New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
CADWALADER LEFT
100000 70LlBRARY
Collection of Rare Prints
Also Will Go to This
Institution.
ApT MUSEUM GETS
$4,000 AND CHINA
Gifts Also TO Princeton, Harvard
Law Alumni and Zoolog-
ical Society.

~,o largest public bequcst in the Will o.
,ohn T.. Cadwalader, senior member OF the
,.,. err, Of Cadwalader. Wickersham e.
.r.., zbo died on March II, was 100000
tho New York Public Library. of which
,.e was president Of the board Of trustees
a.. g,ve the Alumni Association Of fiar-
card University Law school. 10000; the
%ev York Geological Society, $4,000;
rr.p.cton University, $4,000, and the
,c,rorollta Museum of Art $4,000.
p..idee t,e bcqucst to the library Mr..
,,,dvalsder left to tho library his vslu-
,hls collcctio. Of prints, while the Metro
oolitan Museum Of Art will receive all his
chelsea or European porcelain, except one
dinner service: all bronzcs it may select
tho furniture in tho drawing room. hall
and library in his home No. East 56th
s,,est ana the marble bust Of George
Washington. by Ceracci, loaned TO the mu'
eeum. and a bronze bust Of Paul Jones.
tn each Of his household servants and
.ach clerk in his Office Mr.. Cadwalader
left the amount of six months salary
This srplies only TO those who have been
in his employ for a period not less IMAM
dvo wears. An exception IS made in the
Ease Of M. and Mrs James Horn, many
Years in the employ of Mr. Csdwalader'
\ codicil gave each $500. besides the In
come Of 5000 a wear 10 Horn. and at his
death tho same TO Mrs. Horn.
Among the requests was $50 900 to Or.
: Weir Mitchell, his brother-in-law, "h'
died two months before Mr.. Cadwal-
adcr. Mrs. Max Farrand. formerly Miss
Beatrice Jones. gets $4,000; Mrs. Frank
T.. Millet widow of the artist VINO was
one OF the Titanic victims, $4,000 and tho
late Or. John s Billings, director OF the
New York Public Library. $4,000. Ed
ward T. Haney. his friend and wise adj
visor" Gets 10000; Mrs. Mary dc Ma
varro. who was Mary Anderson, the ac-
trcss. $4,000. and similar amount TO her
husband. Antonio Fernando de Navarro;
John Hone. trother-in-law, 'as a remem-
hrancc." s. 600. and Sarah Is. Cadwal-
ader. daughter Of John Cadwalader. Of
Philadelphia. $4,000. To his nephews and
nieccs Mr.. Cadwalader left $4,000 each.
Edward j. Hancy. who had been asso-
ciated with Mr. Cadwalader in the prac-
tce Of law and George W. Wickersham.
his law partner and former Attorney
General. were named executors. and
Henry w Taft. another partner and
"a -prCcfdrnt NAMED
executor and trustee. a codicil revoked
the appointment of Mr.. Wickersham be-
cause Of his absence from the country, he
having lust started on his trip of the
world The appointment Of Mr.. Taft was
revoked because the testator believed that
IL might be too much trouble for him TO
act. Mr. Hancy and Francis Smyth. the
latter an Office associate, were named in
their stead.
Mr.. Cadwalader was largely instrumen-
isl in bringing about the consolidation Of
The Lenox. Astor and Tilden libraries and
forming the New York Public Library.
His will gave 5000 10 the Public Library
10 increase the print collection and gave
the library permission to select such
books as IL desired. The rest of his books
were left 20 Mrs. Mary G. Mitchell. his
sister who was TO receive tho testator's
household furnishings. jewolry, pictures,
portraits and silvcrware. Mrs. Mitchell
died a short time before Mr.. Cadwalader.
The first of three codicils increased the
bequest 10 the library to $4,000. and an
other codicl gave an additional 5000.
This Request TO be used to increase the
salaries Of employees in the reference de-
paltment
The bequest Of 5000 to the Metropoli-
tam Museum Of Art is to be used to in
crease the collection Of English furniture
and OF English and European porcelain.
Tho $4,000 10 tho Harvard Alumni ASso-