The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-03

tired spells. His will also kept him up,
and deceived his closest friends as to
his actual condition. Although could
see that he was not strong, there was
nothing particular in his condition to
note, except that he was pale and ate
little.
"His last three days were entirely
free from suffering, and his conversa-
tion with his family in the conscious
period before his death was most touch
ing and beautiful. The end came while
heslept."
AN AFFEcrIoNATE FAMILY.
The Gould family arc PROSTATE with
grief. Miss Helen Gould was i'll when
her father was taken sick and the blow
has come upon her with terrible force.
The members OF the family are very
much devoted to each other.
Mr., Gould had always been very
much of domestic man, notwithstand-
ing his enormous weight OF cares from
his gigantic financial operations, and
the death OF the father SO shortly after
the demise OF the mother has come with
an added force OF atlliCtion.
of quiet and solid comfort. II is a large
plain stone building, which about three
years ago was built by Mr.. Gould at an
expense OF $4,000. Tho interior is
richly furnished and the furniture is OF
heavy but comfortable pattern.
The general feeling in Wall street
was one of surprise, for so many times
has the report OF his death been spread
to be contradicted as soon as certain
effect in stocks had been produced-so
often, no later than yesterday was the
old trick played, that it became like
the cry OF "wolf' when there was no
wolf, and at length the truth came to
them as an unexpected thing
Regret also, quite unfeigned. that the
famous millionaire and tinancier's
career should close while he was only
fity-seven years old, seemed to be felt
by his old enemies as we'll as by his
former associates. Wall street has
never shared the general opinion Of the
magnate, that he was too hard, too
grasping even for Wall street, and the
admiration of him, for their enemy,
have not blinded them to his great
qualities, which made him the most
wonderful financier this country has
produced.
HIS HOLDINGS.
For the past few years Mr.. Gould has
been disposing OF many OF mis- small
holdings, and to-day his stock invest
ments are in compact form. An accu-
rate list OF the companies in which he
was heavily interested at the time OF
his death is Us follows:
Western Union, Manhattan Elevated
Railway, Texas Pacific, Missouri Pacific,
Iron Mountain, Wabash, Union Pacific,
International and Great Northern.
Besides these companies, Mr.. Gould
was interested to some extent in the
minor companies of the Southwestern
system and the Western Union, but he
was engaged in getting out OF them and
putting his sons into his place there,
preferring to concentrate his holdings
in the parent companies. His interest
in Dealware, Lackawanna & Western
was disposed of about three years ago.
There were many guesses made in re-
gard to Jay Gould's wealth and the dis
position to be made OF his immense
holdings OF securities Ono of his clos
est associates and eldest personal friends
said in regard to this matter: "Mr.
Gould's wealth will be found to vary
not 100000 from S100,00 900, about
S4O,OO0,0O0 OF which is Manhattan,
Western Union Telegraph and Missouri
Pacific stocks. The holdings OF these
three stocks are trusted and will not be
sold. His other securities will be taken
care OF by the same interest which have
had charge OF them for the past three
years"
It is estimated that Mr.. Gould held
Sl5, 100000 OF Western Union stock and
about $50, 900, ,0O0of Manhattan Elevated
stock.
THE BURIAL PLACE.
The Gould family tomb is in Wood
lawn cemetery, and stands in plot
comprising an acre of ground overlook
ing Woodlawn Lake. 1t is known as
the Lakeview Plot, and is a circular,
generally sloping mound in the finest
location of the cemetery. The plot cost
Jay Gould $5O,0OO The mausoleum is
a copy Of the Pantheon, designed by
L. F. Fitzmahonoy. It's built thorough
ont OF Westerly, r. l. granite, and its
dimensions are twenty-five feet wide,
thirty-three feet long and twenty feet
high to the apex OF the roof. There are
twenty catacombs in the mausoleum.
The tomb itself cost 100000, and tho
first member of the family 1t received
was Mrs. Gould, who died january Is,
1891.
Tho engines on the Sixth, Third and
Second avenue elevated roads were
draped in black on account OF Mr..
Gould's death.
Other appropriate steps will be taken
tomorrow by the heads OF the various
organizations with which Mr.. Gould
was prominently connected.
Flags arc flying at half mast on tho
Fifth avenue, St. James and Albemarle
hotels.
JAY GoULD'S CAREER.
His Wonderful Bise from Barefoot
Boy TO n Hundred millionaire and the