New-York tribune., 1912-08-15
Named for His Father. Who Died
in Titanic Disaster, John Jacob
AStor Weighs 734 Pounds.
WILL CONTEST MAY FOLLOW
In Any Event, Baby Heir to So, =
100000 Under Will, to Pro-
visions of Which Mother
Does Not Accede.

| about four months after the day on
which his father. Colonel John Jacob
Astor. went down with the Titanic, and
/ in memory of his parent the infant has
been named John Jacob.
| The son SO ardcntly holcd for by
young Mrs. Astor was placed in, her
arms soon after = o'clock in tho morn
| ing. a perfectly healthy and normal
! baby. weighing seven and thrce-quar-
J ter pounds. The mothers condition was
{ pronounced entirely satisfactory.
The announcement that a postum
nous heir 10 Colonel Astur had been
born was made toward Q o'clock 10y
| DR.. Edwin B Cragn. who has been in
constant attendance on Mrs. Astor for
| the last ten days. In his bulletin Dr.
| Cragin said the condition Of mother
! and child was good. and that the birth
| had been perfect from a medical point
! Of view. The ordeal through which the
Young mother had passed in the Titanic
disaster made her family apprehensive
of the event. and the normal arrival OF
! the baby was source Jf delight to
Mrs Astor's relatives.
| The baby heir 10 100000 was well
coined by Dr. Cracin and trained
nurse. Miss Helen Nesbit. The in
fants grandmother, Mrs. William II.
Force. and his aunt. Miss Kathryn
Force. were in an adjoining room. \
luxurious nursery. said to have cost
$1,000 had been prepared for him.
At that early hour there were only
few curious people in the neighborhood
Of the Astor mansion. although for sew
eral days the crowd which gathered
there had not been inconsiderable.
OF Interest to Sightseers.
Mrs. Astor's room occupies the south
west corner Of the second floor For
some time the windows of this room
have been pointed out TO pasSersby.
and the sightseeing automobiles slowed
down to give their passengers a chance
10 look at the mansion. After the news
Of the birth spread Yesterday little
groups assembled along Central Park
to discuss the event
Every preparation for the arrival OF
the Astor heir had been completed ten
days ago. Mrs. Astor's mother and
sister have been with her constantly.
and DR.. Cragin and eight nurses have
been staying in the Astor mansion.
Mrs. Astor's father. William II. Force.
received the news Of the birth by tele-
phone. and arrived at the house Of his
daughter a short time after the event
The birth Of boy was viewed yes
terday as a practical assurance oi
contest over the will Of Colonel John
Jacob Astor. Judge Henry 4. Glider
sleeve. guardian for Mrs. Madeleine
Force Astor until she became Of age
on June u. attached "A memorandum
TO the probate papers Of the Astor VIII
in which he stated in his wards behalf
that nothing therein should be taken
As an acceptance by her rf the pro-
visions made for her in the will.
Although Mr.. Force denied at that
time that his daughter had any inten-
tim Of contestine the will, the posi-
bilitv of legal fight to secure larger
share Of the Astor fortune TO The newly
horn John Jacob Astor has not been
eliminated.
The Astors Here Five Generations.
The new scion Of the Astor family
Ia Cf
John Jacob Aston This ~ the NTH
generation since the great grandfather
~ Colonel Astor came 10 this coun-
try from Germany, but there has been
fifth John Jacob christened in the
Youngest generation, son Of William
Waldorf Astor vino has become an
English subject.
John Jacob Astor, lst was born in
the village of Waldorf Germany, in
Julv 1864. and died in this city on
March 2g. 1913 His son, John Jacob
Astor. I'd. who was Of weak mind. was
horn In 1873 and died in 1884 without
issue
John Jacob Astor. Sd, son Of William
3. Astor. favorite son Of the founder
OF the family. diet on December II,
1887.
John Jacob Astor, 4th. his nephew,
was the Colonel Astor who died on the
Titanic. He was the only son OF Will
lam b. Astor, 2d.
william waldorf Astor. n cousin OF
Colonel Astor and son OF John Jacob
Astor. Sd. named one of his sons John
Jacob Astor. making the fifth of that
name.
If the boy born yesterday TO Mrs.
Madeleine Force Astor lives To be
twenty-one years old he will receive
s3 100000 of the more than 100000. 900
left bv John Jacob AstOr when he went
down on the White star liner Titanic
last April. II he dies before reaching
that age he will. at any rate, receive
the income from "A trust fund Of that
size I'D TO the day Of his death. unless
the courts reverse a ruling that has
stood for many years.
Provisions OF Astor Will.
The provision OF the Astor will under
which the child will claim the inheri-
tance sets aside $3.O00OOO for each
child who shall survive the testator."
other than his son. William Vincent AS
tor. and his daughter. Ava Alice Muriel