New-York tribune., 1892-11-23
RUNORS ABOUT ". W. ASTOR
THEY ARE DENIED BY AN INTIMATE FfdENp'
xo rouNpAmox FOR THE REPORT AFLoAT IN
LONDON THAT HIS MIND WAS AFFECTED.

10 FOUNDATION FOR THE REPORT AFLoAT IN
LONDON THAT HIS MIND WAS AFFECTED.
London. Nov o2-A rumor has been ahoat here 10Y
n, last day or two to the effect that William Naiu"rl
,stor is suffering from a mental aAecuoI' ~ i"'
slso been 1vmorcd In this connection that NJ AS'ot
,,r,sel, WAS the mysterious person who on july II
son, a telegram signed Clement" to the once oi
Ahner Bartlett. the New-York manager Of 'he Ns.o'
osate stating that Mr.. Astor was dead ana oh"' N.Y.
Harlett should have death notices inserted IN 'he
new.paporS some Of Mr. Astor's acts during tHe iAS'
three months had. IL was alleged afforded o"nNr"I,
t,on for the belief that he was not all ne"" ~
was known that he had. since his eNper-eN'f VI ''
Jly surrounded his movements with even more my
,.rr than formerly In fact his dislike for publicity
became almost mania lie Issued Imperative III
,tr,otlons 10 his wife and 20 al his servants ana
mnloves and also tc the clerks IN his hs'ncH9 once,
not 10 answer questions from any one '"hoo'-U
With the press. pain tc his employees Oh s"i""nH
dismissal. These iniunctions We're one! ed so hIa"'
that when the Associated Press representative went
TO Mr. Astor's London house 70 inquire about 'he
minors Agent Adams and Others in the houseA'.u
would make no reply 10 the questions. even 50 lr ~
saving whether Mr Astor was or was not IN to"H'
However. after a thorough investigation and careful
INQUIRY in various quarters, tie Assoca 20 frcSS O
respondent is able 10 state on good autho1ty IN 'ot
on statement made by Intimate and reliable 'rchd
- the Astors that there Is no truth in the report
that william Waldorf Astors mind Is afecten' Oh
the contrary MIR. Astor Is reported 10 nave 'o'np''
raccvered and 10 be in better health than before MS
illness Mr. Astor returned TO town few weeks az
from Scotland whore hc had made long So5our"' a.
roade several trips about town, transacted business
and cav several Of bis friends none Of whom noticed
,ho errhtest peculiarity in his actions. on satur
dow NJ Astor with his wife, spent the day IN the
country looking at house which they think OF rent
,ns tor the winter. They returned to Victoria Sta
tion AZ , o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Astor Is a'
home 70 day and Is reported 10 be quite well
Investigation shows that that part Of the story when
,nnl,e, that II was Mr. AsiOr himself who sent the
notices OF his death Is also Incorrect On july H.
the day when the false cable dispatch was sent MT.
Astor WAS confined TO his room, and saw nobody bu'
his wife his doctor and his valet. Mr. Astor shu
only few davs aco That they had not vet solved
,bs mvstery AS 10 who had sent the dispatch.
When the Associated Press correspondent visited Mr.
hs5,rs Office to make the inquiries referred 10
above Agent Adams said e. am forbidden I" ave
All Efforts 10 inC1Ice him to answer other quest t0n-
failed Ihc Aston, have always lived a pecuhar NE
here tssy know ,dg. iG" p'? amt antomy @ " for the o
dated Press denial of the rnmora one ol ue Ig"
fnilv lf,cn and whose word is udi.putablc The
Chronicle" nj the end # last week. had an accoht o
dnuerrarty which Mr.. Astor had Just gwen NJ I"''
dOWnc House.
lT,e persistence with which false rumors about
Mr.. Astor are started from London would seem
10 indicate that he has some enemy there who IN
some clandcstine way is using the newspapers
English and American, a means OF gratifying
somo private malice. 50 far as friends OF MI
As,or on this side know there has never been the
slirhtest foundation for any one OF the half dozen
stupid and malcvolert fabrcations put ahoat
within tie past year concerning him. In pri-
yate letter IRON him to New-York friend dated
less than a month ago, October 26, he spoke OF
the false report of his death cabled during the
summer and added " l have employed the DeSi
detective to WORK upon the mystery Oh 'he
forged dispatch, but without other result thah 10
establish an abi for one or two indiVauals VINO
had fallen under suspcion.)