New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
Gold Prospector Stipulate.
Barnard Shall Receive
Half
Public Bequests Manv:
Relatives Get Little
Will, Made at Ninety-two,
Disposes OF $3,50O,OO0
Estate

Columbia University and Barnard
College, affiliated with it, benehciaries
of large gifts from General Horace v
Carpenter during his lifetime. will re.
ceivc probably more than 1000 900
each under his will filed in the Surrc-
gates Court yesterday.
General Carpenter, who died on Jan
uary 81, at the age of ninety-four. left
an estate valued at about $500 900,
The residue, after bequcst. TO other
institutions and to members of his fam
lily. is divided between Barnard and
Columbia. The testator was an aiumnus
OF the latter institution. having been
graduated in 1873. He was formerly a
trustee. Besides the rcsiduary provi-
sions made by General Carpenter, he
bequeathed further funds to the two in
stitutions. including 100000 to Barnard
College for scholarships and assistance
to deserving girls. mot excluding
Chinese girls seeking education there
Most OF the estate goes TO public nsti-
tutions. relatives receiving only small
bequests.
General Carpenter. gold prospector
in the California '43 days. later ac-
cumulated a fortune in trade with
China. in whose people he came to take
a deep sociological interest, contribu,-
ing freely to their education.
Established Chinese Chair
In 1901 he gave Columbia 100000 10
establish a Chinese chair In his will
he adds to this gift to bring its value
Up TO 100000. no part OF which is to be
used for gifts or pensions. The fund
is now known as the Dean Lung Fund
and is used for the department o.
Chinese learning. Also. the general
added 20 che Edward +. Carpenter
up to $500. 900, and left $780, 900 in mem
ory Of DR.. Reuben S. Carpenter 10.
Columbia University Medical School.
Other public beQuests in the will are:
Presbyterian Hospital, 5000, ,0O0: Pacific
Theological Seminary. 500. 900: Univer-
sity Of California. Sl00.000; Sloan Ma
ternity Hospital. $4,000; Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial institute, $50
000; Canton Christian College, Canton
C1ina. So, 1000: American Humane Edu-
cational Scc.csy of Massachusetts, So.
of Cruelty to Animals, $4,000. He also
left to Saratoga County. for the cree
tion Of on inirmary, $4,000, and the
the Saratoga Homestead Sanatorium
ror tuberculosis Patients, $4,000.
General Carpenter said in his will.
that 7 do not give more to any Of
my next OF kin or heirs at law is not
through oversight or failure of memory.
ii is deliberate and intentional and be-
cause in my we'll considered opinion
I have heretofore been fairly liberal
ir that direction.' To sixteen distant
relatives and friends the testator left
beQuests OF from $4,000 TO 100000
Made VIII at Ninety-twO
The will filed was made in 1916 when
the testator was ninetytwo years old. ~
was presumably OF disposng mind" he
wrote "If this viii is set aside you
can go back to my former will" The
latter document was executed in 1912,
a codicil being added IN 1913. The gen
eral also said that in case of any claim
by persons not mentioned he or she
is to receive 5000.
One Of those not mentioned u the
wife Of Sir Bache Cunard. British
steamship man, who vas General
Carpenters adopted daughter Ladg
Cunard was Miss Maudc Burt. noted
California beauty and daughter of Mrs
James f. Tichener. General Carpenter
adopted Miss Burt upon the second
marriage OF her mother. In 1894 Miss
Burt was reported engaged to Prince
Andre Poniatowski. Her foster-father
threatened to disinherit her if she mar
ried the PRINCE. The engagement was
broken and in 1895 Miss Burt married
! Sir Bache Cunard.