The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-12

BARON w
WILLIAM Won ROTH
SCHILD.

Baron William Won Rothschild, who
died at Frankfort at the age of seven
ty-three, was the last Of the old type OF
Rothschild. He was brother Of Meyer
Karl Won Rothschild, father of q large
family of daughters, one Of whom is
Lady Rothschild, and another Baroness
James de Rothschild woman of the
finest character, the strongest sense,
the warmest heart, and in some respects
4 IAN Englishwoman born and brought
up in Frankfort Baron william wac
nephew OF Meyer Anselm, the best in
/ formed man of his time in Europe on
passing events and trends Of every
kind. The deceased and Meyer Karl
were partners in the Frankfort bank
But they had not the adaptability of
the other members of their family.
They both continued to reside in the
old imperial and delectable city, where
| they were born and reared, though
Meyer Karl was a member for several
years of the Reichstag, and Berlin had
| become the financial center of Germany.
Nor did they take any share in the
| financial boom Of the German empire,
SO marked within the last ten years
Baron William contented himself with
participating in the discount operations
of the Disconto- G esellschaft. What is
now so rare among the wealthy, he was
a man of simple tastes, was in all re-
spects unobtrusive, and avoided putting
himself forward. He was the most pi-
Gus member OF his family. Every
morning, without fail, he attended
morning prayers at six o'clock in sum-
mer and seven in winter, at the private
synagogue in the Bockenheimer road,
built by his uncle Anselm. On Satur-
days and feasts he always went there
on foot from his beautiful Grunberg
villa, according to the letter Of the law.
1t may be interesting to know how
this millionaire lived. On returning
home from prayers he took plain cof-
fee breakfast, attended to his cores
pandence, gave directions to secretaries
and then went out for an airing in his
open carriage. 1t was drawn by a
beautiful mare, Mama whom he
treated as "a good, friendly, faithful
servant" The Gear, let me here re-
mark prefers driving in one-horse
carriage, and greatly and almost pain
fully surprised the late Felix Faure by
this want of dignity" Baron William |
was at his bank at 10 a. M, and worked |
there until ] p m. He had all that |
time beside him a legal man Of emf
hence named De Barry, iustizrath, or,
as we should say, X. @. De Barry was
there to give legal advice. Baron Will
liam detested legal contention, or, in
deed, any kind of strife, and was care
full not to be embroiled with any one
in or out of business.
AT 80 he walked to his old house in
The Zeil, where he and his wife had
lived after their marriage There he
1eld a kind of informal reception.
Among those who dropped in were the
strangers at Frankfort.
;avants and artists. He was fond of
POETS, and lamented there are now so
ew great songsters in Germany. But
he did not care for polemioal writer's.
The reception over, he made a note of
hose to whom it might be well or
greeable to him to show hospitality
Mama" was then brought round, and
he baron drove back to Grunberg for
arly dinner He liked after dinner to
aunter in the grounds, talk to the
and while away an hour or
o in healthy manner. Towards four ,
ewas again in his Office, and worked ,
ntil p. m. The business of the day ;
yer, he drove to the Zell. There he