The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1892-12-08
JAY GOULD DEAD.
No Longer in Danger
of Dynamite and
Anarchists.
But Where is He :?

NEW YonK, Dec, 2.-Jay Gould diod a
9:l5 o'clock this morning. The direc
cause of Mr.. Gould's death, as stated a
the house this morning, was pu!monar,
consumption. The scene at the house a
midnight was not extraordinary. 1t wa:
stated that at that time the strong master
mind had ceased to battle Cor life. Hi.
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 matter of few
hours. He had never rallied after he had
hemorrage of the lungs Oh the day before
Thanksgiving. He had another hemor-
rage two days later, and still another last
Wednesday. This announcement was Il
great surprise to all but the most intimate
acauaintanccs of Mr.. Gould. 1t had all
along been supposed that he was suffering
from nervous dyspepsia.
From an early hour last night Mr. Gould
began sinking rapidly. DR.. Mum and his
physician had DR.. Janeway in connsulta-
ton, but they said nothing could he done
but to make Mr.. Gould's last hours as
comfortable as possible. DR.. John R.
Paxton, pastor of Mr.. Gould's chnrch was
at the house last night. When the end came
the members Of the family present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Gould, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Gould, Miss Helen Gould, Mr..
Howard Gould, Mr.. Harald Gould and
Miss Annie Gould.
DR.. Paxton said Mr.. Gould's end was
very peaceful Upto q few minutes be-
fore his death he was perfectly conscious.
The funeral will take place Monday.
The funeral services will he held at the
house and the interment will probably be
in the same cemetery where the body OF
his wife lies.
The death of Mr.. Gould was announced
at the office OF the Western Union Tclc-
graph Company about $3.50 O'Clock this
morning Most Of the Off ;inls had not mt
THAT hour got to their Offices
Some action will he taken during the
day at the Offices of the company out OF
respect to the memory Of the dead.
Stretch OF His LIFE.
JAY Gomld was the son of tarmerand
was born at Roxbury, n. u, May
9th, 1896.
Before reaching his majority he made
Il survey of IL great part of his Stale in
tile numbering business, and in this ac-
uuircd considerable muans,sO that in 1891
lie was able to become the principal share
holder in the bank Mt Straudshurs. Pa.
He manipulated this for two years and
then went to New York City, where he
established hmselfa broker in 1879, 50
rapidly had he accumulated means.
He was soon made president OF the Erie
Railroad Company. which he held until
ST.. In The meanwhile, he was rapidly
accommodating stocks and bonds of rail-
road companies and telegraph unions.
In 1882 question of commercial sta
bilitv was raised Then it was that Mr..
Gould took the affective and uniQne step
of putting up securicties to the amount OF
$53, 900, 900 face value and offered to put
up $50 ,0OO, 600 additional, if desired. The
question has not been raised since.
In 1887 it was estimated that he con-
trollcd $4,000 miles of railroad i'll the
United States, or about one-tenth of the
total amount