New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-07

10 him for life by his fathers Will. WIN
power If appointment.
(d) All his jeweiry. wearing apparel'
personal effects. yachts and boats.
Second-To his widow, Madeleine TAI,
mage Force Aston. the town house anu
stable at the corner of Fifth avenue ana
e5th street. together with books. paint
ings. pictures. engraVngs' marUleS'
bronyes. statuary and OBJECTS of art, plate
and silver plated ware linen, emma
glass. household effects. useful and orna-
mental. therein contained and not here
inabove otherwise disposed OF. 10 nave
ard to hold the same for so long GURUS
her life as she shall remain his widow,
and upon her death or remarriage all
this property is bequeathed TO the tes-
tator's con. William Vincent Astor.
Third-For his wife (siC) Madeleine TAI
mage Force Aston a trust fund OF So
OoO0nO she TO receive the income OF suCh
fund for so long during her natural NE
as she shall remain his widow. ana upon
her death or in case Of her remdrrlaSe
then upon such remarriaee. the CaPi'al
Of this fund goes To william vincent
Aston
Fourth-To his widow Madeleine Tai.
mage Force Astur. an outright legacy OF
500. GOO. payable Immediately upon the
testatOr's death. and all hOrses ana other
livestock and all carriages ana harhSHS
and stable furniture. and all automobiIes
and al. provisions and supplies p'loIS
ing 10 the teStator or subject I" 'nIS
disposal Mt the time Of his death, eX-
cepting such Of said articles as are
otherwise above disposed OF
Provisions in Lieu of Dover.
These provisions for his widow are
made in lieu of dover and all othcr claim
upon his estate. and until the trust 1uhu
of s5.0O0,GOO is set up the executors are
directed to pay 10 her an income at the
rate of 100000 year.
Fifth-A trust of s5.00o,000 for the
benefit OF his daughter Ava Alice Muriei
Astor. SO much of the income as the
trustees shall determine to be proper IS
10 be applied to her support, maintenance
ard education during her minority. ana
the remainder of the income to be acCu-
mulated.
ITpon attaining the age of twenty-one
che daughter is TO receive this fund WIFI
its Accommodations absolutely. In case
Of her death under tWenty-one years IL
goes according to her will. and. IN dc-
fault Of will. then to her issue II
any. and In default of a will or issue
surviving her, then to William Vincent
-Astor. =
Sixth-A trust fund Of s3,00o,Ooo is
created for the benefit Of each child VINO
shall survive the tcstato" other than ms
son, William Vincent Astor. ana MS
daughter. Ava Alice Muriel Aston. 70 DE
held In trust for such child until attain
ing the age Of twenty-one years WIN
similar provisions as to the disposition
Of the fund in the event Of the death OF
the child under twenty-one- as are above
set forth i'm connection with the trust
fer the daughter.
Many Unconditional Beauests.
Nicholas Biddle. of Philadelphia. who
went to Halifax with Vincent Astor &c
claim Colonel Astor's body, receives
LEGACY of 600: Robert II. NJ. Fergu-
son. a close friend and trustee or MS
r,tner's estate and now living in Silver
City. y. NJ. gets $4,000; Douglas Roo-
srson. brother-in-law of Theooore
Roosevelt. gets 100000. and similar
sum goes to the testators brother-lh-
Law. James Roosevelt Roosevelt, OF THIS
rity. James s. Armstrong, of RhineoecK'
n Y. 4 cousin, receives $4,000. sum
which Colonel Astors father also lett
him.
Other benuests are $4,000 to his sec
rotary, William a. Dobbyn. OF mis- Guy
sn recognition of faithful services
$4,000 10 his steward, Thomas Hade, III
sppreciation of his many years of de-
voted service" and $4,000 to Herbert
a Pinkham, superintendent of his coun-
Try place at Rhinebeck.
The executors are directed to pay the
New York Yacht Club $1,000 year until
Vincent Astor becomes of age. this sum
To be used by the club for the purchase
of two silver: cups to he sailed for by
4 the yachts Of the New York Yacht Clur
at Newport during the annual cruise IL
Is suggested further that Vincent Aston
having arrived at age, shall continue to
offer these prizes. thus perpetuating the
famous Astor cup.
Named as executors are James Roose-
Welt Roosevelt, Douglas Robinson
Nicholas Biddle and Vincent Aston, upon
the latters attaining the age OF twenty
one. These are also appointed trustees
of the several trusts created by the WILL
The will was executed in the city OF Ne"
York. September Is, 1911. in the pres
ence OF Lewis Cass Ledyard, Philip {.
Browne and John r. Kane as subscribing
witnesses. IL will be fled for probate
in few days.
There was no reading Of the will 10
assembled relatives. As soon is Colonel
Astcr's death became known TO a GER
tainty they were informed Of the pro-
visions Of the document.