, 1877-01-11

use, and stall thcnccforth during tho residue Of
!lls natural life belong to mT Ecstluary fcgatcc.
gtFc and hequeath tho last mentioned $900, ,f00
OF bonds to ny fesiduarT lcgatce."l
STATEMENTS OF OLD FRIENDS.
DR.. Sydney a. Corey, an old friend and asso-
cIatc ut the Commodore, WAS asked BY a Tribune
reporter last evening what MAS his opinion OF
the Commodore's will. lilo said that he was
present At the reading Of tho Will aud knew its
contents, and MAS OF the opinion that Il was
document made wlth the great eagaeity and
foresight which characterized Ill tho actions Of
tho Commodore. Those who were acquainted
with him know that hs was always 4 man Of
frugal habits. His daily life vas as plain as
that Of any person Of moderate means, and Lis
table was spread with ordinary fare. lie thought
that all Other persons ought to bo OF the same
mind, and In the dIserlbttton Of his money he
LETT competency to all those rho nero closely
related to lin. IN crltids'ng tho Will the com
discrepancy between the amounts given to bis
daughters and his son Cornelius, - coulparcll
With what Is left to his son William, and a.
tt.onEl there Is ls "a vt difference, The reason il
cd collossal fortune. Of an almost fabulous
bis railroads. Iiis Efeat sia nv va wi thea ca
t. III pspSta5s F5 1 S1 S b. !a festan1 esG and
aud the railroad atock equally among hts Child
ret 1t would make number Of branches, and
III sumo timo not far distant the road would
cease to be rndrr the suprcnle contrnl of
Vanderbilt name. Il Was necessary for him
tu leave tho bulk Ut his fortune to tho son who
was now at the head Of the railroads, because
1t required the use Of large nuiount OF money
properly to control them. Ilo had only tw,
soEa, QUO Without children mud tho Other With
latter. ''''''
In regard TO the feeling Of the children, which,
Or. Corey remarked. was rcry delicate subject
r. sE~hk uf, there was no doubt that William
would prefer to sec tho bulk Ut tho Iortunc H.
ylcl among oil tho children, II, ni the SANS
time, the iather'a idea could 10 carried out. lls
%as Sn q known f. sos
ot course, the fayositc elilld, and kncw we'll the
wishes Ut Ills father. Tho children Of William
wcrc also Ereat fhyos!tcs Of the Commodore,
q tl,s w!l showed: somo time aso
that he was Just thinking who would 10
tho President Of tho roat In twenty ycars' Tine.
Dr. Eoscy mentioned several names, but tho
man. and l:c wolld eventually hc tho President.
lie referred 10 uuc Ut Williams sons, but Dr.
Carey refused to tet whfc! sou i was re.
| mark was made concerning tho absence or
Corey nahl that It had been tic Intention Of
tho ConMoute for several years past to do
solcthtnE for his native State. but Ills sickness
cansu before his plans wcrc Matured, anu lu
to asi Inquiry u It were not surprising that this
Con,no,iurea old frieuds were not mentioned
n thc VIII n5 Corey sald that Il was !nt!mated
hui! been Judged with hlm fur them. IL had
heard from another source th4t tho sum thus
LETT was st.tUo,0oo. He thought ttat tho
amount which William II. Vanderbilt you'd IN"
hcrt wnuld not fall short Of so0,o0J,000. This
estimate lie made from conversation which hc
had held with q man who haI been familiar
| with thu cofntnodose's fortune Tor years:
| Avery old friend Ut Eummodorc fnt.lrrhllt'a-
and probably no one knew him bcttcr-who
was also seen lust evening BY 1rtou1s repor&-
er, expressed himself ~ Wull pleased when he
learned the contents Of the will. The amount
givcn to the wife he thought munshccnt. sho
was poor when tho CoualIodore married her,
as,ont seven years ago, and she was now well
provided fur. The amount given to Cornelius
J. Vanderbilt he thought WAS sufficient. liz
was tlcasca to sec thu old clerk remembered,
as wrll Us Dr.. Deems, both Of whom .aescEved
a!t they rccc!yed. Iha slim that would pa re-
alze.l BY William II, Vanderbilt would not fall
Hliurt of $73,UO, 900. THIS WIS LIFT to him to
keep ths bulk Ut the fortune y the Vanderbilt
! naiAc. The amount given to Cornelius Wander
btlt, JE., SON Of William, MAS very liberal. liz
expressed great surprise ut lta 1nuniaccnSe aud
saul thai It would not DO much less than IS, GU.
| 0u1 lie remembered the CUnlTodorefh speak
tng q this grandson once to hlsn. aud saying
tt,at Cornelius would alxays be much greater
man than tie appcare,i, aud that there was some
ts!ins deeper III blu than lis surface showed:
Thts was the greatest compliment that he I'M!
eyrr hrsFd the CnMmo*lo1a par to any perso11.
The other children Ut William II. Vanderbilt
were also treated very literally. When asked
II Ec thought that the colnmoaore's daughters
would ba satisfied with the amount which they
received, he replied, With q laugh, swell. I
guess not. just tniagine how you would fee! II
YOU were lett llalf tnllltun dollars and yoas
oruthtr scyc.!ty.uyo millions"
| liz ~ Il 4i,nn xo -
the old friends ot the Commodore until it was
sccn hov tils money wsa distributed that va.
held Ly William, II. Vanderbilt Tor thc!E benefit.
III had heard that this sum was II ,Q0U,00U III
also understood that tho SOU had Instructions
to build some grand work tor the bcnett Of tAe
employees uf the Vanderbilt railroads.
ADDITIONAL REQUESTS.
| As's lark Htr0!j. Jun. ..
In addition to tie bequests set forth In th.
will, auA not including about 100000 gtyet
away by the Commodore during BIZ la&t III
| neaa- thH [st rtlutfinn af anofher II M NJ