The Wizard of Wall Street and His Wealth; or, The Life and Deeds of Jay GouldWhite, Trumbull
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The Wizard of Wall Street and His Wealth; or, The Life and Deeds of Jay Gould
White, Trumbull
Businessmen -- United States -- Biography; Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography; Gould, Jay, 1836-1892
“O Father, pity those that mourn here. Have special compassion on
the children of this home, whom Thou hast sorely grieved. Because
Thou hast taken from the children of this family both father and
mother, do Thou comfort them, Thou Divine Comforter. Grant unto
them faith, hope and love, Thy Divine special gifts. Grant unto
these bereaved ones the peace which this world, with all its
treasures, does not give.”
“Nearer, My God, to Thee” was then sung, after which Dr. Paxton
announced that the services would be concluded at the grave in Woodlawn
cemetery the following day by Chancellor MacCracken.
He invited those present to take a look at their departed friend, whose
soul had gone to its Maker. The line formed in the rear of the parlor
and marched slowly by the casket, the upper part of the cover of which
had been removed.
Among those who attended the services were the following:
Representing the Manhattan Elevated Company--Second Vice-President and
General Manager F. K. Hain, Secretary and Treasurer D. W. McWilliams,
Julien T. Davies and Charles A. Gardiner, the company’s counsel.
Representing the Western Union Telegraph Company--President Norvin
Green, Vice-President and General Manager Thomas T. Eckert,
Vice-Presidents John Van Home and Robert C. Clowry, Treasurer R. H.
Rochester, and William B. Somerville, Superintendent of the Press
Service.
Representing the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company--First
Vice-President and General Manager S. H. H. Clark, Assistant General
Manager George C. Smith, Secretary and Treasurer A. H. Calef, Local
Treasurer D. S. H. Smith, General Auditor C. G. Warner, General
Attorney for Western States B. P. Waggener, General Solicitor A. G.
Cochran, and John C. Wands.
Representing the Union Pacific--Vice-President E. F. Atkins, Director
Frederick L. Ames, Secretary Alexander Miller, Treasurer James G.
Harris, and Controller Oliver W. Mink of Boston, and Director Joseph H.
Millard of Omaha.
J. B. Houston, Vice-President of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
and Mrs. Houston; Austin Corbin, President of the Long Island Railroad
Company and a Western Union Director; S. W. Fordyce, President of the
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company; John G. Moore, a Director of
the Missouri Pacific road; Henry B. Hyde, President of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society and a Union Pacific Director; George G.
Williams, President of the Chemical National Bank; J. Edward Simmons,
President of the Fourth National Bank; Edward H. Perkins, Jr.,
President of the Importers’ and Traders’ National Bank; A. S. Frissell,
President of the Fifth Avenue National Bank; ex-Judge John F. Dillon;
W. B. Doddridge, a Director of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway;
Washington E. Connor, Gould’s former partner; Samuel Sloan, President
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company and a Director
of the Missouri Pacific and Western Union companies.
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