The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-11-04
Death Of q wealthy RccIuse.

New YORK, October 25.-Stripp.d of
the great fortune left her t.y her hnsband, ],
Mrs. A. T. Stewart, who diet! this MORN.
ing. was not remarkable woman, and
though the possessor of millions, she was \
not woman to be invied. Since hecS
husbands death she has lived solitary In d.
her splendor. Her lonely life in her,
Fifth avenue marble ral.ce could scarce.
ly have been happy one. She did not
figure in society. Her name was not
prominent in benevolent enterprises,
though her private benefactioDs are said
to have been large. Her great horse
always seemed as cold and uninyiting as
sepulcbre. She was rarely tcen outside
the doors. Wien she did enter the street
it was in such state that the old lady I
seemed uncomfortable and unhappy
Little is known of her later life. She
leaves great fortune and a palace, but
no children to weep over her coffin, ead
only few friends to follow her IS monsn-;
ers to the splendid mausoleum built at Z
Garden City TO contain the stolen body Of:
her husband. And yet Mrs. Stewart was
an estimable lady and her life has been
free from fault. Mrs. Stewart last aeit i
home last Friday, when she dined With
Mrs. Henry Hilton, wife ofex Judge
Hilton, the friend of her husband. the
executor of his will and the administra-s
tor of his estate. On returning She
caught cold, and on Saturday and Sum
day was unable to leave her bed. This
morning she was thought 10 be better,
but at 10 o'clock she died suddenly Of (
congestion of the lungs and heart trou
BILE. Mrs. Stewart was the eldest daugh;
ter of James Church, q pioneer merchant
of this city. She was born5in 1902, and
was married to Mr.. a. T. Stewartin 1923
by the late Rev. DR.. Mitchell. Inperson
vhe was small and of slender form.
Those who are in attendance say that inss
death her face wears peaceful expression
as though she were asleep, and is very
natural in appearance.
It was stated to-day by an intimate
friend of Mrs. Stewart that the mansion
and the large collection of paintiDgs
have probably been willed TO the city as
the nucleus of great public art gallery.
1t is thought that the larger part OF the
estate will be left to ex Judge Hilton.
The principal pictures in the marble
palace are Rosa Bonheur's Horse Fair, IS
David Huntington's aW ashington Recep-
tion," Meissonier's charge of Cniras-
siers;" "The Disputed Boundary, by
Erskine Nicoll; "The Village Festival, 4
by Kraus, the greatest of German pain
ters; aAfter the Ball." by Alfred Ste-s
vens; masterpiece by Bougpreau, one
by Fortuny, and many Others. The col.
lection is the finest Of modern painters
in America. Mr.. Stewart did not care
much for the old masters. The collection
is worth over 81 600; Geo. The Meisson
iers alone cost $50, 900 and the BoDheurs
$4,000. Among the statuary in the
house are some fine masterpiece Pow
er's Greek Slave, Eve, Paul and Yirginia.
Mrs. Stewards wealth is estimated at
from $4,000, 600 to $50, 100000 Among
the real estate are the great buildings at
Chambers street, and at Tenth street, the q
Metropolitan Hotel and Niblo's Theatre,
the Woman's Hotel in Fourth avenue, the
Grand Union Hotel at Safstogs, the vast /
Hampstead Plains estate and many wool y.
len mills. The funeral will be held 8
Thursday afternoon. The Rev. Arthur
Brooks, of the Church of the Incarnation,
will oficiate. The services at the house
will be private. The body will be taken
to Garden City and placed in. the tomb
of A. T. Stewart. Public seryiQ(
be held in the chapel late in tic slieF:s:
noon Of Thursday. Bishop Littlejohn,
who is in Chicago; has been telegraphed
for and is expected to arrive in time to-
take part in the services. The ceremony
will be of the plainest description. s.