CROSSED IN LOVE
MAN WHO LIVED ON HIS YACHT
BAYARD BROWN'S ECCENTRICITY.
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(Australian-New Zealand Cable Assn.) : , ". LONDON, 9th April.-
It,,is stated that Bayard Brown, the American millionaire, .who died on board, his yacht, the Valfreyia, on the Essex'coast, when young was crossed in love,, and consequently .left America. It is stated that when his father 1 died he t was .greatly distressed, and went,:on';a world cruise. Finally he decided not to return., Brojvn, however, never the reason/for liis decision. Only once he slept away from the ship, and that was.during" repairs. He had a private secretary, who came and went. Visitors were never allowed on. board. . .
Brown was generous in .his own peculiar way. He sometimes threw' £5 and £10 notes to pretty : girls ' boating around tho yacht. It is known that he made many benefactions in the neighbourhood, mostly, anonymously. It is stated that he gave'away a quarter of a million since he came here.
Now it is disclosed that in spite of his eccentricities and, the general supposition that he lived an aimless life, Brown was actively engaged in. business till his death.. Intimate friends say that finance was his hobby. It ii believed that he trebled his fortune while here. Only a fortnight ago he sold a block of property in New York at a profit of several thousands, and was going to the American Consulate this week to sign the deeds.
Another man who had known Brown for thirty-five years, says that Brown probably,knew more about Wall Street than any man living. He visited London two or three times a week and dispatched cablegrams to America, but returned to the yacht the moment his business was done. ■ . i
His lawyers and secretary conferred on board yesterday. It is understood a proposal was discussed to convey the body to New York for burial in the tomb Of his father. It is likely the Valfreyia will go at least a part of f-e journey. The yacht is in splendid condition, owing to Brown's hobby for perfection in workmanship.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 85, 10 April 1926, Page 7
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344CROSSED IN LOVE Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 85, 10 April 1926, Page 7
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