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better education than he had given hts son,
eent him to the university Of his native town,
ccllent Use Of his opportunities, learning fast,
and obtaining numerous hOnors In the college.
lie became thorough German lineuist,
branch Of knowledge which subsequently was
OF ineatlmable service to him. He was also an
accomplished musician. and, like all German
students Of that day, and indeed OF our tune, he
became "a sklliul swordsman. lie remained In
Germany sever Il years, aud returned To Nmcrl a
only when his father felt his presence indis-
pcusable to tue management ~ his business,
now swollen To colossal proportt nns.
william u. Astor had not lost hs tostc for
business, and after travelling entirely over Eu-
rope, which at that time WAS 10y no means tie
simplc journey Of to-day, he returned to New
York. and once mure entered the fur STORE. Ilil
uncle. Henry AstOr IN whom was the same aptl-
tudo Tor amassing money th!t seems to have
accumul ted vast I. rtunc. Ilc was greatly
attached to hia nephew, and on his death he be-
que..tacd 10 him 10000. This legacy did not
TEMPT William u. Astor to forsalic his fuhcrs
bu. .iuCss. lie Invested tho money. and carried
on the frr trade with greater energy than cv r.
Ills fathers increasing age ana inltmittcs rem
dercd his attention to the business uncertain.
and finally almost the. entire mana. .omcnt foil
upon tho son. Gut Of the proHls OF his trade
John Jacob Astor had purchased the site upon
which his yelling ia broadway was built and
fcrrcd the whole property tO his son. Soon
aiterward he gave him the residence Ia Iafay-
In 1873 Jonn Jacob AstOr died at the age OF
estate vsldcd at upward Of ss0Oco.COj. Ills viii
JOHN JAcon AsToRs wur@
John Jacob Astor's will is dsicd DC. 30 1890. and
gives his daughter Do,o he siie Of William langdon'
except his service. Also the OF 100000 Of
New orr city stocks, $40 shares oi hr stock Of the
.tgck - oCQ deposited with the New YORK Lfe II.
place TO her use during c and on her death to her sur
6Sp ClATsE-John Jacob Astor Tanedon. Eliza
Asto, lnnslon Louisa Lansd9n waiter Lanedvn.
ianqiSn ehi rea u the deeedcats daSier poro
t"ea, az me decederfs lots on tho easterly
q s'id los. extending, to the Bovsy also. Nc
and linW on iyer being one hundred ana - los 10
hold the same curing Their lie IN equal shares. aud On
without Issue, then to the decedents other grand.
TmIKD e. ,rsr TO eieh Of the tsst.tors srsudchl.
drsL t.elve ots 10 Br9sdwsy and $1,000 each c-,..
Bristol ot 81 and on the Westerly side OF Lsayete
PnS G @ s 1,9 S hSa,s @ a,S II ,hs eSg,s
the vi and nine lots IN Eighth a' nuc. corner OF
nuc slso. eight lot. IN Avenue A. between sixth and
& an f Etn as2 as ef S si AsiQr sSuy s9 IN a s
in Narcs street also. the interest ON siiSooO a.,
Y. Iunpf ne income Of the inler,st on ti5o'eJ.
", ,snh; shy 10 1 sa, c .nt M Oh 9'r eeinr 20
lScscG Sy hcr from S S & a asrs estate &c to Be-
9eT IN gs Se sS @ y tic M pr9ee, ,43 10 so to e sc
| cntldrrn at her death.
,ss slSn gst} .o me t.,a,q,' sTiInd.op' J99a
Al tn tcstaofs lands between tue B,oomingdag road.
Tc; in tic roportoa Of so sSsfes to john mo one
shgre each 70 Mi,m ~ sLd Henry to nod during Their
OF them should becumr orhy OF the de,isc Ipig
S death 6e 1S m 10 to S h S issue !. or M Il there Soul
be L, ne. to William II. Astor.
John lcoS Asior 5000 aytar and be shoad Be Re.
stored $1,000 year and II he should leave children,
FfSmra he Four darrh,er, of George
Astor tic testators brother t2oOo cach to his ION
JIe.,pi t25@9 TO William li H.. tio!99e 70 Gcorse
sidss HsVH ,terlns NeSty TO ne les.ators niece
$1,000; TO the children OF her daughter Maria Moore,
NV 70 The SS r%aa ksi6reS ksifS Of Goa.Ss Gs S
Ec9a II wa;a m SS SnS Iss,1loT was member tc9 to
fsnon for IN The c,,s esf M o. lg,Seesee @ Aged Incsent
1nSIn cs,ss.Ihs RESIDUE Of the tes'aIor's estate
sqsSn ,or t fi b. &,P HJ2pSSsg say
g. hing. Wash. Irving. ana jas. Gaiiatin.
AsroR's AFrER THOUGHTS.
Coic revokes the eighth cl use. anf gives niece
Se', 10 each oi VI. 'oIGer dasle. Of
brotae George, $4,000 to nephew winam Henry,
tSV, "a year to n1phss Georse. 1900 to ne MIDI
sophia IN E.Fmany aud ,istei Hatharlne $500 70 be
ib1nser 81 200 to the German society," teso6i. AID
not $1,000 - uno to the ,oeicy ~ tslt orphans
Lyasm .A.yua,, seG5o y. portion. q, saoSc,5 10
each q VIM 1 A,ler's Gagshlets are settled on them
testltors son, Wu. B Asor. ore half the testators
H. oa' a Gai hc ncS s1sa f ths1 III fat afIaI IL Sd S
iunt9' q the tcs'sters rsifuary reel csi.e
an tc remainder unexpendet, " 30 TO hi. c ldrrn.
C'aL 2-homc m Fourteenth Street iur the testa-
aaush'cr Dofoihea siOSo per innuni 10 be expended
by ,xecutor' for the mstat - sou Jonn The income
1owpaay % Daughter Dor9ihea 10000 10 ,acn Of
the soicil adds $500 per year to the legacy of Nece
t0Gci S-Drsring to render public bcuent to the
ciy Of ht~ l9rS ald 70 contribute 20 the adv nee.
soey y eeae toeo Tef pgb S99a 9 eo yi
duon that Ne said alndAnl be applied N ere Ting a
same rom q nr % tim tine WITH al tSSss 'yp1 spsrnns @
and bcfa character and in dsffayns ne npces y
expenses IN taking care Of tue PROPERTY ana providing
~. The library Is to be- accessible at all reasonable
seven trustees including the Mayor Of the city Of
York and the Chancellor OF the State Of New YORK.
seryees direct tha, the PGelc library mai be my
'9S soTqer T.Ss! " sTss Ike aSG 10 oPa oams. A ere
,m S so sS s,ss to 4.. s sj9r 1SSn seon w
d Langa9n ana E;ill Lt3sd9a rs, each lot 10 Lsaye;e
iangd0n also IN Lafayette place to Fitz Green, Hal
lecA sso1 year 10000 to the poor IN wadaIf Ger
t2o9ol OF which the tes'atoF had aAeady adyAlceI
Co%ei $500 per annum to the ,cstatar's ,oain
Coffcn s.-Tie legacy Of 100000 to each Of the
daughters ~ William b. Ast0r made discretionary
| with william y. AslOr.
Edwin Smith. George II. Smith, and William
". Iiruce were the witnesses. The will was ad-
| mltied " PROBATE April ., lsis.
TnE GREAT LIBRARY.
The institution with which William Is. Astor's
name L. pOpularly identified l. the Astor Ii
hr ~. The original fund for founding IL was
$i0JOO, Of which $4,000 was for the site. build
ing, and purchase of books, and SlSJ.UOO WAS 10
be used from time TO time to Increase the libra
ry. he remainder was 10 constitute a reserve
fund. since the Institution was founded up.
ward OF S9JOCUO has been expended on IL, and
william II. Astor, out OF his private funds, gave
Mr. CoRswell. former librarian, all annuity OF
5000. The first Gift was made IN 1852 when the
first building was furnished. Afterward Mr.,
Astor gave the trustees a site $50 feet deep by
eighty teet wide, upon which a second and bet
ter building was erected. In 1853 he gave the
| library a5OOOO. Of MhlCb SaO.00O was iDYestel M