New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-19
MR. LAMPSON'S BENEFACTION
HIS ESTATE ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN
100000 AND 100000.

,,osr or, TT tn ca To yAIE-sOME OF HIS CHAR-
,cTER-srrcs AS TOLD BY HIS CLASS
MATE. s. b. EATON.
g. e. Eaton of the law firm OF Eaton q nu"N'
No a Broad-st was an old friend OF "na"'
mnsor NJ LEROY ~ v who according to the
terms Of his will read yesterday left the puk Vi
his estate to Yale University. Mr.. Eaton s"'u 20,
terday afternoon that from statements maui ~ a."
-, NJ Jamnson during his life, he should Judge
that the estate would amount to ABOUT F"S,V"' -
500 COO r,. "were
"yvi,Iar I.ampson and l." said Mr.. Eaton "e'o
classmates in the class of go at Yale ana 'ne
r,aah,,, ,hen bceEn continued through MS lie.
prohahIv 7 knew Mr. Lampson better than any y,
b,a classmates or any OF his ether frenus' anu
certainly more OF nm ,.a,o,a
..>1r I,mnson came from good New Ens'ahu
s,ock One of his ancestors was co'o"e' III ~, 80,
Revolutionary Army. Sir GURUS han'p'o"'
uncle was one OF a well-kno"n group VI ~ No.
onanciers living in London, including George l.'
Morpan Upon Icing graduated
t,or, coI,ecc Mr. Lampson went ABROAD lo' wv
voors studying at Heidelberg. upoH re'u''
this country in 1854 he entered 'o'uiii0'
81 hool and took the regular coCiSe' "''"o
never practised law. He then accepted po''.o.
I, his fathers bank at Leroy. rev years '
his ia her died. and upon william was ,',io""
entire care of the family Ia widow ana iour c,'
aror, torether with the property One pro'''''
/ ,Ia
- marred hut died without offspring' 'ne
mother and sister died and william i-a'npao" an"
a brother known "a the Col )nel were 'ei' ~
living together in the large family mans'"" '' ''e
rest OF their days ..... ho,org
THE two best-known pieces Oh P'op' %
mo N he state and now apparently so."s "
ya,o mr., tne Bank OF Leroy and inShdm .'
t,,, of Ieroy Ingham University consists OF th'e.
or fou Iarg. buildings located IN the cent?
fnr V2i,nc women Mr. Lampson mad ioaneu ia tnoi
,Lo OF late years, ana III INC GU" WIN
II on a mortgage foreclosure. .,o, - oduca-
III i,mnson was always interested IN cH w,
ton and cherished especial 1onuheHs III, M
tijs last visit there was made in company WIN III;
saif aho,,, six wears ago The next year itel 'i
no and M de a visit to Harvard ana ne WI liz
,erested in axa mining the new Duiluliss.
sanders Theatre He talked freely ABOUT "a h
a similar one Tor Yale. but not long aitti W." nj
versi,y would he one yielding cash. wnich ue s
no followed out in the terms OF III. VIII. nsor
THOMAS Tina tche- held complete sway OF i.d"p, ,h
when in college and the memory OF MN nau niu ~
TO do with influencing Mr.. l.ampsoh SO i"'o''S
toward Yale. ,ho- ., tho Netro-
noitan and University clubs. OF this city. ne sedoH
Visited them He fond. when on VISIT hers vi
roaming about the city. studying me Hipro
and exploring old quarters which he read or Ills
only brother died short time ago ana tnis u suP
nnscj 10 have affected him seriously IN pusHi11SSa
| Mr. iampson was agacous and conservative ne
never speculatcd In any sense OF the worn aio
once sold or bought share OF stock IN wan S,'ee
thods what are now CaI'tu oIu-
fashioned His investments were principaiiy IN
Securities and shall be surprised If when they are
turned over to Yale they are not found 10 pe an eA
ccntionaIly sound and gl-edged lot.