The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-11-02

Of ST. Bsrlholomew's church, WI {
was Mr. NAnderbl's pastor, $50, 600
Charles c. Clarke. for forty-sev Z
years vice president Of the New Yors
Central an intimate friend of Mr
Nanderbilt, $25 600 Franklin Allen
a cousin, S25, 900; Maud Gsyune
Sheppard, a sister Of Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, S2j 600 John Rutgers
Leroy. $50, 900; Chss. +. Cox, tres
surer of the Nickel Plate and q friend
Of Mr. Vanderbilt, $40 900; George
K Feariog, of Newport, q friend,
$4,000; j. r. Hstmaker. for msny
years private secretary to Mr.. Van.
derbilt $40 900; the estate Of the late
Robert r McBurney, $40, 900; George
y. Warburton, of the Railroad Young
Mems Christian A 'soclatiOn. $40 900;
estate OF the Rev Dr.. William 5
LAngford, $4,000 Se7ral small
aunullies ara established for persons
whom Mr Vanderbilt has taSen care
Of for several years.
a legacy of $780, 900 is given to the
Young Mems Christian Association
for 8 work among "a ad employ ees
A trust fund of $500, 600 is establish
ed for the rector, church wsrdens,
aud vestrymen of st. Bartholomew ;
church, to be kept invested for them,
toe annual income to be applied TO
missionary work Of the parish. There
is another bequest OF 500 900 for
the erection Of = building for church
purposes 10 ST. b Bartholomew parish.
There sre also the following be.
quests: Yale University. Sl00, 900 /;
81 Llke's Hospital, $50, 600 Domes.
tie and Foreign Missionary Society OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church,
$50 600; trustees OF Vanderbilt IJni-
versity, Nashville, Tenn, $50 600.
A significant clause in the will, and
one secentusting the position OF Al
fred as the head OF the family, is one
ia which Mr.. Vanderbilt btquestbs
gold medal voted by Congress in 1865
70 his grandfather, Cornelius Van
derbilt, to his son Allied, with the
request that he leave It 10 his eldest
sou, aud so on down fcom eldest son
10 eldest son. Then provision is made
by which Alfred G.. becomes the
residuaIy l6gatee aud declaration as
to executors, conditions and other de-
tails follow.
QUARREL COST MILLIONS.
New York World
Toe love of young Cornelius Van
derbllt for Grace Wilson was the
cause Of his losing the controlling
share of his fathers fortune.
The fatal quarrel between young
Cornelius aud his father took place
on July 4, 1896, in the home at Fifth
Avenue aud FIfty-seventh street. The
sou bad been coufned for several
days to mis- bed ard room with an at
tack Of rheumatism, with which be
has been afflicted since early child
hood.
The father went into the SON s room
aud insisted that the marriage with
Grace Wilson could not take place
without the disinheritsnce of the son
as a conse quence.
VIOLENT SCENE DESCRIBED.
There were bitter words, and dur
ing the quarrel, it is said, Cornelius
behaved violently. 1t has even been
alleged, by one of his friends who
says be was present during the scene,
that the son arose and struck his
father in the face.
The father fell to the floor in
faint, aud the physiclsns VINO were
summoned found the elder Cornelius
suffering from paralysis Of the brain.
His entire left side was psraly zed.
Cornelius, Jr., returned to his bed,
and did not leave the house for sew
ersl days.
MARRIAGE SOON FOLLOWED.
Ga August 81 young Cornelius
Vanderbilt married Grace Wilson.
The couple have had two children,
and have always seemed to be de.
voted to each other. lhe second
child, boy, is named Cornelius.
Grace Wilson Vanderbilt is the
daughter OF Richard 7. Wilson, the
banker and cotton operator. The
Wilson's came to New York from the
South less than dozen years ago.
One of Grace Wilson's older sis
ters married the late Ogden Goelet.
Young Cornelius Vanderbilt met
Grace Wilson at her fathers summer
home at Newport. He was attracted
by her beauty, her vivacious man
ners. aud her charming conversation.
She dressed simply but stylishly'
and in perfect taste. She was slender,
with blue eyes, and auburn hair.
DID NOT FALTER IN LOVE.
From the first Cornelius was an
earnest suitor, never faltering in his
love.
When Grace Wilson went to Europe
in the summer of 1895 on Ogden
Goelet's steam yacht, the White
Ladye, young Cornelius Vanderbilt
followed her, and it was his devoted
attentions to her during the cruise
in the Mediterranean that first at
trscted the notice of the friends Of the
family. The facts were reported to
the elder Cornelius by cable, and be
at once telegrsphed back, sum mouing
the son home.
LEFT HIS HEART BEHIND.
Cornelius, the younger, dutifully
returned, post haste, but be did not
bring his heart With him. he leftit
in the keeping of Grace Wilson.
When Miss Wilson returned to
New York the elder Cornelius made
an urgent personal effort to stop the
% stch, aud for two weeks the son did
not go near Grace Wilson. Then one
day young Cornelius was seen driving
on F ,fth avenue with Miss Wllson,apd
the fact was recognized by all that
the romance was to progress to Its
terminstion at the altar.