The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-13
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A multitude from all the departments
OF the Waldorf-Astoria mingled with more
than q hundred guests Of the big hotel
yesterday morning TO do honor 70 Ludwig
Adolf Edward Won Amin. purchasing
agent Of the hotel. who died suddenly on
Sunday after a plunge In the surf at Cpney
Island.
Everybody who helped to all the Astor
gallery knew that Won Anin had the right
TO the title Of Count in his native land,
but nobody who ever had anything to do
with him commercially, socially or other
wise thought Of him except a. q demo-
cratic American. Even the scrubwomen
Of the hotel were in the mixed assemblage
of mourners.
The Count was oAly 80 years old aud
came TO America when he was "a, acquiring
q fine command OF tbs American language.
IL was said Of him that he might have mar
ried the daughter OF a rich American II
he had been 20 minded, but his friends
say that he preferred 70 10 into business
In q modest way and work up 30 the top
rather h make his money through matri-
mony. He entered the service Of the wal
dorf In b stewards department the year
Il was opened. He demonstrated that he
had the right sort Of material In him for
the job, and within less than two years he
had become the head Of the stewards
department and the purchasing agent.
The Counts elder brother, Ernest von
Arnim, tried to force him into q marriage
with q girl that be disliked, and II was for
this reason that be left Germany. declaring
that he would make his own way in-the Q
world and marry whom he pleased. Appar-
entlv he never found any n who suited
him. as ne never. according TO his friends,
had a serious love affair here.
Il was intended that the funeral services
at he Waldorf-Astoria should begin at
II A. M, but the storm caused a postpone
ment of about half an hour. Every en-
ployee OF the hotel who was not on duty
appeared at the Astor Galleryshal an hour
before the time set for the funeral.
The Rev. DIR. Haas of st. Marks Lutheran
Church read the service and made a few
remarks about the Counts gentle and
charitable nature The coffin was smoth-
cred in flowers and the floral gifts from the
hotel employees and from more than a
hundred other friends Of the Count we're
heaped near the coffin. Mr.. Bolt gave a
blue and yellow cross OF orchids and there
were simpler designs from William Waldorf
Aston, John jacob Aston. James A.. Brady,
T~wenty-three coaches and many private
carriages followed the funeral to Wood
lawn, where the body was deposited in a
vault to await the order Of an uncle Of the
Count.
Il is said that the Count LEFT a fortune
Of nearly half a million. His will, filed
bere yesterday for probate, expressly pro-
vides that in no event shall the children OF
my brother, Ernest Won Arnim, now de-
ceased. have any share in my estate" II
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a marriage he disliked. The will was drawn
up on August 80, 1908, and two employees
1.-THE hotel, l.. Eugene Faehner and Michael
j, Killacky, are named a. executors. The
chief benefciaries by the will are the Count e
brother, Major Gustav Won Amin OF the
German army, who resides in Berlin, and his
sister, Anna Won Gerlach, Of West Prussia
who ie an author Of some distinction. o.,