The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-13
CARNEGIE's HOME CITY.
Pittsburg, Its Homes and Surround
ingS.

Pittsburg. Its Homes and Surround
ings.
The home city of MIR. Andrew Carnegie,
who is attracting great attention by his
generous Sits 10 established libraries in
various paris of the country, is Pittsburs.
Savannahian, noticing in the Morning
News that Mr.. Carnegie had been elected
an honorary member of the Georgia His
torical Society, wrote the following account
of a recent visit 10 that city:
Having just returned from very pleas
ant visit TO Pittsburg. l should like to say
a few words about that much misrepre-
scented city. ] left Philadelphia Saturday
night, took the Baltimore and Ohio Elk
press, and after a sleepless night, arose
and sat by the window TO watch the dawn
of day, which revealed to me the beau
tful scenery, which darkness had hidden.
The train was running close in, at the
base of huge mountains on one side and
the beautiful Monongahela river on the
other In and out curvng around at
times seeming about 10 rush into the riv-
er, opposite, hills, valleys and slopes all
covered with grass as fresh ard green as
in early spring. The SUBMITS of these
hills crowned with handsome residences
and settlements.
As we neared the city, the great Carnegie
mills appeared, and with their furnace
fires never queuched, bordered the river
edge like double row of footlights for
miles and miles-this, with the volumes
ana clouds Of smoke rolling and ascending
made scene weird and wonderful
Pbtsburg is city of magnificence. with
greater future. While the business por-
ton is dull, smoky and dirty, the residen-
tial part, with its wide streets, bordercd
with trees, the palatal residences, beauu-
full lawns and grounds, immense hills
rising at every turn, one wonders how
such things can be.
Andrew Carnegie is the PRECEDING geuils
He has spent millions for the benefit of
the city and is daily adding to the COM
fort of the working class. Carnegie Hall.
standing high and clear in fine large
grounds, Will be an everlasting monument
TO his benehcence and munIfcence. The
half contains a fine free library. With
reading rooms for young and old; every
comfort and convenience. The night /
was there. l saw numbers of young boys
and girls with head bent under the pretty
green-shaded lights, studying and read
Ing at the low desks. Adjoining the libra
ry is fine museum. and then picture
gallery. Last, but not least. is a beauu-
full music hall, capable of holding 5000 peo-
pie. The organ is the largest in the country
and the organist, Archer, the finest He
receives 5000 annually for his two con
certs a week, which are free for the work
ing class, all paid for by Mr.. Carnegie,
who cOntemplates spending millions more,
in additional benefits for his especial care,
"the bread winners" The Highland
Park" outside the city some five miles
from the center, is a most picturesque and
grand expanse of hills valleys ravnes
hrfl nd -rApin In ef~tf
the park there is a fine ZOO" and be
yond one of the largest reservoires in the
country.
AT night the heavens are illuminated by
the reflection of the furnace fires, and
often in the day, the sun looks like a ball
of fire, through the smoke
After a pleasant week spent in this city
7 took the Penn Road en- route for Wash
ington city. If the route by the Balti-
more and Ohio was beautiful. that by the
Pennsylvania was sublime. Mountain upon
mountain fading into The blue
curves that seemed impossible; the
calm, lovely Susquehanna meeting
the eve at every turn. This Is the
great horseshoe bend" which is con-
sidered one of the great sights of this
country and wen may 1t be so considered.
The people are affabe and refined, with
much culture and decided taste for art.
besides being a great musical center.
Pittsburg is more known in the West
than in the East, as the high mountains
through and over which one has TO travel
separates it entirely from the Atlantic
section.
1t was impossible for me to see many
of the attractions of this city of mag
nficent distances''-five and ten miles are
never considered in ones ''goings around"
The cars are always filled, even to stand
ing room, and one is fortunate 10 get
strap to hang on and steady oneself
visit to Pttsburg will more than repay
for the time and money expended in get
ting there.