The Florida star., 1902-07-18

waste OF money on mere ornamental
ton which should have been devoted
to the actual purposes Of the institu-
tion-relieving the sick. He had the
will destroyed.
Ii is specified In the papers which
have been finally signed and which
mark the Inauguration OF one OF the
greatest charities recorded even in this
present decade of great undertakings
that not one penny shall be spent on
architectural beauty. decoration or
furnishing OF the home for conva-
lescents which may be saved and used
for the actual administrative expenses
OF the institution. The walls outside
and inside will be severely plain. No
decorative artist or expensive interior
furnisher will have q chance to make
a profit out OF the Burke foundation.
which starts with S4.O00.0O0 and will
receive the bulk of the milliOnaire's
remaining great fortune when he dies.
Mr.. Burke's little household COM
prises. besides himself, Miss BicentO
Fensley, the daughter of Captain
Fensley. once wealthy California
merchant who died after losing most
OF his money: his housekeeper Annie
and his cook Ann. Annie has been
with him for forty years. Ann is a
comparative newcomer in the house
hold. She entered Mr.. Burke's service
twenty-five years ago. Last summer
Mr.. Burke sent Am. the cook. over TO
Ireland 10 see her folks. He said ii
would do her good, and he paid all the
expenses of the trip.
Miss Fensley read the newspapers
10 the philanthropist the other day.
She also read TO him some of the let
terS which arrived. There were 200 of
them. All of them were from persons
who had never seen the millionaire.
Most OF them were appeals for money
They amused Mr.. Burke
Late i'll the afternoon Miss Fensley
said: "A hunchhack has walked past
this house. up and down the street. for
two hours today. He would look up
at the windows every time he passed
Then he went across the street and
gaZed as if he would look through the
walls OF the house and the window
curtain
Poor fellow said Mr.. Burke Why
didn't you call him in? | would have
helped him If he was in Distress"
Those who know him best say that
Mr.. Burke is extraordinarily warm
hearted. lie has few friends hcc&uS,
he has outlivCd most of them. but
4 Ia -gf in
praise of his character. Ills two S,rv-
ants are devoted 10 him. Miss FvESlcy
haS taken the place oi Il daughter #:s.
has lmiui>JrrcG 10 his wants most dr.
VOtCdly for many Years. Nr. Hurl,r'~
SISTER. Mrs. lust. lived the remaining
years of her widowhoud in the house
ln FUrty-Scvcnth street and died two
Gears az. Mis- Fcu>!cy. who had been
almost ii inclu3cr of the household be
fore that. has lived there ever since.
The love which Mr.. Burke laviSh"L
on his friends and iutimaicS il extend
Ell to the dogs and horses that h,. OWLS.
On his farm of SiNty-livc acres near
Mount NCrIun there are Il doom Ham
hlctunianS. most "f which have ucN cr
been Lr"l,"n or Shod. They run WI
on the place. y couple ut horses az.
used In The farm work and are III.
ttchrd To the C;Irriagc when in .urS f,.
tie train Ia meet him. EuI there il uu
work for the others and 81 they I've
II "a A"rNrS paradise.
They were born and bred ou hf>
piIvv. and the millionaire would n~
S""n think Of parting with them .>
with "a child. The COWS and the pi- -
and the chickens OH the farm have tE,
same sort OF treatment They live and
die there. Nothing ever IS sold Nlr
Burke never sold anything. either lauu
"r stocks ur auinalS or the most use
less of his po~S,>SjouS When De-.
bought, he bought carefully arlrI
shrrWd calculation. All his invest
mcutS have been Successful. lie ha>
been piiing uP wealth for more than
s.Nt, y,T.r>.
l'tI his retirement from business
'- ,...:,c w;;~ Z, director IL the Chica
- a..d Northwestern and several other
railroads. one OF his ultimate friends
today i NJ. l.. SYKES. until recently
We, N, Sjdcut uf the Chicago and
Northwestern. He frequently went ["
Chjca@r with Mr.. Sykes t. attend meet
in"S Of boards of directors. and N.r
Sykes often tcascd Mr.. Burke for it'll,
p"CuliaritiCS displayed ou these trips
When other directors OH leaving the
train would give their satchvls L. ppr
t"rS 10 carry. MIR. Burke always cluu-
to his carpvthHg and took it To the hu-
tel thus saving the tip. There WAS al
ways au expensive luncheon served
after each one of tn, Sc directors meet
ingS. Ii WAS Mr.. Burke's habit L. take
half Il dozen humps Of cut sugar from
the table on each occa>iuu put them