The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-01
FLOODS TIPS 10 HIS FRIENDS.
They Were Worth Fortunes, Which
Some Kept but More Lost.


From the Neso York Sun.
James c. Flood, the millionaire mine
owner who died in Heidelberg on THUS
day, was even-ton gued, cool, calculating,
patient, and courageous, Like most men
of his temperament he made but few
friends. 1t was hard to gain his co fl
fdence. But he never permitted an oppor-
tunity to go by to help the few who were
his friends.
While Flood was still dispensing liquors
over the tar of his saloon in San Francisco
he was a member Of volunt er hook and
ladder compa y. When he became power
in the stock market he did not forget the
associates who had been members Of the fire
company or patrons of his saloon. One by
one they dropped the reins of the horse car,
gave up their hods, yielded up whatever
might be called the badge of honest toll,
and began to frequent the pavements about
the stock exchange. They were at first Ill
at ease in their new st alton, but they &C
quired one good habit from Flood, the
silent, golden Irishmau, as he was called
they did not talk too much. They never
missed chance to talk of Floods viz
tues, but had nothing to say about his
business.
When in 1873 the Big Bonanza was I'M
covered in the CONS ock lode and Flood
and his partner began the manipulation
which made them so rich and others 80
poor, Flood and his associates still renem-
bered their old friends, and their fortunes
went sailing skyward too. To help them
along Flood did far more than his share.
He lent money to some, carried stocks for
others, and made all richer than they had
ever dreamed of being. But Their riches,
easily got, ca lily went, and to-day but few
Of them have anything left.
j. M Walker was one of the men who
profited most III the Big Bana "a deal
Now his mansion in Oakland is o hoSpi,a
while his daughter, once such belle, now
the divorced wife of a clerk, was two
years ago playing a minor part in small
heater
Dennis Mccarthy was once city editor of
the San Francisco Chronicle, and he was
let into the secret to t q extent of winning
100000. He is dead, and left only small
estate.
joseph Goodman published the Virginia
City Enterprise, and his friendship for the
bonanza firm got him information which
resulted in the accumulation of at least
$750,UUO. He felt that he must have at least
an even n illi) and he went into stock
SPECULATION after the collapse of the Big
Bonanza deal. When last heard from he
was raising raisins on little ranch near
Il l6SllOs anu NOuAd piOO1Cil 10 ShOiohSo
| with an7 fortune that could be represented
by five figures.
Pat Gro Wley was chief of police of Sal
| Francisco. He profted by his intercourse
with Flood to the extent of 1925, 900. His
ambition was only half as large as that of
Mr. Goodman, as he wanted only $500, 900.
He followed the editor, and Is again a
policeman.
Flood had fancy for fast trotting horses,
and Pete Finnigan was his driver Peter
got his horse in first once in such clever
manner that several brokers event broke"
betting against it. Mr.. Finnigan had a
''tipn on tie Big BonaIza wnlch sent con-
silidated Virginia up to an unheard-of figure.
He also had sense. He kept his money and
.uilt one of the finest of the houses on N b
Hill, aDd became the chief patron Of the
| turf on the Pacific coast.
| Mr.. Flood, fortune. though greatly re-
duced, is sill large enough for al ordI Iary
individual to look after, and will be di-
vided be ween James L. Flood his son, and
Jennie Flood, his daughter. She was once
engaged to Ulysses Grant, Jr, who afte.-
ward married the daughter OF Jerome B.
Cuatfee of Colorado. She has already
s., 900, 900 in her own right