Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-08

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came more alarming, and gradually the
members Of his family again assembled
at his bedside. 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-
1nents of the dying man. The end came
peacefully and quietly.
Just before he died Mr.. Gould, realiz-
ing that he but little while longer to
live, expressed the desire that all the
members of his family be called that
he might look upon them last time.
He was perfectly conscious and en-
tirely 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 member of
the family who had left the room for a
moment. Mr.. Gould's last words were
in the form a request that he might, at
the closing of his life, be surrounded
by the beloved members of his family.
Up to IL o'clock no official statement
or bulletin regarding the death of Mr..
Gould and the circumstances attend
ing it had been given out by the doc
tors or members of the family.
The above facts were furnished to an
old servant of the family by Mr.. Ed
win Gould a short time after the
event.
Mr.. Gould leaves four sons, George,
Edwin, Howard and Frank. and one
daughter, Helen. Mrs. Gould died
some two years ago.
Mr.. Gould died of pulmonary con-
sumption. The real condition of his
health was not revealed until a year
ago, when he broke down in the ia
nous Missouri Pacific meeting in
November, 1891.
BIOGRAPHICAL
Jay Gould was born in Roxhury, Delaware
county, n. Y. May q, 1886. His early years
were spent on his fathers farm, and at the age
OF IA he entered Hobart academy and kept the
books for the village blacksmith. He acquired
a taste for surveying and mathematics, and on
leaving school found employment in making
survey for map of Ulster county. The accs-
rscy of this work attracted the attention OF the
late John Delafsld. who applied to tho legisla-
ture for aid in the completion Of a topographic
al survey of the entire state by Mr.. Gould. Mr..
Deladeld died before any material progress
WIS made, and Mr.. Gould undertook
to make tie surveys unaided. During the
summer of 1853 young Gould completed = sur
vey Of Albany county, and surveyed and
mapped the village Of Cahoes, and In the fol-
lowing year made C survey and map Of Della
ware county He organized and dispatched
parties to survey Lake and Geneva counties,O.
Hs accumulated s.. 600 from these surveys
When but 20 years old Gould wrote His
tory Of Delaware County, and while perfect
ing other surveys was Frustrated with typhoid
fever. On his recovery hs became
quainted with Zadock Pratt, who sent
him into the western part OF the
state to select site for a tannery.
He chose q f1ne hemlockgrowth. erected a saw
mill and blacksmith shop. and. with Mr.. Pratt,
was soon doing a largo numbering business.
Subsequently he bought out Mr.. Pratt's inter-
ests ard conducted the business alone till just
before the panic OF 1857. when he sold out his
entire plant. He then became the largest stock
holder and director in the Stroudsburg pal
bank. Shortly after the crash he bought the
bonds Of the Rutland & Washington railroad at
ten cents on the dollar, and abandoning evsry
other interest. put all his money into railroad
securities For long time he was president
treasurer and general superintendent OF this
company.
It was Jay Gould who brought about con-
solidation Of the Rensselaer, q Sarato0a and
Rutland & Washington roads, AMI with the
proceeds he removed to New York city in 1859
He established himself at onoe As a broker and
invested heavily in Erie railroad stock He
entered the directory of that company and be-
came president. holding the Office until the re.
organization O. the directory in 1872 He nert
made largo purchases Of the stocks of the
Union Pacific, the Wabash. the Texas Pacific.
the vt. Louis & Northern, the Missouri Pa.
ci6c, and the Missouri. Kansas & Texas railroad
companies, taking the latter out of ths hands
of receiver. He also invested deeply In the
stock of the Atlantic q Pacific Telegraph Co.
and on Its consolidation with the Western
Union in 1S79. he organized the American
Union. whica two years later merged into the
Western Union.
In December, 1880, tho official records showed
that Mr.. Gould was in control of 10, 900 miles OF
railroad. or more than one-ninth Of
the entire mileage OF the country.
In the early part Of 1881 b became
interested in the elevated railroad
system OF New York city. A doubt having
been cas-. upon his financial standing he sum
moned several gentlemen to his private ONCE
on March Is, 1857, and spread before them for
examination certificates Of stock having face