The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-14
MANY MILLIONS.
vANDEnBnrswI11's PROVISIONS
How the Dead Millionaire Disposed of his
Vast wOalth-An Equal Heritage for
Each of the ChildrSn-rhs Trust
Funds-charitablo Requests Slim,

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! to-day ex-Judge Rapallo, followed By
Chauncey NJ. Depew, Cornelius Wander
7 bilt, William X. Vanderbilt, Frederick
3 W. and George Vanderbilt, in the order
named, entered the surrogate's office and
/ Immediately appeared before Probate
| Clerk. Charles Beckett for the purpose Of
filing the will OF William H. Vanderbilt,
The following is q copy Of the document:
], William II. Vanderbilt, OF the city Of
New York, do make and publish my last
will and testament as follows, viz:
sFirstI devise unto my beloved wife,
Maria Louisa, during her natural life, the
dwelling house in which | now reside and
the lot on which it stands. After describ
ing the property the will continues: l
also give and devise 10 my said wife, for
and during her natural lie, the three lots
4 tt0f'1and on the northeasterly corner q
Madison avenue and Fiisy.second street,
in the city OF New York, together with the
stables and implements thereon erected.
also give and beQueath 10 her, for and
during her natural life, all the paintings,
pictures, statuary and works OF art, which
may Own at the time OF my deceago, ex-
cept the portrait and-marblo bust OF my
father, which have beQueathed to my
son Cornelius. | also give and bequeath
to her, for and during her natural life, all
the furniture, OF every description, includ-
| ing plate, silver, library ornaments,
musical Instruments and other articles OF
household use which may at the time OF
my deCease be In or appurtenant
TO my present residence, and also
all the horses, carriages, vehicles,
harness, stable furniture and imple-
ments which may have on hand at the
time OF my decease, and usually kept in
my stables on Madison avenue and Fifty
second street, and | empower my wife
during her life to exchange or dispose OF
any OF my said household furniture and
other chattels, except pictures. statuary
Queath to my said wife an annuity OF $780,
600 per annum during her natural life. to
be computed from the date OF my deCease
and paid to her in equal quarterly yearly |
payments thereafter. And / direct that
a sum sufficient 10 produce such annuity |
be set apart and at all times safely invest
ed by my executors for that purpose dur.
ing the life OF my wife. And empower
her TO dispose by will OF $50O,000 OF the |
principal OF the same, 80 directed TO BIZ
set apart, in any manner she may desire
and which shall be legal. All taxes, as-
sessments and charges which may be i'm |
posed on the real 4stttN devised to my
wife for life, shall be payable by her dur |
ing the same period. And l declare that |
the foregoing devise and bequests to her |
are to be in lieu Of dover.
TO MARGARET AND OTHER DAUGHTERS.
second-I devise unto my daughter,
Margaret Louise, wife Of Elliot F. Shep-
ard, her heirs and assigns forever, the
house in which she now resides and the
lot on which 1t stands (Which lot the will
ihen describes) at Fifty.second street and
Fifth avenue, southwest corner, together
with all my rights in Fifth avenue and
Flfty.second street, in front OF said
premises.
Third-I devise TO my daughter, Emily
Thorn, wife Of William Sloane, her heirs
and assigns, the middle one Of the three
houses erected by me on the westerly aide
Of Fifth avenue, between Fifty-frst and
Fifty-second street, and the lot on which
it stands.
Fourth-I devise unto my daughter
Florence Adele, vile Of Hamilton Mex.
Twombly, her heirs and assigns forever,
the lot Of land on the southwest corner OF
Fifth avenue and Fiity-fourth street, in
said city, and part Of the lot in the rear
thereof, fronting on Fifty-fourth street
(these premises are then described and
the will continues,) together with the
dwelling houses erected on the said
premises, and all my right, title and in
terest in and to the street and avenue
bounding said premises.
Fifth devise unto my daughter Eliza
o., wife ot William S. Webb, her heirs
assigns forever, the lot OF land on the
western side Of Fifth avenue, next ad-
joining on the south the corner lot de-
Gcribed in the next preceding Qourth)
clause OF fthis will, and also the repaining
part OF said rear lot fronting on Fifty
fourth street; the strip Of land on the
westerly side ot said lot fronting on Fifty
fourth street is given to my said daughter
Eliza o., and the e9sterly line OF said lot
may bp shaped ip SUCH manner as shall
be or has been devised by the architect
In charge OF the erection Of said two
houses, but keeping as nearly as possible
in the dimensions hereinbefore described.
sixth-Should the dwelling houses now
being erected for my daughters Florence,
Adele and Eliza o., upon the two lots OF
land devised them not be finished at the
time OF my decease, I direct that they be
completed as soon as practicable there
after at the expense Of my estate.
SEVENTH Five and beoueath to the
trustees hereinafter appointed $25, 100000
1t kanI1 ~ Eba TtntknI Gkokns ~ A taartaa
bearing. interest at the rate ot 4 percent
per annum, the principal falling due in
the year 1Q07i $1,000, ,Q9O Of second mort
gage bonds on the Lake Shore and MiGhi-
gan Southern Railway Company, due in
the year 1903, bearing interest at the rate
OF percent per annum; $s0000Q Of the
first mortgage bonds OF the last named
company, due in the year Of 1909, bearing
interest
AT THE RATE OFT PERCENT
per annum; s., 10000 OF the sinking fund
bonds Not' tho Chicago & Northwestern
Railway Company, due in the year 1929,
bearing interest at the rate OF 6 percent
per annum; s., ,0OO 900 Of the sinking fund
bonds OF the last named company, due In
the year 1929, bearing interest at the rate
ot 5 percent per annum; S., 100000 Of the
general consolidated sinking fund bonds
Of the last named company, DUE in the
year 1915, bearing interest at the rate Of
percent per annum; Sb000,0O0 Of the
mortgage bonds Of the New York Central
Railroad Company, due in the year 1908,
bearing interest at the rate Of 7 percent
per annnm, and 81, 900, coo Of the mortgage
bonds OF the New York & Harlem Rail-
road Company, due in the year 1900. bear
ing interest At the rate Of percent per
annum, making in the aggregate S40, 0,00O,-
900 OF theo above named securities, at par,
in trust to divide the same into eight equal
parcels Of s., 100000 each, and each Of said
parcels TO contain IN equal amount OF
each OF the above specified kinds Of