Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-18
SAD. DEATH OF J. A. Bosrwrcx

/ shock Caused at the Burning OF Hi,
| Stable-SeIzed while Trying TO Saw.
Carrtage-Sketch OF the Wen.
Known Financfer.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Jabez A. Bost
wick, the well-known fnancier, died early
this morning from the. effects of excite
ment and nervousness at the burning OF
his stables at Bamaroneok, and two Other
men were burned to death in the building
The fire broke out in the stables of Mr..
Arnold of Arnold, Constable & Co., adjoin.
ing, soon after midnight. They were
situated near Mr.. Bostwick's summer resi-
dence on Orienta Point overlooking the
sound short distance from the village. The
fire made big blaze, and the fire depart
ment of Mamaroneck, Rye, and other sur
rounding villages hurried to the scene.
When they arrived, however, the Arnold
stables had not only been Quilted, but the
flames had communicated to the stables of
Bostwick.
Mr.. Bostwick, who, with his wife and
one of his three children, a son, was at
home, rushed to the scene of the FIRE and
lent what assistance he could. While
backing a carriage from the stable he be-
came faint, and was assisted to the house
by Clement Gould and guest of the fam
lily, Mr.. Williams. He sank at the en-
trance to the kitchen, and WAS taken to a
lounge. He complained of excruciating
pains in his back, and cried out: "How
will this end How will this endl" and in
less than five minutes was dead. The body
was taken to the home of II. L. Hotchkiss,
near by, and the family informed of the
calamity.
The sudden death of Mr.. Bostwick was
probably due to over excitement. For
some weeks he had not been in the best of
health, but there appeared not to be the
slightest occasion for alarm. Last even
ing he spent at his home with his family
and some friends, one of whom states that
rarely had he seen Mr.. Bostwick in a more
cheerful mood or in better health.
MR.. BosTwIcK's CAREER.
Mr.. Bostwick was one of the best known
men on Wall street and was prominent In
railroad, financial and mercantile circles.
He was born about sixty-two years ago
near Rome, N. Y, but his family removed
to Ohio while he was still a child and il
was generally thought that he was native
of that state. When he was twenty-one
years of age he entered into the hardware
business in Cleveland and later established
himself in the same line in Lexington.
While in that city he entered the bank of
Barclay & Tilford as cashier. Later he
acted as buying agent for II. Z. Stone, then
q heavy grain operator in Cincinnati, and
after the war returned to Kentucky and for
some time traded heavily in cotton 1t
WAS his ventures in this business that
brought him to New York, and in this city
be started as a cotton dealer at Nos. AZ
and A Broadway, where the old Standard
Oil building now stands.
After some time spent in this line he
in the oil business as a refner
and buyer of crude-oil, forming the firm
Of Bostwick & Tilford, and after fighting
the old Standard Oil company for some
Time he projected and was one of the
organizers of the Standard Oil trust He
entire control of the crude oil
department of the trust, and on that 40
count became well known in all the
petroleum exchanges. His prominence in
Wall street, however, was due more to his
with New England railroad
han anything else. He was president of
The road for about five years, resign.Dg
asst March to make room for Austin Cor
bin, and few months ago he retired from
he New England directors, having sold his
stock in consequence of the Parsons OBJ
tanning control of the property.
1t was while he was president of the
New England that the Starbuck syndicate
purchased the interest of the city of New
Haven in the Derby railroad for the Hou-
,ston;c, Mr. Starbuck being the president
IF the latter The two msgnates were
,losely allied In business interests and had
almost adjoining offices in New York
Since selling his stock in the New Eng
and road he has been less prominent, but
4 week ago he bought seat in the New
York stock exchange and it was thought
Intended to re-enter active business.
Mr.. Bostwick married daughter of
Smith Ford. She, with two daughters and
one son, survives him. Moderate esti-
mates of his wealth place it at $40, 600. 900.
his city residence was at Sixty-second
street and Fifth avenue.
DIR. Armitage, Mr.. Bostwick's former
pastor of the Fifth avenue Presbyterian
church, was sent for this morning to COM
fort the mourning family. The body will
be buried in Woodlswn.