New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01
DEATH or NOSES TIILOR'S UIDOU
THE REMARK ABLE CAREER OF HER HrsBANi
WHO LEFT Az ESTATE VALUED
AT $4,000 OOo

WHO LEFT An ESTATE VALUED
AT $4,000 Ooo.
Catharine Annie TAYLOR. widow OF Moses Taylor.
formerly conspicuous figure In financial circles died
at her home. No. I22 iifthav".. yesterday morh'ne'
Mrs Tayio: the daughter Of James WILSON, OF thiS
city, who was for MANY years In business mt NO. -
Fultonst.. MS n ship bread baker. she leaves hve
children: George C Taylor. Henry A. c. Tlyr Mrs.
Percy x. Hyne, Mrs. GcOrg" Lewis ard Mrs. Robert
Winthrop. all Of this city. Mrs. Pyne. with her nus
band Is now In California The funeral viii lie lefi
probably at the house but the arrangements have not
yet been made.
Mrs. TAYLOR lived a qn,ct nfe. devoting her time
exclusively to family affairs Her death recalls the
remarkable career Of her husband. who starting In
ufc with small means accumulated Il fortune OF over
40 900. 900 Moses Taylor born In this city.
january II, 1905. Ills father was jacob NJ ihSior'
a cabinet maker. and later confidential agent OF John
Jacob AstCr When fifteen years old h. became clerk
for J. ID. Brown. but soon entered tn, employ Of
q. G. & 5. Rowland. AT Nos. 10 and 30 S'uths'''
far many year. one Of the foremost mercantile houses
,f ,his civ whose business relations extended To
all parts Of the world.
Mr. Tayl,rs industry and intelligence soon attracted
the attention Of The liOwlands and he WAS rapidly ad
yunccd through the grades Of the business. During
his g. nuertIon with the firm he began 10 make ventures
for himself on Il small scale, lnstrIctns small con-
Ionments TO the masters OF his employers vessels and
these ventures he accumulated $4,000 and started in
brs,ness for hIr.ef In 1889, becoming the Newiork
agent for Drake brothers. the largest shippers IN
Cuba lie opened store at No. % Soutlst.. where
Iiowland & Asranwall have done business for many
years. but soon removed TO No. a. South st.
The year In which Mr. Taylor started in business
was made memorable bv the ravages Of the cholera.
and all business was greatly depressed. In 1885,
only three years after h. opened his store he lost
everything by the great fire. He opened temporary
hendquarcr. IN l.rOad ST.. arranged for the rebid-
Ing Of his warehouse and was doing -four
,shirr business again. Throughout hs m"rcant' g
career his principal business with Cuba. In
$50 he wills elected president Of the City Bank, n
,ss,on that he retained up to hi, death. He always
kept his accounts at that bank, and was for some
lime previous TO 1855 n director. Under his guidance
the bank stood second to none In financial ability
ard strength II stood mistaken through every
crisis In tie panIcs Of 1857 and 1879 Mr.. Taylor
not only met all his obligations. but assisted
othrrs less fortunate than himself. During the
civil War he was chairman OF the Loan Committee
of the Clearing House Association. aud did much 10
relieve the Government OF the eravcs' embarrassment
and peril. ,, . ,. 81, A..
Treasury WIS offered 10 him when Mr.. Chas" resigned
In -,4 Mr. Taylor never specialized but lie In
vested extensively In stocks o hold lie was large
owner Of railway PROPERTY as well as q gas. con
i'm r,nl estate. lie preferred lurge enterprises which
he could direct and from which the returns were
greater. one Of Mr. Taylor, most remarkable char
was very far sighted and rapid Of Judgment ana MS al
vice was eagerly sought for In al financial ana COIN
mcrcial traasactons; He died NAV - lss:' at ~;
NJ over $40 900 900. mostly In road, bank. tele-
graph and Gas securities