %, 1776 just imported in the last YES
sells from London and Bristol, and to be sold by
Peter Goolet al the Golden Key IN Hanover
Square, New-Icrk, wholesale and retail, on
tie most reasonable terms" Following this
is whole column of finely printed mat
ter, containing an inventory Of every mag
Unable article in the hardware and almost
every other line. The Golden Key" was evil
IDENTIFY n wel-known sign, rs Il referred 10
frequently IN Tire newspapers of those days, Mr..
Goelet being liberal advertiser The store was
at No. ~ Hanover Square, corresponding 10
the present numbers 113 and 115 Pearl-st.
When Peter Goeet died. he left to his son Peter, jr
one of the most prosperous establishments on the
island with a wholesale trade extending 10 nearly
all parts Of the colony. There few prominent
families in this country that have maintained an
active business standing in one city for SO long
period and with such uniform prosperity. and that
are SO highly esteemed and respected by the public
at large a. the Goelet family.
Robert Goelet had only ono brother well known
as Uncle Peter" Goolet, who has long lived at
Hroadwsv and Nineteenth-st, with ms two sisters,
one of whom is a widow. while the other, like HIM
self has never been married. The widow referred
TO was the wife OF Commodore Gerry. who
perished some years ago in the soop-of-war
Albany. The weil-known residence Of Peter
Goelet stands ground that was once
his fathers cow pasture. Every dollar made by
the father If Robert and Peter, which was not
needed in extending his business, was invested In
farming lands milo or two from the store down
town. aud for three generations this has been the
rule What were farming lands then are covered
with large buildings now. and what the first
Goelet bought for 500 acre Is worth to-day
hundreds Of thousands. Roberts father purchased
real estate i'm accordance with the advice of his
| lawyer. Peter De Witt, whose grandsons are now
! lawyers IN Nassgu-st So
| lie family say. il Is impossible 10 estimate the
wealth of the GOelets accurately but that ieter
had more than wa possessed by Robert. ne under
stood that the fathers estate was not divided az ms
! death but that his for children. Peter, Robert.
| Mrs Gerry and Jane Inherited jointly. Among the
pieces OF land which he remembered as belonging
! to tht Cocct estate were strips running from
! the Windsor Hotel TO the East River, intending
the land on which he hotel itself stands; Tie block
/
! fourth and Twenty fftA-sts.. another piece on
| Fourih-aVe., between Nineteenth and twentieth
| Sis; The land ut Broadway and Twentieth list,
! where Raudoph's bookstore stands ald 4 large
part of the ground at the southwest corner
| OF Broadway and lwentotl-sl. 1t also
| COMPRISED a great deal of valuable prop
! erty i'm the lower part of the city, as well rs
| number of large buildings on lhird-ave.
Robert GOelet was a number oi years younger
| than Peter who Is now more than seyenty-eight
years old and they were very warmly at
| tached and each very fond OF the
oilers society l. has been their custom TO 20 to
West Point together every SUMNER 1t Is said mat
the entire family, including Peter Robert and Jane
/ Goelct Mrs Gerry. her son EIbTldge. Roberts TWO
| sons. ogden and Robert, jr and Mrs. Gerrys two
| daughters were closely and ahectonately united
Robert was not 80 eccentric as ms brother, but IN
some RESPECTS they closely resemble each othen
The deceased man left a large amount of property,
though bis wealth was not generally considered To
he equal to that OF Peter GOclet who has been
looked on MS the possossor OF millions, Varlously
estimated at from 5.OOO,O 600 to S2o,oOO,OOO
EX-SENATOR GEORGE MORGAN