Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-23
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During the beginning of the week Wal
street business grew more duh than psua
on account OF its votsries' interest being
absorbed by the death OF the German
broker by the name OF Charles e
Woerishoffer. A. Stock exchange com.
mitteo Unsupported to write eu'ogg
OF tue deceased man, large number OF
members of the board ATTENDED the
iuuerdl, aud altogether, during the first
three days OF the week, there was nothing
but talk about Woorishoffer 60 be heard
In wall street Aud the man was one
who certainly deserved to be talked
about.
! A very queer personality was this slim,
nervous, German-student looking indi-
vidual. He came TO this country little
oyer twenty years ago from village near
| Frankfurt Germany with a patch on his
breeches, few thalers In his pockets,
aud as a newspaper expressed 1t the other
day, "m consignment to the arm of
Rutten 4 Bonn. Although the son of an
humble postoillce clerk, or postman, he
had, however, acquired some knowledge
OF the French and English languages and
OF bookkeeping during his service as a
! hoy and subsequently as clerk in some
DanSlng houses In Germany and France.
The hrm OF Rutten & Bonn gave him a
ialr start IN New York, and some eight
years later when first knew him
here, he had, after having changed his
business connections several times, be.
come a member OF the stock exchange n I'd
established Arm Of his own. IL was
about that time that he married Miss
Uni, stepdaughter OF Oswald Ottnn-
dorfer, editor OF the New York Stats
Ieitung. This made him, OF course, solid
with the colony Of German bankers In
America and led subsequently 10 I'M
pariant connections with the German
banking houses in Europe, Woorshon
showed such an ability, shrowduess and
uiscretlon IN his actions that In i've or six
years he hnd an almost unlimited credit
IN his own country That was
the principal basis OF his Suhscuuent
success, for when he started MS
Spectator on large scale he had the
command OF an almost unlimited amount
OF money, The momenthe could show
million or so OF dollars 10 the Germans
they would give him two or three, AT
that time II WIS not dlnlcult thing to |
ret some speculation money In New York !
Hecame In contact AZ Delmonioo's with
set OF very rich men, who liked good |
dinners, friendly game Of poker aud a !
Jolly time generally. WoGiShoffer was
not cepriyed OF mother wit, was reck.
lie gambler by nature, was always ready
TO loin a jovlal dinner party, aud soon
formed very useful social relations. Some
OF his new American friends could not
pronounce his name at that time,
and, for some reason or other. |
gave hlm the commonplace French
name OK Durand; bus very little
later on they not only found out how 20 |
pronounce IL but how To spell II on the |
cheobs they were writing out for him,
Prominent among this set of men were
old Lore 10 Delmonico, head of the great
hym, his brother Siro, tho nephew I
Charles, the wealthy iron founder, Jordan
u. Mott, ex Congressman Edwin Elm.
stein, The head OF The wnll.kn0wn banking 4
and brokng irm ~ L. l.. Oppenheim K 4
Co, rich merchant OF the name Of
Schefsell, and Il few men OF this stsnp.
Thus when W0rrishoffer started HIS Den.
yer Rio Grande scheme Each 81
these men subscribed from SIO0. 600
70 $500 600, and gave him ample
epance TO show hts German core.
sspondents what he could aohieve here.
uo wanted All these men st that time and
ne gave them chance to make plenty OF
moneys but subsequently be put them in
the Mexican National, the West shore
me 81 LOUIS and Texas, the North RIVER
construction, Colorado Coal and Iron
company and few other concerns, All az
winch went ultimately into bankrnptcy'
ans took out OF the pockets OF those men
AZ and more Than they could possibly
nave made Ia The Denver & Rio Grande' !
~ hed also st his command tie fortunes I /
y both his father and mother.in.l4w. the
after 81 whom was particularly rich. 4
icing she actual owner of the Stats n
-eitung, in addition to good deaf ~
cal estate aad ready cash.
Being once thus comfortably situated, I,