Milford chronicle., 1912-08-30
STORK BRINGS
ASTOR HEIR
Son Born to Young Widow Of
John Jacob AstOr.
may Be A WILL CONTEST
Eouns Mother, Formerly Miss Made.
'eine Force, Is Doing Well-Baby
Named John Jacob Astor, After His
Father.


Named John Jacob Astor, After His
Father.
4 S3,O00,GOO baby was born at the
Asror manson, So Fifth avenue, New
York city.
Il is boy and will bear the name OF
its father, John Jacob Astor, VINO
went down with the Titanic in the
greatest marine disaster OF modern
times.
The birth Of the child was announc-
eo by DR.. Edwin B. Cragin IN las
following statement:
"A child was born 10 Mrs. Joh,.
Jacob AstOr, 1t is boy and la
is John Jacob Astor. The mother Is
in good condition"
DR.. Cragin later announced that the
baby weighed "a pounds when born
BY the will Of the late Colonel JONI
Jacob Astor to this posthumous he'll
was left 100000.
There had been rumOrs clrcuia eI
that if the child were a boy a contes
would be instituted by Colonel Astor S
widow, Mrs. Madeleine Force Asto
to secure greater wealth for her n.
This matter will be determined later.
Preparation for the arrival OF the
millionaire baby was made, when Mr..
and Mrs. William Force, parents of
Mrs. Astor, were summoned to the
Fifth avenue mansion, but the accou, h.
ment was delayed for many hours.
Shortly before the birth OF the child
Mrs. Astor was removed from the
room which she had been occupying
ever since her arrival in New York to
a larger and more commOdious one
or the second floor OF the big man
sion
Or. Cragin has been in constant at
tendance upon Mrs. Astor since the
week before last.
In making official announcement OF
the birth. DR.. Cr5gin said that the baby
and Mrs. AstOr were in excellent con
dition At TIE same time he said hat
he did not look for any complications,
but that he expected the young mother
and her baby to continue doing well. |
There had been considerable fear
among the relatives of Mrs. Astor /
as to the outcome because of her
physical su1erings and mental stress
resulting from the disaster to the Ii
tanic on whlch she was a passenger
with her husband.
Unusual interest from the social, !
financial and legal viewpoints attaches /
to the status OF the new caild. There |
is a possibility that the birth Of the
boy may mean a legal contest for the
of the 50,O00,0o0 AS
tor estate. Under the terms OF the
Astor will the sum of S3,000,000 was
set aside for each child born, other
than the children Vincent and Muriel,
Of whom Mrs. Ava Willing Astor is
the mother
The new baby had stock Of clothes
ready for him that would delight a
whole congress OF mothers. The lit
tie wardrobe represented an outlay o.
more than $1,000 for the essentials
alone, and much of the embroidery on
T. 7ainty little garments was the
lsndiwork of the young mot. er
Much OF the himsy, fluffy raiment !
was imported from a Paris dealer, and
he best experts in New York w0rEe!
or months upon some Of the daint
.hings in which a baby Astor will co
lis way into the world OF fashion and
nance.
The baby is the fifth of the name
rohn Jacob Astor the first was BON
n 1863, the second in 177S, the thiri
n 1922. Colonel John Jacob Astor.
ather of the present owner OF the {
lame, was The fourth to bear tn 1
lame Of the founder Of the family for {
une.