New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
S25, 600, 600 Left to Fam.
lily, Relatives, Friends
and Employees Under
Will of Steel Magnate
Charity, Education,
Get Large Bequests
yl5, 600, ,000Endowment
Fund Is Provided for
''The Frick Collection''

With the exception of approx.
mately $25,000,O00 provided for his
family, relatives, friends and en-
ployees, the will Of Henry C. Frick,
who died last week, leaves his estate,
valued at about S145,0O0,O00, for
public, charitable and educational
purposes.
Parts of the will, which has not
been filed for probate in Pittsburgh,
were made public here yesterday by
Lewis Cass Ledyard, who drew up
the document in the summer of 1915.
The executors named in the will are
Mr.. Frick's widow, Adelaide H. C.
Frick; his daughter, Helen c. Frick,
his son Childs Frick, and Henry C.
McEldowney and William Watson
Smith, both of Pittsburgh.
According to typewriter memoran-
dunn attached to the printed parts of
the will given out here yesterday fori
publication, Mr.. McEldowney, who is
presideHt.of the linton Trust Company,
Of Pittsburgh, says the residuary es-
tate, which under the terms of the Will
is to be divided into 100 equal shares,
s estimated to be worth about $780,
100000 according to present values.
s65.ooo,0o0 in Single Gift
Mr.. M,Eldowney further states that
Mr.. Frick's house and art collection III
New York City, which after the termil
nation Of Mrs. Frick's life estate are to
60 to the public. are valued at approxit
mately 10000, 900. An endowment OF
$l5000,0 900 is provided to maintain this
as "The Frick Collection" making this
single gift to the public approximately
ss5NO0,OO0.
No details have been made public
concerning the division of the<s25, ,000,s
600 left to the family, relatives, friends
and employees. r
The will gives to Pittsburgh, where
much Of Mr.. Frick's wealth was ac-
CURED, a tract of about 151 acres of
land in the 14th Ward of that city for
park and 100000 in trust to main
tain and improve the property. The
reslduary estate, to be divided into
loo shares valued at S500,000 each, is,
left to nineteen institutions.
Princeton University receives thirty
Of these shares, or about $15,0O0,000.
Harvard receives tenfshares, or about
S5,000,O00
The Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology receives ten shares, or about
S5,0UU000.
The New York Lying-In Hospital
100000.
Educational Fund Commission, Pitts
onrgh, ten shares, or about $5,O00,000
inirteen shares are given to Mr..
tricks daughter, Helen, Gin unquali-
ned and absolute ownership" but with
this suggestion: at would, neverthe-
less, be agreeable to me that she
should so dispose of these amounts that
my general purpose in making these
legacies should be ccomplished, but
TIL. III, is merely the expression Of my
How Institutions Share
The other institutions sharing in
the residuary estate and the number
Of their shares, follow:
Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, ten
Pittsburgh Free Dispepsary. Pitts
Pittsburgh Newsboys' Home, one
,tshasrR westsrh ols pennsylvania .Ssy Hospital,
Central Young Women's Christian
Association. Pittsburgh, one share.
Uniontown Hospital, in Fayette
County, Pa, one share.
Cottage State Hospital, in Connhlls-
vile, Pa, one share.
westmoreland Hospital, in Greens.
hurox
Mount Pleasant Memorial Hospital
Of Mount Pleasant, Westmorelanc
County. Pa, one share.
.Braddock General Hospital, Of Allie.
sheny County, Pa, one share.
Homestead Hospital, of Homestead
Pa., one share.
children's Hospital. Pittsburgh, one
share
Allegheny General Hospital, Pitts
oorgh, one share.
Home for the Friendless, Pittsburgh,
one share.
Kingsley House Association, Pitts
outgh, one share.
j. AZ trustees to organize the corpora
Nan. to be known as "the Frick Col
Vo1tion," the following are named:
Mrs. Frick. Miss Frick, Childs Frick,
Swssorge F. Baker jr., j. Horace Harding,
nssiker d. Hines, Lewis Cass Ledyard,
hsysmeyer.
Trick Collection" Open to Public
M. ~. Frick's instructions to these
B Ag.fees are:
M! direct the trustees hereinafter in
~. ~ artlele Of y will named, immedi-
y upon my death and during the
IA q my said wife and my eldest
M nving At my death, and the sur
- = them, to cause to be duly in
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