The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
iSIDOR STRAUS LEFT
SS,S59,514 ESTATE
sppraisal Delayed. as Mer-
chant and Wife Died To-
gcthcr on Titanic.
AGREEMENT BY HEIRS

To estate of 1sidor Straus. who died
q, the steamship Titanic with his wife.
Mr l4a s,raus, on April Is, 1912. has
,s.r ,rr-aiscd at s3.sS?.s1t by Albert J..
ps-vio transfer tax appraiser. THE net
estate less funeral expenses OF sans.
.srr,r %s,ration expenses Of ss5,oO0. debts
,f,sltas. and commissions OF S5i,l5s. is
.s.s237
THO transfer tax proceeding has been
s.'aved because Of uncertainty az 10 the
A,-,hu,ion Of the estate on account ~
yrs .trals death at the same time as
ma, Of he- husband. lie left her $1,000
an outright and hi. homes In New York
c,v and peal. y. ]. with their contents.
The appraisers report shows that the
b,oueeis 20 Mrs. Straus have been
divided equally among the three sons and
three dau1hters,
Mr. strauss will gave his three sons.
,esse I.'dor and Percy Straus. the
resdr7rv cs'at" in equal shares and left
100000 cltr 20 his daughters. Minnie
6 WEI. Sarah tiess and vivian s, Schef-
,tt MT under the distribution agreed
yro- each daughter receives s7s5.os5.
W.. each sau gets 1850.
Nr Stratus explained In his will that
tt lsn no requests 10 charities "or others
,har M, Immediate family. as ] have left
directions - my son in q letter which
know trey viii carry out"
RcnIt, appraised NJ si,s17,707.
Nr strauss realty holdings. the largest
see' ~ Wis estate. were appraised at
So "a They consisted Of the fol-
.opinl parcels Half interest in building
oc1risd n, u " Macy & co. sl,l50.u .
howe. .-et Broadway. $4,000 l59 Ia
ltl West Nreteonth street. Sl5,6O0 lot
n Webster avenue. The BRONX. $4,000
-" West listA street. sis.sl0. and the
f1'nViuc UarcclS Of realty mainly com
yrsi,. the block occupied by the Macy
store 'c' 20 itt West Thirty -hfth stree.
s.. 500. '3G Wee, Thirty-sixth street,
s2i.j,oi 10. West Thirty-sixth street,
1890. 1928 Prosdway and 1l3 IVES,
T-ir't -:oYtth street, one-twen'y-fourtr
ir'e-ss' si2.Sno. and IL To IA West
Thsty-fourth street, same interest
ti0FN-
T1s following valuations were found
a. iessefo'd~ ~ 1rorcr'y included IN
IT, site : The Macy building: 1925 &c
49, Br .adNa, and l2s West Thirtv-hnt
s'-es'. lt'' interest. s30.s27 1919 70 1891
R-oadol' ana III West Thirtv-fourtl
U'tr'. SAW" interest. t?5.50o i22 to lo-
N4s' Tt!r'v-fourth street and TO IVES,
T'r'y-tf'h street. sl2.i23 1915 Broad.
wy ard 'li % l21 West Ttlrty-fourtr
s'roe'. s'f.s22 l22 70 10. West Thirty.
mn street half interest. $500 AS &c
- West Thirtv-ffth street, half In.
'trest. $500 1921 BROADWAY. liS Yves
T''~'y-fouit1 street and al to i43 Yves
Tfr'y-fouith street. hall interest
s-S1 and los ~ IFS West Thirty-aftl
t''se', half interest. s77.a23
The next largest asset was Mr.. Straus',
interest Ia Il II MACY e Co. fixed a
EI.S9ls, II which sj7S.23t was capita
Account aud profits, ard S55p.ssS hi,
Share oF The good will.
The dec"dents interest T. !. S.-au,
4 SOUS. glassware and crockery. anc
OWE" Of 4 large interest In Abraham
Sr'us OF Brooklyn. consisted solely ~
70 capital account. or slG4.b4i. sine,
- good vii passed % the s~urvtvirl
rtr'DrS under the partnersh.p agree
mat. Mr. strauss share ir Abraham
S'raus amounted 70 s37io5>.