Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-06
Iron King Besieged by People
With Projects. &,
oRAHKs VISIT HIM IN WASHINGTON


lavender of Preventive Of As.
phyxiation to . Negro With Plans
For Big University, Who Wanted
to See sandy"
II MIR. Andrew Carnegie had given
money to everybody who tried to hold
him up a few days ago in Washington,
he would have been comparatively
poor man today. From an early hour
when the fact that the iron king was
in the chg became generally known
until late in the evening the clerks at
the New Willard, where Mr. Carnegie
WAS stopping. were kept busy telling
all sorts and conditions of people that
the noted guest denied himself to all
corners, says the Washington Post. II
there Is one individual in Washington
who has pet scheme who did not en-
deavor to present that scheme to Mr..
Carnegie the other day. the hotel man
agement wants to see him. 1t is be-
lieved he would be rare specimen.
All kinds of people tried their best to
wanted loan of S. to the fanatic with
a marvellous invention which only
needs thousand or SO to make it the
greatest thing In the world. They were
persistent. too, as people OF this class
usually are, and would not take no for
an answer when they asked If they
could see the object Of their search
Several stayed about the hotel nearly
all day in hopes Of catching Mr.. Carne-
gle as he entered or left the building
They were, without exception, poorly
dressed and bore unmlstakable traces
of fanaticism. None succeeded in see
ing Mr.. Carnegie. and they were COM
PEELED. after being refused an audience
three or four times. to depart into the
blizzard.
One old man was particularly in
sistent. He must have been something
over fifty. and his clothes looked al
most as old as himself. He wore a
brick colored overcoat. frayed into
steamers at the bottom and almost
c0llarless. In lieu Of buttons it was
tied together in one or two places in
front with heavy Irvine. His head was
cocoanut shaped. A red bandanna hand
kerchief was knotted about his neck,
and dark, struggling beard covered
his face and looked as If 1t had not
been cOmbed for year. He gripped
worn out umbrella in one hand. and
a mysterious appearing package in the
other. The latter, he explained. con-
tanned his great invention, about which
he wanted to see Mr.. Carnegie. 1t
was a device for the prevention of
asphyxiation by gas, being an attach
ment to gas Jet to automatically
turn off the gas when the latter was
not burning. The old fellow became
animated and loquacious when asked
about the invention and had great
hopes that Mr.. Carnegie would loan
him enough money to put ii on the
market. -.ti
Another interesting character, who
called several times during the day to
see Mr.. Carnegie, was lank female,
who wanted assistance in manufacture
ing ''sure cure for Group" She
spoke in high pitched, squeaky voice
and never failed to attract every ones
attention on her three or four visits
to the hotel desk. All she wanted was
''just tew tell Mr.. Carnegie how tibet
medicyne had stopped the Group In her
brother-in-law's wife's sisters baby,
who was took down goin' nigh on three
months. and the doctors all give it
up" She felt confident that her mix
ture would be considered godsend
to the infant world by the Pttsburg
millionaire IL he would only look into
the matter.
A typical CRATER. who was simply
too lazy to work. was also caller.
He wanted loan of IS to buy food
and clothing for large motherless
family. His talk was so coarse and
his bluff SO poor that Detective Sin
mott was put on his trail, and the last
seen. of him he was sliding down the
side steps. A number of other male
callers of a similar character appeared
at the doors during the afternoon, but
were not permitted to enter.
Probably the most humorous spec
tacle was that of a half intoxicated
colored man who wanted to see Mr.
Carnegie to endOw college for color
ed boys in Alabama of which the man
himself was u candidate for the pres
idency. Thinking the fellow was cab
driver or a servant of some patron Of
the house. he was permitted to reach
the desk before being discovered
I'm looking fer-ter--f-f-fer Andy"
he muttered as he leered toward Clerk
Madison.
What do you want"
"Andy-Andy, tell you. I'm look
ing fer Andy Carnegie. Is he imp
"What do you want to see Mr.. Car
negie aboutY"
Il want him to build us college
down In Alabama. I'm going to be
the president. The boys ought to be
educated. Andy and I'll educate them.
ri be president"
His finish was the sidewalk.