Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-21
CARNEGIE'S GIFT.
A Splendid Free Library for
Allegheny City.
THE PRESIDENT AoTs AS SPONSOR.

A Visit to the Homestead Mills, q Floral
Banquet. and = Reception ~ Preiini-
nary 10 the Event Of the Day-rhe
LIBERAL Donor Mach Moved By the
Warmth Of His GreetInr-Nr. Harri-
son's Observation-Disclosures Half Nfliion
In Prospect
PrrssrRs. Pa. Feb sl-Ths preadsns
vas up bright and early Yesterday morning.
no trace Of fatigue from Wednesdays jour
nsy remaining A suite Of three Handsome
connecting ap2rtn=ats. coeSsstirs Of sleep
ing. dining, and reception rooms. On tie third
foor Of the Duqussns cln', On Sixth avenue.
hsi besn piac-d At tire disposal % Mr. Harri-
son A number Ct ths presias1Fis tri=ats
were IN waiting IN the recspt1on-Toona, and,
after an exchange q grestiags. sal viii him
a breakfast
A Ride TO Homestead.
AT oTciock carriages coassy=a Pr-siasas
HArrisoo- Anirew czrn=zi-. Scrsraor
Beaver. WHO arrived Al al early hour. and
oshe- invited gu=szs TO q special train. by
which they were ccnvsysd 70 Homestead
Several hours were pess-d N an inspection
Of Nh CArn=sis's nAna10;h S-eel works az
this pace. The party retura=i 70 the ei.y
at O'Clock
Banquet and Reception
Atl:Se o'eIock the fcrsi t,zraa=G, tsnisrsd
BY Mr. Carnegie 10 his invited gusts and
the FRYE Library commizslo1, pook place
Prom ) O'Clock unit! the prssii=at hsli
p1ollc reception In rbe main hall q the
court h0Uss, which wss beautifully decor-
AID with Gags. b8n..ne. tropscal plants ami
cut novers Inc prsss3-at occupied posi-
ton q the first lAniinE Of ,he stairway
Dediesting the Library.
Al $50 O'Clock last evening Andrew Car
nesss. accompanied bF President Harrison
and the ether invited guests, s,og carriages
AZ tie Du9uesDs club ami wsse driven d.
rertiv 70 the Free Library tzIldlnE. conner
q OHIO and Feiz-zl str=sts. Allegheny Ciry.
TE= spacious ursie hail was filed TO over
flowing ~h=n the distinguished party en-
tered the building -Amsrica Was rvn3srsi
by the Mozart society ami Ekss a0iisncs, &C.
ccupzu5@d b. rkz Czra=Eis ozEza BIT
Rev ca rtlz1t1 Whitehead Led n p-aysr
The hymn The Hsay-ns Are Telling ues
sung by the MoEzrts and Audrsw Csrnsxis
was presented 20 TIE sadisnos
Carnegie WARMLY Greeted.
AI. Carnegie was almost overcome ST the
warmth Of the greeslng scoor4sd hira, and
vitt difficulty delivered br5ef address. dur
ing Which be Transferred The golden key Of
the free Library b1lsding % tie keepsnE Of
4 l. Pears3n- mayor Of the csrv q Ale
gheny- In the course OK Mr. Carnszis's r.
marks = vzs profus= in thanks 10 tsoss
who's aid had bssu given L carrying his
plans &c compls-lo1 He YES prcui Of the
honor conferred by Tia prezds1t OF ehs
CzItsd States In tia. De sIznts forte tie
llir-<-r-iaz.< - -. r. I
christening
No Color Li1e There.
Nj Carnegie stated that TIE library Ea=
for al TINE the property OF ths people, and
that every citiBen Of AIB=sh=ay, rieA or
poor. black o. white, can satsr this b1iii-
ing and trathfGIy say; i an iolnt pFopris-
tor bsrS'
Nj CarusEHes rsrEzar - were crested with
eathQsszsm Mayor Pearson acc=ySsi tie
golden key, replying Il 9 few vel chossn re-
1Arks
The President's Declaration
Fressi=nt Harrison sss introduced and
warmly reserved he cournsu.<d % his
experiences Of tie day N his Visit u ,hs
1cre prominent Industries and THAR urobs-
be influence u tia commercial world Re
then spoke relative o. Mr.. Carnezsex gift 70
tie city a. tie transfer g precious metal into
-on=.hIng that blooms for eternity. he BE-
hsved that Ire g=asrosI.y OF TIE doaor
Soald serve - AZ Impulse sLa Inspiration
and thai oJh-Ts Housi ne innuznced 20 DO
hkeEls-. President HArTlsoa ttszn declarei
TIE library olsea 20 tie public. charging tie
rse1Pse1rs 70 Dc aeslo4zs and circHnlspecE
Praise for the Donor.
Esoeh Pratt, tie wel-knovn plilanthrop-
- % Baltimore. spoke q the ozns6rs TO
De derived. GovernoE Beaver following in
wel appointed remarks deciarinx that no
oan eoasd reEter higher ssrvlos 70 bis eou1-
try than had Mr. Csrnezie. in taar hs hsi
dedicated his own SCI 70 tie gooi os Ms fel-
lo~s he remarks Of Hon JOHN Dalz=H
were highly complimentary 70 Mr Carre-is
He ~ss followed ~ DR. RAiile. PresS8en.
Ean,sz. C Allegheny councils: Hor John
& Resets and Rev Dr. PurSEs
The -HalLs4GlsEr chorus chorus Wa sunz
and TIA tea1IcE1OG p-oGo1noed by Bishop
Plea
on for the Capital Again
PTeSsdsnt HArrZsol- accompanied by Gov
erRor Beaver. Enoch Pratt. and Professor
Lsnzsey, were driven directly 20 the Union
s-ArIoA TIE party occupied special car.
and LEFT for Eo1le az I9sSS c'cbock
II i rellably reported that Andrew Csrne-
sc, II addition 10 as dooaIioa OF 81 eoo 40
for . frve library N Plttsb9rz, bAs signlfied
hs lnteotioa q purchasing TIE site for tie
main b1itInZ This means an sillzsoz2l
expenditure Of probably $50. 900
Arrested for Alleged DefaIcstioa.