Evening journal., 1891-01-03
LAST EDITION
JOHN eouLsY DEAD.
The Famous Excursion Manager SUE
cumbg TO Heart Disease.


cumbg TO Heart Disease
John Il. Goulsy died at his boarding
house, No. 40 West Eighth street. ab
o'clock this morning of heart trouble
He had been i'll but few DAYS, altht lgh
he had suffered from an affection OF the
heart at times all his life. He was dom.
PEELED to remain home from work last
Saturday, and since then he has had out
very few easy moments.
Mr. Gouley s life has been a varied one
and he has several times figured prc mi
nently in business enterprises In ihis
state. He was born in this city, Of ons OF
the old families, about sixty.two ,ars
ago, and spent all his life here. 10 was
never married and survives all oflhis i'm
mediate relatives except sister SFho
lives in Hagerstown, Md.
Mr. Gouley was the first to introduce
coal oil into this city. his uncle struck
oil on his farm in Pennsylvania, and Mr.
Gouley at once opened an establishment
on Market street, below Eighth,
for the sale Of the oil In
this he was completely successful and
made q small fortune. The business
was soon started up In other parts of the
city, and Mr.. Gouley retired after -four.
ishing in the business for several years
He then opened the FIRST establishment
for the manufacture OF willow baskets.
in the building which he had used for
his oil store. In this he was also sue
cessful, and the quality of his
goods soon gained for him
wide reputation. The small market
baskets that are carried through
the markets, are his invention, and are
seldom seen outside of this city He
removed his establishment to No. s.
East Fourth street, now the store Of
Phillips & Kaue, and he was doing a
good business here when the panic Of
1873 came.
He was at that time largely interested
in building speculation, and when the
crasa came he was one of the first victims
Ia this city. Since then he has sold
butter and eggs from stand
m Secono street market, where he made
comfortable living. He was devout
Christian and member of st. Pauls NJ.
Z. Church. For more than quarter of
century he had been an active Sunday
school worker, and taught large Bible
class of young women
Bis experience il the Sunday School
led him into an enterprise in which he
became famous, that of conducting sue
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States. He had always been recognized
as one Of the best managers
in his Sunday school, and for many
years has arranged and managed the
annual excursions. About 1880 he con
ceived the idea of running similar ones on
his own account. and, after careful study
he began these ventures BY giving an
excursion to Cape May. This was so lib
orally patronized, that the excursions
were given several times that year. He
then made more extensive preparations,
advertised all over the country, and be.
gan to run the popular excursions up
the Hudson river, up The Switchback, to
Mauch Chunk. Atlantic City, Ocean
Grove, and many other well known re-
sorts. His last excursion was given in
August.
Although well advanced in years, he
was comparatively in the prime OF. life,
and his face wore pleasant expression
Undertaken Martin will conduct the
funeral. which will be held on Tuesday
afternoon, burial being made in River
view Cemetery.