The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-06-14
Appraisal Recalls Romance and
Tragedy Of Traction Mans
Vast Fortune.
LONG FIGHT is ENDED.
less Than One Million Is Now
+, 4 Left of the Financier's
lrpet
Big Estate.

fertoo, VINO died Dec. ., 80, brings
~ again one of the stfangest Of finan-
cial romAncss. The property. which
was estimated 1t si3.oooooo at the time
- the hnancier's death. has shrunk -.
les thaA . million. They have is9t .
trail Of misery and ruin.
while stiil . young man Charles Tyusa
Yersses. wf>o was he son Of baatsN
euiN - . proetabls BANKING and broker.
- bvslasn In Philadelphia. But he
seld seme bonds on the city's account
asl tAsn failed. refusing 10 make ths
aty . SreesrreA 0rsditor. 30 the 0lsy
NJ . civic reveaUs and cent him "a
0oyamsnang prison.
He 0sat seven MONTE there 0sHoee
~ SAasaiy succeeded In proving correct
~ esa1snt1on that the city had no case
aoa1uBe Nm Meantime his partner WAS
0U0ortlnG Ysrkes' wife and eeildrsa a.
Ven - hiD own. But tie fact tha4 -
wa0 not IN want "a not a4ons 70 Mr..
iYGAss for the fart that her husband
80 ~ em6essis9.
AThere was . certain 6laca-syed OlYa
WAo did not mind. h0Wevsr. and ~
b sASd even to have gone b 80 lam
- prison. 30 when ~ was release
- allowed his wife - divorce him ~
sa0nsd his claim to HE two ehildrsn ana
nARied the biack-sysd girl
Out q the ruins Of ne JAy Cooke fall
are which brought poverty 10 almost
svsry one siss whom Il touched. ~
managed TO build Up . new fortuna
oriNe QUAKER CITY WITH
GOLDEN HARNeoo.
Dot IN spite Of her wealth ana ~
bsautiful new homo society woald
have none Of the second Mrs.. YseAss.
Fer every one know that ~ 4ollis
Moore. one Of the nine children - .
shsmist employed BY drug arm. ~
AaA BEEN a stranger 10 luxury. Ana
tha young Mira Ysrkss dN Hot o..
fern In any particular 70 TIE Quaker
i1eal. 0hs vas strikinsiy AandoomA
WITH hair a. black ~ her syss and
nAosful figure. But she vent ssoue
~ city In those pre-automobals dayA
net In ssdats brousham driven BY .
careful eoachman. but she drove hsr-
se,f In Q carriage drawn BY four coal.
black horses with gold mounted her.
a1DA
Ars. YsriEss was unhappy. end %
her huSband gave W his business and
vest to Chicago. He began to exploit
the street car system. and he gave
NJ city and the state itssaf lsssens
II finance" which Il has never bssn
aels to forget. He bought Q news
paDsF to defend his msthoda. hue The
scandal continued.
HIS wife was scarcely more popular
- Chicago than So had bssn IN Phiia-
f1eDhla., Lake 6Asss DIVE esaaplAinsA
that she ana her hushan1 st On tAsis
trent peroh. for I'll ths WoriA a. e
they wsrs still lviag In . rel brack
Philadelphia oottaSe With white mar.
bls, stops. Nrs. Ysrkss decided that
she bad made mASeAhe ~ net eoming
- New York. = r..
HGA TNo-,NcN DIAMOND oTUeto
cticA0o.
He gave her the big tvo-inch Tiffany
dtamsnd thee had astonished the
Worries Fair. and for Q house location
b bought the property ct the south.
east corner Of fifth avenue ana alxty-
sixth street
0lewly the br0wnstone dwsiling asosA
- beautifully decorated windows facins
the perk which Il had not suoossds1 In
iavadlng. BsAlnd ~ great reospeioa
hasa IVES Q msrvslioss conservatory, snd
sVeepenG ni6ht Of marble stairs LED
- the rooms s0o~A Amoas these vAs
. ltsrary which was the largest IN any
American 1ftvats house There we're
lAsuihosnt rus. one Of them Persian.
into which the history Of that country
had BEEN woven. worth SoAooo. In Mrs.
YGkss's bedroom was uhs carved anl
oejd inlaid bed which had once bssn
the property OF Nine Du Barry and
later Of the mad King Otto Of Bavaria.
Ar. Ysrkss haA paid s47.os for II.
All the furuishings and decorations
wsrs In perfect tastA Sor the traction
king he'd strange cosunlnation Of artis-
tic judgment, financial olsvsness and
m6rai isxity. Il was while no was ~
ls6king ptcturso fos The nSW pjacA and
af.ar No had tasted the ~ Of the col.
isetor In securing Q T4tiaa wAaoh J. p.
Morgan coveted that be Arst COT ssivsd
the idea Of the ~ saiisry.
. LONDON tANo HIM 40 4
0DMEPAcroR.
Asa - . wing was added to the nj.
ready. spacious mansion aad Mr. Yssksa
set sAovt ailing Il. He was now spend
Ing much time abroad. for he had begun
tho peos0anisotion Of the antiQuatsd
Luudou ''tuhSeL" He was doing Il we'll.
and upen such sound business princi-
. public bsnefactor. For with Yankee
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