The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-13
Hsirsss 10 Millions Succumbs
10 an Attack Of Pneumonia.
DISEASE FOLLOWED MEASLES.
With Her Only BreihI She Would Ulh-
maisJ Have RscsIvid a Vast foriuas.
We'll Known al Newport.


New York. Feb Miss Beatrice Goelet.
only daughter OF the late Robert Goelet.
died late Tuesday afternoon at the home
OF her mother. 59l Firth avenue. IL was
a great shock To society.
Although Only 10 years and two months
old. Miss Goelet was one OF the wealthiest
heiresses I'm New York. and II she had
lived to attain ner majority or had sur
1yived her mother she would have shared
about equally with her only brother in
the many millions left by her father.
She had been ill for ten days. first from
an attack of measles, pneumonia follow
ing and being the cause of her death.
At the Goeiet house Tuesday morning II
was reported that the young invalid was
much better. but early In the afternoon
There came decided change for the
worse, alarming symptoms manifested
themselves and the patient sank rapidly.
oxygen was administered and every
thing done that was known ia science.
but nothing availed 10 check the disease.
and at ) O'Clock she died. The attend
ing phl sician Was Dr. Nathaniel X. Pot
ter.
Miss Goelet was one Of two children of
the late Robert GOelet. She IL survived
by her mother and a brother. Robert Wal
ton Goelet. Mrs. G0elet was formerly
Miss ilarriette Warren. daughter OF the
late George Henry Warren
Owing To her youth Miss Goelet was
known TO but few outside the Immediate
circle OF relatives and the neighbors OF
her mother here and I'm Newport. Her
education was looked after by governesses
and instructors In languages. Once or
twice during the season she had been In
n. l.x hut 49,
Introduction TO society was not 10 he
made for several years.
This death will place several families
In mourning, among them the Gerrys and
Warrens.
One of the famous portraits painted by
John Sargent was that OF Beatrice Goelet
as child. This portrait Is known
throughout the world OF art. She had
been with her mother on their frequent
trips abroad on board Mrs. Goelets
yacht Nahma. which was visited last
summer by the Emperor of Germany.
by the terms of her fathers will. had
she survived her mother Miss Goelet
would have the Goelet opera box. No a.
and her fathers shares in the capital
stock OF the Metropolitan Opera House
and the Metropolitan Opera and Real
Estate company The family residence
at Fifth avenue and Forty-eighth stdeet
would also have passed into trust for her
use on her mothers death.
BY another provision of the will. how
ever. Miss Goelet was left house and
stables and all their furniture and two
plots OF lard In Tuxedo Park. Her sup
port and education were amply provided
for out OF the income of her fathers vast
personal estate. Her father by his will.
left one-half of his personal estate TO her
mother In trust
Out OF IL one-half OF the s200.OO0 annuity
provided for the widow was TO be paid.
and the net income remaining was To 20
TO support and EDUCATE Miss Beatrice un-
til she should he q. Then she would have
received the accumulation OF the trust
fund. and thereafter she would have re-
ceived ali the income. The estate left by
Robert Goelet has been estimated at s25.
10000.