Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-09
THE FATE
OF ALL.
Jay GouId's Great Wealth Saves
Him Not From the
Hand of Death.
Wizard Of Wall Street Passes
Quietly Away in His
New York Home.
Smiles Last Farewell to Those
Tearfully Gathered About
His Bedside.
Colossal Estate Of a Hundred
Millions Descends to
Six Children.
Incidents in the Romantic Life of
the Wonderful Stock
Manipulation.

New York, Dec. 2.-Jay Gould is dead.
He was victim of pulmonary consump-
ton. His estate is valued at from
$75,OOO,O00 to $150,OOO,O0O and it will
all go to his children.
Other "Details.
! The real condition of Mr.. Gould's
health was not revealed until u year
ago, when he broke down in the famous
Missouri Pacific meeting. This oc-
CURED in November, 1891.
Mr.. Gould died in room on the sec
ond floor of his 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 tender
ly into the face of each one, smiled at
each and all was over
The Gould family are Frustrated with
grief. Miss Helen Gould was i'll when
her father was taken sick, and the blow
has come upon her with terrible force.
The members of the family are very
much devoted to each other Mr. Gould
had always been very much of do.
nestle man, Notwithstanding his weight
/ of cares from his gigantic financial op-
, eratiOns, and the death of the father so
shortly after the demise of the mother
has come with an added force of aftiic-
ton Dr. Mum came out of the house
at 11:22, after being there half an hour.
He told a little about the death scene
He said that Mr.. Gould was unconscious
of his death and passed away very
peacefully and quietly, without u strug-
gle OF sigh. He became speeches.
through weakness just before his death
and at that time recognized the mem
bers of the family by nodding his head
Personal Habits
Mr.. Gould married when he was q
young man and was always domestic
in his habits. He loved his family and
home more than most men do today.
Society he cared nothing for and paid
little attention to it. Though he paid
| for box i'll the metropolitan opera
house he was seen there but rarely.
He attended the theaters at times, but
not with any regularity. He never, so
far as known, expressed any high APP
probation of high arts, of music, the
drama or literature, although he did
write a history of Delaware county that
is regarded with favor by collectors of
rare and curious books.
The tinancier had always had a liking
for fine flowers He spent Il large
amount of money on beautiful flowers
and rare plants for his hothouses and
gardens at TarrytoWn and some very
fine specimens of orchids have been de-
velOped there. But in the main Mr..
Gould lived more plainly than many
men whose incomes are less than $1O,-
900 year. He has had his hands full
of business at all times. But he has
never been niggardly. Like most other
business men he could not be his own
alnOner. AS he said, while his wife
was alive she distributed his money for
him, and did it with a free hand, as
many know. Then Mr.. Gould gave in
addition to those societies that are Or
ganized for the purpose of relieving the
needy. Nor was Mr.. Gould what some
persons call 4 religious man. But he
was as religious as most of his neigh
bors. For years he kept a pew in
local Episcopal church. Such are the
main points in 4 character the most re-
markable, in some respects, of his time
He was born somewhat sickly and was
never robust, except as to viii and
brains. Alone and unaided he accumu-
lated a vast fortune, which passes In
tact to his children. No man was more
simple in life or habits. He often said
that he could never dissipate even if he !
wanted to, for he was so constituted |
physically that he could not use tobacco |
nor take intoxicating liquors He has |
been moderate in all things that he ate |
or drank. Even in his most active days, |
when he was constantly at his office, |
he would take but a light breakfast, |
consisting mainly of eggs and rolls.
Mr.. Gould would never reply to q |
newspaper attack upon himself. Yet |
he has no particular prejudice against !
the press, although he has sometimes
said he had long been the most abused T
man in the country. For that matter
he has from time to time had an inter |
est in various newspapers.
MI. Gould's Family
Mr.. Goulds immediate family con-
sists of six children-four boys and two |
girls. The boys, in their instinct for ,
business, took strongly after their faith !
er. George, who has of late been Civ |
Ing indications that he viii become more
like his father as time goes on, pre- |
ferred to enter business rather than
take a college course. His father /,
wished him to do that before entering |
upon a business career, but the young ,
man decided otherwise. He had been |
INDUCED all his life and it was too much
to expect that he would fail to have his ,