The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-03
.YERKES LEAVES MUCH TOCHARITY Provides Handsomely for Wife
 and Children HOSPITAL IS ESTABLISHED Residence of Art Collection Is Given Into Wlfe's Charge Until Her
 Death-Leaves Fund
 for Observatory.
HOSPITAL IS ESTABLISHED

New York, January 2.--In his will read today by Clarence A. Knight, his attor- ney, the late Charles T. Yerkes makes many public bequests including Sl00,OOO in trust, the income to be paid to the Uni- versity of Chicago for the maintenance of the Yerkes observatory at Lake Geneva, Wis. Provision are made for the disposal of his New York home after the death of his wife to a corporation organized for the maintenance of his art gallery, the sum of s750,o0o to be given this project upon Mrs. Yerkes death. MT. Yerkes also provides for hospital to be erected in New York His son and others are provided for. The will was read to the members of his family today and they expressed entire satisfaction with it's provisions.
 An epitome follows:
 Fifteen thousand dollars to Greenwood cemetery.
 Two hundred thousand dollars to Mary Adelaide Yerkes, his wife
 To his wife the homestead at the cor ner Of Sixty-eighth street and Fifth ave- nue, together with all the paintings and works of art, statuary. bronzes, tapestries and brie-a-brae therein contained, and all other paintings, works of art statuary, bronzes. tapestries and bric-a-brac that may be located elsewhere, which are to be placed in the house and galleries.
 Upon the death of his wife, the premises, works of art, etc to go to corpora tion to be organized under the laws of the state of New York for the maintenance and preservation of an art gallery on the premises, which is given to said cor poration. Five trustees are to be appoint ed to control what shall be known as the Yerkes galleries, one to be the mayor of New York, and the other four to be desig- mated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Upon the death of his wife the trus- tees are to pay over to the directors of the Yerkes' galleries out of the one-half of the estate set aside for his wife, the sum of s75O,OO0 in cash for the mainten- ance of such galleries.
 Cash Bequeathed to Children.
 Two hundred thousand dollars to Charles E. Yerkes son, provided son Charles is given the right 10 dispose by will of $500 GOO of the estate.
 Two hundred thousand dollars to Bessie L. Rondinela, daughter. provided Bessie L. Rondinella is given the right to dis pose of by will $SOO.OOO of the estate.
 One hundred thousand dollars in trust for Ethel Link Yerkes, daughter of his nephew, Clarence Yerkes, the income to be paid to Ethel Link Yerkes upon her death said $1OO,0Oo to become part of the residuary estate if she leaves no chill dren.
 Louis w. Owsey of Chicago, $5O.OO0.
 The income of sums from $200o0 to $50, GOO to various relatives.
 One hundred thousand dollars in trust the income to be paid to the University of Chicago for the care and maintenance of the Yerkes' observatory located at Lake Geneva, Wis
 The remainder of the estate to be in- vested and divided into four equal shares, the income from two of the shares to be paid to Mrs Yerkes during her life time, and the income from one share to be paid to his son, Charles E. Yerkes during his life time, and the income from the re- maining share to be paid to his daugh- ter, Bessie L. Rodinella during her life time.
 Shall Conduct Hospital.
 On the death of Mrs. Yerkes the trus- tees are to incorporate under the laws of the state of New York corporation for the purpose of conducting hospital t1 be known as the Yerkes hospital and i out of the principal of the one-nail set aside for his wife of his estate, less the $750,O00 to go to the Yerkes' galleries to be used for purchasing plot of ground in the Borough of the Bronx in the city of New York and proper buildings for the erection of a hospital thereon. the aggregate cost of the ground and build ings will not exceed the sum of $S000O0.
 The trustees are then to pay over to persons designated as trustees of the Yerkes hospital, the remaining portion of the one-half of the estate set aside for his wife as well as any accrued in- come thereon remaining to be invested by the trustees to maintain the hos ptal.
 He directs that the hospital shall be open to the public without regard to creed race or color, and any patient received or admitted whose financial means are not such as to entitle the patient to pay for the necessary treat ment, shall be treated free.
 In the event of the death of his son. Charles E. Yerkes. leaving lawful issue. the income arising from the one-fourth of the estate, directed to be paid to Charles E. Yerkes during his life, shall be paid to his wife and child, or children, until the youngest of said children shall arrive at the age of 21 years. When the children shall arrive at the age of 2l msz O