Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-06
.JACOR SHARP

plete vindication In his lucid intervals the same idea seemed to pursue him. Again and again he said:
 ''I can't die. I must get well, and go through the new trial"
 He sank lower and lower during the day, and several times lay so still that it was thought death had overtaken him.
 At 9 o'clock last night he was seized with 6 fit of coughing and vomiting He tossed about his bed, and now and then shouted delirious threats at Judge Barrett and Col. Fellows. Then he would grow quieter and say:
 ''But Mr. Cochran will pull me through all right. I know he will"
 7. At 9:10 he was in a state of coma. At 915 he was seized with another fit of coughing. George Sharp, who at his bedside, heard the front door open and rushed down stairs. Dr. H. P. Loonnis was ill the hallway taking off his coat.
 ''For Gods sake, hurry up," cried young Sharp grandfather is dying" Dr. Loomis rushed up stairs. He saw in a moment that Sharp was breathing his last. He attempted to administer medicine and nourishment to the dying man. The attempt futile. Sharp was slightly delirious. He did not recognize any of his weeping relatives. A few minutes before he died he called out loudly in his delirium, "Mabel, Mabel" This overpowered Mrs. Sharp, and she would have fallen to the floor had not MT. Sellnes caught her. She was removed to the back room, where she lay in an exhausted condition while her beloved husband was pass ing away.
 Dr. Loomis made another attempt to force nourishment down the throat of the dying man. Some milk was poured into his mouth, but he immediately began to gasp for breath "Give some brandy" shouted Dr. Loomis. Mrs. Selmes ran to table, Before stimulant could be administered Sharps weakened heart failed to beat, and the ex- king of boodlers had gone to an account be- yond the reach of judges and district attor- neys. The venue had been changed to the | highest of courts.
 | After Sharp left Ludlow street jail last De- cember he improved in health His time was l divided between his residence at 354 West Twenty third street, directly opposite Mrs | Langtry's home, and his country seat near Rome. He caught cold during blizzard week at Rome. His age, heart disease and kidney affection, with the strain undergone in court and jail, had weakened his constitu- tion and exhausted his vitality. The conges- 1 tion of his lungs, which resulted from his bliz- gard experience, was the little incident which turned the tide of life against him. He grew worse daily, and two weeks ago his life was despaired of His extraordinary physical power brought him safely through this crisis His strength increased with each day for over week. Monday there came relapse. Dr. Henry P. Loolhis had been paying visits to his house every afternoon On Tuesday night messenger called him to the Sharp mansion at 10 o'clock. Sharp's delirium had alarmed his daughter, Mrs. Selmes Dr. Loomis found him in high fever, and there were symptoms of heart failure. He made a call at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, and again at 10 o'clock. There was no change but it was evident that his strength was gradually ebbing.
 Jacob Sharp was born in Montgomery country, N Y., July 6, 1917. School advan tages in those days were limited and Jacot had few. The family was poor and he passed his early life around Troy, N. Y., anc neighboring places. Before he was of agt his father died, and young Jacob came tt this city to seek his fortune. He began business in modest way by con tracting to furnish timber and logs to build , CTS, and soon proceeded to deal on his ow1
 account. As he traded he prospered. Th' , building of piers and bullzheads along Eas
 and North rivers laid the foundation of hi
 wealth, and he was not slow ill reaching ou into speculative improvement ventures.
 His first successful venture in street rail roading, with which he has been identified al his life since, was the construction of tn , East River and Dry Dock railroad. Thi was followed with the Christopher and Tentl Street, the Bleecker Street, the Twenty -thirt
 Street, the. e..Broadway and Seventh Avenue
 and finally his pet scheme of thirty years 5 and the source of his misery, the Broadwa,
 Surface railroad
 It was away back in the hfties that Jaco , Sharp first contemplated the grabbing o ] Broadway. Again and again he secured hi