The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-03

JAY GOULD.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 2.-Jay Gould is dead.
He breathed his last at 9:15 o'clock this
morning surrounded by his children at
his home, No. $40 Fifth avenue. He
died as one going to sleep. There were
no signs of pain, and he was conscious
until few moments before he died.
A short time before he passed away
he called his children, one after anoth-
or to his side, and bade them a long
farewell. This done, he closed his eyes
YEARLY, and almost before his loved
ones realized it he was dead.
Mr.. Gould's lastillness dates back two
weeks. He took drive through Cen
trail Park with his physician, DR..
Mum, and took cold. He was suffer-
ing at the time from nervous dyspep-
sin, and was unable to take much nour-
ishment. As q result, his already en-
feebled constitution could not with;
stand this slight ailment. II affected
his lungs. They had already shown
for years a tendency to pulmonary
weakness.
his Office, it was said at his home that
he was only slightly indisposed. His
exact condition was suppressed until
Yesterday. Mr.. Gould began sinking
rapidly from an early hour last night.
DR.. Mum, his physician, had DR..
Janeway in consultation, but they said
that nothing could be done but make
Mr.. Gould's last hours as comfortable
aS possible.
Everything known to medical science
had been used to prolong Mr.. Goulds
life, but they all p Jved fruitless.
So midnight came, and with it the
first unfavorable change in his condi-
ton. After an attack OF coughing he
became unconscious, and then it was
that DR.. Mum and DR.. Janeway recoS-
nized that the end was near.
He seemed to rally just before 2
o'clock, but it was not until o'clock
that there was evidence OF returning
consciousness. He passednway at $40,
his last moments being entirely free
from pain.
THE FAMILY PRESENT.
The members OF the family, with DIR.
Mum, werc at his bedside when the
end came. Those in the room were Mr..
and Mrs. George j. Gould, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Gould, Miss Helen Gould, Mr..
Howard Gould, Mr.. Harold Gould, Mas
ter Frank Gould and Miss Hannah
Gould.
that his father retained consciousness
nearly to the last He knew he was
about to die, and just before the end he
looked around the room. He said he
wished to have all his family present
and appeared to be satisfied 10 tind that
all were there.
blinds drawn down. A moment later a
servant LETT the house with big batch
OF kilograms in one hand. They were
announcements TO friends OF the family
that Mr.. Gould had died.
The Rev. DR.. John Il. Paxton,
whose church the family attended,
was among the callers at the Gould
house. he gave the following account
OF Mr. Gould's last hours.
Mr. GOulu uau Dceu UNCONSCIOUS AOl
a number OF hours, but as the end
appeared consciousness returned. lie
opened his eyes and glanced around tho
room in which his family were gathered,
look OF recognition lighting up his
face as his eyes iell upon each OF them.
They came close to his bedside, and
then IN faint, but perfectly distinct
voice, he spoke to each OF his children
in turn q word OF love and farewell.
Vitality enough for this was vouchsafod
him, but when he had spoken the last
word to his last child he relapsed at
once into unconsciousness, and in few
moments passed away"
The family OF MIR. Gould were entirely
inaccessible to any but their most inti-
mate friends.