The evening world., 1894-03-31
The Metropolis as Young Mr.. Astor Would Build 1t.

Ing Of his family history. He said that
the facts recited were correct.
The clipping says that Miss kirkland
was born Of an excellent family In Sa-
vannah. and that her mother was the
daughter of Noble A. Hordel, a cotton
factor and plano factory representative,
Of Gen. Hordei. Gen. Kirkland, before
the war, was in the United States Marine
Corps, but cast. his fortunes with the
C~onfederacy and was a%ppointkd by the
the Twenty.frst Regiment Of Kemble's
Brigade. Afterwards he rose to the
rank OF Rrigadier-General.
While The Evening World reporter
Gould Offices to-day a man attired like
a coachman entered and handed a dainty
letter addressed to Howard Gould to the
clerk at the window.
ITS from a lady who is downstairs
In a coupe" the man explained.
"M5; Geula dpn not here sa,s , said t the ci eek.
soon as I presented the letter"
I'm go down n see her." said the
clerk; putting on his hat and leaving
When he returned he was asked II the
lady was Miss Tyler. to which he re-
mo, She's out of town. 1t was an
shortly after Howard Gould entered
mi hurled into his private office. Cop
les OF he dispatches from Savannah
yen, 4 IN rSsqs a cler fSr M Mr.. i Goald sent w eSs
word tat he was too busy to be seen.
and that there was no truth In the
stories.
say that the reporter had just Come
from Gen. Kirkland, who had talked
finally. This message had the desired
effect. Mr.. Gould received the reporter.
| hnn a~H rVn aaN nnyn IN N
sofa beside him and alked freely.
Il don't believe" he said. that any OF
my. amily sent a man to savannah to
make inquiries about Miss Tyl9r, have
belief that the man who Is making IN.
quiries In Savannah is a New York news
''You see. It's like this. My family
have not yet met Miss Tyler. They did
not know OF my attachment to her until
~announced my engagement, which Is OF
short standing. They have not had an
family has been separated for some time
with George down at Lakewood and Sis.
ter Helen at ~Tarrytown.
OF years older than | am. She Is OF fine
family, as you doubtless know from
your talk with her father, Gen. Kirk
1T Is true that Miss Tyler is a divorced
woman, but she was not divorced In
New Jersey. and her husband did moi
assist her in obtaining the divorce, as ha;
been represented.
Miss Tyler was married when she
was only sixteen years old, and she
lived with her husband only a short
time. She obtained an absolute divorce
from him in his State. whore there Is
only one ground for divorce"
Mr.. Gould" asked the reporter. lis
there any opposition on the part OF your
brothers and sisters to your marriage to
Miss Tyler ?"
II have not heard OF any," he re-
piled promptly.
When will you be married."
Some time this Summer, The day ha:
notyet been set"
Where will you reside?"
THAT has not been settled either. New
York Is a pretty god place in which Il
live. spuIpose It Is quite likely hat W.
will reside here"
Mr. Gould admitted that before he pro
posed he asked Gen. Kirkland's consent
George Gould was at his ONCE for {
very short while to-day, and was busy
during all the time at a meeting of dl
~rectors OF one OF his companies. He wal
too busy to see reporters, and as sooI
as the meeting ended he hurried ava.
with his lawyers.