New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-24

| ava TJa ,vas n member of the Union Club, and
until his health failed he was iIequHpn oiarIy
there In recent years, indeed, he dlned regularly
op the club whenever he was in the CITY, lie owned
| a box in the Academy of Music ana occuPicu ~ ~
occasionally, but his life was 700 Dusy ip o. ocra
| give much time to recreation. Even at the opera
he would often leave his box to talk about Dusvss
with any friend whom he happened to see IN IN, tn9
audience The house IN Whleh ne uIeu, e nD 400
he built beautiful cottage AT Long praloI -
ALWAYS preferred q city life, however ana rarely
left it for long time at once. ,o4, = romorl,oble
man. and in nothing was he more reInaikhhDie .1y
in his ncessant activity. The habits OF ms cary
life he maintained until disease mastered MN
his last years he did far more work ana uu II faI
more thoroughly than most successlnl
business men of middle age. lie was quGGF,
impulsive and not infrequenty passionate, Dut ilis
manners were courteous. and he was a staun1h
fri nd Absolutely straightforward himself, ne an
horred trickery in Others, and nothing proVokeu
sharp words from him more quickly, lie he Nif
allowed any one to take advantage OF nm. a hi
made man, prosperity, dld not harden harden n ami
and he often aided weaker friends anu
young men struggling for success. lie was
simple in his tastes and free IRON 1s
tentation. In every respect business man. i mo
gave comparatively little time or thought 10 any
thing outside of business affairs lie cared NIUE JOE
books or pictures and not greatly for recreation Oh
any kind. Energy and activity were ms most cVii
spicuous characteristics. They were indicated Dy
every movement OF his body and every zone
of his voice. In late years, before attacked
by disease bin he was ID appearance a habit
and somewhat inclined to corpnlency. Ills conn
tenance was gracious, but every line was Significant
of the decision and resolution winch hi''iAeu H''
life.
Mr.. TAYLoR's ESTATE.
Mr.. Taylors estate consists mainly OF personal
property although he owned considerable real es-
tate 1t is made up of railroad stocks and bonds ana
bank, coal and gas stocks The amount OF his
fortune is not yet known but is estimated at from
$40 600, 900 to So, 100000. 1t is impossible to
form close estimate for the reason that he was IN
terested in so many enterprises and his investments
were in SO many States One OF those VINO
are most cOnversant with his affairs
said last evening" " Mr. Taylor was not partial 10
investments IN real estate do not think the value
of his real estate in this city will approximate
SO 600. OOO He was much more partial to large
enterprises which he could in whole or in part di-
rect and in which the returns were greater than
real estate weud bring in. He owned
the houses at Nos. us and 100 Fifth-ave. the
Sonth-st property and buildings in Wall. Broad
ard other downtown streets. But he c0uld not DC
called n large owner of real estate as compares
with the Astors, Vanderbilt and Stewart. lie paid
in personal taxes alone in this city last October the
sum of S:}4. 0G0 for the year 1881"
The death of Mr.. Taylor was announced iorlnally
AT meetings OF the directors of the City Bank ana OF
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Company, which were called Tor that pur-
nose Yesterday. The resolutions adopted DV
these boards were moved by some Of the Oldest Of his
associates who spoke of him with great tenderness
and feeling. They were unable al tn9s TO Tepre1 1
visible signs of their strong emotion. Both boards
will attend the funeral services. In Nail.St. me
news of Mr. Taylors death was received with deep
| sorrow Most of the banks displayed flags AT hall
| mast, and similar marks of respect were shown on
other buildings, noticeaby tine Western Union
| Telegraph Building. Every one OF the oider Iei ,
| chants aud bankers had a kind word
for Mr. Taylor or a pleasant anecdote of his career
! He was director of the Western Union Telegraph
| COMPANY and the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
! pany and of many other corporations.