Connecticut western news., 1890-02-26
MILLIONAIRE AND POLITICIAN.
John JacO,, Astor Dies in New York Death of Dr. Burden at North Attl bOrO'.

John Jacob Astor Dies in New York
 Death of Dr. Burden at North Attle-
 bOrO'.
 Mir. John Jacob Astor, the head of the Saturday. Feb. P. He had complained of be- ing unwell on Friday, yet that evening went out to dinner Soon after his return home he became so i'll that physician was sum- moned, but the latter on reaching the house found oa his patient dying Mr. Astor eontin, morning when he quietly passed away.
 John Jacob Astor was born in New York in 1922. He was the son of William B. Astor and grandson of John Jacob Astor, the first of the rich American family. The latter named came from Germany in 17S3 with scarcely dollar in his pocket. His first en- ployment, under Quaker furrcr, brought him in $2 week and board, but energy and ability led to continually increasing wealth until at his death he had $20,000,OG0 to leave his son. The great secret of the Astor for tune seems to have been that of buying real estate and keeping hold of it. This was the early policy of the founder of the family, and his son made it almost the business of his life.
 The only son of John Jacob Astor is Will liam WaldrOf, who has been prominent as United States Minister to Ita,y, and as an author. To his son Mir. Astor, In 1883, deeded all his property, reserving simply an annu ty for himself. It had been one of the objects of John Jacob Astor's ambition to have the family property handed down in- tact from generation to generation, and this is said to have been, the reason of the trans fer during his life; he thus avoided litigation over his will, and division among various heirs. In appearance Mir. Astor was man of striking personality, with his tall, stout figure, his quick, elastic step and his kindly appearance. His berevoence was feature in his career, and charities both public and private received substantial aid constantly from him. He was a member of Trinity Church and had been vestryman for years.
 Dr. Frederick l.. Burden whose death at North Attleboro' occurred at 5.3O o'clock on the morning of Feb. 23, was widely known in pol tical circles through his chairmanship of the Republican State Committee, and was held in high estimation for his ability as well as his pleasant personal characteristics.
 Born in East Douglass, Mass, in April, 1S47, he was taken at an early age to Scituate, k. l., his>father having died when the boy was but four years of age. The war came, and Frederick Burden, as soon as he had attained his seventeenth year, enlisted. and as a member of the Eighth and Tenth Rhode Island Batteries, served from 1863 to the close of the war; Since then he has been a member of the School Committee of Att!e- boro, Medical Examiner for the years sue ceeding 1881, and State Senator in 1884 aud 1885, as well as Chairman of the Republican Committee for 1887 and 'S9. In the Senate Dr. Burden was an efficient member of the Committee on Public Health, on Education and on Roads and Bridges. Declining q re- nomination to the Senate, he then gave his services to State outside of the legislative halls. In 1883 he was one of the four dele gates at large to the Republican National Convention at Chicago aud was prominent in the group of Blaine leaders whose action had so much to do with turning the nomina- tion to General Harrison.
 Dr. Burden began his professional studies a yv hp graduated in 1869. He began practice in Scituate, but after short time he removed to North Attiel,oro', where he soon made for himself un excellent reputation. In 1879 he married Miss Emily Evans, daughter of Daniel Evans, a well-known wealthy button manufacturer of Falls Village. and they have had one child, boy now about eight years old. Dr. Burdens death was the result of paralysis, the first shock coming suddenly up on him in October. 1889, the second following in January, the third occurring on the 18th 'ot this month, and the fourth shock bringing its fatal warning on Tuesday last.