The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-12-10

down and .she family retired to try
anS get some rest. DR.. Mum and
nurses remained at the patients side.
AT daylight Mr.. Gould's condition be-
came more alarming, and gradually the
members of his family again assembled
ut his bed side. 1t was apparent to all
that the end was approaching. Mr..
Gould seemed to realize the truth him
self. No pain attended the last mo-
ments of his life. The end came peace
fully and quiet.
Just before he died. Mr.. Gould, real
izing that he had but n little while
longer to live, expressed the desire
that all the members of the family
should come to his bedside that he
might look upon them for the last
time. He was perfectly conscious and
entirely composed. meeting the end
with calmness. His mind was clear to
the last as was demonstrated by the
fact that he missed the face of a mem
Der of the family who had left the
DOL for a moment.
Mr.. Gould's last words were in the
form of a request that he might at the
closing moments of his life be sur
rounded by the beloved members of his
family.
The condition Of Nh. Gouid's health
wa not revealed until a year ago, when
he broke down in the famous Missouri
Pacific meeting. This occurred in No.
vember, 1891. The Missouri Pacific rail
road was Mr.. Gould's pride.
He had built it up end had made it a
dividend paying road. He was very
jealous of the reputation which the
Vanderbilt roads enjoyed and always
pointed to the Missouri Pacific when he
was charged with being a railroad
wrecker and not n railroad build
er. The Gonlds at times
were reported to be heavily
short of the market. "'The great bull
movement, based on the enormous
crop OF the year, was i'll progress. The
directors of the Missouri Pacific met,
and both Mr.. Gould and his son George
favored the passing of q dividend.
According to the reports al
the time Russell Sage, who was
long OF the market was violently op,
posed to the move S. Sloan. the CON
s%ervative president of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad, was
also a director of the Missouri Pacific.
He, too, was opposed to the step. The
debate between Gould and Russell
Sage grew to a heated alteration.
Gould broke down and it was said nc.
tually wept. He tainted away and his
constitution was broken. The divi.
dend was passed and the bull wave was
restored. This action was at first
charged to a desire to manipu-
late the market SO that the Goulds could
cover their Shorts" but when the fact.
were made known Wall street at leas'
realized that Jay Gould had nearly rur
his course.
Mr.. Gould commenced to put his
properties in such shape that his son.
could easily handle them. He foresav
his impending fate. The tangles which
beset several railroads Of the Goulds If
which he was fighting for an advantage
were Strengthened. Everyone saw thai
he was marking out the path which hi
son must travel when he was gone.
Last summer Mr.. Gould again brok,
down at n directors meeting. He wa.
said to be consumptivc. His sons sait
that he was suffering from bronchia
affection. In his private car he wen
to the southwest and lived there fol
three months. He returned to New
York in time for the Manhattan Ele
waited and Western Union annual meet
ing in September. The once alert ane
brisk man moved like an autornaton
His shoulders dropped forward, grea-
wrinkles followed his cheeks nnd !;
lack-lustre stare replaced the keen
piercing glance that was SO familiar il
his dark eyes. He acted like a ma1
so Years old bent with the care
of life. The Western Union was abou
to issue a stock dividend for S13, OOo. 90;
surplus in its treasury. He had a nun
Der of schemes relative to Western I'm
ion and Manhattan in his mind, bu'
nature asserted its sway and they wer,
deferred till his brain should assume it
accustomed vigor. The day never cam
and Mr.. Gould for four weeks has trans
acted the principal portion of his bust
ness at his house, only making a few
scattering and brief visits to his down
town Office. The family hoped that h,
would recover as usual, but the attacl
OF last Wednesday dissipated all sucl
hone.