Complex sentence: But William Astor never lived long enough to see the orchard grow to production and following his death in 1892 the property fell to his son, John Jacob Astor IV. By then though, rapid changes were taking place throughout Florida.
Split into simpler sentences: But William Astor did not live long enough to see the orchard grow to production. Following his death in 1892, the property fell to his son, John Jacob Astor IV. By then though, rapid changes were taking place throughout Florida.