The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-11-03
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charged i5oper ct.iin additiunto the 1abeEssIli
revered for the beausyief their personri
al character and lives, -Nho. were. ppefsd
sent on this memorable OCCASION. It
was noble bequest, and the public d
appreciated it it as; suchS It might
thus have stood an enduring imonn! -
ment Of the wise and liberal benefit,
cence of its founder, Mr.; William.
B. Astor was not satisfied with 'ftsirest:
ing here. He saw TIE Vast igcoliit'n'
was accomplishing. He foresaw its -
greatly beneicent results in the fatnreI
Discerning the rapid, growth of :, our r
city and the splendid destiny in store .
for orr great commercial metropolis poo
he saw that only the ahaif was; donsncr1
that should be. He. had the means, 10 -.
perfect the unfinished work, and was
amply endowed with the requisite
public spirit and benevolence t., do ft.5o.'
The public know the 1esplt. 10 IIe, put,il
up an adjoining building, of the. samoa,
magnitude. and on the same plaiprat
cost Of nearly !s16T, 900 He expend.
ed about S110,0o) more Il for ibo6ksHse
lie added $50. 900 to mthe fundo forE~
maintenance and gradual incneaseo
the Library He expended nearlys10s
700 IN q steam heating apparatus for =,
the buildings. The grand total Of sex-''I
pendi'ure and money invested has nowt6
reached the magnificent sum -of|S756sr
934 i45,, making the mopeyed coptrihY,Ge
tions thus far of VIM. B. Astor near.
ly equal to those Of his father. The
probability is that Mr.. Astor VIII NOE
stop here II he libraryInowTnumb beesod
$4,000 volumes. and the, aleoyes wiBais
not almit, of many, more additions. al
1t is said that Mr. Astor has expressed
a purpose Of adding still another btitt44I'9
ding Of the same size as those 'alFeadYi 7
built, and thas previsling still fnftfDereq
for the increasing wantsQf our rapidly
increasing populationr-7fora the nine.
millions of people that at the conf
mencement of the next century viii
inhabit Manhattan IslaI d! ilYelmdstys
be pardoned the above familiar details7q
in regard to his library, but it is the
one great work Of public benefcence !.
in which the subject Of our sketch has
been popularity identified, andzfor pro.
noting the interest of f,which.hereveal-
ed a broad and imperishable philan-
thropy., 1t is already the most yalgss
bic library of reference in this. coun.
try. 1t is his wish and aim to makes
it as valuable as any in the world r'e'4's
HIS OFFICE, BUSINESS HABITS ASDIH
...-gs-ia o. WEALTH. lGaeiiE tsrnod
A one-story building in Pripeeib
street, just out of Broadway, and ;first,a
floor of the house adjoining constitute
the office of Mr.. ,Astor. Here, aided
by the only two or three clerks, he
transacts all his immense business, IL.
Mr., Astor is here regularly att 10 Ami
NJ, and remains till 2 p. M. He -
walks from and TO his House He &C. >
cupies the rear room e Iteiscplainly
furnished. Business ismattendedo o..
promptly He knows ereEB inch n Of
real estate that stands in his name
every bond, contract and lease. BY
attention to his business and ijudfciotrs
investments he has largely incfeasedoif
his fortune. Some estimate 1T at S60,-nf
300, 000. The subject is one upon II
which he is said to be very reticent.r.
even to his most Intimate friends.
- Y JfERsoSAL L1FE..Dd 9hi noFn
Mr. Astor. married a daughter off,
General Armstrong, Secretary Of Wasni
NhuSig L AcSiuSl1 411ulSOu. .hollCf - q a.
highly accomplished lady and q we'll
known contributor to public and
private charities 2 'Fhey have had siH5f
children-three sons and three daugh-.iJ
ters-aH of 7whem, excepting oDe
daughter, are still living. Since 184f :,
they have lived in Lexington avenne..
Their summers they spend.ar their'q
country seat at ,BarIytown ~ Mr., Astora
shows very little the. marks of his age. y
He stands erect as ever, walks firmly
and enjoys excellent health. lie IN
herits the massive mold Of his fathefynt
his prominent nose and compact, ,heagy3
under jaw. HIS, face is full and rudd3
dy, with slight side wlliskers.a He is
q plain man, dresses plainly and puts,
on no airs. He attends st Barthol6Ai
news Church. He keeps FIVE horses,i
but rarely rides. One of % his SONS
will be, remembered as having. served
with distinction on General cClel1an,s
G aft during the war TIE brothers,
have an office in WALL Street, ianddireT
on Fifth ay enue in prinqely style4e.1F