The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-02
JAY GOULD NEAR TO,DEATH.
UNCONSCIOUS At THE LAST REPORTS
AND SINKING RIPIDEr.

Rettccnee as TO the Mature OF Ills Last At
tack, hut II IL Believed that He IL Dying
or Con-nup tlon-.An His sons and DnuEh-
tiers Passed the Night In the House, mud
Drs. Mum and Jnnewny Were In Attend
ance-The Household Astir Until 4 A. NJ.
Jay Gould Is dying ut his home. Forty.sov-
enth street and Fifth avenue. His disease. 1t
is believed. is pulmonary consumption. The
latest information given Mt his house Is that,he
is unconscious and sinking rapidly His ply
sicians will not say definitely what the
nature of this last attack !s It is
learned. however. that Mr.. Gould has
had not one but several hemorrhages from the
lungs. the first Of them on the day before
Thank sgivinR. There was another hsmor-
rhaRe two days later. and still another last
Wedns sday. Whether or not the pulmonary
disease has appeared only recently cannot yet
be learned. But its advance OF late appears to
have been very rapid.
1t is said that Mr.. Gould's lungs have been
weak for number OF years. though he has
never let even his most intimate friends know
IT. The hemorrhage on Nov. % was accom-.
panied by Ats OF coughing. 1t left him weak.
He has never rallied.
He has been gradually wasting and sinking.
His death. it Is said. has from the moment Of
time. Every known medical device has been
resortsd to. but the doctors could not bring
about any permanent rally. Each OF the later
hemorrhaRes. 1t Is said. was accompanied by .
very painful coughing spell that helped great.
ly to weaken Mr.. Gould.
There was no attempt made last night to
conceal tho fact that MIR. Gould was very seri.
ously sick. The members OF his family were
all In the house and at times by his bedside.
DR.. Mum. his family physician. called several
times during the day on Mr.. Gould. and was
with him all the evening. DR.. Janeway was in
consultation with DR.. Mum again yesterday.
and this fact siren thened the report that Mr..
Gould's recent hemorrhages were from the
lungs and not from the stomach. DR.. Mum
refused to make any definite statement about
Mr.. Gould's illness.
little crowd OF people stood on the four
corners opposite the house until late at night
gazing UP at the windows and remarking the
movement OF every shadow that could be seen
on the drawn curtains. Every window in the
house was lighted up. Mr.. Gou!d's room is at
the corner on the second floor. and figures
could be seen continually N owing around in it
There were many callers at the house. Not
one in ten got By the door. All the day the at
tendants had given out encouraging reports.
but whom night came they changed. At .
O'Clock the man At the door said:
MIR. Gould Is resting. but is slightly worse
He Is not considered to be in great danger.
though. The doctors are not here"
little while later carriage drove up Ito
the door. and two ladies got out. They were
the first persons admitted to the house after 9
o'clock. 1t was said they were friends of Miss
Helen Gould. A little later another carriag GO
was driven up. and man got out He hur-
riel up the steps and into the house so quickly
that in the dim light Of the corner lamp his
face aoald no. bs scsa. IL WIS Slid 80 sc l
friend Of George Gould.
Att o'clock the report Of no I'm m ed late
danger" was changed to Mr.. Gould is very
low" This report was not credited. because
the butler had almost laughed in the face of
the multitude OF inquirers earlier in the eve n
ing but hall an hour later the report was
repeated.
AtS o'clock all Of Mr.. Gould's family were
gathered at his home. They included Mr. and
Mrs. George Gould. Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Gould.
Miss Helen Gould. Mr.. Howard Gould. Mr..
Harold Gould. and Miss Annie Gould. George.
Edwin. and Howard were at the patients bed.
side
Mr.. Gould. It was said. was conscious. but so
weak that he could not speak. This was the
Information given by one OF the men who were
admitted to the house and remained within
for few minutes. He would not tell his name.
and hurried away when the newspaper m en-
began tc question him closely.
About o'clock 1t was said DR.. John R Pax
ton OF tho West Presbyterian Church. which
Mr. Gould attends. called at the house. He
stayed but little while.
1t was an hour later that the first Official
news from the sick room was given out. The
editor OF one Of the Wall street publications. a
~ ~ II Ga0r0A (Snnli lad nd In
q note asking for authentic information. A
few minutes later the answer 10 Mr. Gould's
handwriting came down: MY father is very
low"
The two ladies who had called carly in tho
evening left the house about 10 o'clock.
As the evening wore on the little crowds on
the corner went home The stream OF callers
lessened. The few In the street who RENAME
could see increasing commotion in the sick
room.
Shortly after II o'clock ono Of tho reporters 8.
who inquired at tho door. was informed that
the doctor had sent out word that Mr.. Gould
would probably not live an hour As this man
LETT tho house Mrs. George Gould wns seen to
come to the window In the sick room. raise
tho curtain. and look out. She stood there
perhaps nve minutes. then pulled down the
shade again.
Notes innumerable were sent into the house
by various persons. They were all returned
unanswered. or with the information that Mr..
Gould was very low and might not I've the
night out
At 1915 o'clock this morning 1t was re.
ported that Mr.. Gould had been unconsc clio US
for an hour. and was sinking rapidly.
At o'clock the lights were turned out OF
very low in the sick room. but 1t was said that
Mr.. Gould was still alive.
The family had retired. leaving DR.. Mum
and the nurses to watch the patient. Miss
Helen Gould Ia herself III. having been con-
fined to her bod with o severe cold for day
or two.
Mr. Gould's illness was discussed BY the
brokers and Wall street men who gather ev-
cry night at the Windsor Hotel. When Mr.
Gould has suffered from his periodical at.
tacks OF nervous dyspepsia previously
tho members OF his family nave been
slow to admit that he was sick at all
He has suffered from these attacks Of dyspep-
STA followed by nervous prostitution about