Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-12-27
AMERICAN MILLIONAIRES
a Paris Papers Account OF OuT
Men Of Money.
I'm which Facts Are Somewhat D'a'or'0o
and Exaggerated Strange
Inaccuracy Of the For
eign Press.

The founder of the colossal iortunc'
q norton of which comes to France
With the new Countess de Casteliane'
died about two years ago. ne was :
prodigious speculator, tnancier ~
whom speculation was periect Da.,
tie. 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
Il New York, where they still remem-
her him as he sat in his office upon one
Of the arms of his chair-his favorite
Notwithstanding and receiving nun
dreds Of dispatches during the ousi'
moss hours. He commanded a perfect
army OF brokers and agents. Two
hundred Intermediates operated con-
stantly for him, unknown to each
other, and his Office was connected a.
rectly by special telegraph lines WIN
TWENTY-FIVE offices Of brokers.
His habits were remarkably simple
and sober. He never touched alcohol
in any shape and never smoked. Jay
Gould only knew one fashion-specuia-
ton.
The fortunes Of the vanderbilts, OF
the Mackays, of the BENEFITS and OF
the Astors are well known to our
readers and it is not necessary to refer
to them. We prefer to mention 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 hero Of an extraordinary ad-
venture. 1t was upon him that an
anarchist named Lord called and de-
manded one million dollars under the
penalty of an explosion. Mr.. Russell
Sage having refused to comply with
the demand, Lord did just as he said
he would do. He threw the bomb up
on the floor of the office of the Amer
lean banker, but that machine, intel
llpent for once. only killed the an
archist
Mr.. Russell Sage is not only one OF
the richest bankers OF New York--he
is worth two hundred and fifty mil
lion dollars--but he is also the one who
has always on hand the most ready
After having been one OF the great
.st spectators of Hall (sic) street 1.-THE
bourse of New York;, he at length con-
fined his operations entirely TO dis
notes, and in order to be able
10 meet all sorts Of eventualities he
las always on hand running account
If considerable sums Mr.. Sage can
It any moment draw his check for
fifty million dollars. He was for
ong time closely connected with the
affairs of Jay Gould.
Beside Mr.. Sage stands Col. Hunt
ngton, who is also worth two hundred
Ind fifty million dollars. He is the
on Of farmer, formerly farm hand,
ind he commenced his fortune in specu
atoms in American clocks. He is now
me Of the railroad kings and is also
drinking nothing but tea.
The other great SPECTATORS, with no
more than from fifty million dollars to
me hundred million dollars, are Mr.. S.
7. White, nicknamed Deacon White,
,ecause he was formerly treasurer
n one of the churches Of New York
nd very affable and very charitable;
ir. John d. Slaybach, who one day
ost more than million because he
eft his Office to attend religious lee
ure; Mr. H. Victor Nevcomb, a young
nan who was known as 1.-THE boy presi-
ent" at the time when, before he was |
I age, he was president Of a railroad
Mr.. D. Q. Mills, etc.
All of them operate on a gigantic
Gale. To give only one example, we
lay mention that Mr.. S. v. White some
ears ago made ten million five hun
red thousand dollars in two days out
one speculation.
Most of these financiers are also
hurch members. The piety of Mr.,
age is especially exemplary. But hel
as one passion, nevertheless, and that
for horses. His trotters are re-
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