Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30
AS OTHERS SEE US.

can Millionaires.
From the Figaro.
The founder of the colossal fortune, a
portion Of which comes to France with the
new Countess de Castellane, died about
two years ago. He was prodigious spec
ulator, a finaucier for whom speculation
was perfect battle. We refer to Jay
Gould, the man who left, in addition to his
gigantic fortune, an imperishable souvenir
in the financial history of North America.
His name Is legendary in the Bourse of
New York, where they still remember him
as he sat in his office upon one of the
arms of his chair-his favorite position
sending and receiving hundreds of dis
patches during the business hours. He
commanded a perfect army of brokers and
agents. Two hundred Intermediates op-
Grated constantly for him. unknown to
each other and his office was connected
directly by special Geographic lines with
twenty-five offices of brokers.
His habits We're remarkably simple and
sober. He never touched alcohol in any
shape, and never smoked Jay Gould only
knew one MISREPRESENTATION.
In the last years of his life this tireless
worker, this milliardaire, who rose at 6
o'clock in the morning to go to his office in
q morse Car-ne never uSeu d cdTTldSe-
made his eldest son, Mr.. George Gould,
partner in his business, and favored him
considerably in his will.
The person al fortune of Mr.. George Gould,
who Is only trifle over thirty years of
age. was considerable even before the
death of his father, from whom he Inherit
ed marvellous comprehension or hnanclai
affairs and scent in speculation almost
infallible. AS simple in manners and as
Industrious as his father, Mr.. George Gould
is nevertheless. passionate sportsman.
He Is hunter and yachtsman, and,
moreover. is reputed to be first-class
boxer. Mr.. George Gould was married sew
eral years ago, and his wife is one of the
beauties of New York.
The fortunes of the Vanderbilts. of the
Mackaya of the Benefits and of the AS
tors are well known to our readers. and it
is not necessary to refer to them. We pre-
fer to mention a few other millionaires less
popular, who are still in the world of
finance.
First, we have Mr.. Russell Sage, who
was present at the marriage of Miss Anna
Gould, and who four years ago was the he
70 of an extraordinary adventure. 1t was
upon him that an anarchist named Lord
called and demanded a million OF dollars
under the penalty of an explosion. MIR.
Russell Sage having refused to comply
with the demand, Lord did just as he said
he would do. He threw the bomb upon the
floor of the Office of the American banker,
but that machine intelligent for once only
killed the anarchist.
Mr.. Russell Sage is not only one OF the
richest bankers of New York-he is worth
$3.50 ,OOO. OOG-but he is also the one who has
always on hand the most ready money.
After having been one of the greatest
spectators of Hall (sic) street Che Bourse
of New Ycrk), he at length confined his
operations almost entirely to dlscounting
notes: and, in order to be able to meet all
sorts of eventualities, he has always on
hand a running account of considerable
sums. Mr.. Sage can at any moment draw
his check for s50,0O0,G00 He was for a
long time closely connected with the af-
fairs of Jay Gould.
Beside Mr.. Sage stands Col. Huntington,
who is also worth s25O.0O0,O0O. He is the
son of farmer. formerly farm hand. and
he commenced his fortune in speculations
in American clocks. He is now one of the
railroad kings, and is also a teetotaler,
drinking nothing but tea.
The other great SPECTATORS with no
more than from $5O0OO,O0O to 100000. 600,
are Mr.. s. v. White, nicknamed Deacon
White" because he was formerly treas
urer in one of the churches of New York,
and very affable and very charitable; Mr..
John D. Slaybach, who one day lost more
attend a religious lecture: Mr.. H. Victor
Newcomb, young man who was known
as 1.-The boy president at the time when,
before he was of age, he was president of
a railroad company; Mr.. D. o. Mills. etc.
All of them operate on a gigantic scale.
To give only one example, we may men,
ton that Mr.. S. V. White some years ago
made $1O.5OO.OOO in two days out of one
speculation.
Most of these f1nanciers are also church
members. The piety Of Mr.. Sage is espe-
cially exemplary. But he has one passion,
nevertheless, and that is for horses. His
trotters are renowned in New York.