The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-11-23
n. BLISS LEFT
ESTATE OF &,351,854
Nearly All Of II Goes to Mrs.
Bliss. His Son and His
Daughter.
HAD MANY INVESTMENTS
Cemetery Plot and Family Mau-
SOleum in WOOdlawn Cost
Almost S63. 600.

The appraisal Of the estate OF Cor
nelius n. Bliss. long treasurer Of the
Republican National Committee. shows
that in addition 10 his large holdings
in the dry goods firm of Bliss, Fabyan d
Co.. he had stock in dozen or more
textile companies throughout the country,
Mr. Biss's estate was appraised by
Joseph L. Berry at N.35i,sji, OF which
si20O0O was in real estate. his town house
at 20 East Thirty seventh street. The
net estate is 4.1OO.5i9. The outlay for
funeral expenses was S7,859. which
included 81. 900 for family mausol 'um
in Woodlawn Cemetery and sl7,729 for
the plot
The chief legatees were Mrs. Elizabeth
~ Bliss. the widow. Miss Lizzie p Bliss.
daughter. and Cornelius n. Bliss. son
Mrs Bliss received 81 .358.2As. her daughter
got 81 .3u 335. and her son S,377, ,a35.
The will left 5000 each to Mrs Cor
nelius n. Bliss. Jr.. and her two children.
Elizabeth A. Bliss and Cornelius n Bliss
3rd
The largest items in the personal estate
were promssory notes executed to MIR.
Bliss by his firm for SiOlG. 500 and or
S5O2 87s The furniture. art objects.
library and other contents Of his town
house. as well az the contents of his stable.
are appraised at si7,3is He had two autos
appraised at $4.5W. The contents Of
his country place at Oceanic, n j., are
appraised at S2si5 and his horses. car
riages and live stock at 81, $50
Mr.. Bliss's securities included the fol-
lowing: l34 shares Of the Otis Company Z.
s2Se. .OOO Baltimore and Ohio bonds.
SOC. .3el: Atchison bonds S25,275; St
Louis. Iron Mountain and Southern
bonds. SSA.6l2; Northern Pacific bonds.
| : 0.5lS; Delaware and Hudson bonds,
$40 .0es; New Haven bonds. $50, 1874: Union
Pacific bonds. SAO,soO; Jersey Central,
S24. .375; Atlantic Coast Line, s4s.l5i; Lake
Shore. S2s.eol Southern Pacific. S2s, s,i5O;
SO Ahares Chemical Bank stock, S22. 900 /;
Se7 shares Fourth National, Sils.2Ss; 800
shares Pennsylvania Railroad. 81. .9sA (;
77 shares New Haven. $50. .35i; 500 shares
Manhattan Railway. so. $50; l50 shares
Westinghouse Company. s.,85o; $40
shares American Telephone and Tele-
graph. $si, ,3sl; 328 shares Pullman Com
. pany S5O.77&; liz shares Associated Mer-
chants Company, SIT 200; 3i2 shares New
York Dock Company. $40, $50; $50 shares
United Dry Goods Company, s3,628: 825
shares New York Central. S65, 900; $50
shares Chicago and Northwestern. S35 .582;
Boston and Maine bonds. &52lsl; 1876
shares Old Colony Trust Company. $50,
400 ie9 shares Pepperell Manufacturing
Company, $3.50; 1870 shares Androscog-
gin Mills, $,7,OO0; on shares Columbian
Manufacturing Company. $1,000; ~
shares Thorndike Company. $4,000: 72
shares Boston Duck Company. S93 80 o;
100 shares Franklin Company. $1,000;
335 shares Cards Mills Company, $50, $50;
100 shares Draper Company $50 500; l25
shares Edison Illuminating Company,
s35 ,375: 200 shares Massachusetts, Gas
Company. $40. 400; 55 shares Bates Manu-
featuring Company, sis,6W: 100 shares
Security National Bank. $1,000; 300
shares Central Leather Company. $780,
CO., 300 shares American Surety Company
$50 900; 80 shares Home Insurance Com
pany, $4,000; 2t2 shares Borden's Con-
densed Milk Company. 8,08i $50 shares
, c. q. Gunther h Sons. $A, $50: Mail and
Express bonds. $1l Jos; American Round
Bale Press bonds. sll .8ll; Jekyl Island
Club bonds, s.. SOL; Broad Street Realty
Company bonds, $50, $50; 100 shares Finch.
Van Slyke Il McConrille Company. 81. 900;
$50 shares Metropolitan Opera and Real
Estate Company, $4,000 and 80 shares
Madison Square Garden Company. S.. 900
MIR Bliss's interest in the profits of his
firm for the period between July 1. 1911,
and his death on October Q. 1911. was
$l1 800. The appraisal showed that $3.50
was due his estate on two life insurance
policies he took out in 1880 and for which
he had accepted the surrender value just
before his death.
| Mr. Bliss's oil paintings included
Corot. Edge of the River" 81 800; pa
tience." by j, c. Virert, $B88; Country
Landscape" by j. c. Cazin, 81 1857. and
| Country Road in Summer" J. c. Cain,
$685.