The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-25

Grand Union Hotel at sarato ga and tho Garden
S%$s Gkt0%H' and T VAS oTnSd 81
After the settlement II was estimated that
s GO T HIto T tSt "a fT9m d, GH4S to
q 20. n person representing tho Hiltons In
settling the affairs 81 the firm told 2 reporter
e THf EUS n "a all T4S Hny Which, sO Se had
solicitations. he would have eft about $5. 066.
gaze 1880 S on Ss stev w9s ba mR
Sroadway and Chambers street, executed by
AMI HoV which security s SybS t Hh from for n. ee
e iIitsn IF Tash %%$% Co. G. sosqed n $9 Is%
q q great stock farm and athletic field at
Saratoga sura ,ai and he needed money. Banks
down every day Money tRro Ss wi" tie t oTdI
i nary c eha5nels was not to be had M Hi;
nSy he bethousht h HI Ff Mrs. tf dpsen
He called nnon her and told her what he
matter and finally according to report gave
=, have the money and you may have it. but
Stewart bullying. which must run ten years at
per cent II you want the money. take it on
Henry Hilton executed the mortgage Hilton,
d Hughes \ Co. failed three years later for 81.
time after the failure Mr. Hilton created
stir In financial and business circles by an
pm brh hS The he %opa the aohT Of the
paid or about 100000 OF the liabiIities, and
It T. estimated that, before all the undispntcd
own pocket 81 100000. He absolutely refused
to ray disputed claims, The failure Of Hilton.
In mercantile business, and when John wanna
maker purchased the stock Of the deinnct firm
he h housht Of HGnTy Hilton The bHafng and
stands, The land is owned by the Sailors
4 little loss than twenty years ago Mr.. Hill
ton bought of the estate Of Judge Henry Wal
ton; Wo9dlawn, the country seat OF the Waltons
then consisted ~ a rrnvstone mansion and
wooded park ofabout 100 acr.s. The old Walton
mansion was romohellcd. The 100 acres we're
added 10 by purchase of adjoining farms until
more than i5ooacr"s. The greater part Of this
and there patch Of woods and here and there
. lake The part not so laid ont Is used as farm
nnG rnn nHf dn nhs s n
for the past ten years. while the greenhouses
have supplied him with strawbeTries. grapes
ni@ fo Ibert ton conceived the idea
proved the idea, and he bought tho best
hackney and trotting horses, Jersey cattle,
Southdown sheep and fancy poultry and dog.
he could find. John DonnelIy., the well known
ment, and lin" Robinson. the old manager
2en mha H% HILL be F s6c IN ShnEs Of the
Wo19dlawn oval. at that timc the finest athl"tir
RGd IL this s, country was sd oqt This
Eeope who spent the summer in Saratoga. At
the anp M horse show d9g shnw and POULTRY
sess p9 or T % H years Tsn
stock Of the fern was dispo-fd q and the
he 6n bS s ns Mrs ha "m ysa ar S
MsPr i HgSs ard Wnysaf for his
mnr place, nt Long Branch.
Henry Hilton was great lover Of art, ard
lee one Of ha n 9 % prYa 2o" Sa1 me rs
country; In The collection are several by Meis-
al Eva Sy Of the on Artist by
famous artists, Mr. Hilton chose all his own
enn t Nv WI of hSse in 5hS 6 SG
that he could walk through strange gallery,
and, on leaving it, could ten the name Of the
rs ahS eS5S Fran H saRaT
COLLECTION. he he pnrch99sssod1 for $4,000 Mes,
o bee about @
and gave them to the Metr2potsn Mnse9W Do os
and on the back tie artist pasted an AUTOGRAPH
note to stewart. in which he stated that he
Htda 5he stqa his RfpS M
of sitatuary. This collection. with the cx-
eeertion Of few pieces which he retaiP'ed for
the Museum about three years ago. and 1t is
there now
Henry Hilton is survived by his brother.
Judge James Hilton, living at Hilton. Ia.
Of 146 Madison avenue. and Miss Eliza
Hilton who lives with Mrs. Brown. OF
daughters, Mrs John NJ Hughes: who is living
near London. and Mrs. Russell, the wife OF ex-
Judge Horace Russell; and by three sons. Ed
Hilton. who lives in Bronx borough. and Albert
Is Hilton. All Of the sons are married; Mrs,
Washington. Mrs. Henry Hilton was Miss
Maud sanxay Of Brooklyn. and Mrs Albert
are seven grandchiliren, Henry Hilton Hughes.
the Misses Eleanor. Josephine and Marie t.;
Russell. and the three small children OF Albert
mistress OF Mr.. Hjlton's households for sew
eral years. Mr.; Hilton was q eNInher OF the
Museum OF Art and the American Fine Arts