New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-27
ray GOULD IN GOOD HEALTH
prruoRs TO THE CONTRARY REFUTED'
,,o,u NE LOOKS AND HOW HE LIVES IN his
HOME NEAR IRvINGToN'

NOW HE LOOKS AND HOW He LIVES
HOME NEAR IRvINGToN'
Vs.. co,,,d,s health has been fIequeh"' ~
. 80 his return from the west N Ooine ~. ba
10 9l-e0 oonaitios,. 1t has been representa- Oa@S
car'ous oonu'Ve , ,areeis that he emaciated IN
was "Ai .,. no carried about with nm Vi'c H
~, mental and physical decay e'c' ~ Ni1
0"'iO ~. cou,d Was never far beyond inc poiil' VI
P vic mental capacity has HoQuonU'
aorratod A Tribune reporter ID" NJ M
"a, country place near Irvlhg'oh laS' 49, ndeo,
Ia vpent Friday night peacerulS at Ho t,ns
Uo" -, Cn one of the early morning "'
-, he came to the city. lie ic'u'i'u - ot
yesUerU"S tha Grand Central station al e'%o
V'" n.ooon due at TarTytGwn at D III p He
III Wv ar,vino a pair Of good looking hor@ce "V
80, ~ a velIow- bodied surrey met MI uou,u "N'
~ a. the Tarrytown station AIn'iHs ~ i-..1
-. oocl,ere NJ Mr.. Gould's nome inc eo'' "@'e -,
pUd Mr. Gould following him, hopped OUT DC ,I az
"a - % the souirrels which had been playing an 'l
as oho Vi ~ - 1,rr Mr. Gould looked as he mas
'uVo ~. In, time He does not look 50 young Dc
f'o'US ,ty ,oars ago. though he looks hte oiuer
~ - did ten wears ago. Certainly he has tdAhoN
thing in flesh since he first became ie"no ~
wou street. His whiskers ana Ills haT nav NV
nav stresks in them, but in his movements he Is &c
! sprightly as ever. , , l., ,,o coria
VIZ - n,s irvippton home, he met The TRIBUNE
.oort.r with n SMILE but politely and courteonNN ue
| Ind 10 cav ANYTHING for qualification HIS eyes re
| 90 tba, same keen fash Of Intelligence ana IN
i,ioD which has been familiar to Wall eHeeu LOT
| 4cro,tvG five wears His voice, always-soit' was ho
| soter than at any period Of his career. MS man
| rars ALWAYS gentle and urbane, were ho' III ule
slightest tinged with the acerbty of age He was IN
fact the Jay Gould Of pas! days bearing oDy he Signs
| or the natural advance Of years, ana none
! ~ the signs of decay lie cast MS eyes
over the landscape as he drove along with an eVueht
interest in all around him. His high, white hst rest
ing on his ears. seemed little large for him. but Mr.
Gould never did look happy in a high hat that was
really high.
Mr. Goulds place at Irvington IS source OF muci
nlensure IN him. and the democratic simplicity OF us
| management is apparent TO every one. the gates
leading To the grounds are thrown wide open, and all
| day long carriages from the main road are driving
| through mp 10 and past the port cochere, where a
little circle is rounded and the parties return and pass
ont by the way they entered. This permission IS
granted expressly by Mr.. Gould. There Ii nothing
sncta 10 be seem but public curiosity is satisfied, and
! IL oosis Mr. Could nothing. II affords neither him
| nor his family annoyance The grounds are well Kept
and are attractive. The GonservntorieS abound Win
flowers and fruit far beyond the limits OF MI could
| needs The surplus is disposed Of In way mat Is
creditable 10 Mr.. Gould but nothing Is said about IT,
| ON fine whole Mr. Gould l. considered pleasant
neighbor at Irvingon. lie troubles nobody, and per
mits nobody to trouble HIM