The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-30
VN. AST0R'S MILLIONS.
THE BULK OF THE MONEY GOES
TO YOUNG JOHN JACOB.

the OLn5r AelrS-W1lNam Waldorf
Aston Now BY Age and His Ninety
Millions the Head of the Family.
But Who Will Be society's Queen?
From the Ne,0 York World.
The will of William Aston leaxes the bulk
n his fortune to his son. John Jacob, whose
wife was Miss Willing Of Philadelphia. Mr..
Astor's entire fortune amounts to SIC. 900. =
1000 1t was about $685. 900 900 originally
INIT the accretions through interest have
bsen about SIS, 100000.
Each of the three daughters will receive
$4,000 900, and when the other requests are
deducted there will be in the neighborhood
of sec, 600, 900 to be handed over to John
Jacob
The widow will receive an annual income
while she lives of 100000. At her death
this will go to her son, John Jacob. She
will also receive the family residences in
New York and Newport, including the new
city mansion, for which plans were recently
made. Provision has been made in the will
for completing the mansion, which, at Mrs.
Astor's death, will become the property of
her son, as the family home
John Jacob Aston will receive the great
fortune left by his father in trust for his
children. There is now one son, William
Vincent Aston, about months old.
Mr. AstOr's will was drawn by Henry
Day of Lord, Day & Lord. There are a
number of codiclls, the latest Of which was
drawn before Mr.. Aston went abroad sew
eral weeks ago. Mr.. Day now has possess
sion of the will, and, of course, will not
make its provisions public at the present
time An outline of the document was OBJ
tained from a trustworthy source
Mrs. J. Coleman Drsyton, the second
daughter, instead of bein cut off with a
shilling, as some people supposed she would
be on account Of the Borrowe scandal. will
receive fully as much as the other dauRh-
tiers Under the will she will receive
100000 to be added to the 5000, 900
which was given to her at her marriage.
Mr.. Aston was always particularly affec-
tionate toward his daughter Augusta, Mrs
Drsyton, and from the 4 rst to the last of the
Borrowe scandal he maintained that she had
been innocent OF any wrong doing.
Mr. Aston was perfectly satisfied with Mr.
Drayt TONS explanation O. that clause In his
letter which was regard ed as rejecting upon
his wife. The clause was: You have done
me the greatest wrong that one man can do
another"
Mr.. Drayton declared that by this he
meant that Borrowe had broken up his home
by his interference, by his persistent follow
ing of Mrs. Drayton about and by his care
less chatter among clubmen and socie ~
people. he did not II can to charge that
anything criminal had occurred. The
clause was misinterpeited by almost every
body after the publication of the duel cor
respondence, but the family decided that
any formal explanation would tend to add
fuel to the scandal.
That Mr. Aston was convinced of his
daughters innocence was shown by his
generous provision for her in his will There
is no doubt that mrs. Drayton will return
to America and take up her residence with
her mother in New York and Newport, Her
children are now in Wales. under the care
OF nurses. and will De brought to New York
IN the near future. 1t is uncertain yet
whether Mrs. DreIyton will come with her
mother next Sat drday. She may decide to
return to Englf md and bring her children
with her WI EN- she comes. Or she may
come with .er mother and after the funeral
OF her tatb er go back for the children. An
intimate friend OF the family said yesterday
tnat the'.e was no truth in the story that
Mrs. Dayton had not been allowed to see
her cfiluren. She was at liberty to see
theul at any time, he said, but had pledged
heI self not to take them away without her
husbands consent
Mrs. Orme Wilson and Mrs Roosevelt
Roosevelt, the other daughters, will each
receive 100000. Both already have large
fortunes.
Mrs. William Astor has large fortune
of her own in addition to the annual income
left by her husbands will. She owns the
SchermerhOrn estate, which she inherited
from her father. That is probably the rea-
con that to her was left the annuity in
nrust for her son, instead Of a bulk sum
which she would have the right to dispose
of as she might think proper.
A / of ba e.
for the children of the legatees Iu this re-
spect William Astor's will is similar to the
one originally drawn by William
Hackhouse Astor. which provided
for the holding of the be-
quests in trust, but which was amended by
Hodloils SO as to give the legatees full pc yer
TO dispose of the requests as they might SIC
Mt. The daughters all have children who
VII come into the property at the death of
Their mothers. 1t is not known whether
there are any special or direct requests to
tne grandchildren in Mr.. Astor's will, or
whether any large amounts have been
given to charity.
The only surviving members of William
Astor's generation are brother and sister,
Doth OF whom have ample fortunes of their
own. The brother is Henry B. Astor, who
mas farm in the Copake Flats in Columbia
county. de was cut off with shilling by
LIS fathers will for marrying a country
girl OF modest family, but as he still had
something over $500, 900 of his own, he has
been able to keep the wolf quite distance
from his door, besides having enjoyed a
happy domestic life with the woman of his
choice.
The sister is Mrs Franklin H. Delano.
VINO has lived for so many years at Monaco
that she has been almost forgotten by society
Shls side the Atlantic. Mrs. Delano was
Laura Aston. The other daughters of
william Backhouse Astor, Emily and Aida,
VINO were married, the one to Sam Ward
hnd the other to John Carey, died several
years ago. Mrs Delauo received an ample
legacy, as did the other daughters, and is
SUI accounted very rich woman. 1t is
understood, however, that small requests
were made by Mr.. Aston to both his brother
ana sister. All Of the old servants were re-
'nembered, as is usual in Astor wills.
, William Waldorf Astor, as the Oldest IN
the male line is now the Mr." Astor of the
family. He Is also the wealthiest. His
Iortune when the estate was divided, five
years, amounted to 800, 900, 900. William
waldorf has been fully as careful in the
management of his great estate as his father
was and 1t has been naturally increasing
az the rate of nearly IS ,000,000 year. Be-
sIIes ne has made many profitable invest
i4ehts. he is essentially an investor; in no
sense sense Spectator. Eventually his estate
VIII become the largest private fortune in
america, If not in the world.
mere Is already much speculation in
society as to the effect that Mrs. William
AstOr's forced retirement will have II pon the