Astor, J. J.; Electric Yacht Described. ... JOHN JACOB ASTOR'S NEW YACHT; Propelled by Electricity and Expected to Run 75 Miles on One Charge. Share full article. July 15, 1895.

John Jacob Astor IV was also an inventor who designed a bicycle brake and an improved turbine engine, a patriot who offered the use of his yacht, the Nourmahal, to the U.S. Navy during the Spanish ...

John Jacob Astor's Yacht Arrives and Anchors off West Thirty-fourth Street. Share full article. Sept. 30, 1893. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

John Jacob Astor IV's watch is among a number of historic items for auction that were recovered after the tragic sinking of the ship. This includes the valise belonging to the Titanic Orchestra ...

A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for a record-breaking £1.175 million ($1.485 million) at auction on ...

A pocket watch that belonged to the wealthiest passenger aboard the Titanic is up for auction and could sell for as much as 150,000 pounds, or nearly $190,000. The auction for John Jacob Astor IV ...

July 17 is the 250th birthday of John Jacob Astor (1763-1848), the richest man in America in his day. The bulk of Astor’s $20 million fortune came from the fur trade and, later, real estate ...

It’s hard to escape the name Astor when you are in New York: from Astor Place downtown to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and even the neighborhood of Astoria, Queens, the family’s legacy is everywhere.

A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for a record-breaking £1.175 million ($1.485 million) at auction on ...

A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for a record-breaking £1.175 million ($1.485 million) at auction on ...