New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
A CHURCH RECEIVES A LEGACY.

The members of the Prospect Hill Reformed
Church in East Eighty -ifth-st were gaddened at
their social last evening by the announcement that
the litigation over the Fanshaw will had term,
mated in their favor. The Court of Appeals decided
on Tuesday that the will. by which the church
received S25. .OOO valid. Mr.. Fanshaw Was one
of the original members OF the Prospect I'M
Church. He was an Old citizen or cw,fork' ara ara
lived in little stone house at Ninety-frst-st and
Third-ave. Before he became member or the
Prospect Hill Church he was connected with the
Union Presbyterian Church in Eigity-slxth.st. ne
made his VIII at that time, providing that on his
wifes death one-quarter of the property should be
given to the first Reformed Church that was eAab-
lished in Yorkville. short time afteIward the
new church was organized by members from the
Union Presbyterian Church Mr. Fanshaw Joined
the church and contributed to Its ass.s'HNGe nee
Fanshaw lived until three years ago. ana the
property at her death amounted to $iOo'oUO.
Judge Larremore decided that the claims OF the
church to 0nc-quarter of the property, were just
but bis decision was reversed by the Supreme
Court. and there the matter remained uh'ii tne
Court of Appeals affirmed the first decision. Some
of the heirs were agreed from the first that the
church should receive the portion bequeathed to ~
The Prospect Hill Church IS now Ptospe,o%s
are the Rev. Dr. Daniel Quackenbush and the key
o. II. Walser. II is expected soon that new build
ing will be needed to replace the one now In use.
which is too small to accommodate the congrega-
tion.
| PURCHASE OF A MARINE HOSPITAL SITE.
! A dispatch from Washington yesterday stated
| that Congress had passed the bill providing for
the purchase of the Seanen's Retreat Hospital and
| grounds at Stapeton, 5. l., for the purposes OF
permanent marine hospital at this port: Since the
hospital at Bedloes Island was required to be aban
doned on account Of the beginning OF the construc-
| tion of the Bartholdi Pedestal, the hospital has
| been temporarily established in the Seanens Re
treat Hospital building nd some OF the residents
of Staten Island have strenuoasly opposed it's per-
| manency there, upon the ground that there was
great danger of contagion These assertions were
| pronounced absurd by Others. Ambrose snow,
president of the Marine Society. said yesterday !:
Ihave heard nothing officially in regard TO this matter
but as the provision tho purchase OF this property
| was included In the Sundry Civil Appropriation Dill,
presume agreed to at the closing moments OF Con
and thirty acres OF land which offered 10 the Gov
errment for $3.50 900, and the water 'front.' which we
| valued at $4,000 additional. There are large marine
hospitals at Orleans Boston, and other places, ana
we thought there should he ut this port About nfty
wears ago the seamens Retreat Society was organized,
IL supported by capita tax on mariners ana
passengers arriving this port After tine the or
eaniZation purchased ground and built the hospital at
Stapleton at all expense OF about $l50OO0 Then Com
mOdore Vanderbilt contested the constutOnaty OF the
law and won his Alter that the support or the In.
stuton and ts continued existence was pecarous ana
the State refusing do anything for IT, during the ad-
peaed to the Legislature 10 transfer II to the organ iz
lions having the sailors interests in charge. The egs-
laure turned to the Marine society the Marncrs
Orphan Asylum and the Mariners Family Asylum. The
societies afterward conveyed all their claim
the Marine Society, which borrowed $s4OOO
pay Indebtedness OF the Retreat III the Govern
ment takes it the Marine Society will he its disposer