Asheville daily citizen., 1892-12-02
Jay GOULD PASSES AWAY
THE GREAT MILI-IONAIRE A
VICTIM OF CONSUMPTION.
His Death Quiet But Ira UncOn-
sCi0nsness-His Children All
Around Him-A surprise, But
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Around Iim-A surprise, But
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New YORK, Dec. 2.-Jay Gould died at
9:15 o'clock this morning.
The direct cause of Mr.. Gould's death,
as stated at the house this morning, was
pulmonary consumption.
Tie scene at the house last midnight
was extraordinary. At that time the
master fnancicr's mind had ceased to
battle for life. His Children were at lis
bedside and they recognized that the
hopes of the past few days were vanish,
ing and that the end was not far off.
They tcarlully admitted this to a few
close friends and began the vigil which
ceased only when the last breath lett
the body.
Early last evening it became known
that Mr.. Gould's death was a matter OF
only few hours. He had not rallied
after having a hemorrhage OF the lungs
on the day before Thanksgiving. He
had another one two days later and
still another Wednesday. This an
nouncement was great surprise to oil
but to a few intimate friends of Mr..
Gould, because, though the newspapers
had said be was seriously i'll, the fact
was strenuously denied at his house to
reporters. 1t had all along been said by
the inmates of The house that Mr.. Gould
was suffering from dyspepsia.
From an early hour last night he began
sinking rapidly. DR.. Mum had Dr.
aneway in consultation. but they said
nothing could be done except to make
Gould's last hours as comfortable as
possible.
DR.. J. X. Paxton, pastor OF MIR. Gould's
church, was at the house when the end
came. The members of the family who
were in the house were: Mr.. and Mrs,
Edwin Gould, Mr. and Mrs. George
Gould, Miss Helen Gould, Mr.. Howard
Gould, Mr.. Harold Gould aud Miss
Annie Gould.
HOW the News Got Out.
The death of Mr.. Gould was an
nounccd at the Office of the Western Un-
ion Telegraph about $50 O'Clock this
morning. The most of the officials had
not at that hour got to their offices.
Some action will be taken during the
day by the officers ofthe company, out OF
respect to the memory Of the dead iinan
cier.
After Mr.. Gould's death all the blinds
in the house were drawn down.
The way in which the news of his de.
mise become known was as follows;
DR.. Mum sent out messenger to The
telephone to say to Mrs. Mum that Mr.
Gould had passed away. 1t was this
messenger boy that gave the nlorma
tion to the reporters who we're waiting
around. The front door of the Gould
mansion was locked last evening and i,
was not opened as usual this morning.
Several messengers and servants en-
tered the house in the early morning by
the serva' is entrance, but they wcr,
not able to give any information to th,
reporters when they came out beyonc
the fact that Mr. Gould had died. TIL,
first visitor of any note that called a
the Gould house this morning was Col
Inns 2. Huntington. He entered by th
front door He remained inside but 70
few minutes. When he came out h
had no information to furnish. II
knew nothing, he said, beyond the fac
that Gould was dead He had not seel
any number of the family.
The Death Scene.
DR.. Paxton said Gould's end wa
peaceful Up to few moments betor
his death he was perfectly conscious. II
called all the members of his famil
around his bedside and spoke to cac
one, his sons and daug rs,individualy
lie became unconscious before his deatl
The funeral will take place Monday
The services will be held at the hous
and the interment probably will be i'll II
same cemetery where the body Of Ii
wife is.
Effect of GOuld's Death.
Il WASHINGTON, Dee. 2.-Secretary Cha
Foster said that while he did not cafe t
discuss the matter for publication he di
not think the death of Jay Gould woul
make any apprcciable difference in Il
financial markets, inasmuch as the {
feet had been already probably di
counted, and as his son George could
depended on to pursue conservati,
policy in the management of his father
estate. There was. in his opinion, I
possible danger of financial panic.
Another treasury official said that t
bears in Wall Street might attempt
profit by Gould's death, but were n,
likely to accomplish more than they d
in similar attempt to bear the mark
on the occasion OF Vanderbilt's death.
HIS Life.
Jay Could was born in Roxbury, Del
ware county, N. Y, May 27, 1886. +
early years were spent on his tathel
farm, and at the age of IA he enter
Hobart Academy, New York, and Ike
the books Of the village blacksmith.
acquired a taste for mathematics a
surveying, and on leaving school fou
employment in making the SURVEYS fo,