San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-04-05
VIyGS OF WALL STREET.

New York Journal

iacs' . ahout him as he walks with
l0 sssous step, who restlessly twists
n :aos Of paper in his small, womanish
P Dnd and who is always silent, is
aanI Law Gould. His fortune is esti-
! NIL ID at 100000, but to look at
D n;n he might readily be taken for a
mt unt.and. call broker.
There is the Hon. Russell Sage
.;,n;no back in his easy chair at
u aTare table covered with letters and
sau He much resembles John G.
g Whittier, and has domestic home
,,nn look. He has q mild blue eye,
.fh;cb forehead and firm set mouth.
His ruling passion is money and
horses. His manner is most engag-
;nc. and his kindly face lights up from
husv care as he discusses the merits
# his respective horses. His wealth
Is estimated at $5O,OOO,O00, greater
norton in ready cash.
THAT gentleman with q ur-ined
evercoat and long hair, sharp features
and aquiline nose, and an eye like
hawk, is Cyrus Field. Hetalks quickly
and nervously, and has an impulsive
manner. He opens the door leading
n the Office with a rush, as though he
wanted to take the knob off. He isvery
1onuacious, and is credited with talk
inc too much. Withal they say his
heart is in the right place. His wealth
smut at $1O,00O,0OO.
That gentleman there, an American
Dombey, is Mr.. Sidney Dillon. He
has an iron face, mouth of resolu-
ton, and a terrible will power shown
IN the lines of his countenance. His
6gureis Goliath of physical strength.
His hair is as white as snow, and he
wears little side whiskers. His large
head is always protected by a black
silk tile hat. He is sedate and active,
and talks with reserve. His wealth
is placed at $1O,OOO,OOO.
Jose Navarro inspects the ticker
and laughs with his friends over it
while the current gossip of the day
is going the rounds. He is jolly, gray
and fat, and prefers to talk of real
estate and the effect of the uptown
movement on French flats. His pro-
perty and bank account are down at
$4,000, 900.
That gentleman with small
mouth, blue eyes, chin whiskers and
no mustache, who walks SLOWLY and
contentedly by,is Mr.. George Pullman.
He is never IN hurry. His pleas
ant face shows that he is at peace with
the world, and his stately figure sus-
tains with comfort the multiplied du-
ties of the vast railroad car interests.
He is a good family man, devoted to
his wife and children, and is always
considerable of even the smallest Office
boy. He is reputedto be worth $15,-
100000.
J.B. Houston, sauntering along
there, is a young-looking man for the
position he holds in the financial
world. His dress is perfection, and
his blonde imperial and mustache give
him military air. He is always good
natured and is always on the sunny
side of the market with Pacific Mail,
first, last and at all times. His person
al pile is set down at 100000.
That gentleman there with the re-
fined appearance of a stately Indian
chief is Vice President Galloway, OF
the elevated roads. He is a handsome
man in every sense of the word. His
hair is coal black, his eyes dark and
his figure towering. His face beams
with good nature and his universal
popularity is well deserved. His nest
egg is estimated at $5,000,O0O and
his good luck is proverbial.
That Falstaffian form coming IN
there slowly is Isadore Wormser, the
genial, good-natured and solid. He is
always smoking, and keen eyes look
searchingly out from beneath a pair
Vi gold spectacles. his wealth. is GOWN
at S15,000,OOO.
There comes President Hart,of the
Third Avenue Surface Railroad. lie
lsalittle thick man with an active
manner, who hides himself away
beneath cape overcoat and white
Sugar-loaf hat. His money, stocks,
bonds and property foot up So
100000.
That gentleman there with dark,
mustache and imperial, with a self
possessed manner, keen eye and a
slight stoop in his shoulders, is MIR.
Horace Porter, the best after-dlnneI
speaker in Wall street, witty, brilliant
and popular. His bank account and