The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-07
PRESENT FOR CARNEGIE
PORTION OF HI FIRST II RAIL IN
CLOSED IN 4 SILVER BOX.
Delivery of the Carnegie Laboratory
of Engineering to the stevens
Institute of Technology.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Andrew Carnegie
tonight formally presented to the Stevens
Institute Of Technology, at HOboken, n. j.,
the new building erected at his expense
and known as the Carnegie Laboratory of
Engineering" The ceremonies consisted of
the delivery of the keys of the building to
Mr.. Carnegie by the architects and the
handing Of these keys by Mr.. Carnegie to
S. Bayard bod. president of the board of
trustees, a few appropriate words accom-
panying donation and acceptance.
Following this was the presentation to
Mr.. Carnegie by DR.. Henry Morton, pres
ident of the faculty, acting for the alumni
association, Of a beautiful decorated silver
box containing a piece of the first IT rail
ever made. This piece is about twelve
inches long and weighs 152 ounces. This
rail was invented by r. l.. Stevens and
made in 1880 by Sir John Guest at his works
in Wales. under the personal supervision of
Mr.. Stevens. 1t was with these rails that
the Camden & Amboy Railroad was laid in
1912. The silver box is a work of art and
was made by Tiffany. 1t shows on it's face
a picture of the first train which ran be-
tween Camden, n. j.. and AmbOy. n. ].
The train is preceded by a rider who sig
nailed its approach. Almost an exact coun-
terpart of this man on a horse leading q
train" may be seen daily on West street,
New York, where the New York Central's
freight trains move along the river front
in the lower part OF the city and are pre-
cede by a rider to warn truckmen and
others of the trains approach.
On the reverse side OF the casket is a pic
ture of the new Carnegie laboratory just
completed at the Stevens Institute. At the
ends are bust portraits of Robert l.. Stew
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At the corners are four modelled figures
representing a man of the iron age. with
primitive Implements a metal worker of
the middle ages, a modern iron worker and
a designer represented holding a model.
The border around the base of the casket
is composed Of conventional laurel. which
Is symbolic of the wonderful and great sue
cess to which this alludes. Above all. upon
the cover, are seen two modelled figures of
Orkme putting a steel rail through a
rolling mill. The inscription, which is en-
graVed on a plate upon the inside OF the
cover, reads: This caSket is presented TO
Andrew Carnegie. Esq, by the Alumni AS
ISOLATION of the Stevens Institute of Tech
nology, In commemorative of his gift to the
institute of the building for the Carnegie
Laboratory of Engineering, and contains a
portion of the first 7 rail ever manufac-
tured, the same having been rolled in 1881
at the mills of Sir John Guest. in Wales,
under the personal supervision of Mr.. Rob
ert l.. Stevens, who devised the rail and
contracted for it's manufacture in quantity
for the Camden & Amboy Railroad, of
which he was president and engineering
chief"
The collation. which followed the exer-
cises was novel in point of table decora-
lions. There was a smelling furnace four
feet high, which gave out a stream of
punch; railroad tracks on which ran fat
ears supporting "ingOt molds' and ladies
filed with salads; an 'open-hearth fur
mace so illuminated as to appear red hot,
but yielding fried oysters; a bessemer con-
verter holding fancy cakes; kegs contain
ing rail spikes Of bread and cake and ice
cream served in the form of 1T" rails.