The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-08

Now he was to make himself felt as a
financial and industrial power, and men
who were among the greatest Of the
hnanclers or the day soon came to know
and appreciate his strength and will.
In leoo ne was offered, with the assur-
ance of election, the chance to strive for
the position of United States senator
from Nevada, but he declined the honor,
having no fondness for political affairs.
He founded the Commercial Gable com
pany with James Gordon Bennett in 1884.
he laid two cables across the sea, from
tne united States to England and France.
He went to New York and ventured into
Wall street. Men yersed In the mysteries
OF the art of finance looked askance al
TINS Westerner who came W in the
history of his land as the BONANZA
king But he did not leave them long
In doubt as to what would be the result
OF his career. In a trice he came to be
recognized as one of the most able
among them all. He had become the
president of the Postal Telegraph Cable
company. His clever management of that
property and of the Commercial Gable
carried those two securities up
"aro until they became prime favorites.
Known as Conservative.
He looked after the interests of the
small shareholder as well as those Of
the man who controlled big blocks Of
stock, and his policy was one of conserv-
atism, not to say contraction of capital,
instead of initiation. The two companies
were consolidated, and John W. Mackay
came TO be recognized as one Of the ablest
~nhanclers afloat on the business sea, and
stood among the famous captains of in
dustryr whose fame spread out to the
world from Wall street. He made the
stocks he fathered popular in Canada and
across the water the British found them
paying investments. s.
with these successes browning the clos
ing days OF his remarkable career, Mr..
Mackay still had time to devote to char
lty. NO worthy cause was too i%nsignif-
cant to merit his attention. Among his
other generous acts he founded an orphan
asylum in Nevada City. He was ex-
tremely generous In his donations to the
Roman Catholic church, of which he was
a member.
Mrs. Mackay was the daughter of a
colonel Hungerford, a New Yorker who
served In both the Mexican and the civil
war. When a young girl she lived at
DoWn1eVille, Cal, where she kept house
Tor her father. then In straitened circum-
stances. There she married DR.. ". C.
Bryant, a nephew Of William Cullen Bry-
ant. ". a d.
Left a widow a year or two later, with
a little daughter, Eva, she met John W.
Mackay, then a miner of moderate means,
and was won by him. The daughter by
her first marriage in time married the
Prince Colonna, a scion of one of the old
est and proudest houses Of the Italian
nobility. m. s.
One Son Survives.
To Mrs. Mackay by her second marriage
two sons were born, John w. Mackay,
jr., who was accidentally killed by being
thrown from his horse in Paris seven
re. q on or7 rN1o~1-a. J--J.o $500
resident OF this country and the owner OF
one of the finest country homes In Ameri-
at Roslyn, L. I. The loyalty of the
parents TO America was shown by the
1act that both the boys were given a
thorough American education, although
the elder was also a student at Oxford. !
MRS. Mackay Is "a woman cast in a
queenly mold, and certain to attract hona-
age wherever she may be, placed. She is
of medium height, very digntfed TN man
ner, very gentle and sweet-voiced, rathe
pale, with soft dark hair, always simply
dressed and with dark and strongly
marked brows and lashes. The beauty
her face lies, however, in. her eyes,
which are large and full, with a gray iris
becomes violet at times, and pupils
that dilate with emotion.
OF O vivaciors disposition, she loves So
clety, but cares more about entertaining
than going out. When she gives an en-
OF any sort she superintends
all the arrangements herself and goes
through the house to see that everything
Is as she wishes it. She forgets the
fatigue OF preparation in the enjoyment
OF her guests. and she always has some
thing novel and interesting to amuse
them. Notwithstanding the social de-
on her time she personally super
the education Of her sons and
has shown a rare devotion to her parents.
Mrs. Mackay has always been a most
devoted wife and mother, as well as in
tenseiy loyal to the Roman Catholic
to which she is said to have been
. most generous contributor. Like her
husband, she was deeply affected by the
tragic death of her Oldest son, and for a
long time after that sad event took no
part in sPciety.