The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
CARNEGIE DELEGATES HIS
s23,o0o,o00 INSTITUTE
Turns Pittsburg Institutions Over
to the People
FITS ALL LIKE A DREAM TO NE"

Denies That He is Entitled to Any
Credit For Amassing Millions
Distinguished. Gathering at the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Institute.
Pittsburg, Pa.-Surrounded by a
brilliant assemblage of world-famous
personages, Andrew Carnegie for
mally turned over to Pittsburg the
magnificent institute which bears his
name and for which he has given
100000 in round figures, the
largest SUM ever given by any man
to any one institution.
With $4,000 people lining the quar-.
ter-mile boulevard between the Hotel
Schenley, the headquarters Of the Wis.,
itors, and the Carnegie Institute, Mr..
Carnegie and his guests marched to
the dedication. .
The line was led by Director Ar
thur Hammerschlag, Of the Carnegie
Tech Schools, followed by the men,
bers of the faculty. Then came MI.
Carnegie on the arm of w. N. FreW.
chairman of the board Of trustees,
and behind them the guests, with
Lieutenant General Alfred F. J. o
Lowenfeld, General Adjutant to the
German Emperor, and Lieutenant
Dickhuth, of the German army, In
the lead.
Following the German officers
came statesman and educator, artist
and famous manufacturer church
man and politician. The Catholic
Bishop Of Pittsburg walked with the
Episcopal Bishop. With Booker T.
Washington marched two educators
of another complexion.
The proceedings began at 9.45 a..
NJ, when Chairman Frew received
the guests in the Founders room.
At 1890 a. N. came the municipal
reception to visiting guests by Mayor
and Mrs. Guthrie, assisted by Mr..
and Mrs. Carnegie. At 11.30 came
the academic procession from the
Hotel Schenley to the institute, under
escort from the Faculty and students
of the Carnegie Technical Schools.
At 2 o'clock the dedication exercises
began in the music hall, and at 3
o'clock the rest Of the buildings were
thrown open to the general public.
At night there vas a concert of the
Pittsburg Orchestra.
D The ceremonies, while elaborate,
were marked with extreme simplicity.
When Mr.. Carnegie arose to make
his address the applause was long
renewed. He had been introduced
by Chairman w. M. Frew Of the
Board of Trustees Is a mar who had
long been absent from Pittsburg, but
who still needed no introduction.
This expression seemed to furnish
Mr.. Carnegie his inspiration. He
put his manuscript down, his eyes
flashed, he stepped far to the front
beyond the speakers table, and rails
ing his arms, cried out:
II have been In a dream ever since
! arrived here, and I am still in a
Aream. AS I look upon this build
Jig, 7 can hardly realize what has
been done in my absence by the men
who have made it. I have tried to
make myself realize that I have any
thing to do with it, and have failed
to do so. My banker tells me that 1
have so many bonds; I never even
saw them. Did I ear them? Well,
I started the machinery going and
they came to me. When the inst1-
tute project was first mentioned l
wrote my name to a little slip Of
paper. That completed my task. l
do not even know how many bonds
they took, because I don't know how
many I have. Aud still I am given
the credit. It doesn't belong to me.
IT cannot feel that I own a noun
tain. I don't think any man can
really feel he own a stretch OF land.
Let him walk owe mountains or
heather and a to himself, These
mountains are mine and he will not
be able to make himself understand
the meaning of the words. So 1t is
impossible to make ones self under
stand that he owns a great fortune.
IT don't miss the money l gave.
So far as I know there are as many
bonds in the safe deposit vault as
there were before. I.told my VIE
last night, after I had viewed this
wonderful place, that I felt that Alad-
din's Lamp had been working, and
she replied, yes, and you did not
ever nave TO ruD Tue lamp. inet
sizes up my position exactly"
Mr.. Carnegie delivered this re-
markable speech in the most impas-
stoned way with his eye glasses
thrust back over his head, and his
arms gesticulating. At times In 1t
he was vigorously applauded, but for
the most part the audience sat silent,
not unsympathetically, but rather as
if unable to take it in. Having said
this, he walked back to the speakers
table, picked up his manuscript,
pulled down his glasses over his eyes
and delivered his prepared speech.
The institute is Of marble, and
stands in ,Schenfey Park, n of the
most beautiful in the city. The build
ing faces the south, and with It's
wings and extensions covers an area
of four acres, while with the three
floors there Is a space for the various
departments of sixteen acres, exclus-
i've of two Easements and the power
house. The total cost of the insti-
tute, which occupied thirty months
in construction, was $6,O00,O0O. The
bookstacks have a capacity of 1,500,-
600 volumes. The art galleries
AZ, 200 square feet and the museum
covers 100000 square feet.