The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-10-17
AN OLD MANS FORTUNE.
After IO:i Years of PenUry Issstc Cornell
Finds Himself the Sole Heir To an Estate
of Millions of Dollars.

After los Years of PenUry Isnstc Cornell
Finds Himself the Sole Heir to Estate
of Millions of Dollars.
EINuRA, y. Y Oct I1.-Isaac Cornell is a
man lO3 years OF age, who lives on Sullivan
street, in this city. with his daughter. Mrs J.
w. Evans. a lady also far advanced in years
Mary MOsher, his mother, came TO this coun-
try in 1770, from England, landing at Horse
neck, near Boston. Her father, William
Mosher. owned several vessels that piled in
the coasting trade between Liverpool, Lon
don and southampton. He died in 1900.
leaving fS00OO sterling in the Bank of En-
gland. Mary MOsher, his only child, formed
at school an attachment with which her
father was very much displeased, and his OPP
position to her marriage resulted in her run
ming away from home when she was only
fourteen.
In 1772 she married Jedediah Cornell, and
in 1779 went with her husband To live at
Schenectady where Isaac Cornell was born
I'm 1850. She died in the early part of this
century After her fathers death the execu-
tors of his will made every effort to find her
whereabouts, but failed, and il was not
until after her death that her children
found out that their mother had been ell
titled to the large fortune of her father.
Nearly seventy years ago they began suit
for the property. Recently the suit has been
decided IN their favor. Only Isaac OF all the
children OF Mary Mosher is still living. The
property now amounts to millions OF dollars
One day last week a messenger appeared in
&.
Cornell. The old gentleman expects to get
his large fortune soon. He is a carpenter
by trade, and his life has been a
constant struggle with poverty. He is
very active and lively for his age.
He appreciates thoroughly the good fortune
that has beiallen him, but occasionally ex-
presses regret that it did not come to him
earlier in life. 1T might have spared me
many a hard knock lie said, but if ! had
been rich maybe ] wouldn't nave lived SO
long" According to his statement he was
born in Schenectady on September /. 1880.
In lS0S he came to this part of the State, and
built many saw mills in this County and the
adjoining Counties. The first one he put up
was at Addison, in Steuben County, seventy
five years ago.
He is a great smoker but has never been
addicted TO strong drink. He says that IN
bis prime, OF several occasions, he walked
100 miles in twenty four hours, only eating
during that time a few crackers and taking
a swallow or two of rum. He has never
been sick. and does not know from per-
sOnal experience what disease is. He IS
very slight physically. his weight being a
little more than ninety pounds, but he is
strong, and walks with an elastic step. He
enjoys fishing, and almost every day goes
down the Chemung River and catches ''as
many as any of the boys" His memory is
sometimes little tTeacherous, except as to
matters fifty or seventy-five years ago. but he
preserves his other faculties unimpaired. He
served honorably in the War OF 1872. and
will talk by the hour OF scenes and incidents
which he saw or took part in. lie is not
troubled with any apprehension regarding
death, but expects to live many years yet to
enjoy his good fortune. He has a family Of
eight children-Mrs J. w. Evans Mrs.
George T. Lee, BinghamptOn, and six sons
all of whom reside in Schenectady or Duanes-
burgh Most of these were in Elmira last
week with their children. paving their re-
spectS TO their father.