The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-12-10

After Mr.. Gould's death all the blinds
in the house were drawn down. The
way in which news o: the demise be-
came known was as follows: DR.. Mum
sent out q messenger hov to telephone
to Mrs. Mum that NJ. Gould had
passed away. 1t was the messenger
boy that gave the Information 10 the
reporters who were waiting around.
The direct cause Of Mr. Gould : death,
as stated at the house this morning, was
pulmonary consum ntion.
J. could was born at Roxbury, y.
Y. III the year 1886. His father kept
a store and TILED small farm. His
mother died when he was Is wears Of
age. The widower married again, and
was the husband of third wife
when, in the year 1866, he died.
Young Gould received g far education,
and gave evidence of that love OF books
and art which later afforded him some
OF the leading pleasures OF his domestic
life. He was but rs when he began his
business career, but his famed lnven-
ton of mousetrap preceded
his engagement in the store OF
Squire" Burnham. The story is f0mii
lar how that young inventor, carrying
his precious trap in a snowy mahogany
case, was robbed Oft in New Y ork City,
place. The lads chasing the thief re-
suited first in the fellows disgust upon
discovering that he had risked his lib
erty for thing of Sc little value, and
second, for beng dealt with under Il
rcquisltlOn from the governor OF
nelghboring state At the ..Slujre's"
young Gould's historic feat was buying
piece Of land IN Albany, proceeding
upon information he had gathered by
overhearlng confidential disclosure of
its cbeapness addressed by his emf mployer
to some friends. In 1896 a man Of Del
aware County was published in ihlia-
delphla containing the words: "from
Actual Survey by JAY Gould" Goulds-
boro, Pa, was named after the sub
iect of this sketch, who, in his early
manhood, formed a partnership with
Col. Iadock Pratt IN the tanning husI-
ness, at that place. Pratt was a busy,
pratlng politician, and it is said that his
most popular speech was the work OF
his young partner, to whom he pad
500 for the production. 1t Goults-
horo Gould fell into trouble with the
authorities by persistently defending
his possession OF an old building, from
which he was finally expelled bv the
military. He managed to get clear of
what threatened to be 81 serious scrape,
and durlngthe last period OF his tanning
experience was the proprietor of the
business. Mr.. Gould removed TO New
York City in 1852 and began business
as broker Then he had no
ordinary vices. and showed clear-he
ed perception in ayaiiing himself Of the
condition Of the country, be'ore and
throughout the war, during which
he became q millionaire. When lie
entered into the railroad business,
in connection with the Erie, that cor
poration owed him $4,000,000 With
his skillful handling OF Erie stock be-
gan his greatness as a railroad king
Mr.. Gould was a married man. Ills
bride was Miss Ellen Mil
Ter, daughter of a well-knOwn
New York merchant. He had several
children, of whom the eldest, George
j., is in business on Wall Street The
firm of which young George is mem
ber started in business with a capital of
S. ,000,0 ,0G0, one-half of which Is
said to have been provided by
his father. His appearance was re-
markable, notwithstanding that he was
q small, light man, weighing not over
l20 pounds. He had a swarthy com
plexion, wellmade features, and 8 pair
OF black eyes. whose searching glance
was not soon forgotten. His manner was
quiet, gentle and courteous, and an ad
mirer once remarked on the candid
and humorous intonation OF his voice.