Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-13
A DISTINGUISHED MAMIE.
The Career Of Cyrus w. Fieid-A Famous
Family.

A DISTINGUISHED MAMIE.
The Career Of Cyrus w. Fieid-A Famous
Family.
Cyrus W. Field, who has just died, WINS the
third son Of the elder David Dudley Field. He
was born in stockbridge. Masa, on November
30. lsis, and has therefore Just completed his
seventy-eecond year. He Was educated in his
native village, and at the age Of fifteen he won't
to New York to carve out his fortune. He OBJ
tanned a position as clerk in the store Of A.
I. Stewart Before he was twenty-one years
old he had saved some money and had gone
into business on his own account In a
modest way he began the manufacture and
sale OF paper. Within q dozen years he was
at the head Of large and prosperous bust
nees. In 1858, having amassed q fortune, he
retired from active business and spens sew
eral months travelling in South America.
When he returned the feasibility OF establish
ing quick line Of telegrsphic communication
between America and Europe was suggested 20
Matthew.
For ten wears or more after enlisting his sym-
pafhies with the Atlantic international Tele-
graph Company's scheme Cyrus W. Field hardly
knew what home life meant He was on the
ocean most OF the time travelling between New
lork and London, trying TO get capital and the
governments TO lend their aid and influence
Mr.. Field was not without friends of infiu-
ence who consented to join him in his project,
and among them were Peter Cooper, Moses
Taylor, Marshall o. Roberts and Chandler
White. Each Of these gentlemen and Mr. Field
agreed to put $500 900 into the project. By
Mr.. Fields effort the necessary legislation in
England and America was obtained.
For thirteen years Mr.. Field then gave his en-
tire time TO the Atlantic cable. He made scores
OF visits to Europe, personally oversaw the Law
ing of the first cable, which parted in midocean
and was lost. and was present when commune
cation was finally established across the ocean
In 1858. This cable, too, was broken in a few
great work was finally accomplished on July "a.
1867, when communication was established by
telegraph between New York and London. Two
cables were laid in the effort TO make one COM
plete and both are in operation today.
There was universal jubilation in England
and America over the completion Of the great
work and by common consent Cyrus W. Field
became a great hero. Congress voted him a
gold medal and the thanks of the nation.
In 1876 Mr.. Field became interested in the
Development of rapid transit in New York city,
and was among the first to lend his capital for
the building Of the elevated roads. After these
were in successful operation he made a tour
around the world, believing that his invest
ments rested upon o sound financial basis. A.
ter he returned in 1881 he obtained concessions
from the Hawaiian government for cable to be
ialo from San francisco TO Honolulu and thence
across the Pacific ocean to China. The elevated
roads nearly proved to be Cyrus W. Fields
financial ruin. In 1887 jay Gould, by q great
coup detat, squeezed" Mr.. Field out of his
Manhattan railroad stock. He had been an
extensive shareholder, and Mr.. Gould was
anxious to get o controlling interest in the
stock, so the historians on the street say.
Mr.. Gould manipulated" the stock in such a
way that Mr. Field had 70 LET IL 90 He WINS
badly crippled, and MI Gould is quoted as say
ing at the time. We'll, we have left Cyrus his
real estate Evidently not much more than
the real estate was left, but Mr. Field rallied as
ne always mas, and by Judiclous investments
oult up his fortune again 80 that he was subse-
quenty able to put $500 600 into the firm of his
son, Edward NJ, which, however, he withdrew
after the young firm became prosperous on Its
own account.
In 1881 Mr.. Field, who had already obtained a
controlling interest in the New York Ecening
Mail, purchased the Euening Express from
John Kelly for the sum Of SIS, 900. He thereby
secured a membership in the New York Asso-
49, ,be .;sI .u :, ,hs TssI we W. ~
March. Isss soon after the Manhattan railway
squeeze" Mr.. Field parted with his newspaper
interests to Col Eliot r Shepard. by whom the
-aaI and hapress Is sun owned TEAM
Aho'ner interesting episooe IN MI. rieiu :
erec'ed on the summt OF traitor mn, IN the
'iiia9e Oh Iappail, \. Il, STATUE 10 MAJ. Ahure,
VINO was hangea as briusn SPY, ana tne statue
was ueePoAea oy 'anuais as oiteh as 4. was re-
paired M. rleia delended MS course IN erect
ing the statue WIN ms usuai vigor, ana popular
opinion was ABOUT evenly divided on the con,
troversy. ne nhally retired from 'ne unequal
contest. ana tne monument mas oeen In ruins
SINCE 1857.
ne spent mucn OF MS Tune OF late years nj
arasiey; ms country seat on the hudson, near
Doob Ferry; which was named after the manor
mouse IN Ardsley, Yorkshire: Eng, where Lacha-
ran fleid, the founder OF the american branch
OF tne family, was born IN i6oO. Hys golden
wedding anniversary was celebrated at his New
YORK city residence, No. izS East list street, on
December 1851.
seven children were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
fleid- mary Trace was born on october ~,
!o4l; Ance Durand was born November z,
le43; Isabella, born January "a. 1886; Fanny
Grlswoid, porn November ~ loas; Arthur
Stone, born January "a 1891, and died August
~, ieo4; EDWARD Morse, born July 4, 1900;
Cyrus William, born March 10, 1857.
THE FAMOUS FIELD FAMILY.
NJ r;ala,s f,.hor Dor;a Dr,,la, r;ola
M ' -
Connecucut clergyman, was porn IN East Gun
ford (now Madison) on May 20, l1S6, and died
in Stockbridge Mass, in 1867 He was fitted
for college with Jeremiah Evarts. father OF
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