New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-21
GENEROUS REQUESTS BY DR. EIGENBRODT
HE LEAVES OVER 100000 EACH TO THE GENERAL
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND TO

When the Rev DR. William Ernest Eigenbrodt
died AT his home No. 127 West Thireenth-st. on
the afternoon of Sunday November T. ne left be-
hind him a will dsposing Of a valuable estate ag-
gregating over half a million dollars. Nearly the
entire amount he bequeaths TO institutions or charl-
ties in this city the most nota bic benehcaries be
ing the General Theological Seminary of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church and Trinity School
DR. Eigenbrodt born in Jamaica L. l.. in
1873 and was eiEhty-one yeas old when he died.
He was graduated from Columbia College. in the
class of 1891 and entered the same year the Gen
erai Theological Seminary within whose walls the
best part OF his remaining life was passed he was
OF years. while officiating az associate rector OF
Calvary Church, lie served as acting professor III
the seminary without salary. and in ls6? was
elected TO the professorshp OF pastoral ths0,,"sY
and pulpit eloquence When the Ghalr was SUI IL,
man professor of pastoral theology. For twenty
nine years he secretary Of the Diocesan con-
Next to his love for the Theological Seminary
was his affection for Trinity School.
The will after stipuatng that certain anhulurs
b. paid to persons designated ana having mdd,
provision for the disposition of small portions E n
this way: The first heauest OF the testatoT ~ ina
given 10 the General Theological Seminary. tie
then provides for the endowment of free PED IN
Home for Irdigent Christian Females: at Madison
ave. and East Eighty -ninth,st. this city a charity
seminary he sets aside the Of $1,000 for the
establishment of the salle L. i;igenhTodI Fellow
shin I'm memory Of his sister. Miss Salie T.. ElSeh
brodt who died several years ago. men, "ltti
making a small rumber Of Requests including one
of some curios to the metropolitan Museum OF ar,
he STIMULATES that the residue OF his estate sna
he equally divided between the General Ih"ologl'ai
Seminary OF the Protestant Episcopal Church ana
the New-York Protestant Episcopal Public SchopI.
the corporate body known AS Trinity Scno"l' no"
in West Ninety -trst-st The residue OF the estate:
after all the other provisions set forth in the VIII
have been fulfilled will amount To siM"", tiuS
lea wing s2OUGV each to the General lh"oloEl'"'
Seminary and Trinity School. Three persons arr
named as executors of the Will which was MADE
some years ago. the only one of whom survived 'he
deceden being Dr. Eugene \. norman dean 81
Z he seminary Concerning the bequeSt 10 III"
seminary DR.. Hoffman said yesterday.
The generous legacy left to this Institution by
Dr. Eigenbrodt Will he added to the general endow
ment fund and will be called the william y.
Eigenbrodt Fund. The Sallie +. Egenbrodt Eel
lowship which DR.. Eigenbrodt has endowed IN
memory of his sster. will be used in assisting tn'
worthy graduates of the seminary to pursue thcli
studies in order thai they may MT themselves pei
ter for ministry. This Will be the min fellow
ship of the kind with which the seminary mas pern
endowed - ,,,.,,.
Nearly all of the fortune left by Or. Eigenbrodt
consists of personal property, very small portion
OF ii being invested in real estate