▁be ▁an ▁index ▁of ▁New ▁York ' s ▁best ▁families , ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times . ▁Con ven ient ly , ▁ 4 0 0 ▁was ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁that ▁could ▁fit ▁into ▁Mrs . ▁Ast or ' s ▁ball room . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Club , ▁Metropolitan ▁Club , ▁the ▁Kn icker bo cker ▁Club , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Y acht ▁Club , ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Ge ographical ▁Society . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁K ane ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁K ane ▁family ▁m ansion ▁at ▁ 2 3 ▁West ▁ 4 7 th ▁Street ▁in ▁Manh attan . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁described ▁as : ▁ ▁" He ▁is ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁y ach ts man , ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁excellent ▁wh ip . ▁He ▁has ▁tra ve led ▁much , ▁is ▁a ▁disc rimin ating ▁collect or ▁of ▁books , ▁and ▁is ▁exception ally ▁well - like , ▁being ▁very ▁aff able ▁and ▁a ▁ra con te ur ▁of ▁unusual ▁el o quence ." ▁ ▁K ane , ▁who ▁suffered ▁from ▁cir r hos is ▁he pat itis , ▁died ▁of ▁int est inal ▁hem or rh ages ▁in ▁a ▁sleep ing ▁car ▁in ▁Man ass as , ▁Virginia ▁about ▁thirty ▁miles ▁from ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁Hot ▁Spr ings ▁for ▁three ▁weeks ▁seeking ▁treatment . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at