New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-12
LAWRENCE r. JEROME DYING
AIR. u,s FAMILY TELEGRAPnED FOR
u,s ,,vr AND THE PECULIAR QUALITIES THAT
v,nr HIM CONSPICUOUS.

MADE HIM CONSPICUOUS.
,,,,,,.- r.o,,ors Jerome Assistant District
,..arnor ,eceived dispatch from his mother
1000 saving that his father, Lawrence X
Jerome. was rapidly sinking ana was expected 70
live only a few hours MIR. Jerome started I'M
mediately for Sharon Conn.
Y... Jerome" Larry" jerome. as he
,ros tami,iorlv call d-will be widely missed. lie
noss.ssoa u,orderful ptft for making friends and
retaining them He did nothing greae' NJ u'a
not even acquire q large fortune, and yco ne IN
cuded among his friends men who had acnie'eu
distinction in almost every walk OF LIE. ne p''
sessed kind heart genial temperament sl'"o
flow Of animal spirits and fund OF hunof ''a'
seemed inexhaustiblc In conversation "'
was never dull This made him welcome ai"oSo
everywhere, and in consequence he knew aiio
everybody When his nephew by marriage h'i1
Randolph Chutchlll, was here, he used u say u
him: Il can introduce you TO anybody you IKE
from millionaire to a prihe-fghter" lie was
q welcome guest at hunting and yachting parues'
IIo was a Great friend of James Gordon Benhet',
as he had been to the elder Bennett, ana seNeI"'
times crossed the ocean in his yacht.
Uc WAS born in 1920 at Pompey Hill, Onon-
daga County, N Y His father was farmer, and
az the farm was not large and the family was he
meet There were nine boys and one girl in the
It'll II uset 70 be one Of Mr. Jerome's jokes
m say that there were nine brothers among them
I'D ,b,t zach brother had sister, whereupon
oreat would be the surprise expressed at the idea
~ q family Of eightcen II the Jerome boys didn
cot much else from their parents they inhentea
strong constitutions Nearly all OF them devs'-
oped into big men with superb physiques' MIS-
! Jerome was of Scotch extraction, an lndusuious
and thrifty woman with a strong apprecia'io" u
the value of knowledge, and to her the Dogs owen
:. .hot en- many of them mana ged to get on so well
| in the world.
| Che was an insatiate reader. Just before Law
renee came into the world she had fcad oVsfheS
" Sentimental Journey" and it was AFTER lhao
anthor he was named. although when ne 'ooh "
smelling the name himself he used w instead OF
a.up The two elder brothers. Aaron and Allen
managed to work their way through princeton
College. and great things were expected OF them'
osnociallv Aaron. who displayed brilliant scholar
shin. nut they both died soon after they were
graduated Before the time arrived for Leonard
and Lawrence TO leave the paternal rooI the
father took another farm ne5r Palmyra. IL dldho
nav much better than the Oil one, but the proA-
unity of the town gave Larry an opportunity
70 DISPLAY his fondness for mischief ana practicai
Joking cocI-fghting and such diversions. much ~
the dismay of his father. who was sober minded
. NON When they grew too big for the farm
h eonard and Lawrence came to New-York. whittier
2 one brother. Addison had preceded them. ana
where he doing we'll
Lawrence obtained a position IN dfy-goouS
mouse, but didn't find the work congenlai 10 DIS
: tastes One of his fellowclerks was Randolph
po,ers who has since achieved fame sculp-
:, tor After awhiIe the two brothers went W
Il Rochester and so strong was the bono OF syinpa
thy between them that they ieli IN "se omvt ,hs
It sisters and each married his choice a2ouC ,no
a some time This step improved their fortunes,
for the father of the girls Mr.. Hall was a man OF
y. some property and had been member OF the Leg
y Shame Iawrences genial social qualities soon
made him popular, and Leonards more s0Dcr viz
al tues won for him esteem and respect Inc s"r
" brothers started a paper on the aheris" io'
. Imericanss idea They got experience, and pal,
or for it with large share OF what money tney ha
H. obtained with their wives II Lawrence .., iee
=. known how to write as humorously as he taiAeu
he might have saved the paper but the iu'ihy man
n had not then entered the lou: nalislG ne ad law
IS renee paid the penalty Of his popularity BY ee
10 coming an Alderman and Aldermen N ID .n ey
IN in those days were sometimes caieu u upenc,
OF did not always appreciate the dignity Oh CIV CIV
10 Office but he did appreciate lis opp1t.u drad -
ar humor and his "reminiscences OF TINS perou ~
Ma he lie have since made thousands roar Bu
being an Alderman didn't pay, and Leonard an, am
ms renee again turned to WoI Street broke
t." and sneculator and "A smart one HIS or9ther
,us cool, ~ the same business They rented nous
IT at No % West Nnetecnth;st anu eo ;oint hon So
Ac leo-,inr and their prosperity lusthed larger
ed, | nontitures Lawrence moved to no. 50 Mes
Sineteenth-st. where he ever aiterwaru con.n;u
J to live while in the city. lie made tne ac!uani
res ance of William K Trayers and nleong
hin was the result. They were DOM eNceee, ~
luonular: both were much sou9ht because u =; o' n
ability to raise laugh, but they were ,he In n
Ibrief His savings were right ana eplS raihlasS'
'NH Lawrence Jerome was humorst i0 h"t IN
room. His stories were somet me n iTms, woul
AN fun was well sustained anu INC cn"'"N WV"
ay ALWAYS provoke an explosion. - Ioorar
Mr. Travers became partner OF H. :; :,
Jerome Lawrence became msmueIa a.; ~ IN o la
If Hartman 81 jerome, but that ara hoc Ia
itong and he afterward carried on business d!on
MEL lie was not bold Spectator, but he maze mosN
two Not much but enough keep him ana MS ia p
de- in comfort and lay by SINE w ihS the aid Of
hest frinnds he managed TO get on his feet again
not rr bS bonrht seat in the Stock Exchange I
am So 600 and some years afterward soiu ~ :
S33 600. probably the highest price ever paiu =
the seat For the last ten years he ns nd' Sns
aict in active business During the Tweed uay vs.
The was again an Alderman. but, berg an hoi,s
hay one incurred the enmy OF the DOSES, amp nt
a,e lie vas Democrat. In 1880 he ran Tor Congre
uGn in Republican district more to please ms It'll
than from any desire to Obtain sne
his Lawrence has four sons ana Leohnru ~
-. don~h,crs one of whom married LORD RAMON
m Churchill OF Lawrences four sons throe arr I ;,
the living Iorell Jerome w bS IS one Of Co
~ mel Feows's assistants. Mr. Jerome was pn
itve the earliest members Of the Union oiun, M %o
| ioined IL in 1859 and he made Ihe ciuo," -,
ri,. | his headquarters when IN to"h' It,nn al,
Ut Ia he was also a member of the Manhattan Wv
re in in - r,vp
I'M g.. Conn peckskiIl Aug 1.-THE state Sai