Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-02
STRONG AND DAWSON ESTATES.

Ihe Will of Major Strong to be Ad.
United to Probate To-day-Seyeral
Public Requests Made-Mr. Dawson
Daed interstate, But During HIS HI.
ness Made Number of Requests
which Will be Faithfully Carried
Out. p --
The will of the late Major q. Il. Strong
will be presented for probate in the pro-
bate court to-day. By tbs will the major
portion of the estate which is supposed to
be in the neighborhood of $3.50, 900 is given
to the widow and children. The public
| requests are as follows:
To the Second Congregational church
society, for the chapel fund, $500. Dur
ing his lifetime Major Strong was much
interested in this society and gave literally
to its support.
The Home for the Friendless is given
$500, and go is the Organized Charities,
the Ladies' Seamen's Friend society and the
| Old Ladies' home.
The above legacies are, however. given
contingent upon certain conditions rela-
tive to the total amount of his estate r.
Is understood that Major Strong has stin-
ulated that his wife and children shall re-
celve stated amount. In the event that
the estate will no more than warrant the
payment Of the legacies he had made to
his family, the public requests are not
to be paid, and are null and void, On
the contrary, If the estate is more than
sufficient to pay the legacies to his family,
and is not sufficient to pay them in full.
tnen what is over and above the amount
OF the legacies to his family shall be
l Divided 70 r.
quests he has made. If still further the
estate is sufficient to carry out the pro.
visions he has made they are to be paid in
| full.
The executors of the instrument are
the deeeased's son n:law, George H. Bald
win of the New Hsven Steam Saw Mill
company, and his widow, Mrs. Strong.
The late Henry 8. Dawson, it was ascer-
tanned yesterday, had died intestate, hay
ing made no will for the disposition Of his
property, Prior to his death, however, 1t
Is Understood, he made certain requests
which ne desired his son to follow in the
disposition of his property, and these re-
quests will be followed as though he hsd
made legal provision for it's disposition by
will. The estate left by the deceased has
been much overestimated In business
circles 1t has been stated that Mr.. Dawson
was worth at the least calculation about
$S5O,00 but an investigation yesterday
shows that his estate, roughly estimated,
VIII range somewhere between So, 900 and
$o,oUO, the most conservative estimate
from persons who were acquainted with
mis- matters being the smaller amount. Of
LOIS ABOUT $2O,0OO Is in real estate and the
balance In securities, the larger part of
which is in New Haven Water COMPANY
stock: 1t is in consequence of Mr., Daw
cons large 1berality that his estate to day
Is no larger than it is, for during his life
time ne had given away large sums of
money for both public and private enter
prises and in charity.
>, LIS only few years ago that he estab-
!ished what is known as the "Bread Fund
Tor the Poor" He gave $1,000 for this
purpose, which was loaned to the town
ana tor which be appointed q board of
trustees, of which DR.. Newman Smvth Ia
one to receive the income from it. and dis
pense 1t In the purchase of bread for the
poor as they might see fit. 1t was his in
tention during his lifetime to increase the
amount he had given for this purpose.
but he neglected it, and it was not
until his last illness that he made
provision to carry out his inten-
tons. IL Is understood that among
the requests he made to be followed
by his son was that several thousand dol
lars Gust how much could not be- ascertain
ed) was to go to swell this fund. Aside
from this 1t is understood that he also re-
quested that certain sums should 90 to per-
sons entirely outside of his family, purely
through charitable purposes, and as thew
cannot be considered in the light of public
requests the amount of money which he
has disposed of in each particular case
could not be ascertained. The bulk of bis
property, however, will 60 to his son, who
Will undoubtedly be the administrator of
the estate
An Error Corrected.
To the Editor Of the JOURNAL AND CouR1ER.