New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-14
ONE OF VANDERBILTS AIMS.
ANXIOUS TO ENDow A GREAT MUSEUM.

COMMENTS AT The WINDSOR on THE WILL.
The few brokers who lOitered about the
windsor Hotel yesterday had little to say about the
Vanderbilt Will They expressed greater interest III tue
probable course OF action o. the older sons VINO hao
been left fortunes large enough to make them powerful
influences IN the stock if they should again vent
urc into Wall street That they would exert always
rcat mower in railroad and financial matters was an IN
cvabc conclusion from their positions aud the charac
ter OF their fortunes. If they should re-ehter wal
street the market would feel ut once the effect OF u
operations IL admitted generally by proAoFs '''
the "bOys" wOulG hardly do anything nj present u''
the state had been settled far as any settlement can
be made 1t was the common opinion also tha' tue wiz
was an Improvement that of Commodore Nahdcrpl''
and more in harmony with the laws aud spllt oi INC
country.
congregation which filed about half tho seats
attended the morning services at 81 hartu''ono"
Church yesterday. Cooke preached on the calming
and sustauiu, power OF ligous faith. The vanderbilt
pew wa, empty as on the day OF the funeral ana ho
member of the family noticed In the conBr's"'o
The suppy of incidents Illustrative OF william H. van
derlits character among his rcnds and associate, Is
still far from being exhausted. Chatting III MS PIi
Saturday evening, n close associate Oh ''o u0''
millionaire talked substantially aS follows:
several years ago the city Of New-fork came near
receiving from Mr.. Vanderbilt one 81 tho eranue''
monuments that city ever had lie was ANXIOUS "
contribute some memorial which would be OF different
citizen At one time ho conceived the idsa of buildings
cathedral church grand scale, with al It's conner
ing Institutions but he gave that up Finally lie uec
thn n he could the block OF land opposite HIS
house. now occupied ny the Roman Cathohc orPh""
Asylum he would build upon 1t a museum ana emo"
il with 50 OOOOOO In TIN, project hc would be ahe 10
watch the progress uf the work from his windows seq
the building 20 up stone by stone, anu "henc'e' -"
wanted TO- and superintend the carry s O"t
his plans When mentioned his project to the curator
ITt,f1 a
that there was institution in the world when receiver
the income that such u sum would yield. either from
private or Government sources, ana that with such
phenomenal endowment II would not be hIS S'"''
before the proposed museum would contain III w"
autliu Ties and collect ou- the world worth having
rne property however, being leased Tor Il nominal
consideration to the Catholic authorities =" ''"E d, wv
Land wat, occupied for the PURPOSES OF an orphan asN'Hm
if wonI have required their surrender Of the lease ~ '0
city and 10, sale by the cp to Mr. Nandcr'I'i anu '"'
transfer ~ tine money TO the a-l un To do ' 'n "'
of tn. LEGISLATURE would have been required. Every
e.i ,, made IN secure the land. but the Catholic
authorities would not take tine risk oi every PA. ~
scheme gong through aud b',i UP W. "a,
rrult was pecuat ia that a lie coIld h9t un ''!L ~
A,. own way ho would not do 1t al ALL ana 80 tue i'"
4 strGin- Characteristic Of Mr. vanderbilt was h'
wu.nr., To- receive caud opn n' rom , 81 m
lie often sad That hc had the greatest n"H'''l j."
obtaining thc views "i ms IT'rHu' '.,i % ,,.,,,.
ciate,. many Of whom followed me lpl'S o
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