The sun., 1919-03-30
A. BELMONT, JR., DIES
I. AFTER OPERATION
Son Of Noted Banker, Only 36
Years Old, Made Strides in
Financial World.
WAS FOND OF ATHLETICS
Helped q. 8. Preparedness, but
Was Barred From Service
Owing to His Health.

August Belmont, Jr. third Of that
name. banker and sportsman. died at
. O'Clock yesterday morning In the Me-
mortal Hospital. Central Park West ut
losth street. after an operation for In
festival trouble. Members of the family
were summoned to the bedside before
the end.
Mr.. Belmont was 50 years old and in
earlier days had been active on the
polo field. in yachting and as q golfer.
been bad. This, his relatives said last
night, caused him one of the few dis
appointments Of n singularly fortunate
career. for he could not get into the
army.
Mr.. Belmont had been looked upon
as the man who one day would sue
coed to his fathers important position
In thu financial world and he already
had demonstrated his thorough fitness
for the trust At the age OF 23 he en-
tered the banking house Of August Bel
mont a Co., which 10 the American
representative OF the vast Rothschild
interests and also a dominating factor
in New York's traction situation.
He began as a clerk with instructions
to learn tho business from the founda-
tion before he should be taken into the
partnership. A year later he was elected
director Of the First National Bank OF
Hampstead, controlled by his father. and
In 1909 the announcement was made to
Wall Street that the younger Belmont
had finished his course Of sprouts and
was to become Junior partner with his
father on the first Of the year following
At the time Of his death he was presi.
dent and director Of the Park Row
RnQlfv CnD1nQnv md 1A 4
rector Of the following concerns: The
Degnon Realty and Terminal Improve.
ment Company, the Degnon Terminal
Railroad Corporation and the Interior.
ough Consolidated Corporation. He had
an Interest also in the Cape Cod Con.
struction Company. which built the
Cape Cod Canal.
Mr.. Belmont's future had been pic
tured as unusually promising by inan-
cial men. He was said to have devel-
oped the traits OF his father in a large
degree. possessing the Same impertur-
bable manner and business genius Of the
American representative OF the Roth
schilds. He was athletic, a lover OF
horses, a good sailor and a fair boxer
He toured the world for a year after
having graduated from Harvard in an
unostentatious manner that indicated he
was laying ground for Q wide personal
knowledge OF foreign conditions that
would be valuable to him IN the busi-
ness life ne was about to enter.
In January. 1909, Mr. Belmont mar
rtsd Miss Alice Wall de Goicouria.
daughter Of Albert b. de Goicouria,
member Of the New York Stock Ex-
change and descendant Of an old
Spanish family. a branch Of which set
tied in Cuba The ceremony was per-
formed by Bishop Doane. assisted by
tho Rev. DR.. Ernest NJ. stires. In the
Church Of the Ascension, Fifth avenue
and Tenth street, from which Mr. Bel
monts funeral will be held. Five chill
dren were born to tho marriage, Bessie
MorGan. August Belmont. sd: Alice
Goicouria, Cecilia and Barbara Caro-
lima. Their home is Garden Landing"
Islip. l. l.
Mr.. Belmont gave business his as
siduous attention. but he found time
for recreation on the golf or polo