The herald., 1897-10-28
BULK OF THE GREAT ESTATE
DIVIDED EQUALLY BETWEEN
TWO WOMEN
Boys Got Enough for an Alaskan Grub
stake--A Generous Sum Left
for Charity
Associated Press Special Wire.

George M. Pullman was filed in the pro-
bate court today. Norman B. Ream and
Robert T. Lincoln are named as execut-
ors, his widow not being appointed, be-
cause of her wish to relieve her from the
labors, cares and responsibilities of the
position.
The bulk of the estate goes to the two
daughters. Mrs. Frank o. Lowden of
Chicago, and Mrs. Frank Carolan of San
Francisco, who receive S1,000.000 each,
and also the residuary estate, the
amount Of which is now unknown ex-
cept to the executors.
The total value of the estate is shown
by petition for letters testamentary to
be $7,600,000. OF this amount S6,SO0,00O
is personal property and $S00,000 in real
ty. Attorney Runnels, who prepared
the will, said that these figures are a
conservative but fair estimate of the
value Of the estate.
The homestead, at the corner of
Prairie avenue and Eighteenth street.
the construction of which cost $500, 900,
the furniture, pictures, etc, are devised
to his widow for life, and she is also to
receive $4,000 for the first year and
thereafter during her life the income of
$1,250.000.
"Castle Rest" on one of the Thousand
Islands, is given to his daughter Flor
ence (Mrs. Lowden) with the furniture
for life. She is requested to keep Castle
Rest open from July 26th to August 18th
for the accommodation of all the de-
scendants of the testator's parents, and
Is authorized to designate in her will who
shall have the property after her death.
A sum of 800, 900 is left in trust for it's
maintenance.
The sum of 81, 900, 900 is left in trust for
the daughters until they are 35 years old,
when each is to receive S500,000, to be-
come hers absolutely, the other $1,0O0,000
to be still held in trust, the income to go
to them. If either daughter leaves is
sue, the sum held in trust, and to be-
come absolutely the property of such
Issue. In case of the death of either
daughter leaving no issue, but leaving a
husband, one-half of the property then
held in trust for such daughter is to be
absolutely the property of such husband
the other half becoming a part of the
residuary estate.
The eighth provision of the will is as
follows: 'Inasmuch as neither of my
sons has developed such a sens, of re-
sponsibility as in my judgment is requis
lite for the wise use of large prop
erty and considerable sums of money, I
am painfully compelled, as 1 have ex-
plicitly stated to them, to limit my testa-
mentary provisions for their benefits to
trusts producing only such incomes -
/ deem reasonable for their support.
Accordingly, direct that out of the re-
mainder of my estate, after satisfying
the provisions hereinbefore made for my
wife and daughters, and with respect to
said island and Castle Rest, my execut-
ors shall set apart bonds, stocks and
notes. or other securities, in two por-
tions, each of such estimated value as
will, in the judgment of my executors
yield an annual income of $4,000; and
give and bequeath such portions sepa-
rately to the Illinois Trust and Savings
bank in trust to receive the income and
profits Of each portion, and of all prop
erty substituted therefor and to apply
the net income and profits from the time
of my death of one of said portions to the
use Of my son George NJ. Pullman, Jr,
during his life, and of the other said
portion to the use of my son Walter
Sanger Pullman during his life, and
upon the death Of either son, leaving is
sue OF a marriage, the property then
held in trust hereunder for such issue in
equal shares, the child, or children, of
any deceased child of such son to take
the share the parent would have taken
IL living; otherwise such property shall
then become part of my residuary es-
tate.
BROTHERS AND SISTERS
ITO my brothers. Royal Henry Pull
man and John M. Pullman, and the sis
ters, Helen Pullman West and Emma
Pullman Fluhrer, are bequeathed $50 900
apiece"
The sisters are given equal shares in
the furniture, pictures, ETC., in the Bel
gravia apartment house in the City OF
New York.
OTHER BENEFICIARIES
The wife of his brother, Charles Pull
man. is given the income of $25, 900, the
sum to go to her son. William Pullman.
upon her death.
Other bequests are: Florence San
ger, $780, 900; Stuart West, $4,000: BERTHE
West, $4,000; Helen Fluhrer, $1,000; Lewis
Pullman Fluhrer. $4,000; Mrs Charles u.
Smith, $4,000; Mrs. Charles H. Eaton.
$4,000; William A. Angel, $40, 900; Silas
w. Betsfleld of New York, $4,000.
Charles S. Sweet, SIC, 900, and Miss Marie
Louise Orr, $4,000.
The following amounts were left to
faithful employees: Arthur Wells.
$4,000; William Wells, $4,000, and William
d. johnson, $4,000.
The household servants are to get
$3.50 to $500 apiece. Thirteen Chicago
charitable institutions are to receive
$4,000 each.
FOR PHILANTHROPY
The testator states that it was his
purpose to found, erect and endow at
Pullman, ILL.,, during his life, free
school of manual training for the bene-
fit of the children of persons living and
employed at Pullman, and to expend at
least 100000 for lands, buildings and
apparatus and to provide a fund of ST.
100000 for the maintenance, manage
ment and endowment of the school. His
executors are directed to set aside ST.
100000 for this purpose. If the estate