The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-28
GIVING $3.50. 900 TO CHARITIES.
Mrs. Emma streeker's VIII Requests TO
T~eaty Institutions.

Mrs Emma Strecker a middle-aged widow,
the daughter OF James Bernhard. tho founder oi
tho firm OF Bernhard a Hutton. importers OF
Broome street. died on the 18th inst. at her res
idence. West Sixteenth street Mrs. Strecker
inherited large sum from her father. as well
as the fortune OF her deceased husband. Charles
Sirecker Her property was valued at about
100000. the larger portion OF 1t being In
stocks and bonds. Mrs. Sirecker had no chill
dren. She WIS devoted member OF the Church
Of the TRANSPORTATION. and spent a large par,
Of her in, ONE in works Of charity and henrvo-
lrncc She travelled good deaf IN Europa,
and spent mu h Of her time In III" society OF
charitable and philanthroDic workers or her
two brothers. one. Mr.. James B'nknrd. n u
mtmbcr nf the present firm Of BrnkNrl \ Hut
ton and the other resident Of NrWhursn. Her
sister. Mrs. Hunt. 10 at prescott travelling ia
When the will was opeu.-d It WAS found that
Mrs Sfr"ckrr kad bAqurHih"d the larger purt col
and had not left her brothers or .isior anything.
By the terms NJ the testament tl7uON ar given
~ Nhrl"us sums 10 m"rr thhh lNrny ,liltt' hl
ir"nI- hui relatives. To ON" young lazy she
hequ'uth'd $4,000. a piano, and n lot of valua-
hl" chinnwur"; 20 another she LEFT Vnrious sums
Of money. together with hronN X. clio X, and
orhcr uilrctn Of art Hnd hrirloDlns OF Whirh She
hal brcomr po-S"ss,I Fivn Thousand dnllnrs
WIS also " He'd to the Hry. George H. Hnugh-
ton, her pastor. The Churoh Of the Trans
tgurntion receives siO,OOO. and other inslitu-
tons the following sums:
$4,000; Society Of ST. Johnsand. $1,000: Fave
Points House oi Industry. $lOMO: Five Points
School OF Industry. tlOOOO; New York State
institute for the Blind. $1,000; New YORK no.
cirty for Improving the Condition of tho Poor.
SO OOn: Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
t. Children. $1,000: Association for B"nrilt OF
Colorcd Orphans. 81 OGO: Nursery for Children
Of Poor Women. f2OO1; St lukr's Homo for
Indig"ut FcmHl's. 81 900: AssOcntiOn for Re-
lirf of Respectable Aged nni lndigent frmnl"s
s2.nOn. Shcliering Arms. $1,000; Frec Training
School. - OOD; Wumrns Educational and ln-
dustritl SDri..ty. t2.OOO
the residue of her estate Is b@lueathed IA
bo equally divided among the toilowlng chart
tihlr n~Sprintion-: Sorirty for the Prevention
oi Cruelty e. Aniuials. Home for lnrurahlrs
House of Rect ior c 'nSumpiltrs. D"acons In
BlHckwrlis Island Charity Hospital. Church
Mission for Drai Mute. Hrrn!nn twrst si,i"
DiSprnsHry. Sh"itring Arms, L'Hkr hnd Nntl
Orphuu House Chiliren'S All Society, ~. Bar
uuUHs Home. Shot + Tor Nr-pH'inhlr Girls
Young Numrn'H Aid Surioty. Young Numen's
CHRISTIAN Ansoriation. Mumnnh Hu7ptal ol
Stat" Of New York, WOmru's llospitd, flitinth
street and Funith avenue, Society ior the Re
iiri Of ID stiiute Blind.
A. ihr rts iiuHry r-tnte viii amount 10 abou
- - tNI Il will CIV" he lne-nNmoi Institutions
and -,.iriirs about e. 300 apiece.
Or ihr 5uuO embraced under tlc h"nl q
lrgncir- tr lriutiNrs and trIruI~, S0onoO -pf'
to the children ol her uncle. irlN Bruknrd IL
Germany. tract Of hand situulod lu NrW
hurgh Ia willrd 10 the children OF Lrr lrothrrs
and SISTER. but no money. One OF the iatnlll
dition Of the real estate market would not Dol
The viii was dated Oct. "a 1877 and tho exc
cuturs Hre Charles q. LnngdOn and Israel COrse