The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-27

New York or of the United States or
any state therein.
"Nineteenth-Alice G. Vanderbilt, his
widow, is appointed executrix, and his
son. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, William K.
Vanderbilt Chauncey M. Depew and
Edward V. w. Rossiter are appointed
executors, together with Reginald c.,
who may qualify as soon as he becomes
of age; and it is provided that no COM
mission nor compensation shall be paid
to any executor or trustee for service
as such except that in case all the eX-
ecutors die or decline to act, trust
company is appointed instead free from
such restriction. The trust company
finally designated is the United States
Trust company, and is named in the
first codicil to the will.
Twentieth-The executors are en-
powered to agree upon division or
partition and to make settlement,
compromise and agreement of any un-
settled portion of the estate of the teS-
tator's father.
Twenty -frst-The necessary powers
are given to the executors for the man
agement of the estate and the sale of
real estate"
The will is witnessed by the late
Henry H. Anderson of "a Gramarcy
Park, who was Mr.. Vanderbilt legal
adviser, and also by ]. Christensen of
New York city and G. S. Prince of
Yonkers, N. Y. The first codicil pro-
vides:
Tristan additional legacy of $780,
900 is given to the rector, church war
dens and vestrymen of st. Bartholo-
news church to be invested and the
annual income thereof Is to be applied
to the church missionary work of that
parish.
Second-The United States Trust
company is desginated to act as execu-
tors or trustee under the will upon the
conditions therein stated.
Third-Except as so modified the Will
is ratified and confirmed.
The codicil was executed on April "a,
1897, and was witnessed by Henry B.
Anderson, son of the late Henry H.
Anderson, W. G. S. Prince of Yonkers.
N. Y, and Warden S. Crane, Jamaica,
N. Y.
The second and last codicil provides
as follows:
First-A bequest of s1,000,O00 is given
absolutely to his daughter, Gertrude V.
Whitney, in addition to the provision
previously made by the will.
Second-A bequest of $4,000 is given
to John A. Peterson, then in his en-
ploy.
Third and fourth-These clauses rat
ify and confirm the former codicil and
". ii t,;1 tn1
April 4, 1899, and the witnesses are Ed
ward L. Rossiter of Brooklyn, Chandler
P. Anderson and Henry B. Anderson of
New York.
Senator Depew also gave out the fol-
lowing statement regarding the action
of Alfred Vanderbilt: when Alfred
Vanderbilt returned he decided from
brotherly affection and FOR family har-
mony, to take out of his own inheri-
tance and give to his brother Cornelius
a sum sufficient to make the fortune Of
Cornelius the same as that of his broth
ers and sisters. This has been accept
ed by Cornelius in the same spirit
This action was altogether voun
tary," said Senator Depew, mo threats
having been made. OF course there
terms of the will, but there never was a
suggestion of one. The whole thing
was done in a most beautiful brotherly
way"
The entire fortune is estimated to be
about $4,000, 600. When some surprise
was expressed at the smallness of the
amount Senator Depew said Is was not
strange when it is remembered that Mr..
had been giving away per-
haps half of his income for the last
twenty-five years. The exact amount
of the fortune that is divided will not
be known until 1t is appraised by the
state officials No schedule of the nu-
merous Vanderbilt holdings of shares Of
stock is contained in the will. The in
heritance tax, it is estimated by good
will amount to at least ST.
800 900. Senator Depew said that this
was the only will of Mr. Vanderbilt in
existence.
The Rev. DR.. D. H. Geer, who re-
ceives a bequest of $4,000, is the rector
Of st. Bartholomew's Protestant Epis-
oopal church. of which Mr.. Vanderbilt |
was a member and a staunch support |
er; Charles c. Clarke, who receives s25-
700, was for over forty years vice pres
dent and treasurer of the New York |
Central and Hudson River railroad;
Franklin Allen, who received $25, 900,
was a cousin of Mr.. Vanderbilt; Maud |
1wynne Shepard is a sister of Mrs.
John Rutgers Leroy was a
friend of Mr. Vanderbilt; Charles F.
Cox is the vice president and treasurer
If the Nickel Plate and Big Four
'oads; e. V. w. Rossiter is the vice
president and treasurer of the New
York Central and Hudson River rail- :
'oad; George A. Warburton, who re-
,eives $4,000, is the present secretary
If the Railroad Mems Y. M. C. A. of
his city; Robert McBurney, who was
o have received s10O00 was the sec
etary of the main branch of this city
# the Y. M. c. A. and died a few
months ago; j. r. Hatmaker, who re-
elves $4,000, was the private secretary
# Mr.. Vanderbilt for several years;
Mrs. William Turnbull and John G.
earle, who received an annuity of 81 900
ach, were old friends Of Mr. Wander
tilt; Mrs. jeremiah Simonson, who re-
elves an annuity OF $1,000 and Mrs,
,arah Simonson, VINO receives an an
luity of $500 are distant relatives of
he family.
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