The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-29
CARNEGIE GAVE
$35O,oOO,OOO;HE.
LEFT$3O,OOO,OOO.
Widow Gets Realty and
Foundation $2O,0OO,OOO
Residuary Estate.
ANNUITIES TO NOTABLES
$4,000 Yearly to Taft and
Lloyd GeOrge-Mrs. ROose-
velt Remembered.
ANNUITIES TO NOTABLES

The will of Andrew Carnegie, pro
bated yesterday in the Surrogate's
Court, justifies this comment from
Elihu Root, Jr., counsel: He really
did divest himself of his great fortune
for the benefit of mankind, as he long
ago said he would" In addition the
will is perhaps the quaintest instru-
ment ever drawn to dispose of a
great estate. srwo clauses are in the
ironmaster's handwriting. simplified
spelling, odd punctuation and all.
The most striking facts are, first.
that he had succeeded In his ambition
to die poor to the extent of having
given away $3.50, 900, ,00O second. that
nearly all he had left at the time of
his death, between s25,000,000 and
$4,000, 900, follows the rest into the
channels of philanthropy. Not cent
is entailed; there is not a line about
reversion.
Mrs. Carnegie, having been amply
provided for years ago, receives all the
reel estate, including homes in Fifth
-vsAue, Lenox, Bar Harbor, Pittsburg
and Skibo Castle in Scotland. Provis-
ion for the daughter. Margaret, wife of
Ensign Roswell Miller. U. s. N, is left
to the judgment of Mrs. Carnegie with
the remark "a mothers love will be the
best guide"
Specific bequests amount to about
100000, 1t being impossible to com
pute the exact total because the num-
Der of servants here and, at Skibo
Castle each of whom, including The
piper is remembered with legacy of
from 5000 to $4,000, is unknown.
ADnuities ranging from $4,000 to
10000 are provided for forty-seven
individuals, including each relative out
side Mr. Carnegie's immediate family.
former employees, men and women OF
prominence and a few designated as
life long friend Among these are
$4,000 for Mrs Thomas ]. Preston,
widow of President Cleveland $4,000
for Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and $4,000
for ex-President William H. Taft.
messed this notation was made on the
margin: This annuity 10 President
Taft has been transferred to the Presi-
Dental annuity of the Carnegie New
York Corporation. A. c."
Seven years ago Mr.. Carnegie an
nounced his intention of pensioning
former Presidents of the United States
or their widows II the nation, through
Congress, failed to do so. In the same
year he authorized the Carnegie Corpo-
ration to pay each future ex-President
pension Of $4,000 a year. This ar
rsngement is obviously what he had In
mind when he made on the will the no.
tation regarding Mr.. Taft. Whether
Mr.. Taft accepted the offer Of a $4,000
pension has not been revealed.
Damrosch Gets $1,000 Annuity.
Among the other annultants under the
will are Walter Damrosch, the musician,
$4,000; George w. Cable, novelist, $6,-
900 Dr. Henry s. Pritchett, president
Of the Carnegie Foundation for the Ad-
vancement OF Teaching, described by the
author OF the will as professors Pen
sion Fund" $4,000; David Homer
. Bates, a pal of Mr. Carnegie when both
we're telegraph operators and decipherer
OF Confederate code messages in WASH
.
David Lloyd George, British Prime Min
!ster. $4,000 John Morley, British man
OF letters, 10000: John Burns, English
labor leader. IS. 900; Thomas Burt, NJ. p.
10000, and John Wilson, NJ. p, $4,000.
After the names or Viscount Morley and
Aessrs. Burt and Wilson are written the
words Lifelong friend"
OF the outright bequests the largest
is to Hampton Institute. Virginia. $780,
900. Cooper Union gets $4,000, making
Nj. Carnegie's total gift to 1t $75O,OOO.
The relief fund of the Authors Club OF
New York receives 100000: Stevens In
s.itute. Hoboken. 100000; Pittsburg
University 100000. and the st. An
drews Society OF New York, 100000.
All of the residuary estate, the bulk OF
the $4,000 900 or $50 100000 which Mr.
Carnegie was unable to get rid OF before
his death no matter how hard he tried
Is bequeathed to the Carnegie Corpora
ton Of New York, which he formed IN
1911 and which uses the income OF Ns
funds. under its articles of incorpora-
ton, Ito promote the advancement and
diffusion OF knowledge and understand
ing among the people of the United
States ny aiding technical schools, IN
stitutOns of higher learning, libraries
scientific research, hero funds, usetul
publications and by such other means at
shall be found appropriate therefor
The founder turned over $l25.000.OOO to
the corporation in 1911 and 1912 ano
said at that time 1t would be his resi-
duary legatee.
The executor is the Home Trust Com
pany Of Hoboken. organized for tha'
Junction by Mr. Carnegie. The VIII was
signed February l3. 1912. and witnessed
by three lawyers-Elihu Root, Jr.. 81
Nassau street Grenyille Clark 81 Mas
sau street, and Francis w. Bird, Gal
Washington street. The two clauses
Detailing the specific bequests and an
hulties are in Mr.. Carnegie's handwrit-