The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-09

JAY GOULD.
mightier power than any mortal. Az
0:15 o'clock this morning the master
mind OF the rails ceased to work for
ever. Death in the dread form OF pull
monary consumption, claimed its sub
ject with no more respect than 1t
would show the humblest mortal.
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,
Mr.. Howard Gould, Miss Annie H.
Gould.
LONG BATTLE AGAINST DISEASE.
Mr.. GoulGs life the past few months
had been a constant battle against the
inevitable, and all means that medical
skill and the interest Of friends and
relatives could suggest were employed
TO prolong life. He was taken about
In private cars TO places where milder
air and the absence OF business excite
ment might be expected to work q
Incorporation of his energies
Frequent rumors during the past
few weeks as to the magnate's feeble
condition were received, but were
either deprecated or denied by those
near him. Only rs late as yesterday
his family and intimate friends de"
clared that he was not only seriously
i'll, but that his health was such as to
justify long winters trip to the
South.
During the evening, however, Mr..
Gould's condition became such that
concealnent was no longer possible,
and about midnight 1t was acknowl-
edged that he had become unconscious
and thatll might die at any moment.
Little by little, for the family had
long been noted for their disincllna-
ton to allow the slightest facts about
them to reach the public, the history
of his long illness came out
THE DREAD DISEASES COURSE.
Then 1t was learned that last winter
the dread disease had first shown It.
self and that IL was to endeavor ia
counteract this that he had spent the
Indictment months of the past year In
the warm dry climate Of Texas and Ia
Idaho, The efforts to stem the course
of the disease were unavailing and, fol
several months, Mr., Gould had beer
almost reoluse
1t has been hoped until recently
that Mr.. Gould might have been abl'
TO leave this city for milder climate
but the disease had secured such {
hold that his physicians deemed 1t in
advisable to allow him to make the
trip for fear lest he should die while
far from home
The alarming features we're first NO
ticed November 90, when the lnagnatC
was overcome with severe hemor
rhage Of the stomach. These fol
lowed frequently and rapidly Slapped
away his life.
sRCRETIvBNkss OF THE FAMILY.
All during last evening friends called
at the house, but TO mono was an,
definite news given. Even 8, II. II
Clark, Mr. Gould's most intimate asso
eiate, declared that he had no rea
knowledge IA 10 the progress OF tn
nlnesS The only Information obtain
able was almost wrung from the mem
bers Of the house,
So great was the Becretiveness o
the family that 1t was only almost b.
accident that the news of his deaf
became public DIR. Mum sent out
messenger boy TO telephone to Mr.
Mum that Mr., Gould had passc
away. II was tho messenger boy tina
gave the information TO th
reporters who were waiting arounC
The front door Of the Gould mRnslo
WA locked last night and II was nc
opened as usual to-day. Several me
sengers and servants entered the hous
In the early morning by the. servant
entrance, but they were not able
giveauy information TO the reporter
when they came out, beyond the IA
that Mr.. Gould had passed. away.