New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-24

JESSE SELIGMAN.
no alarm. however. until the day after his ar |
rival. when a reaction set in. The patient grew
worse and the crisis came early this morning
Then it was seen that all hope was over. Mr.
Seigman retained his usual clearness Of mind to
the end.
A post-mortcm showed that the diagnosis OF
the physicians in Ncw-York was wrong. as he
was in an advanced stage Of Br6hts disease
The body will be taken East by the family
which Is now awaiting the arrival Of several
sons
Mr. Scligman was large property owner on
this coast being the power behind the Anglo
California Bank Of san Francisco and the owner
Of big blocks OF land near Golden cate Park.
Jesse Seligman was the architect Of his own
name and fortune and his ability as hnancier
and his philanthropy were known. not only In
this country. but abroad. He was man VINO
controlled vast monetary interests. ana MS name
will ever be coupled with the history oi ms
country on account Of his foresight and ability
by which the United states was hrsi aDe To
place lis bonds In Europe.
Jcsse Scllgman was the fourth of eight broth
crs and was born in the town IL Eaersdorf,
Bavaria. in 1875. The eldest son II the Sehg-
man family came here in ls5S. and went TO
Ncsnuehonlng. Penn. to live. y short residence
g., This country convinced him that there Wer"
onnortunitics for his brothers. and IN" h'St
money he could save h. sent g. Bavaria II pay
their massage 10 the United state Three 'i
ANN. los. among Thorn Jesse ar-
rived in Ncw-YorN ON JAY T. I'll ID" h'' ON,
= small amount ~ money. ami tAls hr investor
| in n peddling OUTFIT. which consisted 81 S'"""
articles ~ household use thcn ~ d'Wh"'. J."
a'''0'oS - ,,.o,, ,,,c,,ne visitors in the
~ ''' ,,,,s ,,,, and though the work was
$50 49,. ,.r.o,s ,,ore small. he managed 20
| nara ana nv P'''' , ., o,o Ito
| do a business ''""' -, Dc. an
| then joined his brother Joseph WIZ ~, 80
| actor Penn and the two went . selma H''''
-. ,,,o,,..5 a store for the sale u general
"''''' W. 80 r.ssc came North and
merch'"u,s' - Y wber. he remained
! went T. WATERFOWL. y. - WIN
! ,r. ,t,re then coming - this CITY ana
''' - '''.' ,,,t,,, s,or. In Church-si.
~ ''''' 1919 .rorrY.NfNER"
..... ~, ,..l1 on the paclA,
In l''' ''' ...~.,..,,, y, loay. this city.
''''- -, ,, ,b. earn. year he arrived
an" 10 ,,t,, , ,,.,ll, stock 90 clothing.
| III Gan ..,. d., ,b. only brick store in
""'o'' ~ ,r,..,.,n all the pofioI of excitement
/ the town. l"'"'H" ''' ..,,,.r ro,rained
! IN the gold regions, JESSE '''h"'''
! ios. =, his business. for be knew thai p''''
/ ,., ., ...,s,. f., Weld gold in quaint
/ HIlI4HS "'"'' a., ,,.,r,. .f.rfy-
! ties and iu the "nI, uh'.H' go "' ]
minors a." lie secured a substantial fortune " nm
. c,ie.,,,ia hc became member II
~ va go t,,., , rvsut,-oue formed To-
! the famous committee ~ i"'''' , ,
-,o,,.,, ,.,o.rnuoat
| ol''H al" ' .ta~o a.. married
In 1894 he went ~ mum. 80 ,,.r bc
! Miss Henrietta Ililman, ~ that '''H' -N'' )"
! 49, turned ia California hc saw that there WAS "
! c,, ,h Rim, I'm this cltv where his broth
| "ld'r "''u '"' '.' T., ,,.. .io,hirc husl-
crs Joseph anu 'di"'S WV -" &c.,,
| NOES and 50 i'm ls51 n came mere anu J''H'"
| -, ..i,,,.i ir tn. clnthing trade until
| uhr'n' -, ,..,r rho hogiuuinc II the civil
| INbl. III ','' .ti.,e i'm business In gem
val ~ -. -. V.,i, clothing houses trading with
eriI. ana NV ~" N ,,.,,,, ,.as, obligations
the south Ipulu II'''', ,,' ,,,ccorcl llttl. I'm
| on thclT haHuS. -, 'i,,,,',.,i,,re having I'm a
c"h'ldils"" wv" ,.'iIcd disaster Lv their fore
| great me- NIL ,,',arloJ system ~ business
| slsht ann -" oar IN. firm did an extensive
business III '''" Wv '....,...,.
THE BANKING HOUSE F"'- '""'-
r, lam, coi1 rroeonrod hv the monetary
| The large H'I" P'''" %, ,,,,,
orairs Of This country in $3.50 lcd Inc S'HS''''"'
| =, ,t,.o. ,n their banking business. and they de
" 49, ,. .,, i,r,. canital and cx-
...,..,,.. ., finance In that year the present
Po''o"Oo ~ :. ., pr,adst vvos esiah-
nt,nd s,iifh all the eight Scligman Brothers as
members The National debt cntailed by lnr wa.
was then the principal mem, ol uS' ,otcd nar
nltiVi'i , .r'', '' - il In a short tlm- they
| L.rar.. know, 10 be- among the ab"st bankers
in the country. branches OF me nous WI,
established in many ciIes oil Fu'"P'' ~ 80
America and in the West lndlrS rPn L- ,'h +,
mans death III i''V P'''o'
the firm. , tho colig
Since the eNtcnNlV" banking =. H''', 20 . - 20 20,
mans was founded. JOSS" Se'lelal n"s ,'s ~
active part III an me blD" ,r,,e,cd adviser