Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06

NoW everything fulntS TO settle
ment = The Wilmington Chadwicks
Join in tho Good Fortune.
For the past 90 years the vast Chadwick
estate In England, valued at Sl27, 100000,
| has been the cause of much litigation OH
! the part Of Americans who have struggled
| in vain for millions beyond the sea. Time
| and again has the news been heralded this
| side OF the water that the millions were
coming, but the American heirs are still
waiting the arrival of the enormous for
| tune, which does not seem far of.
| Two Of the heirs, Susanna, or Susie, MS
| she is better known, and George Chad
| wick, reside in this city. The former at
| No. POO Market street, and the latter at
| No. 306 Maryland avenue. Cornelius and
Ferdinand Chadwick are Philadelphians,
while another heir, Thomas Booth, lives
| in Providence, r. ].
| All the real estate, amounting to Sl25,-
100000. will go to Cornelius Chadwick.
he being heir-at-law under the common
law of England, and a fourth of the
residue will 50 to his brother This
| fabulous amount Of wealth has been the
subject of litigation for the past twenty
years by the present claimants
Chadwick is expecting daily the news from
his agents in England that the compromise
and withdrawal of the other claimants has
| been effected. During the past three
months the lawyers having the case in
| hand have been hard at work arranging
for the withdrawal of the l52 claimants,
and have succeeded 50 far as TO placatc
| more than thrce-fourths Of them up to the
last adyices received by Mr. Chadwick.
LAWS PRovERBlAL DELAY.
Tremendous difficulty has been encoun-
tered on every side by tie present heir on
account OF the obstacles thrown in the
way by various officers and redtapeism of
the chanCcry court Of England. But his
pedigree has been established beyond
shadow Of doubt.
It was in 1875 that the pedigree was
established early in the case, making the
work less complicated The outside
claimants make their claims by attempt
ing to establish relationship between
branches OF the family, causing delay,
and still further delay has been caused BY
the necessity of sitting ont the evidence
and proving who is and who is not Il
member of the family. The case has been
won, but the court Of chancery is waiting
until the claims OF the co-heirs have been
established before turning the estate over
! HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS.
The enormous estate, now worth $751;
ON, 900, has been i'll the chanccry court for
a century and quarter. In 1863 Sir
Andrew Chadwick died at the age of 9S
years, and left an estate of 81, 10000 to
his heirs who should prove their right.
He had been a soldier of fortune, having
risen from the ranks of the Second Horse
Guards under the Duke of Marlborough,
to position which placed him near tho
person OF Queen Anne. During his ser
vice with her he saved her from being
dragged over a prGcipiCc BY a par of tor
rori2ed horses and for that service she
knighted him and put him in several
| 81.
OF his positions and fortunate speculation
he was enable to accumulate his fortune.
He married Lady Margaret Humphreys OF
Deptford, in County Kent.
At his death he left no children His
eldest brother had died childless, and his
younger brother had gone into foreign
lands and was never heard Of again until
the present Cornelius Chadwick, with the
aid OF a rich syndicate Of New Workers, sue
ceeded in tracing him.
IN THE CHANCERY COURT
The property thus left was thrown into
the court OF chnnccry, where it has since
lain tattening anu growing with aCcumu.
lated interest, The most of it consists of
real estate 1908 houses being on Old Mari.
borough, Putuey, New Crown Lombard
and other streets in the heart of London
adjacent to the Bank of England. The
estate is also onc-third proprietor in the
new River Water Works, one of the best
paying concerns in the world, which sup.
plies the city of London with water. There
are also vast estates in the country, notably
kidder place in kiddcrton, and another
one near Cody, the old seat of the family.
The heirs Who have proved their rights
are Cornelius Chadwick, real estate agent,
No, 800 South Fifth street, Philadelphia,
J who IS the direct heir-at-law to the estate;
, Ferdinand Chadwick of SiXticth and
Market, his brother, and three cousins
Thomas Booth, n retired merchant OF
, Providence, X. l., and Gcorge and Susanna
Chadwick OF this city, the Wilmington
=, heirs.
Susanna Chadwick, one Of the Whining
ton heirs, conducts 4 notion store at No
: BOO Market street in the Ninth ward
W hen GAZETTE reporter called on Mon
day evening Miss Chadwick had no hest
fancy in discussing the present status OF
the legacy. While She was hopeful Of tho
arrival of the great fortune She was not
disposed to worry herself about it, and
stated that she would he thoroughly con
I tent II II never reached her. She had
heard OF its existence from childhood She
said, and had always taken rosy view
o Vi tue situation, never cXerting herself
nor caring whether the court of Chancery
! released the money or not
: From the residence Of Miss Chadwick
7 the reporter repaired 70 the store of hei
brother, at No. 3j6 Maryland avenue As
the newspaper man stepped from al
elccrrlc ear and approached the place
he discovered Mr., Chadwick, leaning
against pillar at the front Of the store
> coolly pulling away ut q cigar. The re
:, porter was not mistaken iii addressing thu
r person as Mr.. Chadwick, for he had M
, difficulty IN recognizing in him the coun
g tcrpart Of his sister There was the sam,
> collected, Indifferent air about him
yet he was bright and cheerful ant
) seemed perfectly satisfied with the part Ii,
! ngtei III the play Of life. Like his sistc
4 Mr.. Chadwick hal for many years heard
/, Of the vast estates that were coming ana
: like her lac cared very little whether the,
5 ever come. lie is prosperous in business
n ami his home and surroundings are ii
i that could be desired Cornelius Chadwicl
! was first aware Of his close connection
. with the estate i'll IS7a through an Englisi
s lawyer named Ezra r. Jenkins, and thei
Tor the first time the fact that the million
existed became known.
i
E Treatment of Cholera.
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Cholera says AS il Is known THAI III
{ cholera microhc docs not iluurish il uc
solutions, it would be well to slightly acid
nate the drinking water This may b