New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-15
hrs. SCHLEY'S ESTATE.
THE WILL. LIKELY TO SHOW THAT
1T WAS FAR LARGER THAN
FRIENDS SUPPOSED.

Frederick S. Flower. of this city. is his
way home from Europe. having been summoned
back on account Of the death Of Mrs. Emma
Keep Schley at her home. No col Fifth-ave.
on Thursday last. Mr.. Flower is the executor
of the will of Mrs. schley, and it will not
be read until he is on hand to do It,
Those in position 10 know confident that
the size Of the estate left by Mrs Schley will
surprise even those who had long regarded her
familiar with the affairs of the late Roswell p
Flower who was a brother-in-law of Mrs
Schley and managed her estate. assert that
there is little doubt that the estate amounts to
nearly $10,000,0O0.
Mrs SChley was the widow of Henry Keep
who was for several years president Of the New
York Central Railroad before the control Of that
property passed to the Vanderbilts. He was
remarkably successful business man. and con-
tinued to amass wealth after he had disposed Of
part of his holdings in the Central. After his
death in 1863 in this city. Mrs. Keep. in 1876
married Judge Schley Of Savannah, who died in
the early eighties. Under the management of
Ex-Governor Flower the Keep estate Is said 10
have trebled
Nothing definite is obtainable with reference
to this disposition Of the estate but it is proba
BILE that practically all of it will go 10 Mrs
SChley'S only child, Mrs. Frederick r. Halsey.
Of No 13 West Fifty-third-st. 1t would not sur
prise the friends of the family if the will showed
that Mrs. Schley had turned over a great deal
of her estate 70 Mrs. Haisey during her lifetime.
Mrs Schey, shortly after the death OF her first
husband, gave 10 the New-Y orll Ophthalmic Hos
pital in East Twenly-thlrG-st. S1UO,Wo in
single gift. and followed this later with many
smaller gifts. It is understood that her benetac-
tions to this institution reached nearly II not
quite 100000 during her lifetime, while she
endowed the Keep Memorial Home for Old
Ladies in Watertown. her native place. The
friends of the hospital apparently never had any
assurance from Mrs. Schley that she would re-
member the institution in her will, but it would
not surprise the hospital people II the will con
tained bequest.
Mr. and Mrs. HalSey during the last year have
been building a large and handsome hrownstone
house in West Fifty -third-st-. opposite No. IL
The new house occupies the site OF two ordt
nary houses and has a frontage of fifty feet,
with height Of four stories Mr.. and Mrs Hal
sey have watched all the work on this new
dwelling from the loWermost foundation stone.
Builders who have looked the plans say
that few houses in the city viii be more COM
plete comfortable.
The kitchen and laundry a delight 10 the
builders of homes for the wealthy. the walls of
these large rooms being highly polished white
marble. while the floors are costly mosaic. Last
Thanksgiving Day Mrs. Halsey sent word 20 the
men AZ work In the house that they need not
bring their luncheon that day, as she intended 10
provide IT, 4 prominent carterer took entire
charge, and gave the fifty-siN wOrkmen royal
feast Not knowing exactly whom to thank.
DELEGATION of the men waited Mr.. Halsey.
He stopped the foreman's speech. and laughing
" assured him that he not the right one az
all as Mrs. Halsey had planned everything.