New-York tribune., 1886-11-14
DEATH OFA CITY HERMIT.

THE sTsANGELY RE TIRED IIFE OF n. 3. HUNT.
I1ie fY,neral of Noah s. Hunt, the retired
hardware merchant VINO died suddenly at tne age oi
eighty four his in the Grand Central Hoei op
Friday morning, will take place at the home OF his
brother Samuel L Hunt at No. Al West Thrtyfourth'
st., tomorrow at noon.
Although Mr. hunt had lived In thi city since he
was thirteen years Old he had few scquansnces. no
known confdants, aud even among those with whom he
transacted business comparatively little was known
of his affairs He was born In Railway,
N j. and was one OF family OF ten
children of whom three and brothsr are stl
living He served apprenticeship as mechanic. and
for many years foreman IN the pattern-roon OF Rob
crt printing manufactory. Later he was en-
ployed factory, an finally went into the hard
ware business Of his younger brothers In PEARL
st, under the firm name OF i n. s. Hunt Ihis
partnership proved un satisfactory both, and after
two years N Hunt orgaaized the fru of Ellis, Hunt
d Ellis for the prosecution OF the same business
Thirty years ago Mr.. Hunt retired from active bus
pss.- with . competency, and began TO invest
I'm stocks and bonds and to discount notes.
Most of his purchases ana sales OF securities
were made through Moran Brothers, OF No
6s William ST.. who acted his brokers' for over
twenty FIVE years He said TO have been remarkably
shrewd aud sighted investor and although he fire.
ouenty handled bonds that apparently worthless
10 thought been uniformly successful In dispos-
ing of such securities prosby He never sought ad vice
rs to tho best method Of investing his rapidly accumu-
lainy fortune aud all efforts to discover the
extent OF his capital HIS banking business was done
through the Nassau Bank. and he rented large
box IN the sale deposit department OF that
frstituiion but the officers gained the slightest
idea as the OF hs wrah Ills balance at tue
bank large. for rapidly as the cash accu-
muIated from divdends he would reinvest IT, la his
business habits he was exceptionally methodieal al
Ways paying al indobte iness promptly ana exactng
equal puuctuality from those who were indebted TO
him. 49, ~,
In private life Mr.. Hunt was decidedly eccsntric he
was bachelor aud studously avoided tho society OF
lived simply ami his personal expenses are not believed
10 have exceeded S2, 500 year He had rooms a. Inc
Iryiug House for a number OF years. and from there
removed 10 tbe New.York Hotel, whore he remained
pnu four years ago, when he settled al the Grand
Central HotsL he appeared xious that his lodging
place should, as far possible. be unknown 70 those
he transacted business, and had his ID all
sent of his brokers' bankers or attor-
Deya To conceal his abode still further he refused to
allow his te gwen TO directory canvassers
He was usaly active for man OF his age,
dressed neatly and styhsbly. and with bis hair
and whiskers dyed deep black, did
not appear 10 be over nsty years old He made two
three trips to Europe retoent about his
perisn c~s there 3 about his other affairs
Jonn :. Woodward, Mr. Hunts attorney, and also his
brOther-in-law up viii Tor his client In 1879.
but thorough thns far failed TO discover IT,
1t 10 believed locked In Mr.. Hunts box iu the
Nassau Deposit vaults. and az no one knows the
tined until order has been procured
from the Surrogate force open tho
Mr. Wood ward who 10 one OF the executors named
IN WILL OF the estate has ocen ieft
20 Hunts immediate relatives, but says that ne can
form idea rs to whether It is worth 100000 or