Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-03
,r7 telegraph to the Dispatch


no immediate danger.
.- r... remained in the Gould man
...ut. Tho lights on the second
.. tho sick room rs, were eX-
az $50 o'clock this morning,
. ..r glmmeI on the top floor,
...I.r q servants room. the house
res-.
.....It.t DANGER NOT APrREHgNDED.
....f t.a watchers outside took this
...t,0u that Mir. Gould was dead,
however. elected the information
.-. .... mans condition was about
.. Dr. Mum had assured the
.,.r.tteIe was no immediate danger,
.... ... r.tred except the Doctor, who
... ft. Keep watch.
..-..r.' uur! $50 that any signs Of
. ...-. visible around the house Then
... ..r..I .n Tire front basement and a
were seen IN the slck-room win
I'H o'clock the shades were still
Ia. bell was rlng and the butler
.... u.s. SIR. Gould this morning ?" he
..t snow" he replied.
dead ~
.. tri'
..u- Nunn there?"
r.. g say
..... O'clock the shades Of the Gould
O.. "A. .I , nth avenue, were all drawn.
r.. taken a. a sign that the great
..- Lad passed away. Two servants
l.l-.y informed reporter that this
.,t -ma Of his death all the members
Hr. r.uIl's family were at his bedside,
NlJu had watched throughout
...t Death was not unexpected, as
.- .. ID had been unconscious for seve-
..-. Alr. Gould leaves four sons
-. Edwin, Howard, and Frank and
u.utcr. ieien. Alrs. Gould died
..E' years ago.
HIs LONG UINIss.
ID coudiuon Of Mr.. GoGld's health
....- -.gcaled until a year ago. when be
..... Nn IN the famous Missouri Pacific
...... This occurred IN November, 1891.
,uu Pacific railroad was Mr..
irlle. lie had built 1t up and
I. 10 a dividend-paylng road. tie
..s.r iaallus OF the reputation which
..r .-1llt roads enjoyed. and always
r.. t. tine Missouri Pacific when he
--sl with being railroad wreeker
d. .aIroad builder.
f.Ul1 BOYS al the time were re-
... . tc heavily short of the mar
IN|AlI AION tAfAf4AAs IANNN pAl hiAN
crops of the year, was IN pro
.. ... directors Of the Missouri Pa
..t ..l both Mr.. Gould and has son
... favored passing Of the dividend.
.r.-- the reports AT the time, Rus
..... who was long Of the mar
..., violently opposed 10 the move.
-.I.. the conservative president OF
ware. Lackawanna and Western
..t was also a director of the MIS-
... |..r. lie. too. was opposed 10 the
... I.. debate between George Gould
l...-..l Save grew 10 a.beated slteTca-
.. .lE Gould broke down, and, 1t was
.r..lv went. He tainted away and
... .at lig constitution WAS broken.
-..I!end was passed and the bull
-. r...lrd. This action was at first
I,l desire 90 manipulate the mar
-.at thc Goulds could cover thor
But when the facts were made
.. Na. street az last realized that jay
. had nearly run his course. MIR.
r. uellately set 60 work % have ms
D. ..s- lu such shape that hls sons
... ..-.,, handle them.
VARYING oUr ins sons PATH.
.. -.-e-lW ms impending fate. The
-... winch bespt the Missouri. Kansas
I.tls and uther railroads of GOuld's,
SD. I lr wa, fighting for al 0dvan-
... were Strengthened. Every one saw
Ua- marking ont the path which
...- must travel when he was gone.
% summer Sir. Gould agan broke
.. DO q directors meeting. He was SAID
uumptyc. HIS sons SAID that he
t.rus from a bronchial affection.
private car he went 20 the South
.. add lyed there for three months.
.. ...s..rt a r.. avr Knrk ftfnR for the
q tn Elevated aud Western Union
meeting IN September. The once
..t BRISK man worked like an auto
H.@ shoulders dropped forward:
... wrinkles Followed his cheeks, ana
. u-uc stare replaced the keen,
.. glance that was so familiar IN his
...- Ne moved around like a man
..r. ola, bent with the cares OF lie.
IS stern mon was about 70 issue
y1,nd for the Sl3,o00,OO0 surplus
treasury aad the fnaacier came
rom the scene OF action triumphant.
number of schemes relative TO
.. tern tnlOn aud Manhattan IN ms
Eut nature asserted It's sway ana
.-r deferred unul bis brain could
ID. accustomed ylgOr.
-- uly never came. and MT. Gould Tor
...as transacted the principal por-
NlN business Ak AAn IRhaRs WY
...ra a lcW scattering and bret visits TO
Ru-town Office. The family hoped
.. would recover as usual, but the
.'. of last Wednesday dlssipated all
hopes.
BLACK FRIDAY.
.. H'enpt was made by Gould in 1869
-.er ali the gold IN the country.
. uNOus OF dollars were the prize
t... o frg.AA March Of
.' r.ir was 1907, the lowest in three
.. Could bought S7OOO,O9O worth at
.li put up tie price 70 l40. A few
later gold rose 10 i34. On Septem-
40 llth the famous Black Friday. Gould
.'.-a acl 10 unload his holdings as
.., Ds possible Without the know
.e ~ hls associates he sold large part
/. gold 20 his own friends az iG0. A
'te before noon an order went from
' '.-liugtOn 10 sell SiOO0. 600 Of gold from
L0 sub treasury. The corner collapsed,
cad a number of business men and specu-
.e.oi- were ruined.
GoULD's DOMESTIC LIPF.
ia appearance Jay Gould was a little
.u of slight weight and build, slightly
.nt shoulders. and sharp, piercing eyes
king ont from o countenance whose
lt'ne, were expressive OF the quiet but
l'cu,e nervous energy which could. on
spasions. be called into action. He
tpfe full beard aud dressed un-
',' 'eutatiously. He married. shortly
alter going 10 New York city IN
i-4. Miss Ella Miller. daughter of u
vllthg New York citizen. and had i've
children. three sons George D.. Edward,
tud HOwardD aud two daughters (Miss
Helen aud Mas Hannah Could. HIS cid
e., son. George, who succeeded 20 most OF
DID, isthcrs business interests. was married
sUout SIX years ago 70 Miss Edith King
S'in sad has several childreS. Ihe next