Salt Lake Herald | 1890-02-23 | Page 1 | John Jacob Astor Dead

John Jacob Astor Dead NEW YORK Feb 22John Jacob Astor died this morning of heart failure Astor complained yesterday morning that ho was feeling uwell but in the evening went out to dinner Soon after he returned he became came so ill that the family sent for Dr Fordyco Baker Wheu he reached the bedside he found the patient already dying hardly any pulse was perceptible Astor i continued to sink slowly until oclock this morning when he died There were present at his deathbed William Waldorf Astor and a couple of other relatives John Jacob Astor was the eldest son of the late William Astor and a grandson of the original John Jacob Astor who founded the fortune of the family He was the third generation of the Astor family He was born sixtyfive years ago In 1875 his father died leaving John Jacob a two thirds share of his estate valued at 200 000000 During the civil war Astor went to the front and served with credit as aidedecamp to General McClellan He is succeeded by his only son William Wal dorf Astor who was minister to Italy some years ago The funeral will take place Tuesday from Trinity chapel Thus passes away perhaps the richest man of America certainly cer-tainly head 0 the wealthiest family in this country The benefactions of Astor and his wife who died two years ago were many and great