New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-12

The sum desired s25OOOo and large amounts
subscribed at once somc opposition was ex
GGd wee PTsdeg Shg;d 20 wa;
univerealy recognized. The fund amounted Ia over
;:.S29,1, whl,i was invested bS Mr. Field for MIS-
In , the autumn Of sal Mr. F1ea parcnased thG
with The Mall" After no ding II about SX years ne
waS obliged. one result of the famous Manhattan
squeeze" TO part with propert, that Ind been with
HIM rather iavorte aythlng than serious business
and Il. + shepard became ,le ultimate buyer
The hl.i9ry d the sT,ai Gueete' forms the over
his entity into the elevated system down 10 the domestic
lH'ictons that have >addelcd his closing DAYS and
sympathy Of many that had remained remote or even
;srans,d from him through the day, of his prosperity
Mr Field now found himself arm-n arm hand-in
hand and eventually Tor 1t l. said b. their detracOrl
hand In pocket, with IN as citation OF gentlemen OF
great wealth and rare capaciiy for more commonly
caed leading GpeatorS me n Nua a re h at' niS,
Of golden dreams and swiftly ont OF the sunlit sky
down swept the cyclone. Down went Missouri Pacific
down. down. Western Union: down down. down, Man
haitian Consolidated. All the Gould stocks were caught
in the swirl somehow Just how. stories differ and with
~i'h I; h. fortune Of cyrus w. Field When The brief
storm was over Mr. Fed had parted with NJ 3o,O0o
shares Of Manhattan that remained to him after MS rub
cg with he late Mr. Tdcn and the crisp certificates
%r P % N 2o company svc G c TY h@ his I
S at sSns Hna Is said ts have e d 80 VAN
shrd Mr. Feid power In the stree" He still
had enough 10 live upon in luxurious comfort he even
a half-mionaire. He continued TO live In his beau
ifu his elegantly fIrni he'd. house In Creamery PARK
Ne kept mp in the old way his magnificent country
al Iryngon-o Hudson. called Ard Icy. In rcmen-
hrancc Of The ancient manor hOa>c In YOrh shire where
Zachlhah Field Ivtu and died ncar.y three centuries
agO.
M. FIELDS CHILDREN AND GRANDCII1LDRfN.
There the first and surely the greatest OF the great
mi fortunes that mt last crushed him beicll
lin in the death Of the good woman who
had been the companion of his Joys and sorrows
for many cvcntul years. year before they
celebrated their golden wedding Seven children were
born 10 them. three and four daughters Mary
Grace, the wife Of Daniel \. Lindlcy Alice Dnrand
long confirmed invalid, Isabella now the widow OF
William F. JudSOn Fanny Gri,w0ld who was married
to james b. Andrews. Arthur stone. dfi In infancy
Edward Morse. who married Miss Clara Louise Lindley
a sister of his hr9thern-law, Cirrus william, the hns
bard of Miss Moore Andrews by these various
unions there twelve grandchildren. Edward :
partnership vita Mr. Lindcy and Others its disastrous
collapse. the e''ct upon his health. and the last sad
blow that tins fell upon his aged father these are
things too rrrcHt to nro1 further notice.
The" o. Cy-us ". Fields distinguished brothers
are Sill living: these David Dudley. now com
rlcing his eighty seventh year: stephen Johnson, the
Judge and the Rev. Henry Maxvn.
Though far from being n club-man,' MT. Field
a member Of the Union League and country clubs
Ills confirmed dislike Of dulncSS may have kept hin
from Joining more clubs. for all doors were easily oper
To him.