Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-10

JAY GOULD.
ted this to n few close personal friends,
and then began the vigil which only
ceased when his last breath left the body.
DR.. Mum, his physician, had DIR. Jane
way in consultation, but they said that
nothing could be done but make Mr..
'Gould's last hours as comfortable as
possible. When the end came the
members of the family who were in the
house were: Mr.. and Mrs George
Gould, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Gould,
Miss Helen Gould, Howard Gould, Har-
old Gould and Miss Annie Gould.
Mr. Gould died in room on the sec
-ond floor ofhis home in the extension
in the rear of the building, just over
the conservatory, the same room in
which his wife died. A few moments
before he died Mr.. Gould desired to bid
his family good-by. Then he looked
tenderly into the face of each one,
smiled at each and all was over.
The death of the great financier in
spired unusual regret, but it did not
cause any sensational break in the
stock market, in which, for twenty
years, he was the most important fig
ure. The market was not even shaken,
mainly because Mr. Gould had provided
against it by placing HIS immense
holdings in the hand of men whose in
tegrity he trusted. There was no con-
siderable sale of securities known as
Gould stocks and no attempt to force a
panic was made.
No two estimates agree as to the
amount of Mr.. Gould's fortune. The
most conservative figures place it at
about $50, 900, 900, while some people in
Wall street place it at over 500, 900, OOO
For the last two years Mr.. Gould has
been disposing of many of his small
holdings, and to-day his stock invest
ments are in a compact form. An ac-
curate list of the companies in which
he was heavily interested to his death
is as follows: Western Union, Manhat-
tan Elevated railway. Texas Pacific,
Missouri Pacific, Iron Mountain, Wa
bash, Union Pacific, International &
Great Northern. Besides these COM
panies Mr.. Gould was interested to
some extent in the minor companies of
the southwestern system and the West
ern Union, but he was engaged in get
ting out of them and putting his sons
into his place. His interest in Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western was dis
posed of about three years ago.
There were many guesses made in
regard to Jay Gould's wealth and the
disposition to be made of his immense
holdings of securities. One of his
closest associates and Oldest personal
friends said in regard to this matter:
Mr.. Gould's wealth win be found to vary
not s0,0O00O0 from 500 1000 ,000 about $40, 900,
900 is in Manhattan. Western Union telegraph
and Missouri Pacific stock. The holdings OF
these three stocks arc trusted and will not bt
sold. His other securities will be taken care o.
by the same interests which have hnd charge
OF them for the last three years. 1t Is esti
mated that Mr.. Gould held SIS OOO, 900 OF West
ern Union stock and $4,000, 900 L. stock"
Washington E. Connor and G. p
Morosini give the following as their es
timate of MIR. Gould's wealth: Western
Union. $4,000, 900; Manhattan Elevated
railway, Sl3,0O0,0 900; Missouri Pacific
Sl7,500, 900; Wabash, SIS, 500, 600; Unior
Pacific, $1,000, 900; real estate So, 100, 900
total, Sol, 900, 900.
Neither Mr.. Conner nor Mr.. Morosin
cared to discuss the probable disposi
stion of the property. From various
Sources it was learned that MIR. Could,
will, made about three years ago, will
dispose of it in this fashion:
Each OF Mr.. Gould's six children will receive
absolutely Sb,000000, and the remainder, witt
the exception of u few bequests, will be held II
trust or permanently invested, the income u
be shared alike by them. Mr.. Gould had thre
sisters, two of whom are Mrs Hough an,
Mrs Northup. and brother Abram Gould
who Is an employe of the Missouri Pacific Rail
road Company None OF these relatives ar
well off, and IL is likely that they will be lib
orally remembered"
HA Was born in Roybury, Delaware county
". Y, May -, 1886, of parents who worked
small farm and were people of strong sense am
sturdy integrity. jay was kept on the farm
until he was IL years old, but his father foun
him OF small account He hud little schooling
save that given by his elder sister. who aide
him In the study OF mathematics. He deve
oped carly and importuned his father to sem
him to an academy at some distance from Rox
bury. His father could not AFFORD this, bu
the boy determined TO so to tho academy ans
pay his own expenses, and he did go, his entir
worldly goods upon leaving home being Mt
cents In his pocket ana the clothes upon hi
back, Thirty-two years later, being charge
with treacherously selling out mis- associates
he laid upon table stocks and bonds of hi
own Of the value of $50, ,0O0,0OO
Arrived at Hobart, and canvassing the tow
for work, he got q chance to keep books for tn
village blacksmith, who had started littl
store next the shop. This helped him out IL
spent mornings aud evenings with the son @
Vulcan and paiA his way at school He reste