The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-01
LORD ROTHSCHILD
DIES AT AGE OF "a
Was Titular Head Of Greatest
Family Of Financiers
in Europe.
FIRST TO BECOME PEER

LONDON. March 31.-Baron Nathan
Mayer Rothschild. head Of the English
branch of the great banking family ana
titular head Of all the Rothschild con-
nection, died at 4 80 o'clock this after
noon at his home. 1is Plccadilly. w.
He was the first Rothschild to be raised
to the peerage OF Great Britain.
An operation for the removal OF the
prostate gland was performed on sat
urday. The funeral Will be held on
Friday at willesden.
In addition TO his great financial
mower Lord Rothschild was extremely
popular personally in the city by reason
of his charities Particularly In jewish
circles is his loss felt, for he devoted
,rnch time and money to the poor OF
his faith. The labors which Lord Roths-
child voluntary assumed with the
presidency of the British Red Cross.
which within few months raised FL
SOC, 900 S7.5OO,000) for the wounded,
are believed to have FASTENED his death.
King George. Queen Mary and Queen
Mother Alexandra were among the nrst
TO send coincidence to the family.
The Hon. Lionel Walter Rothschild.
Lord Rothschilds heir. reJoiued his
regiment, the Royal Bucks feomanry,
at the beginning of the war.
Lord Rothschild was In his seventy
| fifth year. having been born on Novem-
| Der g. ls40. Since the death of Baron
Albert Rothschild of the Austrian
| branch of the family no had been the
titular head of the Rothschilds and the
guiding influence in the control OF the
| family fortune, estimated at two bill
| ions OF dollars.
II is only occasionally. at such times,
perhaps, as the death Of member of
| the family or the news that vast
loan has been negotiated with them. that
persons on this side OF the Atlantic
| pause to consider the extraordinary
financial strength OF the Rothschild
| family. No American family. no other
/ European family. approaches the Roths-
childs In prestige or possession. The
Hirsches are believed TO possess half a
| billion. The total possessions of the
| Belts, Werthcimers. Friedlanders and
Ba rnatos are estimated at billion dol
lars The German house of Bleich-
| roeder. the Sassoons. the Pereires. the
>,erns and Go.dsmids, the Coma ndos OF
the Ottoman Empire, the Montefiores-
not one OF these powerful hierarchies
approa ches the family OF Rothschild.
saw Far Into Future.
The death or Baron Nhtnti Mayer
Rothschild recalls, naturally, the origin
OF the family. its astonishing specula-
lions, It's curious and apparently HARM
less intermarriages, It's spread to the
control % the financial capitals OF Eu-
rope and it's rise socially. The first Of
the Ro,hschils was Mayer Amschcl.
called Rothschild. who lived in the
ghetto at Frankfort -on-t the Main. As
he lay dying he callal his i've sons 10
his bedside (if YOU saw the play re-
Gently performed here, The Five
Frankforters," a play based largely on
the story of the Rothschilds. YOU will
have notion of the family spirit and
commanded them TO be loyal 70 the
faith of Moses. TO remain united 10 the
end. to intermarry and TO obey their
mother In all things
The wise old man who had already
made his hand fe.' 81 the bourses and
chancelleries OF Euopc parcelled out
the continent as e cpnqueror divides
suhjugated territory. To London he
sent Nathan Mayer, grandfather Of the
Lord Rot, schild who died In his ficra-
d!lly manson yesterday. To " urI
went Solqmon Charles WAS directed 10
Naples 20 found tho Italian branch OF
tho family, while Jacob James Mayer,
one Of the great RothSchi,ds, the rail