The Death of Jay Gould.
A FORTUNE OP THIRTY-FOUR* MILLIONS.
BEQUESTS TO CHARITIES.
[Pbibs Association.! ! New York, December 3. Jay Gould died from pulmonary con- , sumption, after nine days' illness. He leaves a fortune of thirty-four millions . Bterling. It is expected that. he 4 has bequeathed from three to five million dollars to charities. George Gould inherits4o per cent, of the estate. . The entire American press refer to . Gould's death with contemptuous pity, and'are glad that his sinister influence has ended.
Washington, December 4. The lowest estimate of Jay Gould's fortune is twelve millions. His death flattened;the stock market, which^ however,, soon regained firmne^3. . *
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THS18921206.2.27
Bibliographic details
Thames Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 7368, 6 December 1892, Page 4
Word Count
104The Death of Jay Gould. Thames Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 7368, 6 December 1892, Page 4
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.