The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07
VERY RICH AND QUEER.
stories of Hctty Green, Her Money
and Her Children.


Not only does a great deal of interest
attach to Hetty Green of New York, as
the richest woman In America, but she
has husband an eligible son and an
eligible daughter. There's millions In f.
for any young man and young woman
who can captivate Edward Henry r.
Green and Sylvia Rowland Green.
Sylvia Is heiress to 500, 900 perhaps
more. She has 100000 left her by her
grandmother, and, besides, she has the in
come TO large Investments made for her
by her father, when he and not Hetty was
the rich one I'm the family. Sylvia Green Is
godd-lo0king and shy. She came Qua Ia
society few years ago, but couldn't bear
20 hear the constant unpleasant remarks
about her mother, SO she withdrew ana
lives so quietly that her weekly expenses
are said TO be not a cent less than SO
The son lives In Terrell, Tex, and Is
president and general manager Of the
Texas Midland railroad. Ned, as every
one down there calls him, Is Is years OLD
stalWart, six feet two inches, broad
shouldered and erect, and weighs a bit
over 200 pounds. He Is a blond. and his
only one whole leg. He was hurt In a
cOastng accident seventeen or eighteen
years ago, and had to endure amputatloh
at the knee.
They tel a funny story to account for
his presence in Texas. In 1887 he was
graduated from Fordham College, up in
a little vacation and some spending
money, $1,000 a week or so. Hetty turned
70 her secretary and said: PLEASE place
$4,000 TO- Ned's account" In twelve
weeks Ned turned up with So cents in his
pocket, ready for work
Hetty al once made him foreman of a
gang Of section hands on Vermont rail-
road, which she happened to own. The
wages were $45 a month. The son took
his medicine, and In four weeks, having
spent his prlpcely salary and all Of $40
more, for which he was In debt, wired
his mother for money.
mot a cent" was the reply.
Ned, though, was good stuff. II buck
led to and In three months paid up his
$40 one day along came his mother, in
her private car She gathered him In and
made him night division superintendent,
at 500 a month. A little while later he
went to Cincinnati, and then entered the
Pullman service. Two years ago he
reached Texas. He can do anything on
the road. Besides his versatility, he has
proved his capacity to care for his moth
er's western property, matter OF $4,000, =
600 or so. She has ss,OO9DDO or Sl0090OJ9 IN
California, 50 10000 In Texas, SIS, 600 900 to
$200000O In Chicago and 100000 In 81.
Louis.
Green the couple have not lived together
for years. Green started married life 20
years his wifes senior, with million Of
his own, which he made in the East India
trade. First he fell out with his wife on
the subject Of expenses, and then with
Wall street on the subject Of speculation,
ana Twelve years ago lOuHQ HiIHstn a
bankrupt Green lives a club life. sup
ported literally by his wife. He is said to
be nearly 50 years old, though he doesn't
look #. He was, before their marriage, one
Of the trustees OF her fathers estate, and
the wedding made sore the hearts Of a
score Of nice young New Workers of the
day who would have been glad to take
Miss Harriet Robinson and her millions
Among the Tilted is said to have been
Freddy Gebhard's uncle. Hetty, however
had drawn up-perhaps she wrote IL her
self, she was competent to do it-an ante
nuptial agreement as she had promised
her father 70 do, that she would not be
responsible for her husbands business or
private debts or for their mutual sup
port. Hetty in the kindness Of her heart
however, broke the contract to support
her husband after the separation ana his
failure.
An her money came from her father.
Edward Mott Robinson, a New Bedford
vessel owner, and from her aunt. sylvia
Rowland, who died year after Hetty's
father, and left her. several millions
more.
Mrs. Green lavishes a great deal Of love
on her children, and is loyal to her hus-
band. She hopes to make her son the rleh-