The Washington times., 1913-06-14
ESTATE OF ASTOR
TOTALS S88,OOO,OOO
Largest Ever Appraised in This
Country, 1t Is Said-Vin-
cent Gets Bulk.

NEW YORK. June 14-Papers pre-
pared today show that the estate of
Col. John Jacob Astor. who was lost in
the Titanic disaster. is worth SIS OOO, 600,
of which Vincent Astor receives s6S,-
964, ,4s9: Mrs. Madeleine Force Astor ST.
67s, ,SSs; Muriel Astor, s4,S56,75S, and Iohn
Jacob Astor. son by his second mar
riage, s, ,922 672.
The estate is declared to be the largest
ever appraised in this country The
cost of determining its value was made
remarkably low, owing to an under
standing by which the Astor estate bore
one-half the expenses and the State of
New York the other half.
Aside from the announcement of the
amounts that revert to the heirs, there
are two features of special interest IL.
the appraisal.
One is the affidavit of the examiners
that the property embraced in the ante
nuptial agreement for Mrs. Ava Willing
Astor, amounting to about 81, A,1SS,OOO,
which was to have reverted to her at
the time Of her husbands death, now
terminates, and goes to Vincent Astor,
for the reason that the youths mother,
although once Col. Astors wife, was
never his widow. Mrs. Ava Willing
Astor divorced her husband, whose legal
widow is Mrs. Madeleine Force Astor.
The second feature concerns the inher-
itance tax of Colonel Astor. The estate
saved large sum by paying s., 3,150.0oo to
the State last October, within six
months of Colonel Astor's death, this
payment earning a per cent rebate.
The sum mentioned greatly exceeds any
amount ever paid to any state as an
Inheritance tax, ii is declared.
The appraisers placed the real estate
value at about s63, 100. 600. and the value
of the personal property close on TO
SIS, ,00o, 900
Inciuding both real and personal
property the estate is divided, approx
mately. as follows:
Owned by J. J. Astor absolutely, $751;
eO0.o0o
Life interest under trust funds estab-
nshed by William Astor. s33. 3.240.00o.
Antenuptial trust, Mrs. Alva Willi3s
Astor, s1,73S,000 (Which reverts to Vim
cent Astor).
Two antenuptial trusts, Mrs. Made
leine Force Astor. totaling s1,45e,O00.
Property in trust created by William
Astor. life interest by ]. J. Astor. ard
which passed to Vincent Astor, s23s, ,3o6.
Former Wife Gets No Share.
A fact probably not generally known
came to light through this table. 1t
appears that Mrs. Eva Willing Astor
is not receiving a penny from the es-
tate of the man who was once her hus-
band. Her trust fund was created by
John Jacob Astor and William Astor.
his father, to continue while she was
his wife or his widow" AS she d.
vorced him and he then married again.
she naturally was not his widow"
when he died. She bore no relation
whatever TO him. Her share i'm the
Astor fortune ceased the day he mar
,ried Madeleine Force.
ns@@l .k,A t.,- fho
affidavits of the executors is that
s3s7.s6. cash." is described as having
been taken from the pockets of Col
Astor after recovery of his body"
The principal items shown in the
schedules of real estate owned outright
by Col Astor are: The Knickerbocker
Hotel, appraised at s4.S75.000; the st:
Regis Hotel, appraised at $3975,oD. and
the Hotel Astoria and Astor Court, val
ued at 0.4000oo.
Astor were S1.201, S57; the largest amounts
were Astor Trust Company, sG9i. .2si.
and Morgan, Grenfell & Co., LONDON.
s271. GAS. The furnishings of Fernclin
were appraised at S121 SIG, and the yacht
Noma was valued at $4,000.
The jewelry owned by Colonel Astor Is
appraised at sl6l. 800, the principal items
being a large diamond sunburst. $4,000;
necklace, 10000, and earrings. $1,000.
After Costly Jewelry.
The testimony, taken before the ap-
praisers discloses the fact that after
Colonel Astor died in the Titanic wreck,
some one-possibly his sister-put in a
claim for the most valuable pieces of
jewelry that his mother had worn dur
fK her lifetime and which had been
handed down to Colonel Astor under his
fathers will. Before the appraisal was
concluded this claim to the jewelry was
relfnquished-
The jewelry was appraised by Ben
jamin H. Herts at s161.920. and Lewis
Cass Ledyard, for the estate. said that
T,a Tax s1na On lnts nT s7s SSo was nIaceg PAU p1
diamond sunburst of 2SS stones,