The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-26
READY
FOR MIS-. BLAIR.
Widow, Who May Remain i'll
kirkwoOd, TO Receive $4,000
Insurance at Once.

BY tomorrow evening $4,000 will have
been paid over TO the attorneys Of Mrs.
James l.. Blair in payment of three of
the smaller policies taken out by the late
I former General Counsel of the Worlds
Fair.
Her share of the S775,OOo and other big
policies will be awarded to her later.
Mrs. Blair has left the Southern Hotel
and is staying with Miss Henrietta Sheetz,
her former secretary, in Ktrkwood.
a friend. who saw her lately, says that
1t is quite likely that she will remain in
St. Louis and not remove to New York
j. S. keudrick, general manager of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
United States, said yesterday that the
proper proofs of death were furnished
the St. Louis office last Saturday, they
were forwarded to the New York office
Immediately. and n check for $1,000 is
expected to arrive in st. Louis Wednesday
morning.
This policy was taken out by Blair about
thirteen or fourteen years ago, according
to Mr.. Kendrick, and 1t WAS the wish of
the company to pay it or as soon az pos
sible. The policy is payable to Mrs. Blair.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany are prepared TO pay n policy of So
900 to-day or tomorrow. Superintendent
and General Manager John T.. James
stated that the money was ready
and would. in all probability. be
paid to-day providing proper credentials
Were presented, which. he believed. would
be forthcoming. This policy was taken
out in September, 1888, and is also payable
to Mrs. Blair.
These policies. with the one recently
paid by the massachusetts, Life Insurance
Company. which amounted to $1,000. viii
bring Mrs. Rlair's Individual collections
up to the thirty-thousand mark.
Henry r. Kent, representing Mrs. Blair
and others interested in the a"pportolnnent
of the Blair insurance. is busily engaged
daily in attending to the duties necessary
for a complete settlement of all insurance
claims.
Mr.. Kent had several consultations with
York Life Insurance Company yesterday
probable that Mrs, Blair will receive her
share of the policies, aggregating STOOD,
within the next few days.
An the necessary proofs of death have
not been furnished Us yet" said Nj. Buck
ner. but We are ready to pay rs soon as
they are. The money ia here. and We
have instructions from the New York Of
flee to settle as soon as possible"
Policies amounting 10 $2oO,tDa are carried
by the New York Life Company alone.
Other policies aggresating S2!5,U0 were let
through the New York Life to various
European companies.
Mr.. Buckner stated that the insurance
was to he apportioned to various persons
about the United States to whom policies
had been assigned. Who these persons
he refused TO state. The exact amount
Mrs. Blair will receive from the New
York Life Company will also be a secret
far as the company is concerned. said
Mr.. Buckner. as it was the wish of Mrs.
Blair. expressed through Attorneys Kent
and John +. Lee. that it be kept from
publicity.
The New York Life will lose but S75. Nh.
the Blair risk, as $4,000 was paid into
that company OF thair $500. 600 policy.
Mr.. Buckner denied that his ompany
had sent to EustiS, Fla. to inquire into
the manner of Mr.. Blair's death.