Mesa free press., 1900-09-07
MILLIONS IRE DISTRIBUTED
Many Bequests Made by Coils P
Huntington.
RELATIVES ARE WELL CARED FOR
Princess HatzfeIdt Given life Interest in
One Million Dollars California In
stitutions Entirely Overlooked

NEW YORK, Aug. 24-The will OF
z. p. Huntington was made public to-
day. 1t gives $1,OOO,0OO in trust for
Princess Hatzfeldt during her life,
principal to go to her issue at her
death; $500,OO0 in trust is given for
the benefit of Mrs. Huntington, the
widow, for life, -afterward for the ben
eft of Archer M. Huntington for life;
two thirds of the Southern Pacific
Railway stock is to be given to Mrs.
Huntington and one-third to Henry
Edwards Huntington, on condition
that no part thereof shall be sold dur
in the lifetime of any, except with the
consent 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, afterWard to be given Archer
M. Huntington; $3.50, 900 is given in trust
for Archer M. Huntington, the capital
at his death to be paid to his issue,
$270, 1000 is given to Elizabeth Purdy,
Susan Porter and Allen Gates, in por-
tions of $4,000 each; $4,000 for the
benefit of G: H. Sammish and $4,000
each for the benefit of Eleanor Love-
land and Frank Pardee.
| Various other specific bequests are
made.
Mrs. Huntington, Charles H. Tweed
and Isaac E. Gates, Huntington's
| brother-in-l are made executors OF
the will. All Of Huntington's pictures
are given to Mrs. Huntington for life,
afterward to Archer M. Huntington for
| life, and at his death to the Metropol1-
| tan Museum of Art of New York abSo-
| lutely.
The will is in twenty three articles, is
dated March Is, 1897, and witnessed by
Maxwell Evarts, Andrew K. Vande-
venter and George 3. Downs.
| None of Huntington's securities is
mentioned by him except his Southern
Pacific stock. The other bequests are
made in money, but it is also provided
that the executors may give to the
benef1ciaries instead of money, Sc
curities to the par value OF the sums
| named. The executors are empowered
| to dispose of practically all securities
and real estate, except the Southern
Pacific holdings.
The first article directs the payment
of debts. The second dispOseS of all
! furniture, brica-brac, books, etc., to
Mrs. Huntington absolutely, and gives
all his pictures to Mrs. Huntington for
| life. afterward 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 default of issue by
him, to Yale University absolutely.
Article fourth gives to- Mrs. Hunting
toms sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Purdy, and
to her daughter, Eleanora Loveland,
absolutely, dWelling-house now occu-
pied by them in Oneonta, N. Y.
The fifth article gives $50O.00O in trust
for Mrs. Huntington for life, to go to
Archer M. Huntington for life, and to
his issue absolutely.
In the sixth section, $250,000 is placed
in trust for Archer M. Huntington and
issue.
The seventh article gives 81, 100000 in
trust for the Princess HatZfeldt, the
capital to go to her issue, OR failing is
sue, to. such persons as she may direct
by will
The eighth article disposes of the
Southern Pacific stock belonging to
Mr.. Huntington. Mrs. Arabella D.
Huntington the widow, is given two
thirds of the stock, and Henry Edwards
Huntington, nephew, One-third. This
portion of the will provides that the
shares bequeathed to Arabella d.
Huntington and Henry Edwards Hunt
ington shall not, nor shall any part
thereof, be sold or disposed of during
the lifetime of either of the legatees,
except with the consent of both such
legatees or of the survivor of them.
The will then says:
ST would suggest to the said Henry
Huntington that sales Of such portions
of said stock as they may receive un-
der the foregoing provisions Of this,
my WILL shall not be made, except sub
stantially pro rata with shares OF
stock of said company belonging to
the successors in interest of my for
mer associates, Mark Hopkins, Le-
land Stanford and Charles Crocker,
but this suggestion is not to be in any
wise legally or equitably operative or
binding upon my legatees, or to re-
strict in. any wise their free action in
dealings with such stock, but is merely
made for the purpose of indicating the
mode and manner in which I should
have preferred to make sales of such
stock if I had lived, and in which
should prefer that such sales to be
made after my death; but, notWith-
standing the suggestion, the legatees
of my said stock are to be at liberty
to deal with the same according to
their own judgment, except as limited
by the terms, conditions and limita-
tions hereinbefore expressly prescribed
in respect to sale or disposition thereof
during the. lifetime of said legatees
or the survivors of them.'
The ninth section gives one-half of
the residue of the estate to Mrs. Hunt
ington, the widow.
The tenth article gives $27O,OOO in
trust as follows: Harriet S. Hunting
ton, S1SCer-1n-laW, EllZaDeCn FurQy,
sister; Susan Porter, sister; Ellen
Gates, sister, $4,000 each; Coils P.
sammis, nephew 100000; Eleanora,
Loveland, niece, $4,000; Frank Par
dee, nephew, $4,000.
The eleventh article makes the fol-
lowing specific bequest:
To his sister Susan Porter, $4,000; to
his nephew, Willard V. Huntington,
$4,000; to his nephews, Edward H.
Dunbar and George S. Dunbar. $4,000
each; to his nephew, Edward H. Par
dee, 100000; to his niece, Mary Pardee,
$4,000; to his niece, Caroline y. Holla-
day, $4,000; to his niece, Leonora Fos-
ter, $4,000; to his niece, Adeline Dun
bar, $4,000; to his niece, He,en M
Huntington, $4,000; to Isaac E. Gates
100000; to the widow of his deceased
nephew, Charles H. Pardee, $50OO to
his friend, Charles H. Tweed, $4,000.
The twelfth section gives 100000 to
the Hampton Normal and Agricultural
Institute, Hampton, Va.
Article thirteen gives $4,000 to the
Chaplin Home for the Aged and Infirm,
New York City.
Article fourteen provides that the