The sun., 1873-12-29
THESAILORS SNUG HARB0R.
TIE HISTORY or ROBERT n. RAN
DlLIJs GRFfT BEOUEST.
what an Old sea Captnin has Done Tor Asea
Tsr--k Thirty-Neni.' Risbt In the Courts
A Princciy Income from a small Begin
nina-snuday 10 the Home.

what an Old aea Captnin has Done Tor Aeed
Tsr--k Thirty-Nenis' Fight in the Courts
a Princcty Ipcome from small Begin
ping-snpday 10 the Home.
The Sunday services in the Sailors Snug
Ha hor Yesterday were conducted by the Rev.
C. J. Jones tie chaplain. The sermon was lis
tened to with attention by the aged and weather
beaten sailors.
The history Of this Institution embodics what
may he termed the romance of real estate. The
Sailors Snug Harbor was founded and endowed
BY Robert Richard Randall, an Did sca captain,
who died H. this city in ls'l lie had amasscd
what was thcu 'ot -idcrcd e fur,.ur, although
to-day 1t WoulG upt lo lar tow .rd getting man
out of the ciutchc~ Of dcauty shcrh. In bis
Will he provided for many of his kinsmen and
friends, but a small portion Of his estate hc de
voted to charity As an old sailor, he knew the
wants Of sailors, and desired that portion Of
bis savings I've devoted to aiding them when dis-
lbled by age or disease, The part Of his estate
devoted to this purpose was a farm OF twenty
one acres bounded 10y the present Fuuth aud
Ninth streets and liroadway ard tnivefsity
place, with one or two acres on the east ~ lrOad
way. The slte'of Stewart's palace, which occu-
pies the block bounded bv Ninth and tenth
streets and Broadway and Fourth avenue, Is
part OF the farm. and Mr.. stewart to-day pays
rent for the ground on which his store stands.
Just before his death, Capt. Randall sold his
farm to Jacob lreVoort for ti,u0, but the old
Knickerbocker thought the price too high. and
WORT thought was too high at $500 In lSV
could be sold NJ public sale to-day for s2O,up,tDl
The beneNolence Of Capt. Randall did not
please his nephews and nieces. They wanted
all he had, and sued TO tnvalidate the will. This
WAS In 1901, and for thirty wears the suit was In
litigation. untn in 1871 the supreme Court Of
the United states decided that the bequest for
founding the sailors snug Harbor "a name de-
yised by the teststor hiinselD was binding.
Under the Will the trustees Of the institution
were the Chancellor of the state, the Mayor of
the city, the President Of the Chamber OF Com
rna b. Al al
est. the Pr,.,G'at and Nice-lresident Of the
Marine society IN behalf II seafaring men, and
the Rector 81 Trinity and the PASTOR Of the
First rrc-t tt,iidN church .t representatives of
Chamber uf tumtHcrce Is "'.-. t..' tu',ru. % ~
the Board ut Trustees. and iru. ttns
urici Aily constituted, tNtt. |s 60 'hc
Chancellor Of the state an ,.,. ..'"h Ms
been ahu. shed.
In the thuty yc'rs ~ ltig,'iru ',- ..' soc.
IN the hIhu- Il O., C'eiVer. aud co..
assuming charge iu 1881, found a rab. ..I.t-.
to their credit All these years ta.
Dccu erect ur up to the farm. so th.t .''t ..
had grown co. Doc one Of the leading sUtu,i...
the old IA dsll homestead. which had ori-ir
|, been q '-natcd ~ the home FOR the disarl
sailors, -ntruunied hy the country tr-i.
dencc- ui W. ot merchants. The income from
the estate h.d increased wonderfully, being
greater ~ tlat uue than the value of the prop
erty thirt, ,sir- before. T. was deemed lmpru-
deu' f.., r. o4. tdrt. RAJ a IL viii to the let
ter. 20 -tilor wan; & The farm TO be cfl
tivatrt ..'c benefit If his helpless prott.c, (;
the ti...., therefore purchased the pres mt
sitc ne. S,W Brighton, staten Island. II con.
tam lrr a,tr-. and cost slo,ico. io-daV 1t Is
opened iit. d 1891 with thirty inmates, but m
the tur'. .,.- 4 existence its usefulness has
been -r 'Ntcnded. and almost every year
new bus. o. nave been erected and improve
ments i...i....cd. It. inmates now number
tOO, a.. .H" N'atN tSl uses ot the iusututlon
are i..... tA, nome from capt. randall 5
3tV iu.f be Si~~..tl lAllN, and viii he more
than Qu.u.. aided 10 i'w wears when the long
leases expire