The San Francisco call., 1897-10-28
Will of the Palace-Car
Magnate Filed for
Probate.
Two Married Daughters Got
the Bulk of the Vast
Estate.
Twin Sons VIII Not StarVe-Le ga
Cles for Faithful Emp oyes and
Charitable Institutions.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-The will of the late
George NJ. Pullman was filed in the Pro-
bate Court to-day. Norman B. Ream and
Robert I. Lincoln are named as executors,
his widow not being appointed because OF
his wish to relieve her from the labors,
cares and responsibilities OF the position.
The total value of the estate is shown
by the petition for letters testamentary 10
be 81, 800 600. OF this amount $6,sOO 600 Is
personal property and $S00,0U0 realty.
Attorney Runnels, who repaired the will,
said thee figures are a conservative but
fair estimate Of the value OF the estate.
The bulk of the estate goes 10 the two
daughters-Mrs. Frank D. Lowden of Chi
cago and Mrs. Frank J. Carolan of San
Francisco-who receive 81, 900, 600 each
and also the residuary estate, the amount
of which is now unknown except to the
executors. The homestead at 2 airie ave-
nue. and Eighteenth street, the construe-
ton of which cost $780, 600. the furniture,
pictures, etc, are devised to his widow
for lie, and she is also to receive $4,000
for the first year and thereafter during her
lie the income OF 81, $50 600.
Castle Rest, on one of the Thousand
Islands, is given to his daughter Florence
(Mrs. Lowden), with the furniture, Tor
lie. She is requested to keep Castle Rest
open from July 26 to August IA for the
accom- m odation OF all the descendants of
the testator's parents and is authorized to
designate in her will who shall have the
property after her death. The sum OF
500 600 is left in trust for its maintenance.
The sum Of s.. 00O COO is lett in trust for
the daughters until thew are 35 years old,
when each is to receive $500 600, to become
hers absolutely, the other 81, ,OO0,0 600 TO be
still held in trust, the income going 10
them. If either daughter leaves issue the
sum held in trust is 10 become absolutely
the property of such issue. In case of the
death of either daug hter, leaving no issue
but leaving q husband, one-half of the
property then held in trust for such
daughter is to be absolutely the property
of such hus band, the OF er half becoming
a part of the residuary estate.
The eighth provision of the will is as
follows:
Inasmuch as neither of my sons has devel-
oped such sense of responsibility as in my
judgme mt is requisite for the wise use OF large
properly and considerable sums of money, /
am painfully compe leo, l have explicitly
stated TO them, to limit my testameT tary pro-
visions for their benefits 10 trusts producing
only such incomes as | deem reasonable for
their support. Accordingly l direct that out
of The aluder OF my estate, after satisfying
the provisions herein before made for my wife
and daughters and with respect 10 SaiG island
and Castle Rest, my executors shall set apart
bonds. stocks and notes or other securities in
two portions, each OF such estimated value
will IN the alignment OF my executors yield an
annual income OF $4,000; ana l give and be-
queath such portions separately to the Illinois
Trust and Savings Bank in trust to receive the
Income and profits OF each portion and of all
properly sub -tituted therefor, and to apply
the net income and profits from the time of
my dea, of one ofsaid portions 10 the use OF my
son, George NJ. Pullman Jr., during his lie,
and OF the other said portion to the use OF my
son, Waller Sanger Pullman, during his life;
and upon the death of either son, leaving
issue of q marriage, the properly then held in
trust hereunder tor each son shall become alb.
solutely the property OF such issue in equal
shares, the child or children OF any deceased
child OF such son TO take the 81 are the parent
would have taken if living; otherwise such
property shall then become a part OF my
residuary estate.
To my brothers, Royal Henry Pullman and
Joh NJ. Pullman. and my sisters, Helen Pull
man West and Emma Pullman Fluhrer, are
bequeathed $4,000 apiece.
The sisters are given equal shares in the
furniture, pictures, etc., IN the Belgravia
apartment-housei in the city of New York.
The wife of his brother. Charles Pullman.
is given the income of S25. .00D, the sum to
go to her son, William Pullman, upon her
death.
Other bequests are: Florence Sanger
500, 900, Stuart West $500O BERTHE West
$5O00 Helen FIuhrer $5o00 Lewis Pull
man Fluhrer $4,000, Mrs. Charles B. Smith
$4,000, Mrs. Charles H Eaton SIC, 900, Will
liam a. Angel $4,000, Silas w. Bretsteld
of New York $4,000. Charles S. Sweet
$40. 900 and Mrs. Maria Louise Orr $4,000.
The following amounts were left to
''fai hful EN- mploves": Arthur Wells $5OOO
William Wells $4,000 and William d. Jonn-
son $4,000.
The household servants are to get $3.50
to $500 apiece. Thirteen CHICAGO charita-
bic institutions are to receive $4,000 each.