Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-13
RICHER THAN CRESUS.
The Way that Vanderbilt Disposed OF
His Millions, as Told In the
VIII.
what ITO Left His wife and Each OF Ills
Eight ChiIdren--rhe Estate Tied
Up securely.
cnNrrNra or M Viz.

NEW YoRR, Dec. l2..--The will OF VIM
II. Vanderbilt was read yesterday lmme-
dlately on the return OF the family from
the funeral services at New Dorp. The
reading was strictly private aud II was
decided that the contents OF the VIII
should not be made public until after The
document had gone to the surrogate 4
office. Great speculation was INDUCED
last night throughout the city as TO the
probable contents of the document. Az
l0o'clock this morning the great magnate's
viii was formally flied with the clerk Of the
surrogates's court. The will bequeaths
to Mrs. william II. Vanderbilt, the
widow, the dwelling house in which he
recently lived, and three other lots IN
New York city; also all the household
goods, horses, stables, etc, and statuary,
paintings, etc The will also bequeaths
to her an annuity of 81 200, 900, the fore
going to be in lieu OF dover.
He dcyises unto his daughter Mar
garet Louisa, wife of Elliott +. Shepherd,
her heirs and assigns forever the house
In which she now resides, and lot on
which 10 stands.
He deyises TO his daughter Emily
Thorn, wife Of william Sloan, her heirs
and assigns, the middle one OF three
AOMhhF NlAkhN'A ny hANi VI hlir NN'N 'aNN
of Flfth avenue, between Fifty-hrst and
Fiity-sccoud streets, and the lot on
which It stands.
lie bequeaths to his daughter, Mrs.
Hamilton Nick Twombly, II lot Of land
on the corner Of Fifth avenue and Fifty
fourth street, together with dwelling
house on sald property.
Unto his daughter, Mrs Watson =.
Webb, he gives various lots OF land, to-
gether with two dwelling-houses thereon,
The document thereafter reads as fol-
lows: III give and bequeath to the trust
ees hereinafter appointed, $4,000, 900 of
bonds Of the United States of America,
bearing interest at the rate of per cent.
per annum; $4,000, 600 first and second
mortgage bonds Of Lake Shore and Michi-
gan Southern Railway company's, bear
ing interest at the rate OF per cent. per
annum; 81 200, 900 Of sinking fund bonds
OF the Chicago 8 Northwestern Railway
company, due in 1929, bearing interest at
the rate Of per cent; $4,000, 900
OF sinking fund bonds of the last-namcd
company, due In 1929, bearing interest
at the rate OF per cent. and 52,000,000
OF general consolidated sinking fund
bonds of the last named company"
The will bequeaths Sl0,000,000 TO each
OF his eight children and nearly 81 ,0O0,-
600 To charitable institutions. The re-
mander Of his fortune is divided equally
between Cornelius aud William H. Van !
derbilt. He directs that all of his railway |
stock shall be held in bulk, and admins |
tered for the best interests of all, and that |
none OF them shall be disposed OF without |
the consent OF all concerned. Mr.. Chaun- |
cey NJ Depew aud Mr., Henry Henderson
are constituted administrators of the will. |
BAD on THE BULIs.
NEW YORK, Dec. IA well known
man OF Wall street said on hearing of Mr..
Vanderhnt's VIII, "That viii defeat
every buh hope; il ties the property up
so the boys will have 30 depend on annu-
titles, and that boiled down means just
this; None OF the money is coming into
Wall street Somebody else will have 10
furnish bull ammunition after this. This
big estate Is put beyond their reach, and
the boys are fixed so that they cannot
waste any money in stocks"