Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-12-03
"WIZARD" GOULD.
Wall Street Operations-His Domesticity
 Habits and Character.

Habits and Character.
 Of Mr. Gould's career since he be gan to operate in Wall Street, columns might be written, were the story not pretty we'll known to the public The specula- tions in Erie, the "Black Friday and other episodes are familiar to most New Workers and have been often retold. Suffice it to say that from the time he went into Wall Street Gould forged straight ahead; there was no going back, and but little standing still.
 Line after line of railroad fell under the control of this man, whom other financiers called the Wizard" of Wall Street, until thousands upon thousands of miles of road were to all intents and purposes his own. With single move in the stock market he could affect financial matters not only in every city in this country, but in London, Paris and Vienna as well.
 He turned his attention to the tele- graphic system of the country, and did not rest until he had 8 monopoly of that, and controlled the Atlantic cable as we'll. Was this enough? Not at all. There were elevated railroads in New York city representing millions in money.
 Here was more work to the hand of this remarkable man, and in the end this system, too, passed under his direction.
 Talk of Aladdin's lamp. It was but dull, rusty affair placed alongside the brilliant light of this mans genius. There is nothing in fact or fiction since Adam delved for a living that can rival the plain, straightforward story of this mans life It is simply unparalleled. There has never been anything like it, and good fgurers say that there is neve r likely to be again.
 Cared Naught for Society.
 MT. Gould married when he was a young man, and was always domestic in his habits. He loved his family and hom @ more than most men do to-day. SocieJ y be cared nothing for and paid little atten- uion to it. Though he paid for a box in the Metropolitan Opera House he was seen there but rarely.
 He attended the theaterS at times, but not with any regularity. He never, so far as known, expressed any high appre- citation of high arts, of music, the drama, or literature, although he did write a history of Delaware county that I is regarded with favor by collectors of rare and curious books.
 The f1nancier has always had a liking for fine flowers. He spent large amount of money on beautiful flowers and rare plants for his hothouses and gardens at | Tarrytown, and some very fine specimens
 of orchids have been developed there. But in the main MT. Gould lived more
 plainly than. many men whose income is
 less than $10,000.
 He had his hands full of business at all times. But he was never nig- | gardly. Like most other business men, | he could not be his own almoner. As he | said, while his wife was alive she dis | tributed his money for him and did it with a free hand as many know. Then MT. Gould gave in addition to those so- | cieties that are organized for the purpose | of relieving the needy.
 Nor was MT. Gould what some persons call religious man. But he was as re- | ligious as most of his neighbors. For | years he kept a pew Tn local Episcopal | Church.
 Such are the main points in char l acter the most remarkable. in some re- | spects, of his time. He was born some | what sickly, and was never robust, ex- | cept as to will and brains | Alone and unaided he accumulated a | vast fortune, which passes intact to his l His Simple Habits. l No man was more simple in life or | habits.
 l He often said that he could never dissi- l nate, even if he wanted to, for he was so | constituted physically that he could not
 use tobacco or take any intoxicating li- | Quors
 He was moderate in all things that | he ate or drank.
 l MT. Gould would never reply to a
 newspaper attack upon himself. Yet he
 has no particular prejudice against the
 press, although he has sometimes said l he had long been the most abused man in | the country. For that matter, he has | from time to time had an interest in var
 ious newspapers.