Astor and his valet died in the sinking; the former's body was recovered on April 22. [17] On August 14, 1912, Astor gave birth to Jakey at her Fifth Avenue mansion. After their marriage, they had an extended honeymoon. Madeleine Talmage (Force) Astor Dick Fiermonte (June 19, 1893 – March 27, 1940) was an American socialite and a survivor of the RMS Titanic. After that she had no very clear recollection of the happenings until the boats were well clear of the sinking steamer. Four months later, on November 27, 1933, Astor married Italian actor/boxer Enzo Fiermonte in a civil ceremony in New York City. Mr Astor then said, 'Well, tell me what is the number of this boat so I may find her afterwards,' or words to that effect. Colonel Astor found another lifebelt which he reportedly cut with a pen knife to show Madeleine what it was made of. The New York Times, September 4, 1910. They had no children together and divorced on June 11, 1938, in West Palm Beach, Florida. John Jacob Astor's grandsons, who were feuding in the 1890s, opened two lavish hotels in New York City, the Astoria, named for the family, and the Waldorf, named for John Jacob Astor's native village in Germany. Online reference, United States Senate Inquiry into the Titanic. On August 14, 1912, Madeleine Astor gave birth to John Jacob Astor VI, (pictured here) whose father, John Jacob Astor IV, descendants of Gilded Age society set, perished on Titanic. He owned the successful shipping firm William H. Force and Co., and his father had been prosperous in the manufacturing industry. [11] While returning from this part of their honeymoon, they booked their passage on the Titanic. LAST MAN TO LEAVE TITANIC WAS COLONEL GRACIE, U.S.A. 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If the name Astor sounds familiar to you, it’s because they're one of the most prominent family names found in New York history. They eventually moved there. He died at Allen Winden Farm, Islip, New York on September 5, 1953. Of course she was in no way related to the richest man who went down on the Titanic. She was born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke, a name that would probably never even fit on the average movie marquee. Madeleine Talmage Force Fiermonte (June 19, 1893 – March 27, 1940) was an American socialite and a survivor of the RMS Titanic. Madeleine was educated at Miss Ely's School and then for four years at Miss Spence's School, on West 48th Street in Manhattan. The couple took an extended honeymoon in Europe and Egypt to wait for the scandalous gossip to calm down. In 1915 she remodeled her house on Fifth Avenue and this was made a feature article in the New York Sun. As stated in Colonel Astor's will, she lost her stipend from his trust fund. 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