Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-23
OUR MEN OF MILLIONS.
A Hundred and Twelve Who Live in
Pittsburg and Allegheny.
HOW THEIR FORTUNES WERE MADE.
The Tariff Had Nothing to 10 With the
Wealth Of Half the List.
OIL AND INVESTMENTS THE SOURCES

line following list OF mlluonalreS IN fltts-
burg and Allegheny was published in
yesterday mornings New York Tribune
together with about 200 others from the
remaining localities of Pennsylvania An
asterisk in front of a name indicates that
the fortune was made mainly, if not wholly,
in an industry protected by the tariff Two
asterisks indicate d oubt as to whether the
tariff operated materially in the accumula-
tion of the fortune.
CHARLES AHBUTHNoT (of Arbuthnot. Stephenson
& Co.l.-Acquired in wholesale drygoods;
ALEXANDER BRADLkY.-Manufacturin stoves,
and investments. President of the Tradesmen's
MRS. Observation-Disclosures from the o'Hara es-
tate. Made in real estate which has come down
captain. SAMUEL BROWN River steamboats, and
mining and shipping coal. etc.
'HARRY BRowN.-River steamboats, and mining
JOSEPH SsH n HtcppIe cRpHIe.DMade Mi in petroleum.
MRS. THOMAS NJ. CARNEGIE.-From her late
husband. who accumulated a fortune in manu-
featuring iron and steel. and in railroad opera
EST. WILLIAM CARR.-Manufacturing and real
Est JAMES CALLERY..Tanning and leather, and
investments in railroads etc.
CHARLES DoNNELLY.-Coke manufacturing, in
the Mcclure Coke Co.
Made in real estate which has come down
through four generations and advanced greatly
II. ID. DENNY.-From the O'Hara estate. Made
in real estate which has come down through four
MISS MATILDA S DESSYFrom the o,Hnra q Hhr estate,
which has come down through four generations.
nRs in Tsuf husband
in Lockhart Frew, made a fortune in oil and
H. C. FRICK (of the Fl. C. Frick Coke Company).-
Coke making, which has brought him very
large fortune. He isa partner of Andrew Car
WILLIAM FL1SN.-Contracting and building
W. n. FREw;-lnherited. Made in petroleum oil
J: N. GrFFEI.sMade a fortune in petroleum.
SEWARD HAYs.-lnherited fortune made in coal
MRS THOMAS NJ. HowE.-From her husband. of
Howe, Brown Co.. manufacturers of steel. Was
also in copper mining
the United States. His fortune was made in the
copper mines at Lake Superior:
III A. LAuGHLIN Haughn & oo.).-Iron and
GEORGE NJ. LAUGHLIN Uaughln & Co.).-Iron
CHARLES LocKHART (of Lockhart Frew. oil:
and Hubbard CO.. saw manufacturersl l.-Petro-
leum oil and refining; and manufacturing saws
Est WILLIAM II. LYoN.-Iron manufacturing.
CHRIS l.. MAGEE-Newspaper. and traction
A: ": MELIoN;-Real estate speculation. banking
THOMAS I MELON: % estate and speculations,
banking and various other investments.
II. SDeCulattOnS.
banking and various other investments
W. l.. MELLoN.-Petroleum oil.
"Est. MICHAEL Observation-Disclosures
steel crucbles, and investments in real estate,
0'Hara estate. Made in rise in value in real es-
tate.
ALTx N1M1cK tof Phillips. Nimick & Co;)-com-
mission iron. real estate and stocks. President
MRS. N,-Inherited from the o. Hara estate.
Rise in value of real estate.
MRS. d. c. PHILLIPS. Inherited. Made in iron
:, and steel manufacturing.
t RArFERTY.-Coke making in the Nc |
Clnre Coke Company.
President Of the Central Bank.
MRS; MARY r, E: ,scHEMSttEY.CLnherted iSt. from her
fact to be worth more than SIS oeo. I She aves
J. NJ
He sold his interests to H. e. Friek & Co. IN |
MRS MARY sPRISG.-Inherited from the o,Hara |
MRS. WILLIAM THAw.-From William Thaw. |
leased lines west Of PittsbIrg.
Thaw share Of the estate large enough to make |
him a millionaire.
BENJAMIN THAw.-Inherited from William Thaw |
o. share Of the estate large enough to make him
DR. j. BLAIR THAw.-Inherited from William |
Thaw share of the estate large enough to make |
him millionaire.
EDWARD THAw.-Inherited from William Thaw a
share of the estate large ePugh to make him
HENRY THAw.-Inherited from William Thaw a |
share of the estate large enough to make him a |
millionaire.
ALICE THAw.-Inherited million from
William Thaw.
MARC ETrHAw.-Inherit over million from
William Thaw.
MRS. W. r. THoMPsoN.-Inherited over million
from William Thaw.
J. J. VANDERGRIFr.-Petr and Investments
President of the keystone Bank
'HGEoRGE W. WESTINGHOUSE, Jr.-Made in the
manufacture of the Westinghouse patented air
brakes.
Nv. DEwEES.-ManufactIring sheetiron.
CALVIN WELLS.-Iron manufac turing: Westinp- |
house airbrake, and The Philadelphia Press7'
newspaper.