New-York tribune., 1902-07-21
JOHN w. MACKAY DEAD.


end sinking shaft at Union Ground. But lack of
means hampered him, and he forced to seek
a partner who would assist him. In this emergehey
he turned 10 a couple of young men who had MI
grated to California with him and had been max
ing money out OF grocery and liquor shop III
san Francisco, and then greatly increased thelf
wealth by specuatng in mining stocks 1heii
names were James c. Flood and William >.
O'Brien Indeed they were already owners OF
much of the Comstock lode. but did not reahze IT'S
value. and, not being practical miners uid ho'
know how to go about developing their property
They were glad therefore, to join forces Win
Mackay and to take into the firm also one j. NJ
Walker a practical miner. Thus these four en-
partnership in 1864. doubtless WIN srea.
expectations which were doomed 10 De u"Ais
by the side of their actual achievements
They began with the Hale and Noreress mihs'
and in the three years 1862 1856 and 1867 took out
much that their net profits were more una"
100000 Then Mr.. Walker withdrew iroili 's
firm; thinking, perhaps, Ito let well enough 'oie.
If so, he made a sad mistake His plaee was
taken bv James O. Fair who had been employed
by the firm as superintendent Of Hale and Noreross'
and the work went on. Urged by MT MaehaS' u,V
firm bought at low prices number Oh Claims a. a..
jacent theirs, until they had IN .h. -
nearly the whole Comstock lode. whlch they no"
called the Consolidated Virginia. AT nrst TINS eA-
tension of interests seemed a mistake. The ne"
mines did not pay. The rest OF the Inhis s:Dr HUI
Even Flood Brien and Fair began to losr ni,r ore
But not so John 9iSay ai we've goa s down 500 Feet
they replied and haven't reached il YETI; me
lets 90 % 9o%h aid GYO 70 down li6o feet and found
nothing Then they began 70 & aHnnse Works Ks and half
million dollars had been spent With no to Vr
and s ihsn nsed as 70 tell Of seeing piles Of stts S
M sveT heaped up like bricks or stone ahpu' fT o',T
ona2pza mes mines p1d sn9 sSsE in rO dividends stock
The four partners each drew $Soe9 np rhiefy
sE Gs fetal .han 9@'ga e SSd
snVeT W az 1be precious metals the markets OF me
nd new CHAPTER OF nnanclhl LlStN'I
he vSrttet MIR Mackay owned two-hfths OF 'as ast6
wo9derfSl ~ gs mnsh M a9f hn died died. others
NAMED together and sought new ne,ds gns e1 of ex
haustion though to this day some Or oI mem .. III a.
Worked "e Wee called founded the Bank of Cali
fornla with paid up capita. s,r OF og he United
states withdrew from the hrm MeSsrs, haShay tSrL
and Flood remained together ana tonhdT1 Sronsb s he
specuIatio OF OF it's officers, became d
in ss@Ge aRfe Food was Toe III 70 look
matters and telegraphed to Mackey TO come nome nome
to the bank and examined It's books. And he found
that was ny9yed 6d In the !sd rGlh no 70 WITH smile
10 FIoed ut locks as though We might have 20
go go to Z, w work s sb6nt s LOS Mae1ay induced his
old partner, Fair TO assist MN am anu 70 ,I21 throeh
presidency OF the oahK' anu 50 S'' '''''''
nm In issi Mr.. Mackay formed partnership With
James Gordon Bennett for the construction OF some
Atlantic cable nes The result Was 5as sn ef the
ing 96 4SS 'essss casc GompSnS IN @ Mr.
Was urged TO accept "A seat in the United states
no has spent much time in Europe: but has always AZ
maintained home and an Sfee IN S2a5 ei hand 10
numerous benevolent institution . s,.ar a,
colonel M Banie T' q Hnngerford Of this city his
wife has for years been eonspenous M ETone ~
At her mansions in London and Paris she mas mas
given many magnhcent enteryannehS; ana ana aTt aHs
and OF benevolent works ,,.
Two sons were born to Mr., and Mrs Mackay.
John W. Maekay, jrr and Clarence Il; MaGkaS;;
John Macay Jr died IN fIS@ @ 15 his 'e morse near ar
Paris His body brought 10 this country ny
has s5hT reshns fns hs eou1r February
@ TRs Rss 'S5a g5ae Tas az q sS Greenwood ms
Xt the time Of her marriage with Nh Maekay:
MhSm 5s NhSAh lhe had daasSter Who after mothers
second marriage, was known as Miss Maekay thu
recipient Of extraordnary attention ara her hand
msS meS Smn2g u them were Prince PhiPPi De BeT-
ben of firaganza. and the Marquis de Vol Carlos,
Queen @ 'is Isabella q spaiG BS!h were TsieStsd ana
on February H. M MISS MaSSsy t Se o9 pSn
Ferdinand Colonna, Prince OF Galatro. q scion OF
Mackay's sister formerly Miss Ada HungerfOrl. Is
also married 20 an Italian nohieman. Count Tell
Mr.. MackAy was shot in the back by W. G. Rip
Bey Desn on In EfrSfE i Pase SAN raneSo little street ct
iust above Montgomery. running from Sutter TO
RS rsn e 10 the at rear Sar St the o the
they are never closed On each side Is a footway
PInSe or inst entering il. when pistol shot was
heard sounding between the high walls like the
Of q small cannon. Those who heard II looked
tall well dressed man walking toward sutter-st.,
Re under s q his the e6 y Behind h and ms
him was an older man, white haired and white
smoEine He NV was saw working al II as though he
wanted 70 fire again and In a moment there was
nv this time men were rushing into the alley from
i'm steadily had midi
of Lick Place. and between him and the pistol
rate aim Impossible The second bullet crashed
through window in barber shop across the
man with the pistol staggering into the street.
turned the pistol upon himself and pressed the ,rig
stricken with vertigo and fell in a senseless heap,
he had been wounded and al the corner turned and
looked lust In time 70 his assailant's attempt
which has an ONCE in Tick place. ran up to the
man who was walking away He did not know 1t
had been shot; and Mr.. Mackay replied that he
oozing from wound in bis back. Whereupon he cot
into Bonner's buggy and went first to a doctors
The doctors examined him and found an ugly bullet
hole Just to the right OF the spinal column and
MaSh1y was In some n pain and the excitement had
and he eooliv requested the surgeons 10 aSd tbs
bullet. and, If possible take It out. with probes
seventh ribs. Il was dangerously near the spiaai
cord. In fact had the bullet struck onetwelfth OF
an inch 10 the right Mr. Mackay would hardly have
needed a surgeons attendance, or IL he had lived
he would have been hoPTlessly paralyzed An
operation at once decided upon. and at ESQ
o'clock the ball was extracted. Mr.. Mackay refused
take antesthetics to deaden the pain. although
Informed that il would be an exceedingly painful
operation.
Rppey, the assassin seemed 20 have wounded
himself even more seriously. so that his death
hourly expected. He was OF seventy -four
years, who had come from Cincinnati and had been
an unsuccessful SDeculatOr in mining stocks He
had imagined Mr.. MaCkay To he responsible for his
losses. and committed the CRIME an of per-
sonal vcnseance. tits selfinGcted wounds (lid not
prove to he fatal, however, and he is st living
awaiting the penalty Of his crime.