The record-union., 1892-12-03
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoS.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Jay Gould is dead.
He breathed his last at 9:i5 this morning,
surrounded by his children at his home.
There were no signs of pain, and he was
conscious until few moments before he
died. A short time before he passed
away he called the children one after an
other to his side and bade them long
farewell. This done. he closed his eyes,
and was dead almost before his beloved
realized that it was death.
Gould's last illness dates back two
weeks, when he took cold while out driv-
ing. AS result. his already enteebled
constitution could not withstand the
slight ailment. He began sinking rapidly
from an early hour last night. After an
attack of coughing he became unconsci-
Gus, and then it was DR.. Mum and DR..
Janeway recognized that the end was
near. He seemed 10 rally just before I
O'Clock, but it was not until O'Clock that
there was evidence OF returning con-
sciousness. when he bade the mem bers of
the family a farewell, and they. with Dr..
Mum, were at the bedside when the end
came.
The Gould family is prostrated with
grief Miss Helen Gould was i'll when
her father was taken sick, and the blow
came upon her with terrible force. The
members of the family were very much
devoted to each other. Gould has always
been very much of a domestic man, not
Withstanding the enormous weight OF
cares from his gigantic financial opera
tions, and the death of their father so soon
alter the demise of their mother comes
with added force of affiiction.
The general feeling in Wall street was
one of surprise. for so many times has
the report of his death spread, 10 be con-
tradicted as soon as the certain effect in
stocks had been produced, and no later
than yesterday was the old trick played,
that il became like the cry of wolf when
there was no wolf, and at length the truth
came to them as an unexpected thing.
There was also quite unfeIgned regret
that the famous millionaire's career
should close when he was only 81 years
old, and it seemed TO be felt by old enc
mics az well as by former associates.
Wall street never shared the general
opinion of magnates that he was too
hard, too grasping even for Wall street,
and the admiration of him or the enmity
h.s,i not blinded them TO the great quail
ties which made him the most wonderful
1inancier the country ever produced.
For the past two years Gould has been
disposing of many OF his small holdings,
and to-day his stock investments were in
compact form. An accurate list of the
companies in which he was heavily in
terested up to the time of his death are as
follows: Western Union, Manhattan Ele-
waited Railway, Texas Pacific, Missouri
Pacific, Iron Mountain, Wabash, Union
Pacific, International and Great North
ern. Besides these companies Mr.. Gould
was interested to some extent in minor
companies of the Southwestern System
and Western Union, but he was engaged
in getting out of them and putting his
sons into his place there, preterrng to
concentrate his holdings in the parent
companies.
Many guesses are 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 will
be found to vary not Sl0,000,000 from
SlG0,0O0,000. About S40,0O0,0O0 is in Man
haitian, Western Union Telegraph and
Missouri Pacific stock. The holdings OF
these three stocks are trusted aud will
not be sold. His other securities will be
taken care of by the same interest which
has had charge of them for the past three
years. 1t is estimated that Gould held
Sl5.0oO,O0O of Western Union stock and
SO ZOO, 900 of Elevated stock"
The Gould family tomb in Woodlawn
Cemetery cost S50,0 600. The mausoleum
is a copy of the Parthenon, built OF granite,
and cost 500, 900.
The engines on the Sixth, Third and
Second avenue elevated roads are draped
in black on account OF Gould's death.
Other appropriate steps were taken to-
day by the heads of the various organ
izations with which Mr.. Gould was prom
inently connected. Flags are flying at
half-mast on the Fifth Avenue, st. James
and Albemarle Hotels.
DR.. Mum, Could physician, remained
in the house until late in the evening. 1t
is understood some anxiety was felt by
other members of the family about Miss
Helen Gould's condition. DR.. Mum is
said to have felt some uneasiness about
her yesterday, and it was her illness that
caused him to remain in the house. 1t is
hoped, however, that she will be able to
attend the funeral services in the house
on Monday. Nothing definite was learned
about the funeral arrangements to- night
beyond what was announced by DIR. Pax
ton to-day.
The direct cause of his death, as stated
at the house was pulmonary consump-
ton. The world-tamous financier be-
came unconscious yesterday, when the
strong master mind ceased TO battle for
life, tor it had become merely a question
of hours before final dissolution The
members of the family, gathered discon-
solate at the bedside, tearfuliy admitted
the hopelessness of the situation, and be-
gan the vigil, which only ended when the
breath of life left the body. Doctors
Mum and Janeway agreed that nothing
could be done but make the patients last
rest as comfortable as possible. All the
members of the family were present
when the end came.
Alter Gould's death all the blinds in
the house were drawn down.
The fact of the death was learned from
amessenger sent by DR.. Mum to teie-
phone the fact to his wife. The house
was locked. and no information was OBJ
tainable from members of the family.
c. p. Huntington was among the early
callers. He remained but lew minutes,
and when he came out could add nothing
except in confirmation of the death.
j. I. Terry, one OF the directors IN sew
eral of the Gould properties, says Gould
told him he had disposed of his holdings
Ill Manhattan, Western Union and Mis-
souri, Pacific, three stocks i'll which he
was especially interested, by putting
them IN trust so they could not be sold.
IL Is believed he has had his financial
mousse in order ior long time. Promi-
nent brokers and bankers believe his
death Will not have much effect on the
market either way.
The news of Gould's death spread
quickly and all who passed the house
stopped and looked at il. Messengers
ana callers became frequent after 10. AT
1880 the undertaker's wagon drove up
and casket was taken into the house.
Rev. DR.. Paxton, Gould's family pas