The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-02
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the famous hnancier al
nate. died at his hon
avenue, at fifteen mi
O'Clock this morning.
Mr.. Gould's death was
less. He was conscious
his bedsue was surrou
members of his family.
Mr.. Gould died in roo
floor of his nome in the e
rear OF tSe building, just Urer
servatory. the same room in
wife died.
A few minutes before the
Gould expressed desire to bid
goodbye. Then he looked tend
the face of each one, smiled al
ell was over.
Although the event was not u
ed, the public mind having been
for the news by the publication
terday's pc pers OF the facts of his
illness. the announcement THAT ~
had come created intense exciteTi1
among business men all over the city.
SOONER THAN WAS EXPECTED.
That the death of MIR. Gould had NJ
been looked for SO soon by his childr1v
and by his physician, DR.. Mum. is evil
dent by the early morning reports given
out at the house to the effect that the
patients condition was apparently uu-
changed.
1t was just 9.2O o'clock when DR.. Mum
called his wife up on the telephone and
notified her that Mr.. Gould had just
passed away.
About the same time a bulletin an
nouncing the fact of Mr. Gould's death
was posted In the Western Union Build
ing.
For fully twenty minutes after this,
reporters who called at Mr.. Gould's house
were refused confirmation of the report.
Undertaken John Mains wagon was
driven up to the Gould house at twenty
i've minutes to eleven this forenoon. It
came from No. IS West Forty-fourth
street.
Main is sexton of DR.. Paxtou's church,
at which Mr.. Gould was an attendant.
The presence of this wagon confirmed
beyond doubt the presence of death, and
crowd began to congregate on the street
and stare at the curtained windows.
The undertaker's assistants lifted out
large ice-box covered with black cloth
and carried it into the house.
Within half an hour after the death
was announced, District Messenger boys
were hurrying in and out of the rear en-
trance. They had been called to carry
the peWs TO the immediate friends of the
fa24y.
linen began an aim +
cession of private carrit
drew up at the door, u
stepped out, and mounting
the mansion. LETT their oardV
dolences.
DEPEW HEARS THE NEWS
Chauncey Depew passed the nn1ee ~
his way downtown, accompanied by tyt
little girls. about ten minEGes after MX1
Goula's death had beet Announced. He
stopped and asked group of reporters if
Mr.. Could was still alive, and on being
told thot he was dead, passed on without
comment, excepFan ejaculatory "Hahp
Coils y. HuEtington drove up to the
house at half past nine and aEgnting at
the door, inquired as TO the condition or
Mr.. Gould.
When told that the greater fiuancIer
was dead, he re-entered his carriage. A
reporter caught him as he was leaving
and asked what effect in his opinion, Mr..
Gould's death would have on Wall street.
aft airs. His reply vast
None whatever. Men are individuals;
property doesn't die. Mr.. Gould's prop
ertY is left in just the same shape as it
was before his death, and Mr.. George
Gould is perfectly competent TO take uH|
the burden where his father LAID M
down"
Mr.. Edwin Gould lives just back of thS
Gould mansion, at 1 East Forty-sevent&
street. The curtains of this house WEI
drawn immediately after Mr.. ~ M
Gould entered after leaving his
house. vuzs4 IS
ON THE STOCK EXCHANG A
When the Stock Exchange OBJ
was no great apparent excitep
fluctuations in the Gould stool
particularly important. Miss
naturally reflected the ea
Guuld's death more quick
TF :
falling TO 81. but quickly
So. Union Pacific opened
ut 35 "a, but railed 81
Western Union started 3-S
S5. but rapidly advanced to S5 1-S
haitian Elevated was s lower, at 1A&sa 4
and Wabash preferred fell off IA SSe
Louis Southwestern preferred. of which
road Ed win Gould is President, advanced
3-4 to II 12 The general list showed
slight declines at the opening.
The transactions in stocks during the
first half hour of business were ouJy
little larger than usual, aggregsting
~ 492 shares of listed stocks aud 12. AS
of unlisted.
1t was reported on the street that Mr.
Gould had put into the bauds of trustees
the bulk of his property,t to be held during
the life of his children. The three stocks
| of which his holdings are thus specially
trusted are Western Union. Manhattan
Elevated and Missouri Pacific.