The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-12-08

DR.. Mum, his physician, had DR..
that nothing could be done but make
Mr.. Gould's last hours as comfortable
as possible. When the end game the
members of the family who We're in the
house were: Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Gould,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Gould, Miss Helen
Gould, Mr.. Howard Gould, Mr.. Harold
Gould and Miss Annie Gould.
The news of Mr.. Gould's death spread
quickly and almost every person who
passed up or down Fifth avenue stopped
and looked at the house. About 10 o'clock
messenger boys began to come thick and
fast Richard A. Galloway, first vice.
president of the Manhattan elevated
railroad, called before 10 o'clock.
Several ladies called. but none of them
asked to see members of the family.
They evidently had no other purpose
than to inquire about Mr. Gould's con-
dition and when they learned of his
death they quickly hurried away.
At 11:05 Rev. DR.. John r. Paxton en-
tered the house, and left there about
twenty minutes afterwards He told
the reporters that Mr. Gould's end was
very peaceful. Up to a few minutes be-
fore his demise he was perfectly con-
scious He called all the members Of
his family around his bedside and spoke
to each one of his sons and daugh.
ters individually. He became un-
conscious a few minutes before his
death.
DIR. Paxton said that the funeral
would take place on Monday next
either at 10 o'clock in the morning or
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The
funeral services will be held at the
house. The place of interment will
probably be in the same cemetery where
his wife lies.
Miss Helen Gould, who has been ill
for some time, is worse, the shock of
her fathers death having come upon
her with terrible force. l
John T. Terry, who has been con-
nected with Mr.. Gould for years, and
who is a director in a number of the
Gould properties says: 'Mr. Gould
stated recently that he had trusted to-
use his own expression. the three
stocks in which he was most interested,
and that they could not be sold"
The three stocks referred to are Man
haitian, Western Union and Missouri
Pacific. The general opinion on the
street is. that Mr.. Gould has had his
house in good order for long time.
Interviews with prominent bankers
and brokers are to the effect that the
death OF Mr. Gould will not have much
influence on the market either WY.
The history Of Jay Gould from the bare footed
boy who wandered over the rough hills OF Deia-
ware county to the railroad king whose wealth
was estimated at t6O,00o, 900, is one OF the most
remarkable among our self-made men His life
for the past few months has been q constant
battle against the inevitable, and all means that
medical skill and the interest OF friends and
relatives could suggest were employed to pro-
long the financier's life. He was taken about
in luxurious cars TO places where milder air
and the absence Of business excitement might
be expected to work recuperat!on Of his ener-
gfes.
OF MI. G Gould's career since he began to operate
in Wall street. columns might be written were
the story not pretty well known to the public
The speculatfons in Erie, "the Black Friday"
and other episodes are familiar to most New
Yorkefs, and have been often retold Suffice 1t
TO say. that from the time he went into Wall
street, Gould forged straight ahead; there was
no going backward, and but little standing still
Line after line Of railroad fell under the con.
troll of this man. whom other financiers called
the wizard" of Wall street. until thousands
upon thousands of miles Of road were, to oil in
tents and purposes, his own. With o single
move In the stock market he could affect tnan-
cfal matters not only In every city In this
country, but in London, Paris and Vienna as
we'll
He turned us attention to the telegraph sys-
ten Of the country, and did not rest until he
had o monopoly OF that, and controlled the At
lantic cable as well. Was this enough? Not
At all. There were elevated railroads In New
York city representing millions in money
Here was more work to the hand Of this re.
markable man, and In the end this system, too,
passed under ais direction.
Talk OF Aladdins lampl 1t was but q dull
rusty affair, placed alongside the brilliant light
Of this mans genius. There is nothing in fact
or fiction since Adam delved for living that
can rival the plain straightforward story Of
this mans life. II Is simply unparalleled There
has never been anything like IL, and good fig.
urers say that there is never likely 10 be again
Gould married when he was young man
and was always domestic in his habits. He
loved ais family and home more than most men
DO to-day. Society,", he cared nothing for, and
he paid little attention 10 IT, Though he PAID
for o box in the Metropolitan opera house, he
was seen there but rarely. He attended the
never, SO far as kne wi. , y, escG any high ap-
pTeciation OF hisE arts, cl masi= the drama or
literature, although he dd wife history Of