New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-13
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j. HOOD WRIGHT DEAD.
SEIZED WITH APOPLEXY ON AN ELE.
WAITED ROAD PLATFORM
THE WELI.KNOWN BANKER NEVER RECLAIMED
CONSCIOUSNESS. But PASSED AWAY BE-
FORE AN AMBULANCE WHICH WAS
SUMMONED, ARRIVED-IIIS BODY
TAKEN TO HIS HOME

SUMMONED. ARRIvED-HIs BODY
TAKEN TO HIS HOME.
J. Hood Wright. the well-known banker and
member Of the firm of Drexel. Morgan e. Co.. Of
No. 90 Wall Street, died suddenly at o'clock last
evening from a stroke of apopexy on the plat
form Of the Sixth-ave. Elevated Road, at the
Rector-st station He had left the banking
house and was on his way up town. He was
standing the platform with his stepson, Ed
ward NJ Robinson Of No. Al West Fifty third-st.,
and Charles II. Coster of the banking firm, walt
ing for train when he suddenly was taken Ill
and fell unconscious MIR Wright had been chat
ting with his stepson and Mr.. Coster only an
instant before and nothing unusual was noticed
in his manner. The attack Of apoplexy came
without the slightest warning, and he fell so
quickly that his friends were unable to catch
him.
The incident created considerable excitement
for the moment on the platform, which at that
hour in the evening is generally filled with pas
sengers but it soon subsided, and people crowded
around TO offer what assistance they could. Po-
cemen Hooley and Donney, of the Church-st.
station. were summoned and they sent In
hurry call to the Hudson Street Hospital for
ambulance. Every means was being taken in
the time to make the unconscious man as
comfortable possible. His coat had been un-
buttoned and his collar loOsened and a pillow
placed under his head. But Mr.. Wright never re-
vived sufficiently from the attack to be able to
speak. and when the ambulance reached the
station he was dead. The ambulance surgeon
said that nothing could have saved the stricken
mans life
The two policemen procured a stretcher. and
placing the body Of the dead banker upon *. car
ried it to the Church st. station where 1t re-
NAMED until 7:4o o'clock. Coroner Donlin hav-
ing then granted 1 permit for its removal. 1t was
taken to Mr. Wrlghts home at Kingsbrdge
Road and observation-disclosures
J. Perpont Morgan, of the firm Of Drexel.
Morgan & Co. took charge of .he house. He SAID
that Mr. Wright was ffty-eight years old. and
that he had spent The greater part Of his life
with the banking house. He started as an en-
ploye about 1861 and had worked his way up
until he was taken in partner number Ok
years ago
j. Pierpont Morgan jr. ;cld Tribune re-
porter that Mr. Wright had been an Invalid ior
over year. He suffered be understood, from from
a complication Of disorders. and had done niue hte
work OF late. During the last summer ne had
sDent the time cruising around the Eastern
coasts in a yacht which he chartered. ne hau
only returned to his oihce IN the uahhins-"o "ouSe
about six or eight weeks ego.
As soon as the body reached the house. at One
hundred nd seventy -ffth-st., DR.. Goodrich the
family physician, was summoned anu le'ldllea
al the house all last night DR.. Goodrich said
that Mr. Wright had been i'll since last Jahu-
ary and although he had taken excellent care
OF himself since that time. he did NOT seem ID
improve While it was known that ne was NOT
so strong as formerly. none Of his FAMILY dreafheu
tina; bi. cd Was near. .,..
Mr. Wright Joined the Drexe banking-house
on January l. 1865. when the firm name was
Drexel Winthrop & Co The firm afterward De.
came Drexel Morgan * Co, and as such galneo
a world wide reputation in the BANKING ana ran
way world John " Robinson Joined the ilrm In
1866 and few years after he died MI. "righe
married his widow. ~
Mr. Wright recently rented the house at NO;
612 Fifth-aVe known the Pike house, ana
was lust about to move into II. The mouse
which he occupied in the kingsbridge ROAD was
MAGNIFICENT and he seemed 10 take great ueai
Of pleaslr. In living in IL. lie was good uedi
of a horseman and it was common thlhg lor
him 10 drive from ne-nundred-dni-seNe
nfth-st to his banking mouse in Nall-st. pehlnn
"A beautifully matched pan. He was recently
elected "A member of the Union League Cluo'
and I'm a quiet way formed a number OF strong
friendships there. He was not ciuomah III
the ordinary sense of the term, however anu
was not often seen at the Union League
I'm manner he vas reserved ana dld niue talh-
ing Men recognZei his ability and high charac-
tor and when once they got acquainted Win
him priZed his friendship Besides me Ohloh
League club he was a member ot the Me'ropo,i-
tan CITY and Riding clubs. the Newly ok lacnt
club and the Metropolitan Museum OF All ne
la,vas a widow. but no children