The daily banner., 1919-08-29
CARNEGIE WILLS
some ANNUI1ES
BsQueathes $4,000 Each to
Tail and Lloyd 6eOTg8,
ESTATE NOW s25,OOO,OOO.
ssoos Year to Mrs. Roosevelt and
Mrs. Preston, Formerly Mrs. Grover
cieveland-$e6o, 900 to Public and
Charitable institutions.

| Mrs. Preston, oTnSFiJ MTs ~1tVfS'
cleveland-$e6o 900 to Public and
Charitable institutions.
New York, Aug. 29.-Having given
away more than $3.50, 100000 during
| HIS lifetime, Andrew Carnegie died
leaving a fortune of between $1,000
y,j and $30O00,000.
rais is according to his Will, Which
was med for probate. 1t was MS oft
| rcpcated intention to die a poor Tpan.
The will disposes of $960,00O 10 pub-
!Ic and charitable institutions and
| leaves annuities of approximately
$;3uo,00O to friends and relatives, In
| cldding $4,000 each to former Presi-
cent Taft and Premier Lloyd George,
OF England, and $4,000 each to Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Thomas
J. Preston, formerly Mrs. Groyer
Cleveland, widows of former presi-
dents
| Mrs. Carnegie, his widow, and the
| iron masters daughter, Margaret
| (Mrs. Roswell Miller), were provided
for during his lifetime. This is set
| forth in clause of the will which
! reads:
Having years ago made provision
for my wife beyond her desires and
| ample to enable her to provide for our
beloved daughter, Margaret, and. being
| unable to judge at present what pro-
vision for our daughter will best pro-
mote her happiness, l leave to her
mother the duty of providing for her
as her mother deems best. A mothers
love Will be the best guide"
| All the real estate, works of art and
household goods of the philanthropist
are left to Mrs. Carnegie. The resi-
due of the estate is left to the Car
negie corporation of New York. The
| Home Trust company Of New Jersey
| is named as executor and trustee un-
der the will The document is dated
February IS, 1912, Mr. Carnegie died
August II.
The fourth and fifth paragraphs Of
the will, which contain legacies to
charitable institutions and the annui-
ties 10 relatives and friends, was in
the testators own handwriting.
After directing that all debts and
taxes be paid and taking care of be
quests to his wife, the will reads
81 give and bequeatn to the persons
named. the following sums, respective
ly:
''To my secretary, Robert A.
Franks, the house and grounds now
occupied by him in Orange, N. j.:
Mrs. NJ L. Morris, my cousin, the
property upon which she now lives;
Cooper Union, New York, $4,000 to
make my total gift to it $750000;
Pittsburgh University, 100000; Re-
| lief Fund Of the Authors Club of
New York, 100000; Hampton Insti-
tute of Virginia, 100000; Stevens In
stitute, Hoboken, n. J., 100000 to i'm
prove my original gift; st. Andrews
Society of New York, 100000.
''To George Irvine, our butler, who
has just resigned after twenty-five
years of faithful service, a pension
equal TO one-half the salary.
ITO our housekeeper, Mrs. Nickel,
who still remains with us in her
ltwenty-seventh year of service, there
shall be paid q similar pension for
life; likewise to Mamie Lockerble, our
nurse; to Maggie Anderson, our old
est servant-each one-haf of her pres
ent earnings. These four are mem
bers of the family.
"To all household servants who
been with us for four years there
shall be paid $500; eight years or
more, 1920; fifteen years or more,
$4,000
"Each head of departments at Ski
bo (Mr. Carnegie's estate in Scotland)
Egamekeeper, forester, chauffeur, cap
tain of yacht, superintendent of golf
links, shall be paid $1,000; if any have
served ten years or over, $500; if
fifteen years or over, $4,000; to every
laborer at Skibo who has served two
years or more, $50 if five years or
more, $780,
"a sum equal 70 two years rent
shall be remitted TO each crofter (ten-
lanD as rent accrues, who is i'll good
standing with his neighbors.
"Our factor is directed to grant a
third years rent to the crofters, pro-
vided it is spent upon their homes
ITO the two late crofters now ten
ants Of Cretch and Achormlary there
shall be given a credit to each of 200
tpOunds $4,000 upon their debt TO me
that they might be promoted, with my
congratulations, upon their success as
/ inrmei's.''