The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18
Copyright Campbell Studios.
Mrs. Madeleine Force Astor.
Continued from First Page.

don't care how difficult divorce and re-
marriage avs are made. I sympathize
heartily with the most stra!tlaced people
In most of their ideae. hut ! believe re-
marriage should be possible, as marriage
Is the happiest condition for the !ndi-
viduai and tho country"
The brides father also upheld the
union.
My daughter and Col. Aston are and
rave been very much In love" he said.
IL they were no; this marriage would
not have taken place"
II was on January -. 1912. that Col.
and Mrs. Aston sailed 81 the White
star steamship olympic from this city.
bound for a trip in the Nile country.
They started 10 return 10 America on
the maiden voyage OF the Olympic's
sister ship. the Titanic. the biggest YES
sci which had been Heated up to that
time. On the nigh, of April - the IT,
tanic struck and was sliced by an Ice
berg which had been reported TO the
bridge by the lookouts.
The Astors were in their stateroom
at the time. They were not disturbed.
and dressing leisurely went on deck. The
scenes that occurred during the two
hours and forty minute that elapsed
before the Titanic went 10 the bottom
with l.4T5 passengers and men OF her
crew are history.
Among many brave men who gave up
their lives mont was drawer than 'oi.
Astor. His frs, concern naturally was
for his wife. and ne soon as he real
lied tina the Titanic was doomed ne
took his bride In his arms and bade her
good by. Then he drew tighter the
WRAPS abou, her and led her to a lifehoat
In which women we're being placed. Col.
Aston continued 10 assure her that there
was no danger at the final parting.
Don't worry. dear all will be well"
he sald.
He saw that she was safely put into
the boat, and standing on the Hck or
the now sinking ship he Matched the
lifeboat drift off into the dark. Then
he assisted other women and children
into the small craft. until there was
vessel to go down.
Rescue of the Bride.
Mrs. As,ur was among those picked
up by the Carpathia. which prousht
EOS survivors to this city on the eve
ming Of Thursday, April Is. She was
met at the picr by William vincent
Aston. her stepson Miss Force, her sis
ter; william Dobbyn. Col. Astor's secre-
tary. Nicholas Biddle, one of the trus-
tees OF the Aston estate W physicians
and "A trained nurse. She was bare
headed and wore a long raincoat as
she stepped from her auto at the thresn-
old Of the Aston home and silently
raised inside.
Col. Astor's body was picked up Mt
sea. Il was taken In Rhineheck. where
funeral services were held In the
church OF the Messiah on May I. The
In,crment took place in Trinity Gene
terry. Amsterdam avenue and lbbth
street. the Rev. William T. Manning
rector Of Trinity Church. reading the
burial service,
Mrs. Astor's son. the great-great
> R~randchild OF the first John Jacob As
tor, pioneer furrier OF the Northwest
was born on the morning OF August ~
1912. The advent OF no American D
had excited more general ADVANCE IN
terest, n in all the talk about I'M
. coming OF tho child there was always
a note Of sympathy for the Widowed
mother. Young John Jacob was 4
. healthy youngster from birth and undcl
!, the excellent care which his mother an'
4 his nurses nave been able to give hin
, has developed into n fine. sturdy boy
No pains and no expense nave peei
: SHARED 10 make him happy and com
a Portable.
MED I'm III
last. Mrs. Aston disclosed the fact tina
o in thc year Just previous 1t had COS
the child $3.50 a day to live and tina
> ,ha allowance Of $50. 900 made by tn
v court for the year was $7,593.2o to-
q small.
o Mrs. Aston reported that she charge
against her son one-third OF the take
u on the family house, or $il,Saa 'th
full amount being s35.b30), and one
third OF the $4,000 when ~ cost I
. maintain the Aston establishment o
co G66, The Federal income tax on tn
"a. 0OO, 900 trust fund was s.'ofA, an
the tax on the money sne received !
y 1914 as guardian of the boy was WIS
y The accounting showed mat Mrs As
J" tor paid $500 to the boys nurse durln
the wear and S299 for physicians mn
W The fees to attorneys acting for IN
70 how. with disbursements, amounted I
y 1885, and the premium on her bond q
sIeo, 900 as guardian was $225' 81
n maid 1851 for merchandise and incidet
~ tails, making the total OF $~27.5s3,
r In explanation Of the schedule OF g,
80 ,cnditures, Mrs. Aston said:
81 beg to state that ! am the mothe
n, the infant John Jacob Astor, WI
+" i. now In his fourth year. That sine
a, Ma birth he has resided and does no
y, r.s,de with me at $40 Fifth avenue
~ the city OF New York. under my pei
sonal care and support that said infaI
ana myself constitute the entire famil
NJ occupyinE said residence and share 1
accommodations and the service theI
nroytdsd.
az have been advised BY my eeunss