The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17
Standard Oil Millionaire
Bostwick Expires While
His Stables Burn.
TWO MEN DEAD BESIDES.
Coachman and Footman Caught in
the Blazing Building-Mam-
aroneck the Scene of
the Tragedy.

MAMARoNEcK, n. Y. Aug. II, 1S92.-A
place at an early hour this morning that
resulted in the death of Millionaire Jabez
A. Bostwick and his coachman and foot
man.
The fire broke out shortly after mid
night in the stable of Mr.. Bostwick,
which sdjoined his beautiful summer
residence on Oriental Point, overlooking
the Sound, short distance from the
village.
The fire made big blaze and the fire
departments of Mamaroneck. Rye and
other surrounding villages hurried to the
scene.
When they arrived, however, the Bost-
wick stables had not only been badly
gutted, but the flames had communicated
to the stables OF Mr.. Constable. of Ar
mold, Constable & Co., the well-knOWn
New YORK dry goods firm, which were
next to those of Mr., Bostwick.
Soon after the fire broke out. Mr.. Bost-
wick, who was in his room at his resi-
dence, hurried out on the piazza laboring
under great excitement. He had been in
i'll health for some time, and seemed an
Xious to take part in tine work of extin-
gushing the flames, for he shouted few
orders, then suddenly ciasped his hand to
his heart and sank down unconscious.
MASTER AND TWO SERVANTS DEAD.
Members OF his family carried him in
side, aud while the fire bells were clang-
ing and the place in an uproar outside,
they worked on him, while, servants ran
for a physician.
He had only been comfortably Axed Z,
however, when he gave convulsiVe gasp
and fell back dead
The family physician arrived a few
minutes later land gave 1t as his op1n-
ion that the millionaiFs had died of
heart failure produced by undue excite
ment.
Ms. Bostwick's body was carried to an
adjoining room while the f1remen con-
tinued at work supduipg the flames on
the two stables and trying to save the
horses.
After hard work they got the fire un-
der control Then it was discovered that
Mr.. Bostwick's coachman and footman
were missing. They were known to have
been sleeping in their apartments on the
second floor in the stable. An eKamin-
alton of the ruins was made as soon as
possible. and their blackened and charred
bodies were found among the ruins.
The dead coachman and footman went
on boating trip yesterday on The Sound,
and it is said that when they returned to
Mr. BostW1ck's place last night they were
both under the influence of liquor.
HOW IT STARTED.
1t is supposed that the fire was started
by either of the two men carelessly smok-
ing or handling matches in the stable.
Eight valuable carriage horses. num-
Der of carriages and carts were destroyed
with Mr.. Bostwick's stables. The stables
were completely gutted. and nothing of
the contents were saved. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
The Constable stables were also des-
troyed, together with the contents ,incluG-
ing several horses and handsome turn
outs and harness.
These stables were rebuilt about year
ago after they had been previous TO that
DESTROYED by fire. The loss at that time
was estimated at 100000.
The Consta BILE stables were rebuilt even
on a more extensive scale. and it is be-
lieved that the loss by the second fire was
heavier.
Mr. Bostwick is the well known Stand.
ard Oil millionaire. His wealth Is esh-
mated at S30, ,000 O0O