, 1875-11-27

1Anlly, retaining tho prcT1shH in tic foHer part
Of tho city as p'aco of b4atuosa only. From i
Tery early period Of hs lin. William i. Asto,
wea hla fathers principal assistant. iIs lesenet
tho fur business thoroughly. and acquired, too
tnote hah;ta o. Industry. perseverance,. m!
Of America. Htn father iutrustoI the trads lit
had built up 40 we'll almost wholly 10 tho man.
agemont OF lR 8on no that the latter may bt
Ratd TO lave hinlse1f accumulated tniich OF sIlt
fortune Aecrutng 10 bin, when John Jacob Askol
died.
After somo ycars the old fur-trater began K
eepd Ills wares to China, foceiving In return con
stErmonta Of toa, hnalncas that soon becaulf
enormously profitable. john Jacob Aelo,
tins.
A1upgxr LIFE.
liithnrto his son hAd received no book educa-
lion beyond what ho lad beop able to eiyo him :
aolf ia t!lo low hours saa,chel iron, liz nnrsuil
Of hfs business, But now lis fatbos realizing
that tho future management Of hla increasing
business mliBt+ to Continue successful bs intrust.
sd 70 one possessed OF l'ettor education than
Of hin native town. Hsdelberg. There tho young
| studcnt madn excslfont t,Hc Of hls opporkunities
earnlnR faat, and obtaining numerous honors Id
tha l.o college. lie BECAME thorough do.mnn
I Quontly was Of tlestlmable service to him. Ho
WAS also att accomplished musician, and, like n,l
Gor1n.n studonts Of that day. and indeed OF our
tItno. ho bocanlo akilfnl gwotdsman. no ro.
mained Ia Germany several years.. Aud returned
10 America only when bis father felt his PRESENCE
indispensable TO tho management Of hia busl-
ness, ness, now swollen TO colossal proportions.
william u. AhtoF had not loat Ills taste for
bustness. and aftnr ttavalIug entirely over Eu-
ropo. which At that tlnlo wAa by no means tue
Mmple Journey Of to-day. lu returned to New
YORK, and once moro oniored tho fur store. Ifts
uncle+ Henry Astor, tn whom waa tho saine anti
tlido fer Rn,nsslng money that seems to hsyo
cllaractcrlzed every member OF the family. Ind
| accunults7 tad vast fo1tunc lie was greatly A.
| tached TO siiE nophoW, and on lis death ho be-
| auesthed to VIM e5oo, ,oUV. This legacy did uot
tonpt william u. Astor sn forsako his fathers
business. lie invested tlso money, md carried
On tho fur tradn with ereater enorgy than ever.
Ills fathers increasing ago and ,nlrmltles ron-
uesed hia attention to tne business uncertain.
noon tho sou. Out Of the profits Of his szado
John Jacob Astor bad purchased the eito upon
which hia dwelling in broadway was built and
| 10 lb35 hc built the Astor House on 1t. aud
afterwsrd ho gave him tho residence in Lafayette
place, adjoining the Actor Library.
In 1848 John Jacob Astor died at tho ags Of 90
or III yo4rs. leaving an ostato valued at ups ard
Of *1t, 000, 700. His will Ia summarized as fullows:
JOHN jacob AgIon'g WILL.
John Jacob ABtor will Ia dated Dso. 30, 1885, aud
gives hls daughter poFothsa wife Of William Lsnaon.
cept his nov service. Also tho tncono Of $iUQ0O Of
Nav York city aocks CO.. shares Of thu stock Of sho
soei ~h H. Na1 VII iIGmny LIZ n.
suranes snd Tenst Compauy. house and lot In Lsfa-
yette place TO hes nse during life and her death to
srcosp oIausk-John Jacob Astor 1auadon, Eliza
Assor Lapgdou. Louisa Langdo1, Walter LaHgdo1, u,
don. children of the decedont daaghter Dofothea iii
tha decedentH ois on the csAtcfy sle Of Lafayette
p;ss s.o sts IT, T. be ss.r q via e slteas
ton. and Greenwich Streets and HnuaonA River beluR
one hundred md lots. to hold tho sans during
surviving tssue snd In Of doath without issue
then to tho decedcnt's other grandchildren.
st. u s .na s.s
konEIn c1AutEETo tho te,tstors grandson.
Lsfeyette plaoe, adjonug tho testator'a house Aso
the house. and lot that The csator ure In At To po
Of making thu will, and nina lots In Eighth avenue,
ssyeush .vsnuo; lAo, eight lon In Avenuo bc.wcen
si1sn aud Seventh streets slao the Astor country
ty;.wo lots In varck street; also. tho interest IN
Firth c14us1To ..ststor's daughter Eliza, Mrs.
y. Nampft life income Of tho toteEsat On 3lao,ooo.
thousand shares ~ the Merchants Dank 1904 shaTes
~ the Mechanten Bank and u tbs Of her co,-
selected bY her from tho tes4tors resdusry u.ta.e to
b. 20 asd y ne, dSrng hss w. sae shoad continue
her children al he1 death.
JACOB, william, md ileniy sons .; Tlilism i. Asor, @
Hudson River, Fory.soconl stseet, and Fifty-1rrt
strse Ia Tho proposton ot two Eharr to jobu 4nd ono
"
te, provided that lilo testators so William, Il ellssr
OF them should beeomo unwurthy Of the dsyieo might
convoy that sharo TO the oshers 1t his discretion Al
the1r death the same to their iaaua. thero should
b. mons, to William u. Astor.
sevEa7n o14usE.-.To tho testsiors unfortunate son
restored, sooeo year and If he should havs chi.
drsn, 10 each ous s.. .o9o per annun,.
Aatos. tho tostators nEohsr, $lo0o esen 70 hs sSn
Jp.eph, $2'ooo; 10 William II. H. sluuuo; 10 0ourge
W. In tjkn &n%Bu
sl.Sos; 10 tls children of hst daaehtet M.ris Ioo1s
Nnra c1AusE.-To tho German Society Of CITY OF
New York. sW,o~u: TO Tho German reformed ConRre-
sAe Trustees u colnmbla College, s3o95 10 liz A:.o
gatloa for !he Relief q nespecabls Ased Iadiaoa.
Female, T4.is,, 1 2, ,he Guy e NV XSrs
tate TO hia sopt William D. Astor.
ELEVENTH. ctAusE-o onccrntns lenses On property
for ltfe. E.ecusors, william d. Astof,
James @. Hing, Washington Irving, and James Calls.
Asron's AFTEn rHouaH1s,
Cod!c fcyokes tho eighth rl4use aud Rtyes ntece
e.e of tho other daughters of tho tsstatoss sroth
yesr q nsphsv G.osgo to To- .Io w9x ~ q tns
brother George $2co yosr 10 nlsce 6oaia
Il s,s.a ass!1' saea ':t # &c
'oo sooo 10 the society for lalf orphsn.; 10 the
Am y: Asors daughters ais scsllsi o. .Aera whsn
hey attain the ago Of u Jears to Tie tesator4 son.
William .. Astor. one.half tho tthsatort reatdusry
e,tass sD.ouay and tho tneoms OF tas other
lAf until 10 should ezIrnd that half Ia The improve
mont OF the teststors re4iauAry real e4sAte md The
uoaxpeudsd, to 10 to his Children,
Codfflt Euons In Fou,t street for Tho testa-
or uufoEtu1Ate son John, with remainder ovar 70
laughter Dofoshea; lo0 per annu 10 b. expended
y sIeento1s for Tho te4t.toF. John. The income
i $f0O. 900 In Now Yolk Lite Insurance aud Trust
Company, to DauahEr Dorohea $1o0, 600 10 zach Of
10 chiiofen Or uorothes, end niue lots tn Grand
reet aud Tho colleit sds $40 POI ysar To tho eroyY
II nisce Boplia In Germany.
to4EE 5-Dds!tapH 70 Eenler public bcusnt to th>
2!ty Of New York and u cotrttnto to Tho Rdyoncs-
nent of usatul tnow!eRs and the general good Of 30
teey hequeath 500 600 for public library on cou-
llt!an ~. ths sa,d amount bo appied III sroctlng
uss4ote building aud fur1lishinR and supplying Tho
atnc from Tina to tina with I'll hnRs apprftsIntuRto to
library foE general nss, upon tha inoss ample sea!s
nd Ibsra character. and In letrAytuR the ne:oasary
ronsss u taking caro- Of tbs property and provtn9
Or he accommodation os rsrsona consulting tho ib1a.
y. The library IA to be accessible AZ al reasonable
oufs tps general w. Tho library to ~ directed BY
low York and ths Chancellor of lbs Btsto OF Nav
.erk Taa rr1utena ahAll receive conl,enssilon
theiF hat |