Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-28


reginald and the two daughters. At is
estinsted that he will have about Al,CW'-
90, left, as told before.
SPECIFIC REQUESTS.
There are number of specific requests
william X Vanderbilt, a brother OF the
! ,ostate gets 10000; Chauncey NJ. Depe"'
lifelong friend. associate. and c01pan-
ION of MIR Vanderbilt. receives sNoVo'
| Edward V. w. Rositter. treasurer OF III"
Kew York Central. an intimate friehu ~
Mfr. Vanderbilt, and an executor Oh VI,
viii $4,000: John Hone, another persons
and intimate friend Of Mr.. Nanuerpi''
10 600: the Rev. Or. David ii. Greer re-
| Tor of St Bartholomew church, VINO
was Mr. Vanderbilt's pastor $O'V'O'
| charles G. Clarke. for forty-seven years
ylce-president Of the New York central
an intimate friend of llr. Nanderph,'
s25 900. Franklin Allen, COUSIN S-o"V'
Maud Gwynne Sheppard. sister Oh MIS-
Cornelius Vanderbilt. $500 John Rut-
gers Leroy, $1,000; Charles +. Cox, urea
surer OF the Nickel Plate and friend OF
Mr.. Vanderbilt. $4,000; George X. rear
ing, of Newport, a friend. sl0pD' d. H.
Hatmaker. for many years private secre-
tary TO Mr.. Vanderbilt. $1,000; the estate
of the late Robert X. McBurney, Sl"Vo'
George A. Warburton, Of the Railroad
Young Mems Christian Association, Slc,-
900: estate of the Rev. Dr. william ..
Iangford $4,000. Several small annultles
are established for persons whom MIR.
Vanderbilt has taken care OF for seVerdI
years.
A legacy of 100000 is given to the Young
Mems Christian Association for It's Work
among railroad employees. trust fuhd
Of 100000 is established for the rector
church wardens, and vestrymen of ST. |
Ia he kent In |
vested for them, the annual income to be
applied to the missionary work or the
parish. There is another bequest OF Wv
QUO for the erection of building lot |
church purposes in st. Bartholomew |
parish.
There are also the following bequests:
Yale University, 100000; st. Luke's Hos |
pital. $4,000; Domestic and Foreign MIS-
sionary Society Of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church, $1,000; trustees of vanderbilt |
University, Nashville, Tenn, $1,000
\ significant clause in the VIII, ana one |
accentuating the position of Alfred as |
the head OF The family. is one in which |
Mr.. Vandert J. bequeaths gold medai |
voted by Congress- in 1865 to his grand |
father. Cornelius Vanderbilt. 10 ms son |
Alfred. with the request That ne leave
II To his eldest son. and 50 on down |
from eldest son 10 eldest son. Iheh pro-
vision is made by which Alfred q. be
comes the residuary legatee and declara-
zion as TO executors. conditions, and other |
details follow.
QUARREL COST MILLIONS.
New York World)
Tho love OF young Cornelius Wander
but for Grace Wilson was the cause OF
his losing the controlling share or MS
fathers fortune. 49,.
The fatal quarrel between young COR
nelius and his father took place on
July 4, 1886. In the home al tltth avenue
and Fiftv-seventh street. The son had
been confined for several days to his bed
and room with an attack OF rheumatism
with which he has been afflicted since
early childhood.
The father went into the sons room
and insisted that the marriage win
Grace Wilson could not take place WIN
out tho disinheritance Of the son as a
consequence.
VIOLENT SCENE DESCRIBED.
There were bitter words and during
the quarrel il is said. Cornelius behaved
violently IL has even been alleged py
one Of his friends who says ne was
nresent during the scene, that the son
arose and struck his father IN the race
The father fell 10 the floor in falnt,
and the physicians who w're summoheu
found the elder Cornelir herlns from
paralysis of the brai eh'iIe eAe
/ side was paralyzed.
Cornelius. Jr.. return % his bed, and
did not leave the house for several days.
MARRIAGE SOON FOLLOWED.
on August 80 young Cornelius Wander
| bit married Grace Wilson. inc couple
! have had two children, and nave always
| seemed 10 be devoted TO each other' ne
! second child. boy, IS named Cornelius
! Crace Wilson Vanderbilt is the daugh-
! fer of Richard T. Wilson, the banker ana
| cotton operator. The Wilson's came 10
| New York from the South less than
! dozen years ago.
| one of Grace Wilson's older sisters
married the late ogden Goelet.
Young Cornelius Vanderbilt met Grace
| Wilson at her fathers summer home at
! Newport He was attracted by her oeau-
/ ". her vivacious manners, ana her charm-
| ing conversation. She dressed simply puI
| 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 10 Europe IN
| the summer Of 1895 on Ogden Goelet
! stoamt NaCnt, the Wnlle lsiuFtf 9'Nhh
| Cornelius Vanderbilt followed her, ana
il was his devoted attentions to her du-
ring the cruise i'm the Mediterranean That
first ATTRACTED the notice Of the friends
! of the family The facts We're reported
10 the elder Cornelius by cable, and he
at once teegraphed back, summoning the
son home.
LEFT HIS HEART BEHIND.
Cornelius, the younger. dutifully re-
turned. post haste, but he did not bring
his heart with him. He left it in the keep
, ing of Grace Wilson.
When Miss Wilson returned TO New
York the elder Cornelius made an urgent
personal effort TO stop the match, and
for two weeks the son did not go near
Grace Wilson. Then one day young Cor
nelius was seen driving on Fifth avenue
with Miss Wilson. and the fact was re-
cognized by al. that the romance was TO
| progress TO its termination at the altar
HARPER FIRM CHANGES.