The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-02-24

(par value at the time of his death in De-
cember, 1892, 500, 900, 0O0) miscel-
laneous bonds, SIS, 900, 600; cash and real
estate, $4,000, Oo0. No bequests were
made to charity, his children getting every
thing.
C. P. HUNTINGTON S PILE.
In strong contrast to the will of Gould
was that made by a man nearly as rich as
he, G. p. Huntington, who when he died.
left fortune behind him said to be nearly
$50, 900, 0G0-Russell Sages estimate of
only 10000, 900 to the contrary-al-
though it was frankly admitted at the time
that the real figures could not be given.
Some of the institutions which were re-
membered by substantial gifts were Roose-
welt Hospital, Five Points Mission, the
Childrens Aid Society, Society for the
Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled, Fe-
male Guardian Society, Free Library of
Norwich, Conn, and the Cathedral of St.
John the Divine. Relatives and friends
got legacies aggregating 500, 900.
Some Of Huntington stocks and hold
ings were distributed as follows Southern
Pacific, SIS, 900, 900; Pacific Improve
ment Company, 81, 500, 900; Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, 1,500, 900; New
York city real estate, 50, 500, 600; estate
in San Francisco, $4,000, 900; Newport
News Shipbuilding plant, So, 900, 900, and
Rockaway Beach property, 500, 600.
LETTERS WILL.
T. I I L
June, 1904, was an interesting document
and revealed the fact that the Chicago cap
italist left fortune of about S19, 900, 900.
His personal estate was SO, 466, ,61e, of
which SO, 434, $40 was in industrial and
railroad stocks. Only SO, 200 was in bonds.
His books were said to be worth s25, 600.
His widow and son Joseph were the execu-
tors One third of the estate, outside of
certain coal lands in Illinois, went to Mrs.
Letter, the rest to the one son and four
daughters. Enough was set aside to guar
antee to Joseph Letter $4,000 year
under any circumstances.
Large fortunes create no little heart
burning and contest scandals. Somebody
always feels left out, and undoubtedly it is
true. Hence a trail of litigation after the
probation of the majority of wealthy mems
testaments One of the most famous of
recent years was that over the estate of
William Weightman, the Philadelphia
druggist and manufacturing chemist, who
was reputed to be worth $50, 900, 600
when he died. The entire estate went to
L NJ UolGar ba
widow of Congressman Robert j. c. Walk
er, of Wiliamsport, Pa, remarkably
capable woman, who has taken upon herself
to manage the many enterprises her father
was interested in before her, and who fought
through successfully stubborn battle on
the part of her relatives for share of the
money. The majority of the property was
| in real estate all over the country, much of
it in Philadelphia, and more or less large
holdings in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio,
Nebraska, Delaware, West Virginia, Mis-
souri, and Wisconsin.
Mark Hopkins, one of the founders Of
the Central Pacific Railroad, left his for
tune of $50, 900, 900 to his wife when he
died in 1891 In New York she owned
much realty and had palaces in San Fran
cisco and Great Darlington, Mass, the one
valued at $4,000, 600, the other at 81,
900, 900. She determined to make the
Berkshire mansion one of the finest in the
East and got Edward f. Searles, an archi
teet, to help her do it. On November 8,
1897, the architect and Mrs. Hopkins were
married She was 20 years old and he AT.
They built the mansice and created a won
derful affair Mrs Se..rles only lived four
years to enjoy it, however, and made her
husband ker sole heir. The house has
scarcely ever been opened. For years Mr..
Searles spent the greater part of his time
fighting will contests.
J. W. MACKAY.
John W. Maekay, the Commercial Cable
man, an untiring worker, left an estate Of
about $50, 900, 900. 1t was said of him
that she made the money of his later years
work Just as hard to make more as he
worked to get the first of it. " He was
considered the largest American taxpayer
in Europe, owning much property on the
Continent. He took little interest in rail-
road affairs, although at his death he was
director of the Canadian Pacific and
Southern Pacific,
August Belmont 1st was not specula-
tor, but won his fortune slowly. He put
lot of money in works of art, especially
pictures. At the time the war broke out
he was worth near $1,000, 900, and his
: fortune increased steadily to the day Of his
death, and ,fterward.
Pierre Lorilard was said to be worth
about Sc, 600, 600 His will was the source
Of a bitter legal struggle, he having left
the Rancocas stock farm to Mrs. Lilly
Barnes Alien, daughter Of j. c. Barnes,
the publisher, and widow of Louis Alien,
because she was, as she often put it during
the contest, attached to the place. He
had already given her a house on Eas
Thirty first street.
: PHIL ARMOUR.
, Philip D. Armour, the Chicago beei
, man, made his family one of the wealthies
: in America by leaving it $40, 600, 900.
Charles Lockhart, of Pittsburg, who wa
} not so well known to the public as are mos
of the men of great wealth, died not lon!
, ago, leaving behind him an estate wortl
$50, 900, 000 at the lowest estimate
Only the other day it was admitted that i
was really nearer $500, 600, 900. Shortl!
: before the death of Mr.. Lockhart hi
daughter married poor dentist, DIR. W
S. Flower, and for this reason the capi
talist cut her off with the income of $500,
900 for life. Mrs Flower is now fighting
$ the will, although it is said that the attor
S neys for the estate have tried to effect
compromise by offering her $50, 900, ,OO(
f outright, or what they say would have bee
t her share had her father not been angr
with her.
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