New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-30
POUNDS TOWN AND
HOSPITAL BY WILL
Jacob Langeloth Leaves
Millions, Mostly to
Charity.
SELECTED GERMAN
MUSIC FOR FUNERAL
Home for COnyaleScents Chief
notwithstanding to
Bear TeStator's Name.

Most or the several million dollars
disposed Of by the will Of Jacob Langc-
10th. filed IN the Surrogates' Court yes
terday, is TO be used 20 establish a
home 20 be known as the Naleria Rec
rcation and Convalcsccuts' Home. Nr
Lsngeloth's other public bcqucstr iu.
ciudc fund OF $4,000 TO establish
public buildings 90 d town iu Washing
ton County, Penn. 20 be known as
Lauce.oth.
Mr. LanCalo,h. who died August "A
az has summer estate az Riverside, near
Greenwich. Conn. was chairman Of tho
board Of director of the American
Metal Company and was identified with
other corporations. he came 90 this
country from Germany an en- grant
creating by his industry the fortune
disposed OF by bis Will.
lie was prominent lu German affairs
DO this city. Worry over the war is said
20 have contributed 20 his death DE
remembered his native town or Mann
helm with q bcqucst OF Sl35.OOO. 20 be
used by the BurComcister and the pres
ident Of the chamber of commerce of
the town for uon-scctariau charitable
purposes. Tic also left $4,000 for the
Establishment of the parks OF Mann
helm, a part Of this fund 20 be used
20 place m one OF the parks a bust OF
his father. who once was 4 member of
the association.
Employees Remembered.
Mr. Langeloth made provision fo'
employees OF the American Metal Com
pany and for several charitable organ
izations in New York. Friends and rel
atives were remembered with liberal
requests To his wife Mr.. Langeloth
left S25O.0OO. all his effects IN his city
home. $50 Fifth av.; an annuity OF
100000 ard his estate IN Riverside
Conn He owned no real estate Do New
York. The trust fund from which the
annuity Will be paid amounts 20 about
S2.OOO.O0O
Mr.. Langeloth requested in his will
that 10 clergyman should ofhciate al
his funeral. but that q good orchestra
should play Becthoveu's Funeral
March" the finale from Wagner
"Rheingold.' beginning at the "Storm,
and Siegfred's "Trauermarsch, from
"GOtterdImmerung.
The tcstator provided that the trus-
tees Of the fund for the establishment
Of the convalesCeuts' home should CO.
operate on the project with delegate
70 be selected by the Chamber Of Com
merce and with the president Of the
Charity Organization Society The i'm
stitution is 20 be free from religious
tendencies and devoted 20 people OF
education and refinement who cannot
afford the charges eXacted AZ health
resorts
The president and the treasurer OF
the American Zinc and Chemical Com.
pauy are made the rustees of the
S15O.0O0 fund for the establishing OF
the city Of Lanceloth. The company
plant is at the point iu Pennsylvania
where the testator desired should be
organized community bearing his
name. The fund is 20 be used for the
building Of parks Libraries, school,
hospital and a gymnasium. all 10 be fol
the free use Of the inhabitants. il the
community is not organized within q
reasonable time the Sl5000O fund is "a
revert TO the residuary estate for use
Of the convalescents' home.
$4,000 10 Executors.
Mr.. Langeloth left 20 each empioyc
of the American Metal Company who
has been with il for ten years an amount
equal TO six months salary and 70 each
employe Of more than two and less
than ten years standing an amount
equal TO two months salary.
To Julius Goldman and Berthold
Hochschild. executors Of the viii with
Mrs. Langeloth. the testa-or gives the
choice Of POO shares OF the American
Metal Company and certificates Of i'm
debtedncss Of the same corporation or
$4,000 each as an evidence OF friend
ship and as compensation for their
services. Similar provision is made for
Carl VI. Loeb. another friend.
Following are Mr.. Laugeloth's public
pc0uests: Mount Sinai Hospital. $1,000;
German Hospital. $4,000; German So
ciety. 1000; Manhattan Eye, Far and
Throat Hospital, $4,000; Cnrystle
Street Recreation Rooms and Settle
ment. 800; Charity Organization So
ciety. $4,000; Association for Improving
the Condition Of the Poor. $4,000; lsa-
bella Hcimath, 81 600; ST. Johns Guild
81 600. Columbia University, $1,000;
Metropolitan Museum Of Art, $1,000;
New York Geological Gardens. $1,000
ard New York Botanical Gardens,
81 900.