, 1879-01-03

OCiQCk kkl5 AttEEu1DHt tu0 4tQiUkL
qusrter.,ntle OF t,er loug walk.
NEW YonK, Jan. 8-Midnieht.-Afmc. Anler- |
seD completed her 1.04Dth q,lartcr.mtle at 10 I
o'clock tonight.
Nr1c ynpN rpnorrcru |
NEN lVl&A Ch\ES U0ES.
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AatoF. 1,e"ox. Stewart. Vanderbilt Etc.
The founders Of the great New York fortunes
~, n,n, AI.rsr7rrT Stewart sn1 1,ornn,,n,
Vnn1.r,u,tN ,,as.ca nr"r
ae'o.t-ha'e pas"eu a"n5' --
John Jacob Astor arrlScd In this city at pc
Rod Of grcat depression, in l784. Duriug she
latter mart a. 1783 some 5000 refugees. men.
womcn. md ch,liren. 1cft Now York Ionr
lslahu. anu siaten 1sfhnd Tor Morn ocot'a nnd
st. John, among them many peraons Of fortune
dsd estate. Thc4c es,ntes Astor began tn buy
lie 9yt little ahead in the world. john JacoG
Astor's arst purchase Of city real estatc-
two lots, Oh tho Bowcry lane or road,
ncar E!!zabcth, street-was made IN Au-
time Of bis death, March. 1873, he was steady
conveyance to John Jacob Astor was mado
he: ss ss9ts e 5 s afa atss !" rs Isl ps Tes soys
Which elapsed between hls first and last our.
chascs Of teal estate In ills ct.y form sercu
pages OF closely printed matter ia tho Index OF
These wlso investments haze with timc swollen
Into enormous wealth, and thn Astor fortune t.
totlay, "a represented By Mr. John jacob Astor
uud Mr. william Astor (9ranlsons Of the arst
Aatcr). is one Of tbs Krcat fortunes of thu
world, At the time of Juhn Jacob Aator'e
death, III 1919, hEa fortune was estimated at
tron $:D0uD.U00 10 s40,0O0, 900, md he was
counted tho ilith on the list ii ric men, Baron
tls Rotnachd, LOUIS Philippe, The Dukc of
Ucyonshlrc, aud Hir Robert Feel oujY cxccrdtnv
him.
The lnte Mr.. Robert Lcnox, like Air. Astor,
was sclf.nnle mau Ne was when he first be.
rat, an enttsg stranger In thts city, where tho
name OF Lcpox is how 30 greatly venrratcd, o.
tnuao of tue poblb deeds OF charIty uni the
lnvlsh dooattons for religious and literary pur.
itobert % Ienox e ram ro,nmcnced y business in i7s5,.
the ycnr before John Jacob AGtor 4rrtvcd,-an.l
remained hcrs permanently until I,ts death,
year OF hls are. For n,u,,y years l,ls operations
9rcatlY exceeded those of auY other merchant
II the country at TINT tlay. fI8 became event
uaily onu ot ihe most successful mcrchaats in
accuuutattone chiefly tu stty real estate. In
1917 atpi 1918 ho bought ior lcss than E700D
about thirty acres Of land, runnloE from
sixty.cight'' to sevsns'-{outth f., STREETS,
known M Lbs t.T,enox Farfn.n tnurh sf
| which Il now covered With flrst.class brown
stono houss.. NJ; rlo P eaor11,us w tnrrta:o i ,he
tHp peicTs utt"ceM Leo1 asa 1ot@' 4fee AE
Jaincs !.cQox IL heh sanK a@onE new YORK
a'tiiohaltca. Inc t.ono1 Fnfm Lo-uny. Rilnnut
bf!eX On IT, "o1iu oa Wortn be:oU'uV1' "hlc
tho l;cnox fortune = ts,txicst Indeed. when co,''-
pared MIN tho colossal accnmulat1ons OF tho
AstoFs. 9antlethilts. anA stewafts. we venture
quietly g!scn away as much a. the laso Mr.. Pea
BODY. Hts donations 10 land aud money to
charitable. Literary, ana rcltg!ous Institutions
sltuatct! on the Lenof Farm a!onc amount to
I 0s~* - Ts~~'e ~
ti!ote who wlelu tue great lortuncs Of Now
tolk. IL IA 10 be regretted that the name of
l.eno1, 20 lar ID the FOUNDER VI tho family IN
! thls city " concerned. aics win Tia present Mr..
1 james Lepox, bachelor now advanced In years.
| ~ lupE US Nuw fnrk Exists his memory will be
| remembered At)l cherished.