The sun., 1890-02-23
JOHN JACOB ASTOR Is DEAD.
WILLIAM WALDORF ASTOR BECOMES
TBES HEAD Of THE FAMILY.

THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY
| His Father Attacked by Acute Heart DIs-
ease Inc xpectediY on Fridny- Mrs. Will
linm Aator sailed in tho Saturday
Steamer without knowing that Her
Brothor-in.I.Rw Was Dead-A Series OF
FniutlnE Fitn, In the Last OF which He
DIed-Trented by nm Injection of Nitro
Glycerine-The Eunernl 10 Be on Tuesday
-The Ever Increasing AstOr millions.
John Jacob Astor, tho head OF the family
which. from his grnndfhthers time until these
last days, mas been the weathiost family in
this country, and probably is yet, although the
Rock eielers are said to DO pressing it hald.
died early yesterday morning after brief and
severe attack Of angina pectors, AN agonzing
form OF heart disease. A servant ran hastily
out OF the house on the northwest
corner OF Fifth avenue aud Thirty third
street at l2;45 7. NJ. Friday and sum
moned Dr. Morris Asch, who lives near by at D
West Thirtieth street. Other servants were
dispatched for other physicians. and shortly
after L. NJ. DrS Asch, Fordyce Barker De'a-
field, Poore. AMI Markoe wore assembled in
the sick mans chamber. Mr. As;or had been
stricken while sitting In an easy chair in his
study reading.
DR.. Asch. who was the first to arrive. lost no
time In applying the strongest OF heart stmu-
lants. minute quantity OF nitro-glyc .rine
being hypodermically injected 1t produced
an almost instantaneous effect, and was I'M
mediately followed with hot applications upon
the chest and tho extremes Of the body and
hypodermic Injections OF brandy As soon as
the patient had revived sufficiently to swallow,
brandy WAS given him to drink and op
his entire restoration 10 consciousness there
was an informal consultation. Mr.. Astor COM
planned OF pain about the heart. but otherwise
There was almost no pulse at first, and the . "a
failure. twas agreed by the medtsal 4 council I'll
that the only hope was in keeping the heart in
motion Si , oy proper % . s'ma'ants, @ ;,,,. r, ,,,
HssOi tLau wv n'0ao ',,,'1,. ,n'
AtGr. NJ. it tegan TO look as though he might
cot ov.r 4, nr niy his nas,or wa. caII.d
IN ID' Mr. Mr. As,or was o Conscious ard received the
communion. His son. William Waldorf Astor.
and his sons wife remained BY his bedside.
He had two mora ttacks during the night before
the end came. Part OF the time he slept His
Hhyscss all hi h. b0V
death lie was AS Dir. Ascn eAl re,sed it, "ho
died died as he had iived.like Il gentleman" His
ouestions OF the doctors as to hie comfort.
At about 4 4. NJ, whIle Dr. Asch was at his
Mr. Astor had The Anal fnin,ing tit. rom which
he never rec"yered In to an hour Of his "eath
he doctors had houed for his recovery. Dr
hsch last evening express ed tie opinion tina:
Mr. Astor had a slight deReueration OF the
hesf9 t6s are S a OF e T9uH A0f 'Ae aHS ana
'N NJ Astor hai been more or less out of health
since his T.trrn from Europe or Dec. AZ, He
baS cont rarted the infinen<n in London. and
had bean in n wenkemed state until abTut
fwo weeka ago sufe,inR from nleuIisy
and similar tronSies He had never
sbown anv preyinua tendencv to heart
tronhIes For The last two weeks he had
boasted of his re estored health and he had had
a dinner party at the rouse on Thursday night.
si9,h q'u street AZ '' usual IN Friday morn
inx. being not so well. Hs did not, how
eyer think MS condition suff ciently serious
to warrant him on calling in a physician.
Dr. AscN made known to Mir. Astor his enact
condition on FRIDAY evening, aud asked how
he could serve him before he died .tir. Astor
necessary for bis phy- ician to, tell him that.
Asci asEed him II he would ike 10 have those
OF his relatives srmmoncd who were not
nresant Mr. Aetor said no, at least not that
night' He would not alarm and distress
than sooner than WAS pecessarv He asked
TINT no one be summoned until morning. And
so happened that Mrs William Astor Mr. As
tors sister-in.Iaw, Who lives NEXT door and
who had made ali her lreparations TO sail for
Tmrone by the sfeamshin Ia (iaacOnne was not
Of the serious character OF Mr.. Astor's
illness. She left her house to 60 ahonrd the