Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-08
THE DEATH OF JAY GOULD
Consumption Carries Off the
Money King.
SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF HIS LIFE
interment ON Tuesday at
WoodlaWn Cemetery.
Crowds of People Intellectually Attempt
to Gain Admission TO the Houses
Friends Take Their Last Look Upon
the Face of the Dead Financier.

New York, Dec. 2.-Tay Gould died at
9.l5 O'Clock this morning, The direct cause
of Mr.. Gouldis DEATH as stated at the
house this morning, was pneumonia CON
sumption.
The scene at the house at midnight was
not extraordinary. 1t was stated at the
time that the strong master mind had
ceased to battle for life. His children
were at his bedside, and they recognized
that the hopes of the past few days were
vanishing and that
THE END WAS NOT FAR OFF.
They tearfully admitted this to few close
personal friends, and then began the vigil,
which only ceased when the last breath
left the body.
Early last evening it became known that
his death was only
A MATTER OF A FEW HOURS.
He had never rallied after he had hem
Thanksgiving. He had another hem
orrhage two days later and still another
on last Wednesday. This announcement
was great surprise to all but the most in
timate acquaintances OF Mr.. Gould. 1t
had all along been supposed that he was
suffering from nervous dyspepsia. From
an early hour last night MIR, Gould
g. BEGAN SINKING RAPIDLY.
DR.. Mum, his physician, and DIR. Jan
way were III consultation but they said
that nothing could be done but to make
Mr.. Gouldfs last hours as comfortable as
possible.
The Rev DR.. John r. Paxton, pastor of
Mr.. Gould's church, was at the house last
night.
THOSE PRESENT AT THE DEATH.
When the end came the members of the
family who were III the house were Mr.,
and Mrs. Edwin Gould, Mr. and Mrs.
George Gould, Miss Helen Could Mr..
Howard Gould, Mr.. Edward Gould and
Miss Hannah Gould.
PREPARING FOR BURIAL.
The undertakers wagon appeared in
front Of the house on Fifth avenue. The
undertaken was John Main of No 30 West
44th street, sexton of Dr. Paxton's church.
of which the Gould family are members.
| Mr.. Main and an assistant were with the
wagon. The coffin was brought up the
| front steps of the house, q brown covering
was thrown over it, and us soon as Mr..
| Main and his assistant got inside the door
| the wagon was driven away so as not to
attract attention, but large crowd of
| people had gathered. 1t was needless for
them to ask questions. The presence Of
| the undertaker's wagon told what had
happened.
The superintendent of the supply depart
| nent of the Western Union Telegraph
Company left the house after 10 o'clock.
He had the main business Office connected
with the telegraph wires that run into'the
Gould residence. He told the reporters
when he came out that Mr.. Gould had died
about o'clock. This was not consistent
with the statement of DR.. Munn's messen-
ger, who said 9,l5 was the time. Another
note was sent to Mr.. George Could but il
was returned unanswered. Between Il
and Il o'clock there were many callers NJ
the house, but for the most Fart they werC
tradespeope
tue End WAS PEACEFUL.
At 1l05 the Rev. Dr. John Il. Paxton
entered the house and left there about y
minutes alterward lie told the reporters
Up to within a few minutes before his
death he was perfectly conscious. He
called all the members of his family
around his bedside and spoke to eaclI one
of his SONS and daughters individually
He became unconscious before his death
BUT LITTLE EFFECT oS THE MAIKET.
The death of Mr.. Gould was generally
known before the opening of the stock ex
change, and brokers and traders had ful
opportunity to prepare themselves. Th'
effect on the market was less than eN
pected. Missouri Pacific having declined
only IL to 81, Western Union only "a 50
These are the stocks known as the Goul(
property, and Mr.. tiOuld has devoted his
attention in late years to their manage
ment to the exclusion of everything else
Union Pacific another property which h,
again took up about year ago, fell Of
! To 353. The general market was stead.
to firm.
No EXCITEMENT on CHANGE.
al,
attended with comparatively little excite
mcnt after the first ten minutes of busi
; ness, and the board room presentci
nothing unusual in its appearance, eithe
in point of number of brokers i'll attend
anGe or i'll any other respect. Even he 50
called Gould stocks were only moderated.
active. Missouri Pacific was rather weak
but the others were, il anything stronger
HAD MS HOUSE IN GOOD ORDER.
Mr.. John T. Tracy, who has been cor
nccted with Mr.. Gould for years, and VIII
, is Il director III number of the Goul
, prouertics, SAYS MIR. Gould stated RI
, Gently that he had trusted, to use his 0wl
expression, the three stocks in which Ii
!. was most interested, and that they cou!
: not be sold. The three stocks referred I
are Manhattan, Union Pacific and Mis-
, souri, paciic.n The general opinion is tha
/ MIR. Gould has had his house in good orde
i for a long time.
I now IT WAS MADE KNOWN.
0 After Mr. Gould's death all the blinds i
: the house were drawn down. The way II
| which news of the demise became know
+. was as follows: DR., Mum sent out me!
| senger boy TO telephone to Mrs. Mum thi
: Mr.. Gould had passed away. 1t was thi
! messenger boy that gave the information
c to the reporters who were waiting arolint
: The front door of the Gould manSiu
Al. nINl lhttL Lp
D as usual this morning. However, a me-
: senger and servants entered the house
c the early morning by the servants ei
Z trance, but they were not able to give an
: information to the reporters when the
. came out, beyond the fact that Alr. Goul
g had passed away.
4 The first visitor Of any note that calle
at the Gould mansion this morning w
Mr. Coils L. Huntington. He entered b
the front door and remaned inside but
few minutes. When he came out he ha
4. no information to furnish. lie kne
7 nothing, he said, beyond the fact that NJ
Gould was dead. He had not seen an
4 members of the family.
4 RUSSELL sAGEs OPINION.
+ Every one must realize" said Mr.. Ru
n sell sage this morning that in NJ
!, Guuld's death the country has sustained
! loss which is irreparable, He was unlye
sally acknowledged to be one of the leat
ing men of the age No one has done !
much as he in the development of the !
/, sources of the country, and the srlendl
\ railways constructed and maintained i
I him will be regarded as monuments of II
= genius and energy"
SKETCH OF THE GREAT FINANClER.
/. Jay Gould was born in Roxbury, Del
e ware county, New York, May 9th, tS3
!. His early years were spent on his father
k farm and at the age of II he entere