The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-12
FOR THE NEW CATHEDRAL.
MRS. COLES BEQUEATHs TO IT A
LARGE SHARE OF HER ESTATE

Several HanAreA Thousands, Ie IL sasA-Hsr
WORKS or Art 70 GO 10 the Metropolitan
Museus-A College Founded ut Newport.
Mrs. Elizabeth q. Coles. who presented q
number Of valuable old tapestries to the Prot
estant Episcopal Cathedral Of st. John tho
Divine several months ago. and who died on
Dec. 20 at her home. 677 Fifth avenue. has be-
queathed to the cathedral q large amount Of
property. The Metropolitan Museum OF Art
alsolis to profit by Mrs. Coless benevolenc and
30 Is an institution yet unborn to be founded
at Newport,and to be known as Coles's College.
in memory Of the founders son. There IL said
to be one other public beauest. while the num-
Der OF relatives and friends who are named In
the will is nearly forty.
Mrs. Coles was 70 years old. A conservative
estimate Of the amount Of her estate. accord
ing to The Suns informant. would be be-
tween $200O.000 and 100000. There are
those who believe that even the smaller Of
these sums would be an overestimate.
Report had it Yesterday that the cathedral
would receive something like 100000 from
the estate. When this was brought to the at
tention OF Lawyer Clifford A. Hand Of 81 Wall
street. who drew the will. no was inclined to
laugh at It.
If the cathedral trustees are looking for
any such sum as that. am afraid they will be
disappointed" he said.
he would not NIX the amount, but ala NOT
among those whe Eo ND know IL that it may be
Hand acknowledged that the cathedral is 70
get share Of the residuary estate, but lust
hs
sea al s and be deat to
TIE market to-day Il might bring Very . much
more or very much less than It's value. But It
t. safe to say that the cathedral will get
The news Of Mrs. Coles's benevolence was
By she 6 ssa ne
The. cathedral needed Just such encourage;
% Rsard Of M II George Ma'cu'l0ch Miller had
II knew i was Mrs; ColeS,s intention to J.. Do 2
had no knoWlease as to the amount. unit 1t Will
70 the Metropolitan Museum of Art Mrs.
ppncipay The MorEs q foreign masters.
M are sald To 70 BE- Seventeen of them in
Guiding portraits Of herself and her husband.
are fine Of
il also said that Mrs. Coles has beGneathed to
not Known tn fHa
was Mrs. .Coless wish. often expressed to her
ss nS a to have T the has bssn
done in the case OF the Wolfe COLLECTION
In memory Of her son William F. Coles, who
died about ten years ago at the age OF -. Mrs.
Coles foupds Coles,s College, to which :, she
Since the death Of her son William she had
lived alone until last fall when her nephew.
Mr.. George Coles and his wife,, came ~ live
with her. She was member OF Grace Church
few months, She is said to have given her
an early age married william +. Coles. who
died in lst)S. leaving hsr large estate; BY
other t; H son. Who died when child. There are
no surviving children: She leaves a brother.
who is a yestryman Of st, Marks Church. Be-
sides her Newport villa she had e new sum.
mer residence at Glen Glove. She used to
Cove later. Last year she remained at Glen
Cove all summer. The Protestant cathedral
had for long time been pet scheme Of hers.
and she used to express much interest in the
she drven to oo
upon the spot where the great ediflce is to
decoration Of the cathedral was made last Au-
gust. She purchased them from the Princess
them they aderned the I pei
ace in Rome. They are twelve in number: in;
Christ and map OF the Holy Land. They are
he psf NV ou5ssss ssS
are: /. The Annunciation. 2. The Alteration
Of the Shepherds, 3. The Alteration, Of the
Magi. The Flight into Egypt 8. The Bap.
tim Of Ghrs Ts Mauns g
PASSION s. Tho Cruciiixion.. 10. The Resur:
rection.. !; Giving the Keys to St Peter. Il
Map Of the Holy Land.