The times., 1897-09-20
BORN TO DUCAL H0N0Rs
Duchess of Marlborough Blessed
With a Baby Boy.
DESCENDANT OF VANDERBILT
Grent-Greet- t-Grandson of the Staten
Island Truck Farmer Born 10 Be
Heir oc Titles Almost Royal and
Wealth That Would Crafty an
Emperor.

London, Sept. l9-The arrival yesterday
morning at the residence of the Duke
of Marlborough of son To that distln-
guished scion of nobility and his wife,
formerly Aiss copsuelo Vanderbilt, of New
York, was an occasion OF great rejoicing
in the family of the duke and among
his friends ana neighnors, high and low
rich aud poor, throughout nearly all the
domain II his estates.
The advert into this vale of the infant
boy has been, OF course, expected for
some tiae, and curiousiy enough the
general opinion has been that when the
event did occur il would be signaled by
a male child 10 succeed to the great estate
ana numerous titles of the great house
OF Marlborough. lie Will I've heir TO one
CT the proudeSt titles and greatest for
tunes in the world.
Some Americans have been not little
scandalized by the fact that the Duchess
declined to go into retirement earlier.
She was active and up and aboat TO the
last Presumably she took her cue in
that respect from the Princess of Wales
father and mother of the young Duchess.
have not met until today since they
parted in st. Thomas Church, New York.
where they cauie together for one day
for the marriage of. their daughter to the
Duke OF Marlborough.
liere j. tie fuil title Of the new great
great grandson OF Commodore anderhilt,
the Staten Island truck farmer:
He is Marquis Of Blandford. and viii be
upon the death of his father:
Duke Of Marlborough
Earl OF Marlborough.
Earl OF Sunderland.
Baron Spence Or Wormleightun.
Baron Churchill Of Sandridge.
Prince OF the Holy Roman Empire.
Prince Of Mindelheim in Suahia
From worldly point Of view the son
born yesterday Ia the houses Of Marlhor-
ough and Vanderbilt is the most fortunate
youugster alive. In the first place, he is
heir to one of the greatest titles short Of
royalty in tie world title that carries
whit half dozen other distinctions. any
one OF hieh viii secure its owner consld-
Grafton in any quarter OF the globe.
Equal IN Importance to the nam, is the
WGaiAl i4tttl liE " Al lltAtt y tait his
amomt 10 can be only roughly computed
Even It's posSessors cannot estimate it with
exactness, so vast is the figure. At the
least calculation it VII amount 10 S25,-
600, 600, other estimates have placed il
at double the figure.
William X Vanderbilt is the present
owner 1f this wealth His present in
come is said TO be SO 900 a day, and it
is growing rapidly This will go TO Con
s1elo, Duchess OF Marlborough, and hel
TWO brothers, Willie and Harold Wander
bilt By this computation the Marlborough
heir viii come into fortune from his
mother alone of at least $4,000 600.
IN addition to this, the heir Of the MARI
boroug':s Is in line 10 succeed TO a share
in the following properties;
house at Fifth avenue and Fifty
second street, valued at 81 900, 900
A house at Newport Marble HaH'-
valued at s. .000, 900
An estate at oakdale, L. l., valued a
$3.50 GOO.
4 steam yacht the yanant-yalued al
S4o0 900.
Family jewels valued at 5000 900.
His 7ncther's dowry OF $1,000, 900.
The Marlborough estates, including the
hereditary income Of $40 900 a year.