Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-03
DEAD FOR THE LAST TIME,
Jay Gould Finally Gives Up
the Ghost.
His End Was Peaceful in the
Extreme.
He Bade Farewell to His Children
and Expired.
His Death So Often Rumored That 1t
Came at Last as Surprise.
His Death So Often Rumored That 1t
Came at Last as Surprise.
The Stock Market Only
Slightly Affected.
By the Associated Press.

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dead. He breathed his last at 10 this
morning, surrounded by his children, at
his home, on Fifth avenue. 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 the other,
to his side and bade them long fare
well. This done he closed his eyes, and
was dead almost before his loved ones
realized that it was death.
HIS LAST ILLNESS.
Gould's last illness dates back two
weeks, when he took cold while driv-
ing. AS the result, his already enfeebled
constitution could not withstand the
slight ailment, and he began sinking
rapidly. From an early hour last night,
after an attack of coughing, he became
unconscious, and then it was that DIR.
Mum and DIR. Janeway recognized that
the end was near. He seemed to rally
just before O'Clock, but it was not
until O'Clock that there was evidence
of returning consciousness, when he
bade the members of his family fare
well, and they, with DR.. Mum, were at
the bedside when the end came.
THE FAMILY FRUSTRATED.
The Gould family are prostrated with
grief. Miss Helen Gould was ill when
her father was taken sick, and the blow
came upon her with terrible force. The
members of the family are very much
devoted to each other. Gould was
always very much of domestic man,
Notwithstanding his enormous weight
of cares from his gigantic financial op-
erations, and the death of the father, 60
shortly after the demise of the mother,
comes with added force of affliction to
the bereaved children.
FEELING IN WALL STREET.
The general feeling in " all street was
one of surp iee, for so many times has
the report Of his death spread, to be con-
tradicted as soon as certain effect, in
stocks had been produced. So often no
later than yesterday, was the old trick
played that it became like the cry of
"wolf" when there was no wolf, and at
length the truth came to them as an
unexpected thing.
Regret also, quiet, unfeigned regret,
that the famous millionaire's career
should close when he was only 81 years
old, seemed to be felt by his old enemies
as we'll as by his former associates.
Wall street never shared the general
opinion of the magnate that he was too
hard, too grasping, even for Wall street,
and admiration Of him or enmity had
not blinded them to the great qualities
which made him the most wonderful
financier the country ever produced.
eoULD's STOCK HOLDINGS.
For the past two years Gould has been
disposing OF many of his small holdings
and today his stock investments are in
compact form. An accurate list of the
companies in which he was heavily inter-
,ested to his death, is as follows: West
ern Union telegraph, Manhattan Ele-
waited railway, Texas Pacific, Missouri
Pacific, Iron Mountain, Wabash, Union
Pacific, International and Great North
erp. Besides these companies Mr..
Gould was interested to some extent in
the minor companies Of the southwest
ern system and the Western Ur ion, but
he was engaged in getting out of them
and putting his SONS into his place there,
preferring to concentrate his holdings in
the parent companies.
HIS BEPUTED WEALTH.
Many gueas\ are made in regard to
Jay Gould's wealth and the disposition
that will be made OF his immense hold
ings of securities. One of his closest as
sociates and oldest personal friends said
in regard to this matter: "Mr. Gould's
wealth will be found to vary not $40,
O00, 900 from 100000 900. About $40,
000, 900 is in Manhattan, Western Union
telegraph and Missouri Pacific stock.
His holdings in these three stocks are
trusted and will not be sold. His other
securities will be taken care of by the
same interest which has had charge of
them for the past three years. 1t is esti-
mated that Gould held $15,0O0,0 900 of
Western Union stock and $40, ,0OO, 900 of
elevated road stock"
THE MILLIoNAIRE's S TOMB.
The Gould family tomb in Woodlawn
cemetery cost 100000. The mausoleum
is copy of the Parthenon, built of gran
ite, and cost 100000.
The engines on the Sixth, Third and
Second avenue elevated roads are draped
in black on account of Gould's death.
Other appropriate steps were taken to-
day by the hands of the various organi.
cations with which Mr.. Gould was
prominently connected. Flags are flying
at half-mast on the Fifth.avenue, St.
James and Albemarle hotels.
MISS HELEN GOULD VERY ILL.
| DR.. Mum, Gould's physician, re-
mained in the house until late in the
evening. 1t is understood that some
anxiety is felt by the other members oi
the family about Miss Helen Gould's
condition. DIR. Mum is said to have
| felt some uneasiness about her yester.
day, and it was her illness that caused
him to remain in the house. 1t is
hoped, however, that she will be able to
attend the funeral services in the house
Monday.
| Nothing definite was learned about
the funeral arrangements tonight be-