New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-14

ithin the Repullican party. hui showed inhon ,;a
w H. snccess of ls prnciplrs OF late ne rc'Ieu
foI .n vi, Irect narfcipation in politics. but he con
iron, M 70 oecnpy himself diligently with business
matters. >, ,,sr.rr
1000 Mr. Marian married Miss Eliza III.
waterman the daughter of Henry Waterman
erchant of high standing and sterling qualities III
Ua,tford Mrs Morgan. who survives him, was III
oil ,b,n0sa worthy helpmate for her huband lie did
NOT hesitate TO take her counsel as to many OF ms
most important steps III poll zeal me- ana solme
share of his success in this as well as III olheI i
Vcis We ,danoo IL 10 sad 10 have
beer been due TO her advice that he
did not burden himself with the duties and respon-
President Arthur. Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan bad only
one child, who grew 10 TO he DR.. Edwin =. MIgai
and died in October 1881, leaving IN ohly s,n'
cated as co-trustee in several important tru ~
with the Ex-Governor and will doubtless bo ms
principal legatee, his mother having died a few
months after her husband. I'D,
In appearance the Ex-Governor was tail dlgnine,u
and wen propOriioned, with gray mar anu sur
whiskers, and with somewhat aris,oclHt.i,o ond
ing His features was large and notlceaoIe anG
the general expression OF his corntenlnce lhul'c
great strength of character lie was proni"e'i'
mem her of the Union League CluD -, -;
mated Mt from 81, 900 900 TO S12,0OOO0o. ne was
for wears LARGELY interested III the m cs,iIdn
Union Telegraph Company, belne sioN' ,ha
of tbe Executive committee oil tne
Board of Direction. He was wo.i also
director OF NewYork Lake Ere ana MS' opd
| of the United states Trust COMPANY. Iefpaps Ve
third of his property consists of real estate state
in this city Newport and ID, W C@snnGs IN New
mort where he spent his summers. lis nome IN
This city at No. All Fifh-aye. Is snos'an'W My
built brick house one of the ilnesl sues Oh Mu,
rav Hill Plain externally, it is cony men, spacious
and handsomely fitted inside and contains man nv
valuable paintings. For years NJ Morgan was Iie
most widely known and most influential member OF
| thc Brjck Presbyterian Church, whose house
| of worship at Fifth-ave and Ihrty-
Srnco was Us GrFS through his influence
! that The present pastor of the church. the Rev.
Henry IVAN Dyke, ir..was brought here rom Hem
| port where he was occupying the pulpit Oh Ooho
Rev sS3A'''" DR.. ADAMS, now dead. bit but
then president of the Faculty oil tn ne
| that institution to the attention OF Mr. Morgan.
Considerable apprehension was a ictr zion
t9G ,bc Ips GSsSii'E library owned by the seminary
To relieve this Mr.. Morgan gave Sluo'oOo 20 Oe "a
pended By the trus ees IN the cons rnc r anu
maintenance of new library building. l nc s;I M
nary being ON leased ground, the trustees decl ed
TO erect new buildings on ground ownrd IN Zee sun
pie In casting about for san aole 81 'ei Wv, ON
Lenox ~ Hill belonging to Mr.; Morgan an:
Negotiations were entered RPS gn,n fot 6,, i,S
,i nrie ot - 600 and contributing 100000
himself. The land was bought am there nc SIM I'M
nary is putting mp buildings the uusle' 10 "a
ing since resolved that the name OF the Oa,f SUM-
! he the Edwin ID. Morgan Library: MI. Morgan
| so took an interest IN Williams Coliege, pa
because Of the fact that he was nauNe 9' D fs
| at n COS. of $sS,OOO; thus nan h.sg
| bears his name. Among other Pillah'htoplc anu
charitable institutions IN which be took I'm active
interest the WOman'S Hospital th1 IIesDy %
| Uosptal-he WAS president of The Board 81 Itu--
tees of oach-and the Manhattan BYE ana Lar iloS-
"tA, gentleman who Is convcrsant with tue amount
nj rear ed ATE ownei by Mr. Morgan cslina - IL rs
! worth about - 900. 600. The only piece oI PoP-
! ertv iowp.toyvn Is a warehouse ard lot IN Beaver
| st. Then there j. the res dcnce at the hnT'h1a@'
| corner of Fiithavc and 1hiry-seNrnth-si' IN
greater part OF the real estate consist ni 1llll-
proved property m the upper paiL % " 'r,
ave- The BJuleyaIds, aud some oI the 'ivr'-s'l''''
Mr. Morgan began purchasing iaiu NAM IS, a.
| ago, and largely added 10 hs holdings ouIhE "a. "a.
vra OF .pr,sson succeeding the financial panic 81
1873. The propcrtv then bonghl has very mus ti '
! advanced in value. Very little oi IL mas Dee" Dulu
| rnon The old family resi- cuce IN Lniayciie-pIace
where Mr.. Mor1an and family hNe' Wh,h he a
elected Governor IN 1850. was sold 10y him Jew
years af erward liz WIN aHH gIoun"S d. W" P''
are worth at least NlJO.oOo.
TIE CoiIFCIIoS or PAINTINGS.
| Fx-Goyernor Morg m was lover Of art, and fol
TWENTY-FIVE years continued TO gather hne e1
amplcs Of modern painting. lis last purchases
were made last winter, after he lad already huns
nm the wallis Of his house more than $50 pictures
Ills "a t. was IN III direction oil l'rge Ticluir
and strong effects. Upon his only VISIT To Euf9p'
| he impr1ycd The opportunity 10 aha largely 10 M
| colleriiou. While he was al W ashiugioh MS lohu
! n.ss for picturc= led him TO take many OF lhen
| there although he kept mp hs nome ia new
! York. lie had a generous sympathy WIN yo,lhl
artists and encouraged "A number by bullhR tht
| early PRODUCTIONS. The sculptor 81 bdudchs owed
! TO rim his first commission OF impuriaIsc' ahd t'
I result a marble hgurr of - ltlawatha, now vIha
mrnts the hall of the Fifth-ave. mansion. lie use
bis influence, TOO. TO secure ior INC sam ~
,n,roi Earraqut erected recently in Madison square
| lie was liberal with his pictures IN the matter %
loans. and 10 the Centennial Loan i:xhi3ii"n h9ic
of ngi' III" National Academy of Dcsisr
and the Metropolitan Mu,eum nc zen
no less ,han eghtyfour OF his choicest possessions
! He was also lender TO the fafls tNnlDltioh u
.'Priz, Horse" Drfregger: ." An Intrigue" van
nn,eiIi: "Rrvcry," FirInin Girarl; "WashcrwolneI
2 on the Coast of Brittany jules breton
Spanish Bridal P PcIr. At"rF MarbuI Ia
r Iindeuschmidt: Turkish Woman Du But " 4
storm Achenbach; Cattle" BIaitn; Indus
: try.D Never Won Bremen; butterfly" Madrazo
] AT the Window" WIllems; "A Happy MIie
Bongnerean: Animals at Rest" Cooper, X A;
. ".JolIy Musicians" MadOn; "Ch&nty," w kaui
p bach; Wedding Evep Dleifynbacni Scene II
Court" Kronbcrger; Coming Storm" Y0ltz
"A Difference Of OPINION" Schmltzber
Ger He bad two other paintings by
Bmgueleau. aud pictures by Stefan, BIAS
Lazerges. Schoultz Rcthel, Bompian Condna
LorrodI Lasch Chavot, Rudaux BrillouIn saihtii
, Hammered Lobrichon, Denoter, Lemalre, oil ioI
cign artists, and of Durand Cropsey, Vedder, j: u
Iiiowp. James NJ. Hart, }. u. 1ilton, Leutze
/, e. e. Coleman Clifford, Dc Hans ana kenselt
Of Americans: He had aid 1 Rspcr Las. ss' %in,sI
at The sale of the Hoe collection, he bought pai
a of fruit and flower pieces by Robbie. . Feeding tn
$ Pets by Muukaczv: "Moonrise on tile Seashore.
clifford: Thief at the FAIR" by Knaus, and " KEN
,nlscences of Italy" by Kensctt. AT the Wolfe sal
he bouglt "a large Schreyer.