New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-20
THURSDAY,
JUNE 20, 1895.
A LARGE LIFT TO ST. LUKE'S
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CONSULTATIVE
SEWING WOMEN.
THE HOSPITAL TO RECEIVE ABOUT 100000 BY THn
WILL OF THE LATE RUFUS wATERHoUsE-
FUND IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE

WILL. OF THE LATE RUFUS wATERHoUSE-
FUND IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE
MINOR LEGACIEs TO RELATIVES.
BY the provisions of the will OF the late Rufus
Waterhouse. the wealthy manufacturer OF mems
furnishing goods at No. SIS Broadway who died
suddenly last Friday at his home. No. l6s West
Frfy-hfth-st, St. Lukes Hospital will receive
legacy amounting to not less than 100000. which
will be the largest gift the institution In Its MS.
tory.
The legacy will be devoted TO the purpose OF estab-
fishing and maintaining ward for consumptive
sewing women. and will be called the Mary y
Waterhouse Memorial. In honor OF the memory or
the wife OF the testator. who died from consump-
ton four years ago. Mr. Waterhouse his friends
say never fully recovered from the effect produced
upon him by the death OF his wife. and he made up
his mind that he would do something for the anne
Iteration OF the sufrerings Of others afflicted with
the Game disease. He employed In his business
about hundred and nifty young women, who
engaged In sewing the goods he manufactures
He saw from time to time that many OF them con-
traced the disease. and II this knowledge. prob
ably. which determined him TO make the sewing
women the benenclarics OF his bounty as In most
cases they are unable to provide for themselves
even In the early stages OF consumption. when
prompt and capable treatment might save their
lives.
The Warehouse legacy 10 the hospital has been
given It outright. TO be devoted to the object
named and the institution will be still further bene
htcd In the future by the receipt OF large sum,
= a resduary lcgatee, after certain legacles 70
persons named In the will have received the life or
absolute interest to which they arc entitled. At
Mr. Warehouses; late place OF business II was said
yesterday that II possible at present to
estimate the exact amount OF the residuary estate
but Il certain to be large.
Rufus Warehouse born In Maine. In a village
near Portland. ffty-eight years ago. He found em-
poyment In this city when a boy and continued
to live here finally becoming OF the most prom
inen; men in his department OF manufacture In the
East. Seventeen years ago he married Miss Mary
J. Shaw. OF Philadelphia, whose fatal attack OF con-
sumption resulted from cold contracted on re.
turn voyage from Europe. Mr.. Warehouse was an
attendant at the Church OF the Messiah Unitarian).
OF which the Rev. DR. Robert Colyer is the pas
tor. and OF the most active OF the parish
toner's In church work His burial was beside the
body Of his wife ~ Laurel Hi Cemetery. Phila-
The Rev DR. George Stuart Baker, Superintendent
Of ST LuSe's Hospital. expressed himself as par
accommodations the proceeds OF the legacy Of
Mr. Waierhouse will provide IN the new buildings
that the treatment OF consumptlves had been under
taken at the hospital since June l. 1891. when tho
House Of Rest for Consumptves. at fremont. was
consolidated with the hospital. and that separate
department devoted TO that disease had accommoda-
tons for fory-two patients.
The will OF Mr. Warehouse. which was executed
May !. 1891. was filed for probate Yesterday af-
ternoon. II contains the following provision Any
one who contests this will shall receive no share or
part OF my estate" Mr.. Warehouse gives $1,000
in cash each TO his brother Samuel. his sister Mary
f.. Degnio his sister Eliza Hatch and his brothers
widow. Nancy s. Waterhouse. He also creates four
trusts OF $1,000 each for the benefit Of these per-
sons they receive the income during their lives
and upon the death of the survivor all the principal
to go to ST. Lukes Hospital, to be added to the
waterhouse Memorial Fund All the residue OF
trustees OF St. Lukes Hospital, which. together
with the principal Of the other trust funds is TO
executors named ara william E. Vermilya Freders
lex II. Smith. jr. and Frederick j. Lancaster