From his New York Times obituary, published February 2, 1913: John Innes Kane, a member of one of New York's oldest families and a greatgrandson of John Jacob Astor, died Yesterday at his residence, 1 West Forty-ninth Street, from pneumonia. Mr. Kane, who was 60 years old, was taken ill in the early part of last summer while at Bar Harbor, Me. Mr. Kane had never taken any active part in business, but had always taken a keen interest in scientific matters, in particular those dealing with discovery and exploration. He was also fond of art and travel. His Forty-ninth Street residence attracted immediate attention, when completed in 1909, because of its attractive simplicity. It was built in the style of the Italian Renaissance, and its furnishings were brought from all parts of Europe. Mr. Kane was a son of the late DeLancey Kane and a brother of the late Walter Langdon Kane, Col. De Lancey Kane, Woodbury Kane, the late Nicholson Kane, and Mrs. Augustus Jay. He was married in 1878 to Miss Annie C. Schermerhorn, daughter of Willliam C. Schermerhorn of 29 West Twenty-third Street. His widow survives him. Among the clubs to which Mr. Kane belonged are the Union, Knickerbocker, New York Yacht, Metropolitan, Whist, St. Elmo, and South Side Sportsmen's Club, and the Automobile Club of America.
From his New York Times obituary, published February 2, 1913: John Innes Kane, a member of one of New York's oldest families and a greatgrandson of John Jacob Astor, died Yesterday at his residence, 1 West Forty-ninth Street, from pneumonia. Mr. Kane, who was 60 years old, was taken ill in the early part of last summer while at Bar Harbor, Me. Mr. Kane had never taken any active part in business, but had always taken a keen interest in scientific matters, in particular those dealing with discovery and exploration. He was also fond of art and travel. His Forty-ninth Street residence attracted immediate attention, when completed in 1909, because of its attractive simplicity. It was built in the style of the Italian Renaissance, and its furnishings were brought from all parts of Europe. Mr. Kane was a son of the late DeLancey Kane and a brother of the late Walter Langdon Kane, Col. De Lancey Kane, Woodbury Kane, the late Nicholson Kane, and Mrs. Augustus Jay. He was married in 1878 to Miss Annie C. Schermerhorn, daughter of Willliam C. Schermerhorn of 29 West Twenty-third Street. His widow survives him. Among the clubs to which Mr. Kane belonged are the Union, Knickerbocker, New York Yacht, Metropolitan, Whist, St. Elmo, and South Side Sportsmen's Club, and the Automobile Club of America.
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