, 1875-11-27
THE RICHEST AMERICAN.
s,nath Of willinm d. Astor-..His
Inst Days.
A Fortune Estimated at More than One
Hundred Million Dollars.
1 Family Of Milltonaires-..How tie Enor.
nous Wcnlth Was Accumulated,
he Great Library That the Father Founded
and the Son Enlarged.

&ge 04e"s -AoANAJ LAW eAo AH1Ao1 AVVAAus
and the Son Enlarged.
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S,v yoYI su,- ,ror q,
rhs door Of tho small, unDrotonaino ofaes
nrrnrc s,root wns oloRod vestardav and mn
IN sheet Of note-pat,cr uor, tbo words
nr1oscd in conacquonco of the death Of Mr
". entrance Of thu Antor 1ihr.rv .,nnuncna
mt ths institution was to be cloaof n 2 onloch
consequence Of tho death Of tho President
Du]Y tho immediate ralaslvoa and friends Of tl,t
rlionAlre know that ho had bosp Ill. and thu
announcement OF bis daath, eyeu altar II had
,opaarea on tho newspaper bul1ottn-bosrjs, "a,
tscsred almost With incrodulltY, No crapt
lung At tho door Of 872 Fifth avonuo, but tht
lEpds Of all tie windows wsro drawn down, A
m1snt dressed in black, who opened the doot
unJ nyo or sir minutes 10 snswel
i, inquiries OF tho throne of visit
N, said he hAl been instructed to admit
,body, and to auswcr no questions with regard
b tho death Of tho master Of the house. For a
nsr paat Mr. Astor had boon failing, not In hia
= be sobust snd strong. and t1aunita hi, "a
80. .,t.,aaa =, III. 3e.,NH. -. Noneso '.19 aa 81
~ nia oas.ueas 20 e,ne'ent'y
Ans nsa ooue IN tue prime ot hss busy life ; but
Sese who watched him closely noticed grow.
hrfssscibil.ty ind inlpntience, While the al
tnsioup recently mada in tho A,tnr 1Touso VAN
+ E,rorr.s. h. vt.;t.a ~. s..,a, ~ ~
pn.s s5 ~ w ..,ta e ~ ".n, ouna'nk s'"os' aA!''
90 ases.eo " @sAo M absorbing interest IN tho
N'f. he usually drove 70 his Office 10 Prince
rmsned in ths dfnpv litt,o rom, !, ,t',oh :.
-. ~ ~ III. a,o.sa.,. S.,.,'" ~ "u.ou =
NY " u's oo''"'ou9 "eaA1u "aS staeasea
n~ aAn~pass y. .......
On Saturday morning Iaat Mr.. A,tor want n
IA ofco In bfa c.rraco =, ,,,,., rr;s ha.us
~ .eo o.li.aBe ID uauai' hla health
tGtnR ule Week had been excellent, though he
MA sh Ehe cold but 1t did not trouble him
neeh. He gave tho necessary dirocttops To tho
sz,taufs ID hin ofY}co In tt,o ora,o,,.,. ,r..
saa,.egod I,a own bn,naes ,s,,t ~ a:,,"s NY.
...,..r7ts ~, W. as... n.ussS "'tn ms ordinary
Hui.t's1 ana psomPtftnde' and nobody aus
Ps'sd shat he WAS sitting at bis desk for tho
eut On the stope In frone of b,s of51,, Ard ..oo1
u, sAw ,,,,,t,. s1..s... 1900 '" oAa ,sou' ,,
l.. ~, .aa an"s n..1 "n"s ~ uFot,oA' !ooA-
TX Ny ana ao"h l1ance sttees. He drove
lsu,s tho cold tb.t ho Ind sunoosnd % IN bav, W.
kta alnoat cured beeau to cirn 1n, mora
hoopyenence than IL hai III et'u n mote
b r.tlrod oarly. and naassi snmnwla,
t.1stl.h and ross1sss mint bolr9 tronhisa
!sssni MORNING II s11hs,;,cd and ia s'ore ~
t,xt xtonrg, On Sunday mnrntnr h. ~ .wob. ~ nj,
spt tIroat and ii. fani,v nyaic,n ~ n"oss mi.h
nau ID. The Doctor fonnd tx rno,at sin1an,
l. ind suiIoring updor sliahI aftanE ~ 1' hron-
f2t nd tia nynntntna grc uine, ,1ar ~ T.a aud ~
d, orahle, Hont n h;x ,nnsaisto rnis,ip ~.
iho bedsida' but tj,av I ~ .nr;ess "uto ..e
nj Danger untl Dr., Barker tod ti,efn that ~ ~
though the disease might bo succossfujiv COM
iael In the czao OF Younger m y pstenI IN man man
" Old "a liz, Aator tbnrs VA p5cst dso@oe 1I ~
ErchItis deyelonine- into nnoSn,ani. ,kn;,s' -
yds. tie ctrcumatonuaa. woufd nIrnnat rartainiy.
'truinsto in death.
Tns Dxarunxn sczys
Re,liztoe his nerii. Nj 4 ,ror;I nSh .ons ron.,,a
hi bedside oil uay, md In tha uftarnnnn -
III clear ihat hja I'M, % wsra hnco,o1ns VII, =
Mbreathed jaborioosjy. and cnnnhaS 4ue6In w,et ~
Gifted violence aud froononrT. sill i,ia
ha 1sl,ty." said E,r n,raor ~ ~ am,% 1S9srsa s
ltye lated 10 lon1" Mn ,nann,,t.hin stI.a t1 ~
rhsh bad connunre1 ao nanv oI,st.ais. :, III. H.
Ing lifetime, supu,rte1 him In the iss, .n.a ~
ds,pite ti.e unfa!uabis symptoms. ha wns IN
fpod1pi1ts, aud seemed eontdcnt ~ - ,,tI.ta mEn ~
,eto7sty. you puiIed ma thranoh ons nase aias'
tssa doctor. ho aaid chaarsrliv * ~ ..m,. sIn
thy.ic.au, "aud j am sura nj, viii Mi n1 ~
Trough thia." lie xas eneakjnu Of n h.noaro ~.
eua aisek abort fonr SesEs sna via, VI bs 1snGet @
d nd ain,st doa nf gH; mnen H., ne ., SUI
1saa His co.,fidenca vas not Hait fonnfad
Asxas very restless durInn SUNDAY niobt ~.
aauday morning he wa still ssrc,inn Rut Rut
Aa snd was 'fspIdlv annrnaching Sfon1.s us
t1suing mapA I'd uhsuea for tha wara. sao na
ted. Hia te3pjraton becs,no na;n,niiw Nv ~
Htusd .nd Iii consl mo.e and 'u.aS mora ySenf oR-
1llsepsas r.tRht laft hin oxba,,sted md f.ilin1
tuesday 1,sSrniug and wj,an t,a nt,x.;ctnnss les
an.ed il Hry eyitlent th.t tha sre f1lesaas
nen. hid sst p Ind that I'll ona sa noa'
lii. Astor f.nsd deat;, =. aoir hohe " Vas Houe'
4! pseyiorniy looxe ,nnn ia rroxnao,a a%u -, tue @
6sa7sry rnirht ~ III ~ psbSspec.s o. n!a
Gohss year il Ind nat canos+ tbis noa te ,o
c ,tlshe to 10 nov. am Il yaass n'e ~ pus
put tho lIi,ttsi i'm. =. ~ @ ee Seass o!o,-lohg
fts beco,pea a hurdon y - ~, ~ NY eSo
Ahngy t.rxdua1jy crent ovsr ~, sn5 as'huoI ~
ttttes hb Iost intareat IN rbs, t,.a "au " s'om
aoupd hh bed. A rjohs annro.nbak "sI kolos VI
taua unsnstahaha Ia H. r,sa,tesd appo1suva, sFmp
e.as in att a,tend.nnn NJ @ osIeeo nrosIet e{os o. e
u. moments wars firnwi1o pasr H. .e,at euas nss
aassd, apd his nnlac oras 1nn4 a up eonsn ~
w. Re breatils1 w,t,, h"u ouso 1oe-
~ nd j: wa syt,ent tIs, III a'.oa,.y taan D.
AGrR. His n,in.l jr,,,nv.r ~ ,,s,1a "elo %