Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-25
MIL Of {. |. HUNTINGTON.
E1EE LATE MILLIONAIRE GIVES HIS
WEALTH. TO HIS WIDOW AND
OTHER RELATIVES.
Few Stfpnlations as to the Handling
Of His Vast Estate-A FavOrfte
Nephew the Chief Bcneaciary-A
Million Dollars for His Titled
Adopted Daughter.

NEW YORK, August 24-The will
cf @. P. Huntington was made public
to-day. 1t gives s1,0Oo.000 in trust for
Princess Hatzfeldt during her life,
principal to go to her issue at her
death; 100000 in trust is given for
the benefit of Mrs. Huntington, the
widow, for life, afterwards for the ben
eft of Archer NJ Huntington, for life;
tWo-thirds of the Union Pacific railway
stock is to be given to Mrs. Hunting
ton and one-third to Henry Edwards
Huntington, on condition that no part
thereof shall be sold during the life
time of either except with the con-
sent of both. The Fifty-seventh street
and Fifth avenue residence in this city
together with all articles therein is
given to Mrs. Huntington for life, after
wards to be given to Archer NJ Hunt
ingfon s270,000 is given in trust for
the benefit of Harriet S. Huntington,
Elizabeth Susan Porter and Allen
Bates, in portions of $4,000 each; $780,
600 for the benefit OF C. H. Sammis AID
$4,000 each for the benefit of Eleanora
Loveland and Frank Pardee. Various
Dther specific ibequests are made.
Mrs. Huntington, Chas. II. Tweed
and Isaac E. Gates, Mr.. Huntlngton's
brother-in-law, are made executors of
the will. All of Mr.. Huntington's pic
lures are given to Mrs. Huntington for
life. afterwards to Archer NJ. Hunting
ton for life, and at his death to the Met
ropolitan Museum Of art of New York
City absolutely.
The will is in 20 articles, and dated
March 18th, 1897, and witnessed by
Maxwell Evarts, Andrew X. Van De-
yenter and George E. Downs.
The first article directs the payment
of debts The second disposes of all
furniture, bric-a-brac, books, ETC., 10
Mrs. Huntington absolutely and gives
MI his pictures to Mrs. Huntington for
life, afterwards to Archer M. hunting
ton for life, and at his death to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art of New
York City absolutely. Article third
gives the New York City residence to
Mrs. Huntington for life, at her death
to Archer M. Huntington absolutely, or
in defaudt OF issue by him to Yale
University absolutely.
Article four gives to MI. Hunting
tons sister Elizabeth Purdy, and to
her daughter, Eleanora Loveland, alb
solutely a dwelling house now occu-
pied by them in Cneonta, n. Y.
The fifth article gives 100000 in
trust for Mrs. Huntington for life, to
go to Archer NJ. Huntington for life
and to his issue absolutely.
In the sixth section $250,G00 is
|Aaced rrHnst rof Archer NJ Hunting
Ton and issue.
The seventh article gives s1,O00,0O0
in trust for the Princess Hatzfeldt, the
capital to go to her issue, or failing is
sue, to such persons as she may dIreo.
by will.
The eighth article disposes of the
Southern Pacific stock belonging to MI
Mrs Arabella D. Hunt
ington, the widow. is given two-thirds
of the stock, and Henry Edwards Hun
tington, nephew, one-third. This por-
ton of the will provides that the
shares bequeathed to Arabella D. Hun
tington and Henry Edwards Hunting
ton shall not, nor shall any part there
of, be sold or disposed of during the
life time of either of the legatees ex-
cept with the consent of both such leg
atees or of the survivor of them.
The will then says:
II would suggest to the said Henry
Edwards Huntington and Arabella D.
Huntington that sales of such portions
OF said stock as they may receive under
the foregoing provisions of this my
Will shall not be made except pro rata,
or substantially pro rata with shares
of stock Of said company belonging to
the successors in interest of my former
associates, Mark Hopkins. Leland
Stanford and Charles Croker; but this
suggestion is not to be in any wise
legally or equitably operative or bind
Ing upon my legatees or to restrict in
any wise their free action in dealing
with such stock. but is merely made
for the purpose of indicating the mode
and manner in which l should have
preferred to make sales of such stock